ZyXEL Communications PLA-401 Series, Руководство пользователя

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Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA-401 Series
PLA-401 Series User’s Guide
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Series.) The PLA-401 Series uses 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to
ensure safe transfer of information.
Figure 1 Expand Your Network with the PLA-401 Series
Connect your PLA-401 Series to an Internet gateway such as a modem and plug it
into an ordinary power outlet in your home. Plug a second PLA-401 Series into
another power outlet and connect a computer to the PLA-401 Series for Internet
access. Your network can be further expanded by plugging additional PLA-401
Seriess into other outlets in your home and connecting other computers or
network devices (for example, a printer) to them.
Refer to your Quick Start Guide for hardware connection information. Refer to
Appendix A on page 81 for wall mounting instructions.
1.3 Ways to Manage the PLA-401 Series
Use the ENCRYPT button to add powerline devices to your powerline network if
they have this button. See
Chapter 4 on page 29 for instructions on using the
ENCRYPT feature.
Use the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility (or utility, for short) to manage
the PLA-401 Series. See
Section 2.2 on page 21 for instructions on installing the
utility.
Use the firmware upgrade tool to upgrade to the latest firmware. Because the
latest PLA-401 Seriess are only compatible with other powerline devices with the
latest HomePlug AV firmware, as well as the latest version Utility, these tool is
available to help you upgrade. You can download this tool from the ZyXEL website
(www.zyxel.com.tw). See
Chapter 3 on page 27 for information in using these
tools.