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Chapter 1. Installation and Basic Configuration | 11

XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual

To set a private encryption key:

1. Verify that all the Powerline XAV5501 Adapters to be configured are plugged in.

2. On the first Powerline XAV5501 Adapter, press its Security button for 2 seconds.

The power LED starts blinking after you release the button.

The adapter automatically produces a new, randomly generated network encryption key

that each Powerline XAV5501 Adapter will use.

At this point, the other adapters in your network cannot communicate with each other.

3. Within 2 minutes of pressing the Security button on the first adapter, press the Security

button on the second adapter for 2 seconds.

In order to pair the devices, both buttons must be pressed within 2 minutes.

This securely configures your Powerline network with the same network encryption key.

4. If your network has more than 2 adapters, press the Security button on the additional

adapter for 2 seconds, then push the Security button on any additional adapters in your

existing network for 2 seconds. Both buttons must be pressed within 2 minutes. The

adapters retain security settings even if they are unplugged.

Note: An adapter can generate a private encryption key only once. To

start over, first reset the adapter back to its factory defaults, then

follow the previous procedure. See

Reset a Device to Factory

Settings on page 17.

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Netgear XAV5501 User Manual Page 11