Netgear PL1010 – Powerline 1000 Installation Guide
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Power LED
Solid green. The electrical power is on.
Solid amber. The adapter is in power saving mode.
Blinking green. The adapter is in the process of setting up
Solid amber. The adapter is in power saving mode.
Blinking green. The adapter is in the process of setting up
security.
Off. The adapter is not receiving electrical power.
Off. The adapter is not receiving electrical power.
Ethernet LED
Solid green. The Ethernet port is linked.
Off. No Ethernet connection is detected.
Off. No Ethernet connection is detected.
Pick A Plug LED
The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical outlet
with the strongest link performance, indicated by the color
displayed by the LED:
Red. Link rate < 50 Mbps (good).
Amber. Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps (better).
Green. Link rate > 80 Mbps (best).
Off. The adapter did not find any other compatible Powerline
Red. Link rate < 50 Mbps (good).
Amber. Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps (better).
Green. Link rate > 80 Mbps (best).
Off. The adapter did not find any other compatible Powerline
devices using the same encryption key.
Factory Reset
button
Press the
Factory Reset button for one second, and then
release it to return the Powerline adapter to its factory
default settings.