Chapter 5 troubleshooting – Planet Technology PL-401E User Manual
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Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
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I can not connect to other computers on my powerline network or to the Internet.
A: Make sure the IP address and TCP/IP protocol are set up correctly for all the powerline
networked computers.
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Do the PL-401E device cause interference with other home networking or products?
A: No. PL-401E can co-exist with phone line and wireless networking technologies. PL-401E
operates in a different frequency band than powerline control and co-exist with
technologies such as X-10, CEBus and LONworks.
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How do the PL-401E devices handle signal interference between two adjacent homes? How
is eavesdropping prevented?
A: PL-401E is using 56-bit DES security encryption to ensure network separation between
homes. You can use PowerPacket configuration utility to enable and configure the security
encryption on local or remote PL-401E in range.