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5 dLAN network

5.1 Security in the dLAN

Before you can use the dLAN LiveCam 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:

b

Shared use of a dLAN password results in a delim-
ited 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 protec-
tion, of the transmitted data.

Please note the following basic principle when choos-
ing your encryption method:

b

The dLAN password can be specified automati-
cally via the encryption button (see

b

or manually using the dLAN Cockpit program
(see

5.2 Encryption at the touch of a

button

To encrypt a dLAN AV network, in which all associated
devices are equipped with an encryption button, simply

press the encryption button that is located on the de-
vice. Pressing this button will encrypt your dLAN AV
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: