HOMEPLUG AV FIRMWARE UPGRADE


HomePlug AV products serve as a great solution for home network, the newly released firmware 3.0 not only comply with the latest HomePlugAV standard (version 1.1) but also comes with many new features making the network more robust.

New HomePlugAV 1.1 features


All ZyXEL current HomePlugAV products can be upgraded with Firmware 3.0. The following table are products
and links to step-by-step upgrade procedure.
HomePlug AV Powerline Ethernet Adapter
PLA400
HomePlug AV Powerline Ethernet Adapter
PLA401
HomePlug AV Powerline Wireless Access Point
PLA450
HomePlug AV Powerline Switch
PLA470
 
New HomePlugAV 1.1 features
Features
1.0
1.1
Benefits
Chipset
INT6000
INT6300
 
Firmware version
1.x
3.x
 
128-bit AES encryption
yes
yes
provides security to the powerline network
200 Mbps PHY rate
yes
yes
high-speed powerline channel data rate
CSMA/CA Channel access
yes
yes
provides reliable network connection
CCO Failover
Yes
yes
control redundancy of powerline connection
QoS (VLAN, TOS)
yes
yes
provides better user experience on video streaming, VoIP, online gaming.
Rotate NEK encryption
yes
yes
provides a highly secured powerline network
IGMP v3
no
yes
provide a efficient network connection.
Signal Strength LED
no
yes
serves as an excellent tool for powerline network site survey
One button encryption
no
yes
User friently encryption set up
Factory default reset
no
yes
provides user friendly reset when deploying the network in house
   

2. Are the Powerline link LED lights off? One of the devices may need a firmware upgrade. Go to (www.zyxel.com/hpfw) and follow the instructions to upgrade the firmware and download the utility.


If you need further assistance, please contact ZyXEL customer support:
Support E-mail: support@zyxel.com
Telephone: 1-800-978-7222