ZyXEL PLA-450 Quick start guide

PLA-450

Homeplug AV to WLAN AP/Bridge

Quick Start Guide

Version 3.60

6/2007

Edition 1

DEFAULT LOGIN

IP Address http://192.168.1.2

User Name admin

Password 1234

CONTENTS

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ESPAÑOL 38

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РУССКИЙ 97

SVENSKA 117

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The PLA-450 connects your HomePlug AV powerline network

(which uses your electrical wiring) to your wired LAN (which

uses Ethernet cables). It also adds wireless connectivity.

This Quick Start Guide covers the following:

1 Connecting your hardware for initial configuration

2 Accessing the Web Configurator

3 Configuring your wireless settings

4 Setting up your wireless network

5 Setting up a HomePlug AV powerline network

6 Configuring your LAN settings

7 Connecting your hardware to the LAN

8 Troubleshooting

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See the User’s Guide on the included CD for details on all of

the PLA-450’s features. If a screen does not pop-up when you

insert the included CD, use Windows Explorer (My Computer)

to go to the CD-ROM (commonly drive D) and browse for the

User’s Guide.

1 Initial Hardware Connections

1 Screw the antenna clockwise onto the antenna connector.

Make sure it is securely attached.

2 Point the antenna up (perpendicular to the ground).

3 Use the yellow (Ethernet) cable to connect your computer

to the LAN port.

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4 Use the included power cord to connect the POWER

socket to an appropriate power source. This is also your

powerline connection.

1.1 Lights Turn On

• Power ( ): blinks until the device is ready.

• HomePlug ( ): other HomePlug AV device(s) detected.

• WLAN ( ): the wireless LAN is on.

• LAN ( ): the connection to your computer is OK.

V If a light does not turn on, check your

connections. If this doesn’t help, disconnect the

PLA-450 from its power source, wait for a few

seconds and reconnect it.

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2 Accessing the Web Configurator

2.1 Set Up Your Computer’s IP Address

" Note down your computer’s current IP settings

before you change them.

First, set your computer to use a static IP address in the

192.168.1.3 - 192.168.1.254 range with a subnet mask of

255.255.255.0. This ensures that your computer can

communicate with your PLA-450. See the Setting up Your

Computer’s IP Address appendix in the User’s Guide for how

to set up your computer’s IP address.

2.2 Log Into the Web Configurator

1 Launch an Internet browser (such as Internet Explorer).

Enter “http://192.168.1.2” and click Go (or press Enter).

V If the login screen does not display, see

Troubleshooting for suggestions.

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2 The default password (1234) is entered for you. Click

Login.

3 Change the password in the next screen and click Apply.

4 Click Go to Basic setup.

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3 Wireless Configuration

1 Click Network > Wireless LAN in the navigation panel.

2 The following screen appears.

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• Name: Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable

English keyboard characters) for your wireless net-

work.

• Security Mode: Select WPA-PSK.

• Pre-Shared Key: Type a pre-shared key. Use 8 to 63

English keyboard characters (including spaces and sym-

bols). It is case-sensitive. Write it down to use in your

wireless clients so they can connect to the PLA-450.

" Write down the name and pre-shared key to use

in the wireless clients later.

3 Click Apply.

You have configured your PLA-450’s wireless settings. Use

the following section to configure your wireless devices to

connect to the PLA-450.

4 Wireless Network Setup

Do the following to set up a wireless network with computers

with wireless network cards or adapters. You need the

network name and pre-shared key you configured in section

3.

1 Open your wireless adapter’s utility (yours may be

different from the one shown here).

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2 Select your network’s name (SSID) and click Connect.

3 Follow your wireless utility’s instructions to add your

computer to the wireless network. When finished, open an

Internet browser such as Internet Explorer to surf the

Internet.

For more information see the User’s Guide for a tutorial on

adding a computer to your wireless network.

