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4 encrypt button behavior – ZyXEL Communications PLA-407 User Manual

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Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button

PLA-407 User’s Guide

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4.4 ENCRYPT Button Behavior

The following table summarizes the actions that occur when the ENCRYPT button
is pressed for specific lengths of time.

See Troubleshooting in

Chapter 9 on page 82

for suggestions on problems with

the ENCRYPT button and the lights.

Table 2 Time ENCRYPT Button is Pressed and Action

TIME

ACTION

POWER LIGHT BEHAVIOR HOMEPLUG LIGHT

BEHAVIOR

less than
3 seconds

The device joins a network.
It shares the same network
name as other devices on
the network.

The power (

) light blinks

until the device is
connected. This may take a
minute.

The HomePlug (

) light

turns on if your device is
connected to another
Powerline device or a
Powerline network.

more than
10
seconds

The device leaves any
network it is associated with
and its network name
assumes a random value.

The power (

) light blinks

several times and then
shines steadily.

The HomePlug (

) light

blinks red one time and
then turns off when it
disconnects from the
Powerline network.