User manual ZYXEL PLA4205

[. . . ] PLA4205 500 Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter Edition 1, 5/2011 www. zyxel. com www. zyxel. com Copyright © 2011 ZyXEL Communications Corporation About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the PLA4205 using the PLA42xx Series Configuration Utility version 5. 2. 0. You should have your basic Internet access or home network already set up. Related Documentation · Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. It contains information on making your hardware connections. · Supporting Disc Refer to the included CD for support documents. [. . . ] This field displays how fast information is received from the powerline adapter selected in the Configuration screen to this powerline adapter. The rate is given in the following format: "application data transmission rate / raw data transmission rate". Application data reflects more accurately how fast devices are transmitting application relevant traffic (for example Internet Protocol (IP) traffic). Raw data refers to the whole payload of the packets transmitted across the powerline network. Transmit Rate (Mbps) Receive Rate (Mbps) 4. 6 Advanced Screen Note: This feature is only available with the latest version utility. Go to the ZyXEL website to download the latest utility and firmware for your ZyXEL HomePlug AV adapter. You can configure the powerline adapters on your network to give priority to network traffic depending on its importance. When you set the priority of a powerline adapter, you set how quickly PLA4205 User's Guide 31 Chapter 4 The Configuration Utility messages FROM your powerline adapter are sent in your powerline network. Transmissions TO your powerline adapter do not receive any priority. For example, if you have a file server on your home network to deliver music and movie files to computers in your home, you should set the priority of the powerline adapter connected to this server to Medium. If video traffic is delivered too slowly, quality problems may occur. On the other hand, a powerline adapter attached to a printer should have a low priority setting since the slow delivery of messages will not affect the print job. Similarly, if you want to prioritize any downloads from the Internet, set the priority on the powerline adapter attached to your Internet gateway to High. Allocate priority settings based on application type as follows. Table 5 Priority Settings PRIORITY LEVEL High Medium Normal Low APPLICATION Voice Application Video and Audio Applications Data Applications Data Applications The figure below shows an example powerline home network connected to the Internet. · Device A is a printer and does not handle traffic with high importance, so the powerline adapter connected to it can be set to low priority. · Device B is a file server, delivering audio or movie files to other users on the network. The powerline adapter attached to it should have a medium setting. · Device C, a home computer which connects to the Internet, can receive a normal priority setting as it usually sends simple requests for data. For example, when you surf the Internet, your computer sends requests to open web pages. · Device D is a modem attached to the Internet. It should receive a high priority setting if you want faster downloading through your network. 32 PLA4205 User's Guide Chapter 4 The Configuration Utility · Although device E receives audio or movie files, it does not send a lot of traffic, so the powerline adaptor attached to it can be set to a low priority. Figure 16 Priority Settings C D B E A Use this screen to configure priority settings for traffic from the powerline adapters on your network. Figure 17 Advanced Screen PLA4205 User's Guide 33 Chapter 4 The Configuration Utility The following table describes the labels in this screen. [. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this device does cause harmful interference to radio/television reception, which can be determined by turning the device off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1 2 3 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. [. . . ]