PLA4211 User’s Guide 7
CHAPTER 1
Introducing the PLA4211
1.1 Overview
This chapter introduces the main applications and features of the PLA4211 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.
1.2 Expand Your Network with the PLA4211
The PLA4211 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 PLA4211 uses 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to ensure safe
transfer of information.
Figure 1 Expand Your Network with the PLA4211
Connect your PLA4211 to an Internet gateway such as a modem and plug it into an ordinary power
outlet in your home. Plug a second PLA4211 into another power outlet and connect a computer to
the PLA4211 for Internet access. Your network can be further expanded by plugging additional
PLA4211s into other outlets in your home and connecting other computers or network devices (for
example, a printer) to them.
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