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Setting Up Your Encryption Software

(optional)

The NETGEAR Powerline products provide the option to set your own unique encryption key.

The encryption key is used to protect unauthorized access to you network over the powerline

network. This is accomplished by using the NETGEAR Encryption utility supplied on the

Resource CD. The utility will generate a new key once you define a network password. Each

powerline device must be set with exactly the same key; otherwise they will be unable to

communicate with one another.

Note: Once you begin to change the key for each device, portions of your network

may become disabled until all of the devices have been set with the new encryption

key.

1. Install the software on the PC connected to the XE602 Powerline Ethernet Adapter.

a. For a Powerline adapter connected to Cable/DSL router, install the software on a PC

connected to one of the adjacent LAN ports of the router.

2. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive

3. Double-Click on the Setup.exe on the root directory of the CD

4. Once the following screen appears, click "Next" and follow the instructions on the setup

screens, until you reach the screen shown in step 5.

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