Devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ User manual

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dLAN® 500 AV Wireless+

devolo dLAN®500 AV Wireless+

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Contents
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Contents
1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 Thank you! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1.1 About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 CE conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1 What exactly is dLAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 What is WLAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3.1 dLAN Cockpit App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.3.2 Sample applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3 Initial use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.1 Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
3.3 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.3.1 Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.3.2 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.3.3 Network jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.3.4 WLAN antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.4 Connecting the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.4.1 Software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4 dLAN network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.1 dLAN network encryption at the touch of a button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.2 dLAN Cockpit App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2.1 Overview page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2.2 Settings menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.2.3 Menu on the bottom edge of the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3 dLAN Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.3.1 Encrypting a network with dLAN Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Contents
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5 Network configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.1 Calling up the built-in configuration interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.2 Menu description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.3 Status overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.3.1 dLAN status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.3.2 WLAN monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.3.3 Ethernet status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.4 Device configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.4.1 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.4.2 Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.4.3 dLAN settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.4.4 Time server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.5 WLAN configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
5.5.1 Access point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5.5.2 Guest account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.5.3 WLAN filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5.5.4 Parental controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.5.5 WLAN time control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.5.6 Wi-Fi Protected Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5.6 Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.6.1 Resetting the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
5.6.2 Saving a configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5.6.3 Restoring a configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
5.6.4 Update firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.1 Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.2 Disposal of old devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
6.3 Warranty conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Preface 5
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1Preface
1.1 Thank you!
With the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+, you have chosen
a HomePlug AV device that combines the advantag-
es of the two network standards dLAN and WLAN.
In addition, the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ has three
LAN ports for directly connecting computers or other
network components. The dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
enables wireless surfing at transfer rates of up to
500 Mbps via dLAN and of up to 300 Mbps via
WLAN in every room of your building—even on the
other side of thick concrete walls!
You can have all of your home network's dLAN and
WLAN devices available at a glance anywhere and
any time using dLAN Cockpit App for smartphones
and tablet PCs together with the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+.
1.1.1 About this manual
In addition to a small introduction to the basics of
"dLAN" and "WLAN" and a presentation of
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ devolo products and
dLAN Cockpit App in Chapter 2, in Chapter 3 you will
learn about how to successfully start up the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ and how you can download
dLAN Cockpit App from the respective store. Chapter
4describes configuration options in detail for the built-
in configuration interface, including access to the
WLAN. What you need to do to integrate your
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ into the dLAN network and
how you can monitor it using dLAN Cockpit App and
dLAN Cockpit software is covered in Chapter 5. Infor-
mation about product safety and the environmental
compatibility of the device and our warranty terms can
be found in Chapter 6 and conclude the manual.
Description of the symbols
Here we briefly describe the meaning of the symbols
used in this manual.
Very important note. Failure to ob-
serve this note may result in damage.
Important note that should be ob-
served.
Additional information, background material
and configuration tips for your device.
If you have any further ideas or suggestions related to
our products, we would be delighted to hear from you
at [email protected]!

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devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
devolo on the Internet
For detailed information on our products or "dLAN",
visit www.devolo.com. The Service Centre area con-
tains downloadable product descriptions and docu-
mentation, as well as updates to devolo software and
device firmware.
1.2 CE conformity
This product complies with the technical requirements
of the directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE) and the other rele-
vant provisions of the FTEG, and it is designed for use
in the EU and Switzerland. The product is class A
equipment. Class A devices may cause interference
when used in residential environments.
"99/05/CE" (R&TTE directive) is a directive
similar to the EMC directive. It applies to ra-
dio equipment and telecommunication termi-
nal equipment.Observance of these directives
is verified by the use of harmonized European
norms.
For the CE declaration for this product, refer
to the accompanying product CD under CE.
For the permitted voltage range for
operating the device and the power
consumption, refer to the label on the
rear side of the device. Additional
technical information is available at
www.devolo.com.

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2 Introduction
dLAN is an intelligent, secure technology that lets you
set up a home network easily, quickly and economical-
ly via your household electrical wiring, without the
need for complex and expensive dedicated cabling.
The available performance and effort required for the
installation also compares favourably to traditional
methods.
2.1 What exactly is dLAN?
dLAN (direct Local Area Network) uses the household
power grid to transfer data between computers
equipped with suitable adapters and other network
components. As a result, any power outlet can be used
as a network access point. The data is modulated prior
to transfer and sent as a signal via household power
lines. State-of-the-art technology ensures that the
power and data networks do not interfere with one an-
other. Networking via dLAN is fast and secure. The
data is encrypted using a key to prevent easy intercep-
tion by third parties.
2.2 What is WLAN?
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) refers to the use
of radio technology to network computers and other
devices. While it is possible to wirelessly connect com-
puters in pairs (peer-to-peer, p2p), a central access
point is required to set up a network of multiple devic-
es. Such access points are frequently combined in a
single device with modems for Internet access and
routers to manage network traffic.
The wireless network established by an access point
using a specific channel (from 1 to 140) and name
(SSID) has a limited range. The range of the access
point, which is also known as a "radio cell", is impeded
by building walls. In some cases, stable connections
are often only possible between WLAN devices within
a single room.
As it is not possible to rely on hardware such as net-
work cables (in a LAN) or household wiring (in a dLAN)
to control access to a WLAN, wireless networking nat-
urally presents special security challenges. WLANs
therefore use a number of security measures, such as a
concealed network name, data encryption and access
control via the MAC addresses of the network adapt-
ers.
2.3 dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
The dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ unites the technologies
of LAN, WLAN (wireless) and dLAN in one case:

