ZyXEL Communications PLA4111 User Manual
Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial
PLA Series User’s Guide
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5.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter
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Plug the powerline adapter you want to add to your network into a power socket and, if needed,
switch the power socket on.
switch the power socket on.
Figure 21
Plug Your Powerline Adapter into a Power Socket
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Connect the powerline adapter to your computer.
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Use a LAN or Ethernet cable (shown below) to connect the LAN or Ethernet port on your adapter to
the same kind of port on your computer.
the same kind of port on your computer.
Figure 22
Connect Your Powerline Adapter to a Computer
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Open the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility on your computer. Go to Start > (All)
Programs > ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration > PLA Series Configuration Utility, or click on
the icon on your desktop shown below.
Programs > ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration > PLA Series Configuration Utility, or click on
the icon on your desktop shown below.
Figure 23
Click on the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility Icon
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You are now ready to extend your powerline network or set up a second network.
• See
to add a new powerline adapter to your network.
• See
to set up a second network with your new adapters.
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to set up a second network with your existing adapters.
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