Chapter 3 Web Configurator
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
3.6 Device Settings
Use the
Device
screen to view basic system information of the PLA. You can also change the password
for accessing the Web Configurator.
This screen also lets you upload new firmware to your PLA. You can download new firmware releases
from your nearest Zyxel FTP site (or www.zyxel.com) to upgrade your device’s performance. The upload
process uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a successful
upload, the PLA will reset.
Table 7 Ethernet Screen
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Ethernet
External Interfaces
Interface
This shows ETHA and ETHB (PLA’s Ethernet port).
Speed
This shows a link rate of 100 Mbps for ETHA, and a link rate of 1000 Mbps for ETHB.
Duplex
This shows the duplex setting (Full or Half). Half duplex cannot send and receive at the same
time. Full duplex can send and receive at the same time.
Interface Type
MII (Media Independent Interface) is the interface between the media access control (MAC)
and the PLA.
RGMII
(Reduced Gigabit Media Independent Interface) is displayed for the PLA that connects
to a device requiring Internet over Powerline, such as a computer.
SGMII
(Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface) is displayed for the PLA that connects to a
device for Internet access, such as a router.
Mode
This shows MAC.
Internal PHY
This is the Ethernet’s internal physical layer and will always show
No
.
Link
This shows
YES
when the PLA has an active connection with a router or computer. Otherwise, it
will show
No
.
Powersaving
Inactivity
detection mode
Select
ETH link
to have the selected PLA(s) go into standby mode when there is no Ethernet
connection.
Select
ETH activity
to have the selected PLA(s) go into standby mode when there is no Ethernet
activity detected.
Otherwise, select
Disabled
to have the PLA(s) never go into standby mode. The default setting is
Disabled
.
Inactivity time(s)
Set the period of time (5 to 86,400 seconds) when the PLA will go into standby mode when no
Ethernet connection or activity is detected (based on your selection in the
Inactivity detection
mode
field).
This field is not available if you select
Disabled
in the
Inactivity detection mode
field.
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