ZyXEL Communications PLA4201 V2 User Manual

Chapter 3 The RESET/ENCRYPT Button

PLA Series User’s Guide

Press the RESET/ENCRYPT button at the side of your powerline device for 0.5 to 3 seconds. The 
power (

) light will blink as the powerline device tries to set up a connection with a new random 

network name.

ENCRYPT Connection Procedure 

Note: The RESET/ENCRYPT button’s location varies for each Powerline model.

Note: Check the lights on the two powerline devices. The power (

) and HomePlug (

) 

lights should be on while the devices are connecting. Wait for about two minutes 

while your powerline devices connect. 

If the power (

) light does not blink when you press RESET/ENCRYPT, you have probably 

pressed the RESET/ENCRYPT button for too long. Try again, pressing the RESET/

ENCRYPT button for 0.5 to 3 seconds. 

If the HomePlug (

) lights on both powerline devices do not light up, the powerline 

devices are not connected. Repeat step 1 in this section. If that doesn’t work, see the 

Troubleshooting in Section 6.4 on page 47 for suggestions. 

To add more powerline devices to your network, use any powerline device (A or B) you have 
connected to set up a connection with the powerline devices you want to connect (C and D). 

Press the RESET/ENCRYPT button on both powerline devices (A and C, or B and C) for 0.5 to 3 
seconds to add powerline device C. This must be done within 2 minutes (120 seconds) of pressing 
the RESET/ENCRYPT button on the PLA.