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쎲It has three LAN ports for directly connecting
three network components.
쎲The adapter provides an optimal connection for
wireless terminal devices such as laptops, smart-
phones or tablet PCs (Apple/Android) via WLAN.
쎲Using dLAN, different rooms can be made
accessible via the mains supply without any
problems and every power outlet becomes a
WLAN connection with excellent reception qual-
ity.
쎲Power strips and other devices using up to 16
amps can be connected via the integrated power
outlet.
쎲dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ is the link between
dLAN Cockpit App and the dLAN network. It
collects all of the dLAN data in the local network
and provides it to dLAN Cockpit App.
2.3.1 dLAN Cockpit App
dLAN Cockpit App is devolo's free app, for checking
and configuring WLAN, dLAN and LAN connections for
the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ (via smartphone or tablet
PC). The smartphone or tablet PC connects to the
dLAN500AVWireless+athomeviaWLAN.

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2.3.2 Sample applications
Fig. 1

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Fig. 2

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3Initialuse
This chapter covers everything you need to know to set
up your dLAN 500 AV Wireless+. It will explain con-
necting the device and its functions. We will also briefly
introduce the included devolo software and then guide
you through its installation.
Fig. 3

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3.1 Package contents
Please ensure that the delivery is complete before be-
ginning with the installation of your
dLAN500AVWireless+.
쎲Single Kit:
쑗dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
쑗Network cable
쑗Hard copy of installation guide
쑗CD containing software and online documen-
tation
or
쎲Starter Kit:
쑗dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
쑗dLAN 500 AVplus
쑗Network cable
쑗Hard copy of installation guide
쑗CD containing software and online documen-
tation
devolo AG reserves the right to change the package
contents without prior notice.
3.2 System requirements
쎲Operating systems: Windows XP (32-bit), Win-
dows Vista Home Premium (32-bit/64-bit), Win-
dows 7 Home Premium (32-bit/64-bit), Linux
(Ubuntu), Mac OS X
쎲Network connection
Please note that your computer or other de-
vice must feature a network adapter with a
network port.
To set up a dLAN network, you need
at least two dLAN devices (200 Mbps
or 500 Mbps).

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3.3 Functions
The dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ has the following ele-
ments:
3.3.1 Indicator lights
The indicator lights (LEDs) show all of the statuses for
the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ by illuminating and/or
flashing in different ways:
Power
쎲Green flashing and illumination behaviour:
쑗The LED lights up green when the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ is operational.
쑗The LED flashes briefly,if the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ is in PowerSave
mode.
쑗The LED flashes at quick, regular inter-
vals, if the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ is con-
necting to the dLAN network (pairing).
dLAN
쎲Off: The LED does not light up. There is no con-
nection to the dLAN network.
Check whether the adapter is connected to
the mains supply correctly and whether the
encryption process has been carried out suc-
cessfully. For more information, refer to 3.4
Connecting the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
and 4 dLAN network.
쎲Green: The network connection is suitable for HD
video streaming; flashes when data is being trans-
mitted.
쎲Orange: The network connection is suitable for
SD video streaming and online gaming; flashes
when data is being transmitted.
쎲Red: The network connection is suitable for sim-
ple data transfer and Internet access; flashes
when data is being transmitted.

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WLAN
쎲Off: The LED does not light up. The WLAN con-
nection is disabled.
쎲Green flashing and illumination behaviour:
쑗The LED lights up when connected to the
WLAN network at 2.4 GHz.
쑗The LED flashes at quick, regular intervals
when data is being transmitted.
쑗The LED flashes briefly during WPS pairing.
쎲Blue flashing and illumination behaviour
쑗The LED lights up when connected to the
WLAN network at 5GHz.
쑗The LED flashes at quick, regular intervals
when data is being transmitted.
쑗The LED flashes briefly during WPS pairing.
Ethernet
쎲Off: The LED does not light up.
Check all of the cable connections and check
if the connected network components are
disabled.
쎲Green: Lit steady when a connection to the Ether-
net network exists; flashes when data is being
transmitted.
3.3.2 Buttons
ON/OFF
Use the ON/OFF button to switch the WLAN function
on or off.
Make sure that the WLAN function in
the factory defaults is enabled and the
WLAN encryption is set to WPA2. The
default WLAN key is the Wi-Fi key of

