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G.hn wave 2 powerline pass-through gigabit ethernet adapter
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PLA6456
G.hn Wave 2 Powerline Pass-through Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Default Login Details
Default Network Name
LAN IP Address
Default Password
Copyright © 2019 Zyxel Communications Corporation
HomeGrid
http://DHCP-assigned
IP
FLYPIG2400
Version 1.0 Ed. 1, 11/2019

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide PLA6456 G.hn Wave 2 Powerline Pass-through Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Default Login Details Version 1.0 Ed. 1, 11/2019 Default Network Name HomeGrid LAN IP Address http://DHCP-assigned Default Password FLYPIG2400 Copyright © 2019 Zyxel Communications Corporation...
  • Page 2 Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect and set up the PLA in your network. • More Information Go to support.zyxel.com to find other information on the PLA PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 3: Document Conventions

    Syntax Conventions • The PLA6456 in this user’s guide may be referred to as the “PLA” in this guide. • Product labels, screen names, field labels and field choices are all in bold font.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    3.1 Overview ............................16 3.1.1 HomeGrid Network Security ....................17 3.2 System Login ............................ 17 3.3 G.hn Settings ........................... 18 3.4 IP Settings ............................19 3.5 Ethernet Settings ..........................21 3.6 Device Settings ..........................22 3.7 Multicast Settings ..........................24 PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 5 5.1 Power and Light Problems ......................34 5.2 Web Configurator Problems ......................35 5.3 Powerline Problems ........................35 5.4 RESET/ENCRYPT Button Problems ....................36 Appendix A Customer Support ....................... 37 Appendix B Legal Information ......................43 Index ..............................47 PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 6: Part I: User's Guide

    User’s Guide...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introducing The Pla

    The following section describes the lights (LEDs) on the PLA. The following figure is the front panel of the PLA. Use the lights to determine if the PLA is behaving normally or if there are some problems on your HomeGrid network. Figure 1 PLA Lights PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 8: Standby Mode (Power Saving Mode)

    Use the RESET/ENCRYPT button to add PLAs to your HomeGrid network. See Chapter 2 on page 11 instructions on using the ENCRYPT feature. Use the Web Configurator to manage the PLA. See Chapter 3 on page 19 for instructions on using the Web Configurator. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 9: Expand Your Network With The Pla

    See Section 3.4 on page 1.6.2 Setting Up Security The ENCRYPT feature automatically sets up security on your HomeGrid network using the RESET/ENCRYPT button (see Section 2.1 on page 11 for more information). PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 10: Multiple Networks

    Domain Name (for example “HomeGrid2”) to this PLA. Again, add additional PLAs and assign them “HomeGrid2”. You now have two private networks on your Powerline circuit. Information is not shared between the two networks as only PLAs with the same Domain Name can communicate with each other. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: Reset/Encrypt Button

    120 seconds to set up the second PLA. Note: Your PLA must be connected to a networking equipment for the RESET/ENCRYPT button to work. Refer to Section 1.3 on page 8 for more details. Follow the steps below to set up your HomeGrid network: PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 12 Press the RESET/ENCRYPT button on both PLAs (A and D, B and D or C and D) for 2 to 5 seconds to add PLA D. This must be done within 2 minutes (120 seconds) of pressing the RESET/ENCRYPT button on the PLA. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 13: Multiple Separate Homegrid Networks

    Now pair two different PLAs. Press the RESET/ENCRYPT button on PLAs G and H for 2 to 5 seconds and within two minutes of each other. Wait for about one minute while PLAs G and H connect. When the power ( ) and Powerline ( ) lights shine steadily, the devices are connected. PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 14 If that does not work see Section 5.4 on page 36 for suggestions. See Troubleshooting in Chapter 5 on page 36 for suggestions on problems with the RESET/ENCRYPT button and the lights. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 15: Part Ii: Technical Reference

    Technical Reference...

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 Web Configurator

    The PLA is designed as a plug-and-play network expanding solution. This means that once you complete your hardware connections, the PLAs in your network (without additional configuration) are able to communicate with each other by sending and receiving information over your home’s electrical wiring (A). Figure 6 Example Network Setup PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 17: Homegrid Network Security

    Press [ENTER]. Your computer must be in the same subnet in order to access this website address. The following screen appears. Figure 7 Web Configurator: Login Enter the default password as shown on the cover page. Click Ok to log into the Web Configurator to manage the PLA directly. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 18: G.hn Settings

    If you change the domain name, make sure you change the domain name for all of the PLAs that you want to be part of your powerline network. The domain name can be from 8 to 64 characters in length, using “A”~”Z”, “a”~”z”, “0”~”9”; spaces are not allowed. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 19: Ip Settings

    PLA to this PLA. 3.4 IP Settings Use the IP screen to enable DHCP, or manually assign an IPv4 or IPv6 address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server to the PLA. PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 20 This field is only available when you select No in the DHCP enabled field. Click Ok for the changes to take effect. Note: All changes except the DNS server will only take effect after a system reboot. IPv6 configuration PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 21: Ethernet Settings

