ZyXEL Communications PLA SERIES User Manual

 Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial

PLA Series User’s Guide

Plug the powerline adapter you want to add to your network into a power socket and, if needed, 
switch the power socket on. 

Plug Your Powerline Adapter into a Power Socket

Connect the powerline adapter to your computer. 

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.

Connect Your Powerline Adapter to a Computer

Open the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility on your computer. See 

for how to launch the utility.

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.

• See 

 to set up a second network with your existing adapters.

This section shows you how to add a new powerline adapter to expand your existing network.