Belkin POWERLINE NETWORKING ADAPTERS PM01141ea User Manual

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setting Up security on a Network homePlug device

1. You will have to go back to the “Main” tab first to enter the

DEK (Device Encryption Key) for each networked HomePlug

device. Select the device and click “Enter Password”.

2. In the following window, enter the DEK located on the

bottom of each device into the “Password” field. Note that

this password is different from the network password.

3. You can change the password for all networked devices from

one computer using this utility, instead of changing the

password individually.

Note: The deK is unique for eACh homePlug device. To use this

utility, you will need to input the deK for each unit.

4. The network password can be changed on all devices on which

DEKs have been entered. The “Privacy” tab allows users to use one

primary computer to control the network password of all units on

the home network.

5. On the “Privacy” tab, simply change the private network name

(network password) and click “Set all devices”. Please ensure that the

DEKs of all devices have been entered before performing this step.

Otherwise, you will lose connectivity to devices that do not have this

new network password.