    Note: All changes except the DNS server will only take effect after a system reboot. 3.5 Ethernet Settings Use the Ethernet screen to view information on the PLA’s Ethernet port. as well as set the PLA’s power saving mode. Figure 10 Ethernet Screen PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 22: Device Settings

    This screen also lets you upload new firmware to your PLA. You can download new firmware releases from your nearest Zyxel FTP site (or www.zyxel.com) to upgrade your device’s performance. The upload process uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a successful upload, the PLA will reset. PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 23 0 to 9 and a to z (case sensitive). Note that as you type a password, the screen password displays a (*) for each character you type. Then click Ok. After you change the password, use the new password to access the PLA. HTTP SW update PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 24: Multicast Settings

    Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) is an IPv6 network-layer protocol that uses ICMPv6 message types, rather than IGMP message types. MLDv1 is equivalent to IGMPv2 and MLDv2 is equivalent to IGMPv3. Use the Multicast screen to configure IGMP/MLD settings. PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 25 Up to 4 multicast IP address ranges can be configured defining the minimum and maximum IP ranges addresses of each range. Only multicast traffic within these ranges will be processed by the This field is only available when IGMP Snooping is NO. Click Ok for the changes to take effect. Broadcast suppression PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 26: Log File Settings

    Select YES to allow your PLA to send event logs to an FTP server. Otherwise, select NO to disable Data capture This field allows you to set the time interval (1 ~ 9,999,999 seconds) to capture data. interval(s) PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 27 1 to 30 characters, including 0 to 9, a to z, and !@#%*()-_+=~,.{}[]\. Upload to server This field allows you to set the time interval (1 ~ 9,999,999 minutes) to send the captured data to interval (min) the remote server. Enter 0 to disable this function. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 28: Homegrid Network Setup Tutorial

    8 to 64 characters long, with no spaces allowed. (See Section 3.3 on page 18 for more information.) 4.3 Accessing Your PLA Plug the PLA you want to add to your network into a power socket and, if needed, switch the power socket on. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 29: Adding A Pla

    This section shows you how to add a new PLA to expand your existing network. The figure below shows the family computer with Internet access on a HomeGrid network. Expand the network by adding a new PLA connected to a printer. PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 30 Go to the G.hn screen. On this screen in the Device ID field your new PLA should appear as 1 (A). Check the Device ID 1 adapter’s MAC address (B). It should match the MAC address listed on the label on the back of your PLA. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 31: Setting Up A New Network With A New Pla

    Internet. The second network (2) has no Internet access but with a media adapter such as the Zyxel DMA-1100P you can use your TV to watch movies and play games which are stored on a computer. PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 32 Type a Domain Name that is different from the Domain Name for your existing network. Make sure you use the same new Domain Name for all new adapters you want to add to your new network. PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 33 Figure 20 Making a New Network with the New Adapter After you have set up a new network, you are ready to connect each PLA on your new network to devices, for example, a computer or a games console. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 34: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

    19 for instructions on changing the network name. Check the MAC address for all PLAs are shown correctly in the Web Configurator. See Section 3.6 on page 22 for instructions on checking the MAC address. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 35: Web Configurator Problems

    Your PLAs may be placed close to electrical devices such as electrical insect-killers which produce radio waves. These may interfere with the Powerline signals. Move the adapters further away from such electrical devices. Your wiring may be old and/or low quality or with a long wiring path. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 36: Reset/Encrypt Button Problems

    B from its power source. Device A’s Powerline light will turn off if the connection is with Device B. Try to reconnect by pressing the RESET/ENCRYPT button for 2 to 5 seconds on both devices. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 37: Appendix A Customer Support

    • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. Corporate Headquarters (Worldwide) Taiwan • Zyxel Communications Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com Asia China • Zyxel Communications (Shanghai) Corp. Zyxel Communications (Beijing) Corp. Zyxel Communications (Tianjin) Corp. • https://www.zyxel.com/cn/zh/ India • Zyxel Technology India Pvt Ltd • https://www.zyxel.com/in/en/ Kazakhstan •...
  • Page 38 • Zyxel Singapore Pte Ltd. • http://www.zyxel.com.sg Taiwan • Zyxel Communications Corporation • https://www.zyxel.com/tw/zh/ Thailand • Zyxel Thailand Co., Ltd • https://www.zyxel.com/th/th/ Vietnam • Zyxel Communications Corporation-Vietnam Office • https://www.zyxel.com/vn/vi Europe Belarus • Zyxel BY • https://www.zyxel.by Belgium • Zyxel Communications B.V. • https://www.zyxel.com/be/nl/...
  • Page 39 Appendix A Customer Support • https://www.zyxel.com/be/fr/ Bulgaria • Zyxel България • https://www.zyxel.com/bg/bg/ Czech Republic • Zyxel Communications Czech s.r.o • https://www.zyxel.com/cz/cs/ Denmark • Zyxel Communications A/S • https://www.zyxel.com/dk/da/ Estonia • Zyxel Estonia • https://www.zyxel.com/ee/et/ Finland • Zyxel Communications • https://www.zyxel.com/fi/fi/ France •...
  • Page 40 • Zyxel Communications Poland • https://www.zyxel.com/pl/pl/ Romania • Zyxel Romania • https://www.zyxel.com/ro/ro Russia • Zyxel Russia • https://www.zyxel.com/ru/ru/ Slovakia • Zyxel Communications Czech s.r.o. organizacna zlozka • https://www.zyxel.com/sk/sk/ Spain • Zyxel Communications ES Ltd • https://www.zyxel.com/es/es/ Sweden • Zyxel Communications • https://www.zyxel.com/se/sv/ Switzerland •...
  • Page 41 Appendix A Customer Support Turkey • Zyxel Turkey A.S. • https://www.zyxel.com/tr/tr/ • Zyxel Communications UK Ltd. • https://www.zyxel.com/uk/en/ Ukraine • Zyxel Ukraine • http://www.ua.zyxel.com South America Argentina • Zyxel Communications Corporation • https://www.zyxel.com/co/es/ Brazil • Zyxel Communications Brasil Ltda. • https://www.zyxel.com/br/pt/ Colombia •...
  • Page 42 Appendix A Customer Support Middle East • Zyxel Communications Corporation • https://www.zyxel.com/me/en/ North America • Zyxel Communications, Inc. - North America Headquarters • https://www.zyxel.com/us/en/ Oceania Australia • Zyxel Communications Corporation • https://www.zyxel.com/au/en/ Africa South Africa • Nology (Pty) Ltd. • https://www.zyxel.com/za/en/...

  • Page 43: Appendix B Legal Information

    The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Zyxel Communications Corporation. Published by Zyxel Communications Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 44 El símbolo de abajo indica que según las regulaciones locales, su producto y/o su batería deberán depositarse como basura separada de la doméstica. Cuando este producto alcance el final de su vida útil, llévelo a un punto limpio. Cuando llegue el momento de desechar el PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 45 - 灰塵及污物 - 切勿接觸灰塵、污物、沙土、食物或其他不合適的材料。 • 雷雨天氣時，不要安裝，使用或維修此設備。有遭受電擊的風險。 • 切勿重摔或撞擊設備，並勿使用不正確的電源變壓器。 • 若接上不正確的電源變壓器會有爆炸的風險。 • 請勿隨意更換產品內的電池。 • 如果更換不正確之電池型式，會有爆炸的風險，請依製造商說明書處理使用過之電池。 • 請將廢電池丟棄在適當的電器或電子設備回收處。 • 請勿將設備解體。 • 請勿阻礙設備的散熱孔，空氣對流不足將會造成設備損害。 • 請插在正確的電壓供給插座 ( 如 : 北美 / 台灣電壓 110V AC，歐洲是 230V AC)。 • 假若電源變壓器或電源變壓器的纜線損壞，請從插座拔除，若您還繼續插電使用，會有觸電死亡的風險。 • 請勿試圖修理電源變壓器或電源變壓器的纜線，若有毀損，請直接聯絡您購買的店家，購買一個新的電源變壓器。 • 請勿將此設備安裝於室外，此設備僅適合放置於室內。 • 請勿隨一般垃圾丟棄。 PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 46 To obtain the services of this warranty, contact your vendor. You may also refer to the warranty policy for the region in which you bought the device at http://www.zyxel.com/web/support_warranty_info.php. Registration Register your product online to receive e-mail notices of firmware upgrades and information at www.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.us.zyxel.com for North American products. PLA6456 User’s Guide...

  • Page 47: Index

    Encryption configuration corporate headquarter Ethernet activity Africa no detection North America Ethernet connection Oceania inactivity corporate headquarters Ethernet port Asia number of Europe Ethernet screen Middle East expand the network South America corporate headquarters (worldwide) customer support PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 48 IGMPv2 overview IGMPv3 MIMO (multiple input multiple output) channel inactivity detection mode inactivity time MLD snooping detection MLDv2 Industry Canada ICES statement Multicast configuration Internet Group Multicast Protocol (IGMP) multicast group introduction Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 49 LED behavior power pass-through power saving power saving mode setup Powerline time interval problem data capture Powerline LED behavior upload to server Powerline network transfer rates add devices transmit rate create multiple networks troubleshooting priority settings 24, 26 PLA6456 User’s Guide...
  • Page 50 Index tutorial expand existing Powerline network upload to server interval uptime warranty note web browser pop-up window Web Configurator 16, 23 password problem recommended screen resolution supported web browsers PLA6456 User’s Guide...

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