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200M PLC User Manual 6 How to Use the NMK Pushbutton
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on successful completion. If an error occurs, the Power LED on the
‘adder’ flashes unevenly until the pushbutton on the ‘adder’ is
pressed again or the ‘joiner’ is reset by holding the pushbuttons
down for more than 10 seconds.
A
PLC
B
PLC
C
PLC
A and B are not part of AVLN
A and B want to form an AVLN
Press NMK button on A less than 3 sec.
Press NMK button on B less than 3 sec.
A becomes “joiner”
B becomes “joiner”
B determines that A MAC address < B MAC address
B becomes “adder”
A accepts NMK from B
A
PLC
A
PLC
B
PLC
B
PLC
C
PLC
A and B are not part of AVLN
A and B want to form an AVLN
Press NMK button on A less than 3 sec.
Press NMK button on B less than 3 sec.
A becomes “joiner”
B becomes “joiner”
B determines that A MAC address < B MAC address
B becomes “adder”
A accepts NMK from B
Figure 12 Forming a HomePlug AV logical network
6.2 Joining a Network
In this scenario, a network exists, and a new device, the ‘joiner’,
wants to join the network. Any device on the existing network can
serve as the ‘adder’.
(1) Press the pushbutton on the ‘joiner’ for at least 3
seconds.
(2) Press the pushbutton on any network device for less than
3 seconds, making it the ‘adder’. Please press this