Operation Manual

Chapter 10 HomePlug AV
NBG318S User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in the screen.
Table 44 Network > HomePlug > Network Settings
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Network Name This section lets you set the name of your network and to make it
either public or private.
The Network Name performs the same function as a network
password. All devices on your HomePlug network have the same
Network Name. A device with a different Network Name cannot be
on your network.
You can add other HomePlugAV devices to your network by giving
them the same Network Name.
Network Type The network may be either public or private.
Public, Network
Name is HomePlug
AV
Select this option if you want to make your powerline network public
with the default Network Name of “HomePlug AV”. Since this is a
well known Network Name it is less secure than a private Network
Name. (The Network Name is often referred to as the NMK
(Network Membership Key))
Private, Network
Name is
Select this option if you wish to make your powerline network more
secure with a private Network Name. Type the name of your private
powerline network in the field. You may enter up to 64 alphanumeric
characters for the Network Name.
Set Click Set to change the Network Name of all the devices currently in
your network.
Add New Member This section lets you add new Home Plug AV enabled devices to
your powerline network. When you add the device it is given the
current Network Name.
Device Information In this section type information to identify the new powerline device
you are adding on your network.
Nickname Type a name you wish to use to identify a specific powerline
adapter, for example, “Mary’s room”.
MAC Address Type the MAC address of the adapter you wish to add. The MAC
address of your powerline adapter can be found by looking at the
label on your device. It consists of six pairs of hexadecimal
characters (hexadecimal characters are “0-9” and “a-f”). In the case
of the NBG318S, this label is on the bottom of the device.
DAK Password The DAK Password (DAK stands for Device Access Key), is used
to verify that you are authorized to perform changes on a device.
You can find the DAK printed on a sticker on the bottom of a
HomePlug enabled device.
My Homeplug
Network
This section provides information on the HomePlug AV devices in
your network (or that were previously connected on it but are
currently disconnected).
Nickname This is the nickname you gave to the HomePlug AV device.
MAC Address This is the MAC address of the HomePlug AV device.
Status This field shows the status of the device. If the field shows Active,
then the device is connected to your network. If the field shows Out
of Network, the device has been added to the network but it is not
ready. Check whether it is turned on and connected. If the field
shows Not Member, it is not on the network. The NBG318S is
aware of it, but cannot manage the device. If you click Set, the
device’s Network Name will not change. You can add it to the
network by clicking on Edit or entering its details in the Add New
member section.