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Appendix A: Troubleshooting
Frequently Asked Questions
PowerLine Ethernet Bridge
Do the Instant PowerLine products cause interference with other home networking or powerline
products?
No. The Instant PowerLine products can co-exist with phoneline and wireless networking technologies. Instant
PowerLine operates in a different frequency band than powerline control and can co-exist with technologies such
as X-10, CEBus, and LONworks.
How do the Instant PowerLine products handle signal interference between two adjacent homes? How is
eavesdropping prevented?
To ensure network separation between homes, the Instant PowerLine products use 56-bit DES security
encryption, which is enabled by default. To encrypt data, this encryption method uses the Network Password you
set using the PowerLine Configuration Utility.
How do the Instant PowerLine products handle node addressing on the network?
The Instant PowerLine products adhere to standard Ethernet addressing protocols using destination and source
MAC addressing.