ZyXEL PLA4201 PLA4201-EU0201F Manual Do Utilizador

PLA4201 User’s Guide

This chapter introduces the main applications and features of the PLA4201 HomePlug AV compliant 
powerline adapter. 

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. 

The PLA4201 plugs into an ordinary power outlet to easily extend a cable or DSL broadband 
connection or existing Ethernet (LAN) network to any other electrical outlet in any room of a house, 
all without the need for any new cabling. Devices can securely communicate with each other at high 
data transfer rates. The PLA4201 uses 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to ensure safe 
transfer of information. 

Expand Your Network with the PLA4201

Connect your PLA4201 to an Internet gateway such as a modem and plug it into an ordinary power 
outlet in your home. Plug a second PLA4201 into another power outlet and connect a computer to 
the PLA4201 for Internet access. Your network can be further expanded by plugging additional 
PLA4201s into other outlets in your home and connecting other computers or network devices (for 
example, a printer) to them.