
In Figure 9.6, the NEK password has been replaced with the PLC Network
value. The longer this password is, and the more numbers and symbols it has, the
harder it is to crack for an intruder looking to access the PLC network.
All the PLC devices connected to the electrical network can be configured from
this configuration interface, whether these already exist in the PLC local area net-
work or not. All you have to do is know the DEK of the remote devices connected to
the electrical network.
The DEK is unique for each PLC device and its ID is indicated at the back of the
device. It can be called SecureID (Devolo), Password (Corinex and Oxance), Mot de
passe (LEA), and so forth. This key is encoded in 16 bytes in the hexadecimal for-
mat.
In Figure 9.7, the value of the DEK is JJMZ-QFDI-RVHE-OJRS above the
MAC address of the PLC device to be configured. The DEK is secured.
If you know the value of the DEK, just click on the Add Products tab and enter
this value in the Password field. The Adapter name field is used in order to identify
the PLC device (living room or bedroom, for example).
Configuring a HomePlug 1.0 or Turbo Network 185
Figure 9.6 PLC local area network password configuration
Figure 9.7 Reading the DEK key on the box of a PLC device
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