Product manual

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dLAN
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Wireless extender
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Establishing a connection
to the dLAN
®
network
one another in the network. If desired, continue with the configuration of the
WLAN component of the dLAN
®
Wireless extender (see chapter 5).
4.3 Security in the dLAN
®
A number of mechanisms protect data communication via the power grid to
guard your privacy in your dLAN
®
:
● A password must be assigned to all of your dLAN
®
devices to ensure
that only your own dLAN
®
adapters can participate in your home
network. The password is used as an encryption key for network
communication.
● In addition, only those adapters that have had their security IDs
registered in the dLAN Configuration Wizard are permitted access to
specific dLAN
®
devices.
● Finally, you are also partly protected against intruders by the limits of
your own household power grid. Please note, however, that the grid