PLA4205 User’s Guide 11
CHAPTER 1
Introducing the PLA4205
1.1 Overview
This chapter introduces the main applications and features of the PLA4205 HomePlug AV compliant
powerline adapter. See Appendix A on page 75 for detailed product specifications.
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.
1.2 Expand Your Network with the PLA4205
The PLA4205 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. (See Appendix A on page 75 for speeds currently supported by the PLA4205.)
The PLA4205 uses 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to ensure safe transfer of
information.
Figure 1 Expand Your Network with the PLA4205
Connect your PLA4205 to an Internet gateway such as a modem and plug it into an ordinary power
outlet in your home. Plug a second PLA4205 into another power outlet and connect a computer to
the PLA4205 for Internet access. Your network can be further expanded by plugging additional
PLA4205s into other outlets in your home and connecting other computers or network devices (for
example, a printer) to them.
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