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Incoming data traffic over Ethernet resets the timer to avoid generating un-
necessary additional data traffic.
If the keepalive packet cannot be forwarded, an alternative route is sought automatical-
ly. If the search is unsuccessful, this leads to a communication error. If no PAN coor-
dinator can be reached, the PAN client switches from the online status to the offline
status, which is indicated by the orange link LED.
In addition, this is used to monitor whether data from the PAN coordinator is being re-
ceived over Powerline. If no data traffic takes place over Powerline during the interval
you specify, a new pairing with an available PAN coordinator is started. In doing so,
the G3-PLC Modem 500k can either establish an alternative route to a known PAN co-
ordinator or can pair with another available PAN coordinator.
In the second case, the device becomes a node in another G3-PLC network and usually
receives a new IPv4 address because it now belongs to another G3-PLC network and
it is assigned a new IP address from another DHCP server.
Note that if the IP address has been entered into the network plan as described under
4.6.4
Network access whitelist
, this is no longer valid.
When using multiple PANs or if the
Select PAN automatically
option is enabled, the
PAN clients change the G3-PLC network. For this reason, you should regulate the IP
address assignment using DHCP (no static IP addresses).
Select PAN automatically
Each G3-PLC network and each PAN coordinator has its own PAN ID. This option
must be enabled if you want the PAN client to select the G3-PLC network or PAN co-
ordinator automatically. The
PAN ID field under 4.3.2 Mode: PAN client is greyed
out in this case. This means your G3-PLC Modem 500k is not assigned to a specific
G3-PLC network or PAN coordinator. Instead, it selects the best possible connection,
picking the most readily accessible PAN coordinator as a result.
To ensure the pairing is permitted by the PAN coordinator, either the PAN client's PSK
(Pre-Shared Key) must already be entered in the PAN coordinator's network access
whitelist or the
Limit network access to G3 modems of the network access whitelist
option must be disabled. The respective PSK is always listed in the network access
whitelist. The PSK is individually or automatically generated. Additional information
about PSK can be found in Chapter
4.6.1 Key administration .
If you want to assign your G3-PLC Modem 500k to a specific G3-PLC network, disa-
ble the
Select PAN automatically option and enter the PAN ID of the corresponding
G3-PLC network in the PAN ID field under 4.3.2 Mode: PAN client . In this case,
your G3-PLC Modem 500k can communicate only using that selected G3-PLC net-
work.