ZyXEL Communications PLA470 V2 User Manual

Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide

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To upgrade to the latest firmware, use the firmware upgrade tool available 
from the ZyXEL website (www.zyxel.com), or from the CD included with your 
PLA-4xx. Make sure you also upgrade the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility 
if you do so, as older version utilities are not compatible with PLA-4xxs using 
the latest firmware.

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Be sure to upload the correct model firmware as uploading the wrong model 
firmware may damage your device. 

MAC Address

This is a read-only field which shows the MAC address of the powerline adapter you 

are configuring. You can find the MAC address of your PLA-4xx displayed on a sticker 

on the bottom of your device.

DAK Password DAK (Device Access Key) password is used to verify that you are authorized to 

perform changes on a remote device. You can find the DAK password printed on a 

sticker on the bottom of your PLA-4xx. 
Select the remote powerline adapter you want to manage by clicking the MAC 

address which corresponds to it in the MAC Address column. Enter the DAK 

Password value and click Save.

Note: You must enter the DAK Password value exactly as it is printed 

on the label (all caps and with dashes “-”).

Network Name The default network name (sometimes called a network password or network 

membership key (NMK)) of the PLA-4xx is “HomePlugAV”. HomePlug compatible 

devices use the same network name to recognize and communicate with each other 

over the powerline network. If you change the network name of one device on the 

network, it will no longer be recognized as part of that network.
If you change the network name, make sure you change the network name for all of 

the powerline adapters that you want to be part of your powerline network.
The network name can be from 8 to 64 characters in length, using “A”~”Z”, “a”~”z”, 

“0”~”9”; spaces are not allowed.

Save 

Click this to apply your changes. The new Network Name is applied to the selected 

powerline adapter. 

Note: You must enter the correct DAK password for the selected 

powerline adapter before you can make changes to it. 

Table 4   Configuration Screen (continued)