ZyXEL Communications PLA-470 - Manual (Page 70)

Chapter 7 LEDs and Troubleshooting
PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide
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7.1.4 PLA491
The following figure is the front panel of the PLA491. Use the lights to determine if the
PLA491 is behaving normally or if there are some problems on your powerline network.
Figure 49 PLA491 Lights
HomePlug Green On The PLA470 v2 detects another powerline adapter. The
data transfer rate is greater than 40 Mbps.
Amber The PLA470 v2 detects another powerline adapter. The
data transfer rate is between 10~40 Mbps.
Red The PLA470 v2 detects another powerline adapter. The
data transfer rate is between 0~10 Mbps.
Green/
Amber/
Red
Blinking The PLA470 v2 is communicating with another powerline
adapter. Data is being transmitted and/or received.
Blinking at the same time as the POWER light indicates an
unsuccessful connection if you have used the ENCRYPT
button.
Off The HomePlug port does not detect another powerline
adapter.
ETHERNET Green On The ETHERNET port is on and ready and the PLA470 v2
detects a device connected to it.
Blinking The PLA470 v2 is communicating with a router, modem,
switch or a computer connected to it.
Off The PLA470 v2 does not detect any devices connected to
its ETHERNET port.
Table 15 PLA470 v2 Lights (continued)
LIGHTS ICON COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION