ZyXEL Communications PLA4225, User Manual

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Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial
PLA4225 User’s Guide
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5.0.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter
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Plug the powerline adapter you want to add to your network into a power socket and, if needed,
switch the power socket on.
Figure 19
Plug Your Powerline Adapter into a Power Socket
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Connect the powerline adapter to your computer.
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Use a LAN or Ethernet cable (shown below) to connect to one of the LAN or Ethernet ports on your
adapter to the same kind of port on your computer.
Figure 20
Connect Your Powerline Adapter to a Computer
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Open the PLA42xx Series Configuration Utility on your computer. Go to Start > (All)
Programs > ZyXEL PLA42xx Series Configuration > PLA42xx Series Configuration Utility,
or click on the icon on your desktop shown below.
Figure 21
Click on the PLA42xx Series Configuration Utility Icon
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You are now ready to extend your powerline network or set up a second network.
• See Section 5.0.4 on page 39 to add a new powerline adapter to your network.
• See Section 5.0.5 on page 40 to set up a second network with your new adapters.
• See Section 5.0.6 on page 42 to set up a second network with your existing adapters.
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