5 HomePlug AV Network Setup

Follow these steps to set up your HomePlug AV network for

the first time.

1 Make sure your PLA-450 and other HomePlug AV

powerline devices are connected to power outlets and

turned on.

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2 Log in to the web configurator if you haven’t already and

click Go to Basic setup. Click Network > HomePlug to

begin setting up your network.

3 The Network Name is like a password for your network. A

HomePlug AV adaptor can only access your network if it

has the correct Network Name.

•Select Public, Network Name is HomePlugAV to set

your Network Name to the default (HomePlugAV).

Choose this less secure option to easily detect when a

new HomePlug AV device (with the default network

name) is connected to your wiring, without having to

change its network password.

•Select Private, Network Name is and type a Network

Name if you want to make your network more secure.

4 Click Set to set the Network Name. All devices listed as

Active in the My HomePlug Network table below now

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have the Network Name you selected. With the same

Network Name they are now all on the same network.

5 Add a new device to your network by typing its MAC

Address and DAK Password in the Add New Member

section. The DAK Password is found along with the MAC

Address on a label attached to the device. The DAK

(Device Access Key) is a password to access a powerline

device. Then type a Nickname such as “Mary’s room” to

help you identify the device. Click Add. The device’s

should appear as Active in the My HomePlug Network

table below.

• If a message MAC address error appears, check the

MAC Address is correctly entered.

• If a message DAK format error appears, check the

DAK Password is correctly entered.

6 Click Scan in the My HomePlug Network table to detect

other HomePlug AV devices.

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• If a device is Active, it is connected to your network.

• If a device is Out of Network your PLA-450 has the

details of this device but cannot detect it. Check it is

connected to a power outlet and turned on.

• If a device is Not Member, use the Edit icon.

• If a device fails to appear in the table, try adding it in

the Add New Member section. See Troubleshooting

for more suggestions.

7 When you are finished setting up your powerline network,

connect your powerline adapters to the devices you want

on your network, such as computers and a router for

connection to the Internet. See the diagram on page 2 for

an example.

6 Configure LAN Settings

Set your PLA-450’s IP address to be on your network.

1 Click Network > LAN in the navigation panel.

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• Select Get from DHCP Server to get an IP address

from a DHCP server on your network. If you have a

router, it likely includes a DHCP server function.

• To use a specific (fixed) IP address, select User

Defined LAN IP address and enter it. You only need

to change the subnet mask or default gateway if you

have specific ones for the PLA-450 to use.

2 Click Apply. The PLA-450 now uses the new IP settings;

you can no longer connect to the PLA-450 using the

default IP address.

" If you change the PLA-450’s IP address, use the

new IP address to access the web configurator.

If the PLA-450 gets the IP address from a DHCP

server, check the DHCP server to find the IP

address it assigns to the PLA-450. Refer to your

DHCP server’s documentation for more

information.

3 If you changed your computer’s IP address in section 2.1,

return it to its previous setting.

4 Change the wireless settings in the wireless stations to

match those of the PLA-450. Refer to your wireless

adapter’s documentation.

The PLA-450 is now ready to connect to your switch or router.

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V If the PLA-450 cannot communicate with the

network, ensure that the PLA-450 is using an IP

address on the same subnet as your router.

7 Install the Hardware

Now that you have configured the PLA-450, use this section

to connect it to your network so you can use it.

1 Disconnect your computer from the LAN port.

2 Use the yellow (Ethernet) cable to connect the LAN port to

your Internet connection (this could be through a

broadband modem or gateway).

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" You do not need to use the ENCRYPT and WPS

buttons. They are reserved for future use.

8 Test Your Internet Connection

1 Make sure you are using a computer connected to the

PLA-450 through the wireless LAN or the HomePlug AV

powerline network.

2 Open an Internet browser (such as Internet Explorer).

Enter “http://www.zyxel.com” and click Go (or press

Enter). When you see the ZyXEL website, you know your

network connection settings are properly configured.

