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Chapter 8 LEDs and Troubleshooting
PLA-401 v3 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the behavior of the lights on the PLA-401 v3.
Table 14 PLA-401 v3 Lights
LIGHTS ICON COLOR STATU
S
DESCRIPTION
POWER Green On The
PLA-401 v3
is on and receiving power.
It also indicates a successful connection using
the
ENCRYPT button.
Blinking The
PLA-401 v3
is starting up.
It also indicates the
PLA-401 v3
is trying to
connect with another device using the ENCRYPT
function.
Blinking at the same time as the HomePlug light
indicates an unsuccessful connection if you have
used the
ENCRYPT button.
The Power LED blinks when it is in Low Power
mode. Refer to Section 2.3 on page 24 for
details on this feature.
Off The
PLA-401 v3
is not receiving power.
HomePlug Green On The
PLA-401 v3
detects another powerline
adapter. The data transfer rate is greater than
40 Mbps.
Amber The
PLA-401 v3
detects another powerline
adapter. The data transfer rate is between
10~40 Mbps.
Red The
PLA-401 v3
detects another powerline
adapter. The data transfer rate is between 0~10
Mbps.
Green/
Amber/
Red Blinking The
PLA-401 v3
is communicating with another
powerline adapter. Data is being transmitted
and/or received.
Blinking at the same time as the POWER light
indicates an unsuccessful connection if you have
used the
ENCRYPT button.
Off The HomePlug port does not detect another
powerline adapter.
ETHERNET Green On The ETHERNET port is on and ready and the
PLA-401 v3
detects a device connected to it.
Blinking The
PLA-401 v3
is communicating with a
networking device connected to it.
Off The
PLA-401 v3
does not detect any devices
connected to its ETHERNET port.