ZyXEL Communications PLA-470 - V3.0.5 User manual

Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved
PLA470 Series
Homeplug AV to Ethernet Switch
Quick Start Guide
Version 3.60
2/2008
Edition 3
CONTENTS
ENGLISH 2
DEUTSCH 11
ESPAÑOL 22
FRANÇAIS 31
ITALIANO 41
SVENSKA 51

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Overview
The PLA470 connects a HomePlug AV powerline network,
which uses your electrical wiring, to your LAN (and Internet
gateway).
This Quick Start Guide covers the following:
1Hardware Connections
2Set Up Your Powerline Network
3Set Up a HomePlug AV Network with ENCRYPT
See the User’s Guide on the included CD for details on all of
the PLA470’s features. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM, if a
screen does not pop-up, use Windows Explorer (My
Computer) to go to the CD-ROM (commonly drive D) and
browse for the User’s Guide.
Internet
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"Your PLA470 is only compatible with HomePlug
AV products with the latest firmware. You can
upgrade your other ZyXEL HomePlug AV
products by downloading the latest firmware
from the ZyXEL website (www.zyxel.com).
1 Hardware Connections
Internet
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1Use an Ethernet cable to connect a LAN port on the
PLA470 to an Internet gateway (for example a DSL
modem).
2Use an Ethernet cable to connect another LAN port on the
PLA470 to a computer.
3Use the included power cord to connect the POWER port
on the PLA470 to a power outlet. This is also your
powerline connection.
1.1 Look at the LEDs (lights)
The power ( ) light should be on and the Ethernet ( ) light
should be on or blinking.

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VIf the ()light is not on, check your power
connections. If that does not work, check your
outlets are working properly. Unplug the
PLA470 and plug in another electrical appliance
that you know works. This checks if the power
outlet is working properly.
VIf the ()light is not on, check all Ethernet
cables are securely connected. If that does not
work, check the Ethernet cables you are using
are category 5 or higher. Most cables are
labeled with their specifications.

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2 Set Up Your Powerline Network
You can expand your network by connecting another
HomePlug AV powerline adapter to an outlet on the same
electrical circuit as the PLA470.
In the figure above, computer Acan now access the Internet
via the powerline link (B) and the Internet gateway (C)
connected to the PLA470. (This figure is an example only,
you can connect almost any networking device to your
powerline adapters.)
• If the HomePlug ( ) lights turn on, your HomePlug AV
network is ready for use.
• If the HomePlug ( ) lights do not turn on, or if you want to
make your network more secure, go to the next section to set
up a HomePlug AV network using the ENCRYPT button. If
your powerline devices do not have the ENCRYPT button,
see the User’s Guide for instructions on setting up a secure
powerline network.
Internet
PLA470 v2
PLA401 v2
A
B
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3 Set Up a HomePlug AV Network with
ENCRYPT
Use the ENCRYPT button to set up a secure connection
between your PLA470 and another HomePlug AV product with
an ENCRYPT button (The PLA-400 v2 is shown below as an
example).
1Place the powerline devices close to each other, so you
have time to set up each one. After you set up the first
powerline device, you have 120 seconds to set up the
second powerline device.
• You can disconnect them from the computer or modem (or
other networking product) if you need to, but the powerline
devices need to be plugged into power outlets.

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2Press the ENCRYPT button at the rear of your powerline
device for 1-2 seconds. The power ( ) light will blink as
the powerline device tries to set up a connection.
• If the power ( ) light does not blink, you have probably
pressed the ENCRYPT button for too long. Try again, press-
ing the ENCRYPT button for 1-2 seconds.
3Repeat step 2in this section for the other powerline
device you wish to connect. This must be done within 120
seconds of pressing the ENCRYPT button on the PLA470.
4Check the lights on the two powerline devices. The power
( ) and HomePlug ( ) lights should be blinking.
Occasionally all lights may blink at the same time and the
HomePlug ( ) light may also show red. Wait for roughly
one minute while your powerline devices connect.
• If the HomePlug ( ) lights on both powerline devices do
not light up, the powerline devices are not connected.
Repeat steps 2and 3in this section. If that doesn’t work,
1...2
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use the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility. See the User’s
Guide for more information.
5To add more powerline devices to your network, repeat
steps 2and 3in this section using a powerline device
connected to your HomePlug AV network and the
powerline device you want to add to the network.
6If you disconnected your computer or modem (or any
other networking product connected to your powerline
device) in step 1of this section, you can now reconnect
them.
This sets up a home network between the two powerline
devices (or more) and any products you have connected to
your powerline devices, such as your home computer or
network modem. If you have correctly set up an Internet
connection, you can now use your computer to access the
Internet.
Troubleshooting
If the light is off.
• Try moving the second powerline adapter to an adjacent
power outlet (to the PLA470) and see if the light dis-
plays. If the light shines this time, possibly your power-
line adapters were not on the same electrical circuit.
• Make sure that all your powerline adapters are HomePlug
AV compliant. The PLA470 does NOT recognize or commu-
nicate with earlier versions of HomePlug adapters such as
HomePlug 1.0 or 1.0.1.

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• Make sure all your ZyXEL powerline adapters are using the
latest version firmware. You can update your firmware by
visiting the ZyXEL website (www.zyxel.com.tw) and down-
loading the latest firmware for your ZyXEL powerline
adapter.
See the Troubleshooting chapter in your User’s Guide for
additional problem solving suggestions
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Procedure to View a Product’s Certification(s)
1Go to www.zyxel.com.
2Select your product from the drop-down list box on
the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page.
3Select the certification you wish to view from this