Gefen GTV-ETH-2COAX - Manual (Page 17)

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CONFIGURING THE ETHERNET OVER COAX
8.
The PLC node confi guration screen is separated into the following items:
NET ID
This is the name of the network. This name must be the same for both the local
and remote nodes for proper operation. The NET ID can be an ASCII string up to
20 characters long.
ENCRYPTION KEY
This is the password needed for network authentication by all nodes. If you wish
to set an encryption key, please set the NET ID fi rst. The password can be an
ASCII string up to 24 characters long.
ALIAS
This name is for easy identifi cation of the node. This can be an ASCII string of up
to 10 characters long. This fi eld is optional.
NEW PASSWORD (CONFIGURATION PASSWORD)
This is to set the confi guration password. If a new password is set here, the
confi guration tool will ask for it every time you access the node. The default
password is “paterna”. This fi eld is optional.
CONFIRM PASSWORD
The password entered into the new password listing above must also be entered
here. This is for confi rmation purposes.
Enter the Net ID, encryption key, and alias into the corresponding fi elds. Once
these fi elds are completed, click on the next button to continue.