NetComm NP290W - Manual (Page 11)

NP90W User Guide 11
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7.2 Detecting HomePlug Devices
Detecting HomePlug devices in your network allows you to identify the HomePlugs in your network and
change the password of each HomePlug.
Remote HomePlugs
To detect remote HomePlugs:
1. From the Web User Interface, click HomePlug Menu.
2. Select Scan. This opens the HomePlug Scan page.
3. Click Refresh to detect the HomePlug devices in your network.
Note: Only HomePlugs that use the same Private Network Name as your local HomePlug will appear in the list.
7.3 Changing the Private Network Name
By default, the HomePlug private network name is HomePlug. HomePlugs use the private network name
to authenticate each HomePlug within the network. HomePlug devices with different private network names
cannot communicate with each other.
Local HomePlugs
To change the local HomePlug private
network name:
1. From the Web User Interface, click
HomePlug Menu.
2. Select Local. This opens the Local
HomePlug Settings page.
3. Enter the Private Network Name.
4. Click Save.
Remote HomePlugs
Note: If there are multiple NP90W HomePlugs on the network,
please ensure that each of them has a unique IP Address.
For instructions on setting IP Addresses please refer to
LAN Settings
To change the remote HomePlug private
network name:
1. Get the Device ID of the remote HomePlug
you want to configure. This is printed on
the HomePlug itself. The Device ID is a set
of 16 characters divided in groups of four.
For example, XXXX-YYYY-AAAA-BBBB.
2. From the Web User Interface, click HomePlug Menu.
3. Select Remote. This opens the Remote HomePlug Settings page.
4. Enter the Device ID of the remote HomePlug. The Device ID is printed on the HomePlug.
5. Enter the Remote Private Network Name.
6. Click Save.