ZyXEL Communications PLA-407 User Manual

 Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility

PLA-407 User’s Guide

To enter the NMK for a Powerline adapter, select the device icon in the left panel 
of the main utility screen and then click Change Network Name (NMK) in the 
main utility screen. 

Figure 23   Change Network Name (NMK) 

The following table describes the labels in this screen. 

You can give each device in your Powerline network a ‘friendly name’ in order to 
easily distinguish them in your Powerline network. The name may consist of up to 
64 letters, numerals and any printable character found on a typical English 
language keyboard. Type a nickname, for example, ‘bedroom’, and then click OK.

Figure 24   Change Nickname)

You can configure the Powerline adapters on your network to give priority to data 
they transmit. 

Table 8   Change Network Name (NMK)

Network Name

The network name may consist of 8 to 64 letters, numerals and 
any printable character found on a typical English language 
keyboard. Spaces are not allowed.

All authenticated 
devices

Click this button to display a screen showing other Powerline 
devices that are already in the same Powerline network as the 
selected Powerline adapter. 

Click OK to change their NMKs to the Network Name you 
entered here. Click Cancel to not change them and return to 
the previous screen.

This device only

Click this button to just update the NMK on the selected 
Powerline adapter.

Cancel

Click this button to close this window without saving any 
changes.