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The ENCRYPT Button

Use the ENCRYPT button to automatically set up a secure powerline connection between
your powerline devices.

12.1 ENCRYPT Button Overview

The ENCRYPT button allows you to set up a secure powerline connection with other
HomePlug AV compliant powerline devices which also support the ENCRYPT feature. No
other powerline setting changes are required to connect.

You can use the ENCRYPT button to:

• set up a new powerline network

• add a powerline device to the network

• separate an existing powerline network into multiple networks

12.2 Set Up a HomePlug AV Network with ENCRYPT

You can connect a number of devices on a powerline network, but you can use the ENCRYPT
button on only two devices at a time. The DMA and PLA-400 v2 are shown below as
examples.

1 Place a powerline device close to another powerline device so you have time to set up

each one. After you set up the first powerline device, you have 120 seconds to set up the
second powerline device.

2 You can disconnect them from your computer or modem (or other networking

equipment) if you need to move them close to each other, but the powerline devices
need to be plugged into power outlets.

3 Press the ENCRYPT button at the rear of your powerline device for more than 10

seconds until the HomePlug (

) turns off. This resets the network name to a random

value and removes your device from any network it may belong to.

4 Press the ENCRYPT button at the rear of your powerline device for 1~2 seconds.