ZyXEL Communications PLA470 V2 User Manual

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 Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button
PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide
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4.4  ENCRYPT Button Behavior
The following table summarizes the actions that occur when the ENCRYPT button is pressed 
for specific lengths of time. 
See Troubleshooting in 
 for suggestions on problems with the 
ENCRYPT button and the lights. 
Table 3   Time ENCRYPT Button is Pressed and Action
TIME
ACTION
POWER LIGHT BEHAVIOR
HOMEPLUG LIGHT 
BEHAVIOR
less than 3 
seconds
The device joins a network. It 
shares the same network name 
as other devices on the network.
The power (
) light blinks until 
the device is connected. This 
may take a minute.
The HomePlug (
) light turns 
on if your device is connected to 
another powerline device or a 
powerline network. 
more than 
10 seconds
The device leaves any network 
it is associated with and its 
network name assumes a 
random value.
The power (
) light blinks 
several times and then shines 
steadily.
The HomePlug (
) light blinks 
red one time and then turns off 
when it disconnects from the 
powerline network.