ZyXEL Communications Corporation PLA4231 Manual De Usuario

Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA4231

PLA4231 User’s Guide

expanded by plugging additional PLA4231s into other outlets in your home and connecting other 
computers or network devices (for example, a printer) to them. 

Refer to your Quick Start Guide for hardware connection information. 

• Use  the  RESET/ENCRYPT button to add powerline devices to your powerline network if they 

have this button. See 

 for instructions on using the ENCRYPT feature.

• Use  the  PLA42xx Series Configuration Utility (or utility, for short) to manage the PLA4231. 

See 

 for instructions on installing the utility.

Note: This User’s Guide describes the latest version utility. This utility is only compatible 

with a PLA4231 which has the latest firmware installed. If you don’t already have 

them, download the latest firmware and utility from the ZyXEL website.

• Use the Web Configurator for everyday management of the PLA4231 using a (supported) web 

browser. See 

 for instructions on accessing the Web Configurator.

• WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) button. You can use the WPS button or the WPS section of the Web 

Configurator to set up a wireless network with your PLA4231. See 

instructions on using the WPS button.

Do the following things regularly to make the PLA4231 more secure and to manage the PLA4231 
more effectively.

• Change the password. Use a password that’s not easy to guess and that consists of different 

types of characters, such as numbers and letters.

• Write down the password and put it in a safe place.
• Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it). Restoring an earlier 

working configuration may be useful if the device becomes unstable or even crashes. If you 
forget your password, you will have to reset the PLA4231 to its factory default settings. If you 
backed up an earlier configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the PLA4231. 
You could simply restore your last configuration.

Since your powerline network may extend outside your premises, it is important to set up security 
on your PLA4231.