PLA-450

Homeplug AV to WLAN AP/Bridge

Quick Start Guide

Version 3.60 6/2007 Edition 1

CONTENTS

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DEFAULT LOGIN

IP Address http://192.168.1.2 User Name admin Password 1234
Copyright 2007. All rights reserved
ENGLISH ENGLISH 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.

PLA-450 PLA-401

PLA-401 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 2
ENGLISH See the Users Guide on the included CD for details on all of the PLA-450s 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 Users 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. 3
ENGLISH 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 ( HomePlug ( WLAN ( LAN (
): blinks until the device is ready. ): other HomePlug AV device(s) detected. ): the wireless LAN is on. ): the connection to your computer is OK.
If a light does not turn on, check your connections. If this doesnt 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 Computers IP Address
Note down your computers 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 Computers IP Address appendix in the Users Guide for how to set up your computers 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).
If the login screen does not display, see Troubleshooting for suggestions.
ENGLISH 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.

3 Wireless Configuration

1 Click Network > Wireless LAN in the navigation panel.
2 The following screen appears.
ENGLISH Name: Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable English keyboard characters) for your wireless network. Security Mode: Select WPA-PSK. Pre-Shared Key: Type a pre-shared key. Use 8 to 63 English keyboard characters (including spaces and symbols). 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-450s 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 adapters utility (yours may be different from the one shown here).
ENGLISH 2 Select your networks name (SSID) and click Connect.
3 Follow your wireless utilitys 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 Users 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.
ENGLISH 2 Log in to the web configurator if you havent 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
ENGLISH 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 Marys room to help you identify the device. Click Add. The devices 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. 11
ENGLISH 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-450s IP address to be on your network. 1 Click Network > LAN in the navigation panel.
ENGLISH 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-450s 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 servers documentation for more information.
3 If you changed your computers 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 adapters documentation. The PLA-450 is now ready to connect to your switch or router.
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).
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. 15

Troubleshooting

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 Computers IP Address appendix in the Users Guide for how to set up your computers IP address. 2 If you cannot access the web configurator using Internet Explorer in Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, check your web browsers security settings (see the Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions appendix in the Users Guide).
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 Users 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

5 HomePlug AV
HomePlug AV 1 PLA-450 HomePlug AV 2 Go to Basic setup ( ) Network > HomePlug ( > HomePlug) 3 Network Name ( ) Network Name ( ) HomePlug AV
Public, Network Name is HomePlugAV ( HomePlugAV) Network Name ( ) (HomePlugAV) HomePlug AV ( ) Private, Network Name is ( ) Network Name ( ) 4 Set ( ) Network Name ( ) My HomePlug Network ( HomePlug ) Active ( ) Network Name ( ) Network Name ( )
5 Add New Member ( ) MAC Address (MAC ) DAK Password (DAK ) DAK 144
Password (DAK ) MAC Address (MAC )DAK ( ) Nickname ( ) Add ( ) My HomePlug Network ( HomePlug ) Active ( ) MAC address error (MAC ) MAC Address (MAC ) DAK format error (DAK ) DAK Password (DAK ) 6 My HomePlug Network ( HomePlug ) Scan ( ) HomePlug AV Active ( ) Out of Network ( ) PLA-450 Not Member () Edit () Add New Member ( ) 7 135

PLA-450 IP 145

1 Network > LAN ( > )
Get from DHCP Server ( DHCP ) DHCP IP DHCP ( ) IP User Defined LAN IP address ( IP ) PLA-450 2 Apply ( )PLA-450 IP IP PLA-450
PLA-450 IP IP PLA-450 DHCP IP DHCP PLA-450 IP DHCP
3 2.1 IP 4 PLA-450 PLA-450

PLA-450 PLA450 IP

PLA-450 1 LAN 2 ( ) LAN ( )

ENCRYPT WPS

1 HomePlug AV PLA-( Internet Explorer) http://www.zyxel.com ( Enter ) ZyXEL
1 192.168.1.3 - 192.168.1.254 IP 255.255.255.0 IP IP 2 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Internet Explorer ( JavaScripts Java )
1 PLA-450 PLA-450 2 PLA450 RESET ( ) 10

HomePlug AV

1 HomePlug AV HomePlug AV DAK 2 HomePlug AV PLA-450 HomePlug AV HomePlug 1.0 1.0. PLA-450 HomePlug
1 PLA-450 HomePlug ( 5 ) Network Name 4 HomePlug AV

1 http://www.zyxel.com

2 ZyXEL 3

www.zyxel.com

FCC Declaration of Conformity
The following equipment: * Type of Product * Model Number Powerline Wireless Ethernet Adapter NBG-318S, NBG318S, PLA-450, PLA450, PLA-470, PLA470, 401666, NBG318S v2, NBG470 v2, PLA450 v2
Produced by: * Company Name * Company Address
ZyXEL Communications Corporation No. 6, Innovation Rd. II, Science-Based Industrial Park, HsinChu, Taiwan
We, ZyXEL Communications Corporation, hereby declare that our product, Powerline Wireless Ethernet Adapter, has been tested and complies with the requirements of FCC Part 15 Subpart B (Class B). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. The result of electromagnetic emission has been evaluated by Intertek Testing Services and showed in the test report. (Report No.: EME-070404/01) The following importer/manufacturer is responsible for this declaration: Company Name : Company Address: ZyXEL Communications, Inc. 1130 North Miller Street Ana heim, CA 92806-2001, USA
Person is responsible for making this declaration: Howie Chu Name (Full Name) 2008-03-17 Date President Position/ Title

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