ZyXEL Communications PLA4101 ユーザーズマニュアル

PLA Series User’s Guide

This chapter introduces the main applications and features of your ZyXEL HomePlug AV compliant 
powerline adapter, which is called “PLA” in this guide. The following generic icon is used to 
represent all PLA models.  

In this User’s Guide the electrical wiring network is referred to as the “powerline network”. The 
HomePlug AV standard specifies how network devices communicate using standard electrical 
wiring. 

This User’s Guide covers the following models:    

Note: In this guide RESET/ENCRYPT refers to the ENCRYPT button in PLAs that have 

separate RESET and ENCRYPT buttons. 

You can directly plug an electrical device (such as a router or computer) into PLAs with an AC power 
pass-through socket to supply power to the device.

There are two types of hardware for each of the PLA4101 and PLA4201 v2 models: 

• One has an Ethernet port on the top and a power plug at the bottom of the rear panel.
• One has an Ethernet port on the bottom and a power plug at the top of the rear panel.

The power plug varies depending on your region. 

PLA Comparison Table

One 10/100 Base-T 
Ethernet port

AC Pass-Through

Reset/Encrypt Button

Reset Button

Encrypt Button

Maximum PHY Rate 
over Powerline 

200 Mbps

200 Mbps

500 Mbps

500 Mbps

600 Mbps

600 Mbps