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d) In the next step, fill the displayed dLAN network with dLAN devices by using
the mouse to drag and drop dLAN devices from the list of "Unused devices"
into the "dLAN networks" window (see Chap. 2.6).
If you have selected the MDU operating mode for the network, generate the
hierarchy of dLAN devices for the MDU network by dragging a device to the
network root (this automatically makes it the master) in the "dLAN net-
works" window. All other devices that you then drag to the master or other
devices of the respective MDU network automatically become slaves.
One of these dLAN devices has to be connected to the management computer
locally (i.e. over Ethernet) so that dLAN AVpro manager can manage the net-
work!
e) You can create additional networks in the "dLAN networks" window by
clicking on the Add menu item in the Network menu and then proceeding
as described in items b - d.
All networks are saved in the currently opened database file.
4.2.1 Entering devices into the database automatically
If dLAN AVpro manager has access to the local dLAN transmission medium over
a local dLAN device connected via Ethernet, dLAN AVpro manager imports the
IDs for the dLAN devices accessible via the transmission medium into the
opened database file after starting and displays dLAN devices it has detected in
the "Live view" window.
4.2.2 Entering devices into the database using a text file
You can add a larger number of dLAN devices in the database by transferring a
text file of the IDs for these dLAN devices into the database. This is done in the
Database menu in the
Import device list menu item (see Chap. 2.6.1.2). This
adds the devices from the text file into the list of "Unused devices".
The lines of the text file have to be structured as follows:
Security ID,MAC address
If the ID for a dLAN device has a description, the associated text line has to be
structured as follows:
Security ID,MAC address,Description
You can find an example file in Chap. 7.2.