ZyXEL Communications 402 User Manual

Chapter 4 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide

1 Attach the power cord that came in the package to your powerline adapter. 
2 Plug the power cord of the powerline adapter you want to add to your network into a 

power socket and, if needed, switch the power socket on. 

Figure 18   Plug Your Powerline Adapter into a Power Socket

3 Connect the powerline adapter to your computer. 
4 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.

Figure 19   Connect Your Powerline Adapter to a Computer

5 Open the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility on your computer. Go to Start > (All) 

Programs > ZyXEL Communication Corporation > PLA-4xx Series Configuration 
Utility, or click on the icon on your desktop shown below.

Network Password 

(NMK)

NMK = Network Membership Key.
The network password allows a powerline adapter to connect with 

other powerline adapters that have the same network password. It 

provides security for your powerline network. The network password 

uses English letters or numbers, from 1 to 64 characters long, with 

no spaces allowed.

DAK Password

DAK = Device Access Key. 
The DAK Password lets you access the powerline adapter. You can 

find the DAK Password on a label on your powerline device.