Specifications

Network management
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devolo dLAN AVpro manager
4.2.3 The components of a dLAN device ID
The ID for each dLAN device consists of the following components:
 Description text
The description text is irrelevant for dLAN AVpro manager but important
for you because it allows you and your colleagues to recognise the device
in the network view. Therefore, the description text has to be unique to
prevent mix-ups with other devices.
 Security ID
Each dLAN device receives an individualised security ID from the factory
which cannot be modified. You can find the security ID on the device's
rating plate. It consists of four groups of four letters, with each group sep-
arated by hyphens.
MAC address
The MAC address of a dLAN device includes six two-digit hexadecimal
numbers, which are separated from each other by colons solely for
improved legibility. The MAC addresses of devolo dLAN devices always
start with a string of digits consisting of 00:0B:3B or BC:F2:AF. dLAN
AVpro manager detects and identifies manageable devolo dLAN devices
using their MAC addresses. If no description text is available for a dLAN
device, you have to apply the device's MAC address as its unique identifi-
cation.
dLAN AVpro manager can-
not read out the security ID
of a device. Instead, it dis-
plays the Device Access Key
(DAK) of the device. This
DAK is calculated in the de-
vice from its security ID.
If a device is contained in
the list of "Unused devices",
the device's DAK is dis-
played in the list on the right
next to the device's MAC ad-
dress.