Atlantis A02-PL303-WN - Manual (Page 60)

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APPENDIX B: Sync Button
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 NetPower device to provide information for
another NetPower 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 NetPower 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 NetPower device A wants to form a network group with
another NetPower device B. You can assign whichever device (A or B) to be in
the Broadcast State and the other in the Join State.
Example:
 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.
 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.
 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 NetPower 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”.
Example:
 Press the Sync Button of device A for more than 10 seconds to make
sure that it is detached completely from any possible network group.