ZyXEL Communications Computer Accessories Powerline Ethernet Adapter Series Manuale Utente

 Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

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 29   About Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen. 

Table 7   Advanced Screen

Adapter

This field identifies which powerline network information is displayed. Different 

powerline networks are identified by the Ethernet interface (network card) on your 

computer which is connected directly to a powerline adapter. Typically there is only 

one connection. However, if your computer has two network cards and both are 

connected to a powerline adapter, then you have two powerline networks.

Site

This field displays:
•

Local, if it is the PLA-4xx directly connected to the computer running the 

configuration utility.

•

Remote, if it is a powerline adapter in your powerline network but not directly 

connected to the computer running the configuration utility.

MAC Address This is a read-only field which shows the MAC address of the powerline adapter you 

are configuring. You can find the MAC address of your PLA-4xx displayed on a sticker 

on the bottom of your device.

Priority

Select a priority setting from the drop-down box for traffic FROM your selected device. 

The options, in order of importance, are High, Medium, Normal and Low.

Save

Click this to apply your changes. The new Priority setting is applied to the selected 

powerline adapter.

Table 8   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.
In the example firmware version given in the screen, 3-0-3052, the firmware version 

is shown by the numbers 305, meaning this is firmware version 3.0.5. 
If your device’s firmware is earlier than 3.0.5, please use the Firmware Upgrade 

Tool to upgrade your firmware. 

Released

This field displays the date when the firmware was released.

Close

Click the 

 button in upper right corner to close the About window.

Upgrade to 
latest 
version 
firmware 
and utility.