ZyXEL NBG-318S Guia Do Utilizador

 Chapter 8 HomePlug AV

NBG-318S User’s Guide

Table 40   Network > HomePlug > Network Settings 

Network Name

This section lets you set the name of your network and to make it 

either public or private. 
The Network Name performs the same function as a network 

password. All devices on your HomePlug network have the same 

Network Name. A device with a different Network Name cannot be 

on your network.
You can add other HomePlugAV devices to your network by giving 

them the same Network Name. 

Network Type

The network may be either public or private.

Public, Network 

Name is HomePlug 

AV

Select this option if you want to make your powerline network public 

with the default Network Name of “HomePlug AV”. Since this is a 

well known Network Name it is less secure than a private Network 

Name. (The Network Name is often referred to as the NMK 

(Network Membership Key))

Private, Network 

Name is

Select this option if you wish to make your powerline network more 

secure with a private Network Name. Type the name of your private 

powerline network in the field. You may enter up to 64 alphanumeric 

characters for the Network Name.

Set

Click Set to change the Network Name of all the devices currently in 

your network. 

Add New Member

This section lets you add new Home Plug AV enabled devices to 

your powerline network. When you add the device it is given the 

current Network Name.

Device Information

In this section type information to identify the new powerline device 

you are adding on your network.

Nickname

Type a name you wish to use to identify a specific powerline 

adapter, for example, “Mary’s room”.

MAC Address

Type the MAC address of the adapter you wish to add. The MAC 

address of your powerline adapter can be found by looking at the 

label on your device. It consists of six pairs of hexadecimal 

characters (hexadecimal characters are “0-9” and “a-f”). In the case 

of the NBG-318S, this label is on the bottom of the device. 

DAK Password

The DAK Password (DAK stands for Device Access Key), is used 

to verify that you are authorized to perform changes on a device. 

You can find the DAK printed on a sticker on the bottom of a 

HomePlug enabled device.

My Homeplug 

Network

This section provides information on the HomePlug AV devices in 

your network (or that were previously connected on it but are 

currently disconnected).

Nickname

This is the nickname you gave to the HomePlug AV device. 

MAC Address

This is the MAC address of the HomePlug AV device. 

Status

This field shows the status of the device. If the field shows Active, 

then the device is connected to your network. If the field shows Out 

of Network, the device has been added to the network but it is not 

ready. Check whether it is turned on and connected. If the field 

shows Not Member, it is not on the network. The NBG-318S is 

aware of it, but cannot manage the device. If you click Set, the 

device’s Network Name will not change. You can add it to the 

network by clicking on Edit or entering its details in the Add New 

member section.