NETGEAR PowerLINE 1000 Series User Manual page 23

Note: A PowerLINE device can generate a random private encryption key only once.
If you want to generate a new random key, first reset the PowerLINE device to its factory
default settings. Press the button for two seconds, and then release it.
To set the encryption key:
1. Make sure that all of the PowerLINE devices that you want to configure are plugged
in by checking that the Power and Pick A Plug LEDs on each device are lit solid green.
Note: Do not press the button on the PowerLINE devices until the Power and Pick
A Plug LEDs on each PowerLINE device are lit solid green. Pressing the button too
soon can temporarily disable PowerLINE communication. If PowerLINE
communication is disabled, reset the PowerLINE device to its factory default settings
by pressing the button for two seconds and then releasing it.
2. Press the button on the first PowerLINE device for two seconds.
The Power LED starts blinking after you release the button, and then the PowerLINE
device automatically creates a new, randomly generated encryption key that all other
PowerLINE devices on the network will use.
At this point, the PowerLINE devices cannot communicate with each other.
3. Within two minutes of pressing the button on the first PowerLINE device, press the
button on the second PowerLINE device for two seconds.
You must press both buttons within two minutes.
The Power LED starts blinking after you release the button. This process allows the
second PowerLINE device to use the same private encryption key as the first device
so that they can communicate.
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