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the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+. You will find the
key on the label on the back of the housing.
WPS
With the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) encryption but-
ton, you secure your WLAN network at the touch of a
button.
WPS is one of the encryption standards de-
veloped by the Wi-Fi Alliance for increasing
security in a WLAN home network. The objec-
tive of WPS is to make it easier to add devices
to an existing network. For more detailed in-
formation, refer to Chapter 5.4.1 Security.
dLAN
Via the dLAN encryption button, you secure your dLAN
network at the touch of a button:
쎲To encrypt your dLAN network individually, press
each encryption button on the connected
devices for approx. 1 second – within 2 minutes.
쎲To remove a dLAN device from your network,
press the encryption button on the correspond-
ing device for at least 10 seconds (see 4.1
dLAN network encryption at the touch of a
button).
Reset
The Reset button (on the side of the housing) has two
different functions:

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쎲The device restarts if you press the Reset button
for less than 10 seconds.
쎲To change the configuration of the
dLAN500AVWireless+ back to the factory
defaults, press the Reset button for more than
10 seconds. Keep in mind that all settings that
have already been configured will be lost!
You can use the tip of a drawing pin to press
the reset button.
3.3.3 Network jacks
The three LAN ports can be used to connect computers
or other network devices to the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ via commercially available
network cables.
3.3.4 WLAN antennas
The internal WLAN antennas are for connecting to oth-
er network devices wirelessly.
3.4 Connecting the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
This section describes how to connect your
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ to a computer or other net-
work device.
햲Use a network cable to connect the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ to network port of your
computer or other network device.
햳Plug the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ into a wall
socket.
The power outlet should be in range of
the connected network device.
The dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ and the
network device should be easily acces-
sible.
To switch off the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ or disconnect
it from the mains supply, pull the pow-
er plug out of the power outlet.
햴A dLAN network is set up as soon as at least one
other dLAN adapter has been connected and
plugged into the mains supply. Now you can
secure your dLAN network to prevent unauthor-
ised access and you can do so either

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쑗By pressing the encryption button on the
adapter or
쑗Using dLAN Cockpit App via your smart-
phone or tablet PC or
쑗Using the provided devolo dLAN Cockpit
software – the local monitoring and encryp-
tion program or
쑗By entering the dLAN password in the con-
figuration interface.
For information on how to proceed in each
case, please read further in Chapter 4 dLAN
network and/or Chapter 5.4 Device config-
uration.
Downloading dLAN Cockpit App
햵Download dLAN Cockpit App to your smart-
phone or tablet PC from the corresponding store.
You can find dLAN Cockpit App quickest by
clicking on the magnifying glass in the store
and searching directly for dLAN Cockpit.
햶dLAN Cockpit App is placed in your smart-
phone's or tablet PC's app list as usual. Tapping
on the dLAN Cockpit icon brings you to the start
menu.
You can find more information in Chapter 4.2
dLAN Cockpit App.
Installation of devolo software
햷In order to be able to configure the WLAN net-
work, first install the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
software as described in the following chapter.
3.4.1 Software installation
Software for Windows
The installation wizard installs the adapter's configura-
tion software as well as the devolo dLAN Cockpit
software on the Windows operating system.
쎲dLAN Cockpit finds all accessible dLAN adapters
in your dLAN network, displays information about
these devices and encrypts your dLAN network
individually.
쎲You can configure your WLAN network, along
with other actions, using the configuration
interface for your dLAN 500 AV Wireless+.
To install the software, insert the included CD-ROM in
the CD drive of your computer.

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If AutoPlay is active on your computer, the in-
stallation will start automatically. Otherwise,
open the directory with the Windows Explor-
er by right-clicking on Start (or the Win-
dows logo) and selecting Explorer from the
context menu. Then start the installation wiz-
ard manually.
You will be asked for permission to transfer anonymous
performance data related to your dLAN adapter to
devolo. The data sent to devolo pertains only to the
performance values of your dLAN devices. The data is
anonymised and will be used exclusively for statistical
purposes. By providing it, you can help us improve our
products. You can find the installed software
applications in the Start All Programs devolo
program group.
Software for Mac (OS X)
The software mac folder contains the dLAN config-
uration software.
Software for Linux (Ubuntu)
The Software  Linux folder contains the dLAN
configuration software.

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devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
4dLANnetwork
Before you can use the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ in your
dLAN network, first you have to connect it to other
dLAN AV devices as a home network. Two specific
pieces of information are especially important for this:
쎲Shared use of a dLAN password results in a delim-
ited dLAN network.
쎲Shared 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 set in different ways:
쎲Automatically using the encryption button (see
4.1 dLAN network encryption at the touch
of a button)
쎲Manually using the dLAN Cockpit program (see
4.3 dLAN Cockpit) or dLAN Cockpit App pro-
gram (see 4.2 dLAN Cockpit App).
쎲By entering the dLAN password in the configu-
ration interface of the adapter (see 5 Network
configuration).
4.1 dLAN network encryption at
the touch of a button
To encrypt a dLAN network, in which all associated de-
vices are equipped with an encryption button, simply
press the encryption button located on the device.
Pressing this button will encrypt your dLAN network
with a randomly generated password.
The following section contains exact instructions on
the basis of possible network scenarios:
Fig. 4