19 dLAN network
devolo dLAN 550 duo+
4 dLAN network
4.1 Security in the dLAN
Before you can use the dLAN 550 duo+ in your
dLAN network, first you have to connect it to other
dLAN devices as a home network. Two specific
pieces of information are especially important for
this:
b
Shared use of a dLAN password results in a
delimited dLAN network.
b
Shared use of the dLAN password serves as
access control to the dLAN network as well as
the encryption, and thereby the interception
protection, of the transmitted data.
The dLAN password can be set in different ways:
b
Automatically using the
encryption button
(see
4.2 dLAN network encryption at the
)
b
Manually using the
devolo Cockpit
program
(see
3.5 Installation of devolo software
).
4.2 dLAN network encryption at
the touch of a button
To encrypt a dLAN network, in which all associated
devices are equipped with an encryption button,
simply press the encryption button that is located
on the device. Pressing this button will encrypt
your dLAN network with a randomly generated
password.
Adapters cannot be configured while in
Standby mode.
The following section contains exact instructions
on the basis of possible network scenarios:
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