ZyXEL Communications PLA-4xx Series User Manual

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide

The following tables summarize the PLA-4xx’s hardware and firmware features.

Table 11   Hardware Specifications

Dimensions (W x D x H)  PLA-400/400 v2/402 

112 (L) mm x 106 (D) mm x 28.5 (H) mm
PLA-470 
162 (L) mm x 118 (D) mm x 40 (H) mm

Power Input

100 - 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 0.12 A

Ethernet Port

Auto-negotiating: 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps in either half-duplex or full-duplex 

mode.
Auto-crossover: Use either crossover or straight-through Ethernet cables.

RESET

Pressing this button in for less than 3 seconds resets the device to factory 

default settings. Network Name becomes HomePlugAV.
Pressing this button in for more than 10 seconds resets the firmware to the 

previous version.

ENCRYPT

Pressing this button in for less than 3 seconds begins the connection setup 

process.
Pressing this button in for more than 10 seconds resets the network name 

to a random value.

Operation Environment

Temperature: 0º C ~ 45º C
Humidity: 5% ~ 95% Noncondensing

Storage Environment

Temperature: -10º C ~ 70º C
Humidity: 10% ~ 85% Noncondensing

Cabling Type

PLA-400/400 v2/402/470
1 x Power Cord 
PLA-400/400 v2/402
1 x LAN UTP Category 5 or Better
PLA-402 
1 x Coaxial Cable 
PLA-470 
4 x LAN UTP Category 5 or Better 

Network Interface

PLA-400/400 v2/401/402/470
1 x 200 Mbps Powerline port compliant with HomePlug AV standard
PLA-400/400 v2/401/402
1 x 10/100M BASE-T Ethernet port with Auto MDI/MDIX
PLA-470 
4 x 10/100 M Base-T Ethernet Ports with Auto MDI/MDIX
PLA-402 
1 x Coaxial Cable Port