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Table of Contents
PLA4231 User’s Guide
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4.2 Macintosh (Mac) ................................................................................................................................29
4.2.1 Supported OSs ........................................................................................................................29
4.2.2 Installing the Utility ...................................................................................................................29
Chapter 5
The Configuration Utility....................................................................................................................32
5.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................32
5.1.1 Powerline Network Security .....................................................................................................32
5.1.2 Device Access Key (DAK) .......................................................................................................33
5.2 Starting the Configuration Utility ........................................................................................................33
5.3 Network Info Screen .........................................................................................................................33
5.3.1 Icon View .................................................................................................................................34
5.3.2 List View ..................................................................................................................................35
5.4 Configuration Screen .......................................................................................................................37
5.5 Advanced Screen ..........................................................................................................................38
5.6 About Screen ....................................................................................................................................41
Chapter 6
Powerline Network Setup Tutorial.....................................................................................................42
6.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................42
6.2 Important Terms ................................................................................................................................42
6.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter ...................................................................................................43
6.4 Adding a Powerline Adapter ..............................................................................................................43
6.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter ................................................................................45
6.6 Splitting a Network into Two Networks ..............................................................................................47
6.7 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................49
Part III: Web Configurator............................................................................... 51
Chapter 7
Introducing the Web Configurator ....................................................................................................53
7.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................53
7.2 Accessing the Web Configurator .......................................................................................................53
7.2.1 Login Screen ...........................................................................................................................53
7.2.2 Password Screen ....................................................................................................................55
7.3 Navigating the Web Configurator ......................................................................................................56
7.3.1 Title Bar ...................................................................................................................................57
7.3.2 Navigation Panel .....................................................................................................................57
7.3.3 Main Window ...........................................................................................................................58
Chapter 8
Dashboard...........................................................................................................................................59