Devolo dLAN Wireless extender - Manual (Page 6)

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dLAN
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Wireless extender
Contents
Preface.......................................................................................................... 3
Thank you! ......................................................................................................................3
About this manual ...........................................................................................................3
devolo ® on the Internet ...................................................................................................4
Package contents ............................................................................................................5
1 Introduction............................................................................................. 8
1.1 What exactly is dLAN ® ?........................................................................................8
1.2 What is WLAN? ....................................................................................................8
1.3 What the dLAN ® Wireless extender has to offer....................................................9
1.4 Sample applications ...........................................................................................10
1.4.1 dLAN ® Wireless extender as an access point..............................................10
1.4.2 dLAN ® Wireless extender as a client ..........................................................11
2 Initial use .............................................................................................. 13
2.1 Displays and connections ...................................................................................13
2.1.1 LEDs..........................................................................................................13
2.1.2 Ports .........................................................................................................14
2.2 Connecting the dLAN ® Wireless extender ...........................................................14
2.3 Software installation ..........................................................................................15
2.3.1 Software for Windows ® .............................................................................15
2.3.2 Software for Mac OS X ..............................................................................16
2.3.3 Software for Linux .....................................................................................16
3 Configuration ........................................................................................ 18
3.1 The devolo Informer ...........................................................................................18
3.2 Accessing the integrated configuration interface ................................................19
3.3 WLAN status ......................................................................................................21
3.4 Change configuration.........................................................................................21
3.4.1 Security .....................................................................................................22