LevelOne PLI-3410 - Manual (Page 17)

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Quick Start (Setup PowerLine Network)
Push Button usage
Sync Button is used to add a HomePlug device to a PowerLine network or enable it to join a
network by pressing the Sync Button of the device to turn it into Broadcast state or Join state.
There are 3 types of Sync Button trigger states:
1. Broadcast State: Enable LevelOne HomePlug AV device to provide information for another
HomePlug AV device to join its PowerLine network group (works even if it is the only
device existing within the network group).
2. Join State: This allows an ungrouped LevelOne HomePlug AV device to join an existing
PowerLine network group.
3. Ungroup State: Press the Sync Button for more than 10 seconds to detach the device from
its network group.
Application Scenarios
Scenario 1: A LevelOne HomePlug AV device A wants to form a network group with
another HomePlug AV device B
You can assign whichever device (A or B) to be in the Broadcast State and the other in the Join
State.
Example:
1. Press the Sync Button of device A for 1~3 seconds to turn it into Broadcast State, you should
find the Power LED blinks steadily signifying it is in Broadcast state.
2. Press the Sync Button of device B for 1~3 seconds to turn it into Join State, you should find
the Power LED blinks steadily signifying it is in Join state.
3. Wait for both devices to boot again (all LEDs will turn off and on) and when the PLC LEDs of
both devices lit steadily, you will now have these devices being in the same network group.
Scenario 2: A LevelOne HomePlug AV device wants to join an existing network group BC
Device A
wants to join a network group “BC” currently consisting of device B and device C. Any
devices within the “BC” group can become the “Broadcast State” and device A will be the “Join
State”.