Owner's Manual

PLA4215 User’s Guide 21
CHAPTER 3
The ENCRYPT Button
Use the ENCRYPT button to automatically set up a secure powerline connection between your
powerline devices.
3.1 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
• separate an existing powerline network into multiple networks
3.2 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.
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.
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.
Note: Because your PLA4215 goes into Low Power mode, it must be connected to a
networking equipment for the ENCRYPT button to work. Refer to Section 2.3 on
page 16 for more details.
Follow the steps below to set up your HomePlug AV Network:
1 Press the ENCRYPT button at the rear of your powerline device for more than 10 seconds until the
power ( ) light flashes. This resets the network name to a random value and removes your device
from any network it may belong to.