ZyXEL Communications 402 User Manual

 Chapter 3 Managing Your PLA-4xx

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide

Use the About screen to view information regarding the configuration utility and firmware 
version of the PLA-4xx you are connected to. Click the 

 icon in the top right corner of the 

utility to view the About screen.

Figure 17   About Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen. 

Transmit Rate

This field displays how fast information is sent from the powerline adapter selected in 

the Configuration screen to this powerline adapter. The rate is given in the following 

format: “application data transmission rate / raw data transmission rate”. Application 

data reflects more accurately how fast devices are transmitting application relevant 

traffic (for example Internet Protocol (IP) traffic). Raw data refers to the whole payload 

of the packets transmitted across the powerline network.

Receive Rate

This field displays how fast information is received from the powerline adapter 

selected in the Configuration screen to this powerline adapter. The rate is given in 

the following format: “application data transmission rate / raw data transmission rate”. 

Application data reflects more accurately how fast devices are transmitting application 

relevant traffic (for example Internet Protocol (IP) traffic). Raw data refers to the whole 

payload of the packets transmitted across the powerline network.

Table 4   Network Info Screen (continued)

Table 5   About Screen

Utility version:

This field displays the software version of the configuration utility.

Firmware 

version

This field displays the firmware version of the device you selected in the Device 

Selection field of the Configuration screen.

Released

This field displays the date when the firmware was released.

Close

Click the 

 button in upper right cornet to close the About window.