
Configuring the PLC Gateway 224
Configuring PLC Security 228
Testing Operation of the PLC Network 230
Firewall 231
VPN and PPPoE 232
Configuring an Internet Gateway 235
Sharing the Internet Connection 236
Configuring NAT and DHCP 237
CHAPTER 11
PLC for Businesses 247
Network Architecture 248
Supervising a PLC Network 249
Choosing a Standard 250
Choosing Network and Electrical Equipment 251
Service Quality 252
Access to the Electrical Medium 253
Placing Equipment 255
Choosing the Network Architecture 256
Security Parameters 257
Security Topologies 258
Configuring PLC Security 259
VLAN (Virtual LAN) 260
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) 260
Installing and Configuring a PLC Repeater (Bridge) 260
VoIP Under PLC 262
Sample Implementation of PLC in a Hotel 263
Network Implementation 263
Configuring a DHCP Client Under Linux 268
Configuring a DHCP/NAT Server 269
NAT (Network Address Translation) 270
CHAPTER 12
PLC for Communities 273
Electrical Networks for Communities 273
Electrical Network Operators 274
Topology of Electrical Networks 275
Topology of MV Networks 276
Implementation of a Communitywide PLC Network 277
PLC’s Position Within the Network Architecture 278
Constraints of the Electrical Network for PLC Architecture 280
PLC Architecture 280
Issues in Electrical Networks 282
Choosing Equipment and Technologies 283
Supervision of the PLC Distribution Network 284
Configuring the Network 285
Examples of Small, Medium, and Large-Scale PLC Networks 287
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