Devolo dLAN 500 AVplus, User Manual

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devolo dLAN 500 AVplus
4 dLAN network
4.1 Security in the dLAN
Before you can use the dLAN 500 AVplus in your dLAN
network, first you have to connect it to other dLAN AV
devices as a home network. Two specific pieces of in-
formation are especially important for this:
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Shared use of a dLAN password results in a delim-
ited dLAN network.
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Shared use of the dLAN password serves as access
control to the dLAN network as well as the
encryption, and thereby the interception protec-
tion, of the transmitted data.
The dLAN password can be specified automatically via
the
encryption button or manually using the
dLAN Cockpit program. Please note the following ba-
sic principle when choosing your encryption method:
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In dLAN AV networks, data encryption is as sim-
ple as touching a button , since all correspon-
ding dLAN AV devices are equipped with an
encryption button .
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For dLAN AV networks that include devices with
and without encryption buttons , data encryp-
tion must be set up using the dLAN Cockpit .
4.2 dLAN Cockpit
devolo dLAN Cockpit is a monitoring and encryption
program that detects all reachable dLAN AV devices in
your home network and combines them in a secure
network. Due to its logical graphic design, the
dLAN Cockpit is easy and intuitive to operate. After
installing the devolo software, it can be found in the
Start Programs devolo program group.