Short manual dLAN® 200 AVpro host firmware V2
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Contents About this manual.........................................................................................................................................4 What the dLAN 200 AVpro host firmware V2 offers you .............................................................4 1 Web interface....................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Update Firmware.......................................................
Configuration About this manual Structured as step-by-step guide, this short manual simply describes the enhancements of the dLAN 200 AVpro host firmware version 2 and introduce you to the new management features. For more information on the dLAN 200 AVpro host please refer to the dLAN 200 AVpro host product manual on our website www.devolo.com.
Configuration 1 Web interface 1.1 Update Firmware Under Overview > Device configuration > Update firmware select the appropriate path to the firmware file and press Update Firmware.
1.2 Configuration Register dLAN devices Under Overview > Network management > Register dLAN devices you register the devices you want to manage. There are three different ways to register the devices: 1.2.
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1.2.3 Configuration Register a locally connected device automatically Connect directly the device you want to register to one of the Ethernet ports until the Read button is activated. Then click Read. MAC address and a hashed version of the Security ID will be read automatically (the Security ID fields stay blank intentionally). You can enter an Alias for convenience and add the device to the list by clicking Add device. If the device is already in the list, the Read button is not activated! 1.
Configuration Colour codes: Devices which are marked green • registered and connected. Devices which are marked orange • registered and stopped intentionally Devices which are marked red • registered but no longer connected or in an error condition Devices which are marked grey • connected but not registered Devices which are marked yellow • have been triggered for connection, disconnection or configuration but the action has not yet been finished.
Configuration green. While the system is trying to connect the device, the device is marked yellow. If the connection fails, finally the device is marked red. If a device is connected, you can do the following by pressing the appropriate buttons: stop device: disconnects the device; after a short while, the device is disconnected and marked orange. select profile: selects and applies a configuration profile for this device.
Configuration If the isolation from neighbouring devices is disabled (peer-to-peer network mode), the remote devices are automatically assigned to peer-to-peer mode. If the isolation from neighbouring devices is enabled and the dLAN 200 AVpro host is configured as master, the remote devices are automatically assigned to slave mode. When communicating via Powerline (unlabeled transmission mode switch on the rear side of dLAN 200 AVpro host is not pressed), 63 remote devices are supported for management.
1.5 Configuration Firmware upgrade of remote devices The firmware of the remote devices will be automatically updated to the version which is contained in the current dLAN 200 AVpro host firmware. The current firmware version is shown here: 1.6 Manage profiles Under Overview > Network management > Manage profiles you define arbitrary configuration profiles which can be assigned to specific remote devices later on.
Configuration These tabs represent basic properties of the remote dLAN adapters in the network which can be predefined. 1.6.1 Multisegment Mode The so called multisegment mode should be activated, when there are different, logically independent dLAN networks in close proximity, e.g. two or more dLAN 200 AVpro host feeding different network segments.
1.6.2 Configuration Bandwidth The bandwidth for downstream and upstream can be limited to values between 64 kbps and 16384 kbps (16 Mbps) in steps of 64 kbps. Values which are not a multiple of 64 kbps are rounded automatically. The default value 0 kbps results in no bandwidth limitation. Downstream is the direction from the dLAN 200 AVpro host to the remote device, upstream vice versa. 1.6.
Configuration transmitting power (=0 dB attenuation/gain). The maximum attenuation is 30 dB. Examples: To decrease the transmitting power in the whole frequency range by 10 dB, enter: • Start frequency: “1.
Configuration that data packets of a certain type are prioritised using various methods, i.e. these are given priority in the network over data packets of a lesser type. To do so, two different methods are provided: 1.6.
Configuration Using VLANs, virtual local networks can be created for security and performance purposes. To do so, additional information is added to the standard Ethernet frame, some of which also contains priority information (VLAN User Priority). Similar to ToS prioritisation, these three bits can be configured for data transmission using the dLAN priority levels mentioned previously. To do so, for the eight possible values, select the desired entries from the corresponding drop-down menus. 1.6.
1.7 Configuration Assigning profiles Under Overview > Network management > dLAN devices, you can assign a profile to a specific device. Press the profile button of the specific device, select the desired profile in the pop up list and click OK. After successful activation of the profile, the profile name is listed next to the profile icon in the device list: If the configuration of a profile has changed, the changed profile will be assigned to the devices after saving the changes.
1.8 Configuration SNMP Traps Under Overview > Device configuration > SNMP traps you can enable SNMP traps. Check Send SNMP traps and configure the IP address of the SNMP manager, where the traps shall be sent. A trap is fired, if a registered device either joins or leaves the logical network, especially in error situations. 1.
