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PlugLink-ETH-500G User’s Guide
Note: Write this information down in your Warranty Support Information
card for future reference.
Buttons
The PlugLinK-ETH-500G device has two hardware push buttons:
•
FW RST (
Firmware Default Reset )
button
– Resets the PlugLinK-ETH-500G
back to factory default settings. Press and hold the button with a pin or
sharp object for about 2 seconds until you see the lights on the device flash
briefly.
•
SECURITY (Network ID) button
– All PlugLinK-ETH-500G devices have a
default password Network Encryption Key (NEK) set to “HomePlugAV”
allowing them to communicate to each other. The SECURITY button allows
you to set a devices’ password to a randomized Network Encryption Key
(NEK) for maximum security. You can then set other devices to the same
NEK by using their SECURITY button. Only units with the same NEK can
communicate to each other.
SETTING A RANDOMIZED NETWORK PASSWORD
1.
Select a PlugLinK-ETH-500G (Device A) and plug into an AC outlet. The
POWER light indicator should be lit solid green.
a.
Press the SECURITY button BRIEFLY (1 second) and release. The
POWER light should now be blinking green.
b.
IMPORTANT: If the POWER light is not blinking green, repeat Step “a”
until the power light blinks green.
Ethernet
light
PLC
ACT
light
Power
light
Device
A
Device
B
