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Devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ User Manual

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70 Network configuration

devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+

WPS via PBC (Push Button Configuration):

Start the encryption process on the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+

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either by pressing the WPS button on the
front panel of the device or

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by pressing the Start setup button on the
user interface under WLAN configuration

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Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).

Then press either the WPS key of the WLAN sta-
tion you are adding or the WPS button on the
configuration interface. Now the devices
exchange their encryption keys and establish a
secure WLAN connection. The WLAN LED on the
front panel indicates the synchronisation process
by flashing.

WPS via PIN:

To interconnect WLAN stations securely in your
wireless network via PIN variants, enter an indi-
vidualised key in the configuration interface under
WLAN configuration

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Wi-Fi Protected

Setup (WPS)

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PIN and start the encryption pro-

cess by pressing the Start setup button.

Open the configuration interface of the WLAN sta-
tion to be added and transmit the PIN selected on
the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+. Confirm the encryp-

tion process as described there. Now the devices
exchange their encryption keys and establish a
secure WLAN connection. The WLAN LED on the
front panel indicates the synchronisation process
by flashing.

Use of the WPS process implies either WPA or WPA2.
For that reason, keep in mind the following automatic
settings depending on the encryption standard (also
refer to 6.4.1 Security), i.e.

b

if under WLAN configuration

ı

Access Point

No encryption or WEP is selected in advance,
WPA2 is set automatically. The newly generated
password is displayed under WLAN configura-
tion

ı

Access Point in the Key field.

b

if under WLAN configuration

ı

Access Point

WEP is selected in advance, WPA2 is set auto-
matically. The newly generated password is dis-
played under WLAN configuration

ı

Access

Point in the Key field.

b

if under WLAN configuration

ı

Access Point

WPA is selected in advance, this setting remains
with the previously assigned password.

b

if under WLAN configuration

ı

Access Point

WPA2 is selected in advance, this setting remains
with the previously assigned password.