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Troubleshooting

V The login screen does not display.

1 Make sure your computer is using a static IP address in

the 192.168.1.3 - 192.168.1.254 range with a subnet mask

of 255.255.255.0. See the Setting up Your Computer’s IP

Address appendix in the User’s Guide for how to set up

your computer’s IP address.

2 If you cannot access the web configurator using Internet

Explorer in Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, check

your web browser’s security settings (see the Pop-up

Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions appendix in

the User’s Guide).

V Wireless Internet access is not working.

1 On a computer connected to the PLA-450, make sure your

PLA-450 and the computers on your wireless network are

using the same wireless and wireless security settings.

See the chapter on Wireless LAN in the User’s Guide for

more information.

2 If you are using a security key but do not know what your

key is, press RESET on your PLA-450 for 10 seconds or

until the power light flashes. The settings on your device

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return to their factory default. Use the directions in this

guide to configure your settings again.

V I cannot access the HomePlug AV powerline

network.

1 Make sure that the network password is the same on all of

your HomePlug AV adapters and that the DAKs for your

HomePlug AV devices are typed correctly.

2 Make sure your powerline adapters are HomePlug AV

compliant. The PLA-450 does NOT recognize earlier

versions of HomePlug adapters such as HomePlug 1.0 or

1.0.1.

3 Make sure your powerline adapters are all on the same

electrical wiring. Connect another power line adapter into

an outlet close to your PLA-450’s power outlet. They are

probably now on the same electrical wiring. Check the

HomePlug light. If it now lights up your power line

adapter was probably previously on separate electrical

wiring. Ask an electrician for more information on the

electrical wiring in your building.

V I cannot see new HomePlug AV devices.

1 Go to the PLA-450 web configurator HomePlug screen

(see section 5).

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2 Add the new member.

3 Set the Network Name again.

4 Scan the HomePlug AV network again.

Viewing Your Product’s Certifications

1 Go to http://www.zyxel.com.

2 Select your product from the drop-down list box on the

ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page.

3 Select the certification you wish to view from this page.

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Der PLA-450 verbindet Ihr HomePlug AV-Powerline-Netzwerk

(das über das Stromnetz läuft) mit Ihrem kabelgebundenen

LAN (bei dem Ethernet-Kabel verwendet werden). Die

Möglichkeit einer drahtlosen Verbindung ist ebenfalls

gegeben..

Diese Kurzanleitung ist wie folgt aufgeteilt:

1 Anschließen der Hardware für die Erstkonfiguration

2 Zugreifen auf den Web-Konfigurator

3 Konfigurieren der Wireless-Einstellungen

4 Einrichten des Drahtlosnetzwerks

5 Einrichten eines HomePlug AV-Powerline-Netzwerks

6 Konfigurieren der LAN-Einstellungen

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7 Anschließen der Hardware an das LAN

8 Problembeseitigung

Eine Beschreibung aller Funktionen des PLA-450 finden Sie

im Benutzerhandbuch, das auf der CD enthalten ist. Wenn

die CD nach dem Einlegen nicht gestartet wird, rufen Sie mit

Windows Explorer (Arbeitsplatz) die CD-ROM auf

(normalerweise Laufwerk D), und öffnen Sie dort die Datei

des Benutzerhandbuchs.

1 Anschließen der Hardware

1 Schrauben Sie die Antenne entgegen dem Uhrzeigersinn

in den Antennenanschluss. Prüfen Sie, ob sie fest sitzt.

2 Richten Sie die Antenne nach oben (im rechten Winkel

zum Boden).

3 Schließen Sie einen Rechner mit dem gelben Ethernet-

Kabel an den LAN-Port an.

4 Schließen Sie das mitgelieferte Stromkabel an den

POWER-Anschluss (Netzanschluss) und an das

Stromnetz an. Diese Verbindung ist gleichzeitig die

Powerline-Verbindung.

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