ZyXEL Communications PLA402 v2 User Manual

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 Chapter 7 LEDs and Troubleshooting
PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide
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7.1.2  PLA-400/400 v2/402 v2 
The following figure is the front panel of the PLA-400, PLA-400 v2 and PLA402 v2. Use the 
lights to determine if your PLA-4xx is behaving normally or if there are some problems on 
your powerline network. 
Figure 46   PLA-400/400 v2/ 402 v2 Lights
The following table describes the behavior of the lights on the PLA-400.
The following table describes the behavior of the lights on the PLA-400 v2.
Table 11   PLA-400 Lights
LIGHTS
ICON
STATUS
DESCRIPTION
POWER
On
The PLA-400 is on and receiving power.
Off
The PLA-400 is not receiving power.
HomePlug
On
The PLA-400 detects another powerline adapter.
Blinking
The PLA-400 is communicating with another powerline adapter.
Off
The PLA-400 is not detecting another powerline adapter.
ETHERNET
On
The ETHERNET port is on and ready and the PLA-400/402 v2 
detects a device connected to it.
Blinking
The PLA-400 is communicating with a router, modem, switch or 
a computer connected to it.
Off
The PLA-400 does not detect any devices connected to its 
ETHERNET port.
Table 12   PLA-400 v2/402 v2 Lights
LIGHTS
ICON
COLOR
STATUS
DESCRIPTION
POWER
Green
On
The PLA-400 v2/402 v2 is on and receiving power.
It also indicates a successful connection using the 
ENCRYPT button.
Blinking
The PLA-400 v2
/402 v2
 is starting up.
It also indicates the PLA-400 v2 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.
Off
The PLA-400 v2
/402 v2
 is not receiving power.