Specifications

Network management
devolo dLAN AVpro manager
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Creating an MDU network
MDU networks have two hierarchy levels: master and slave. Which device is a
'master' and which is a 'slave' depends on the position in the network tree that
you drag the device to from the list of "Unused devices" in the open network.
Therefore, an MDU network requires that you place the dLAN devices precisely,
otherwise the dLAN device will not be added to the network!
You have three different options for placing a dLAN device:
a) Dragging a dLAN device to the network root (name of the network) creates
a new MDU segment. The respective dLAN device automatically becomes
the master of this segment in the process.
b) If you drag the dLAN device to an existing master, the respective dLAN
device becomes a slave in the master's dLAN segment.
c) If you drag a dLAN device to an existing slave, the respective dLAN device
becomes another slave in the same network segment.
You can freely move dLAN devices back and forth between different MDU seg-
ments within MDU networks. In the process, the respective dLAN device auto-
matically becomes a master or slave based solely on the endpoint of the
movement (see above). If you move one master onto another master, this makes
the moved master itself a slave in the other master's MDU segment. The existing
slaves of the moved master become slaves of the new master in the process.
Fig. 24 : Network tree structure of an MDU network with multiple segments