Specifications

Network management

devolo dLAN AVpro manager

4.3.2 Setting compatibility mode

If you have created a dLAN segment, you can set the compatibility mode for the

respective segment.

To do so, right-click on the network name at the root of the network tree and

select the

Compatibility mode

option from the network's context menu.

Here you can select between

HomePlug AV mode

and

Coax mode

You can use compatibility mode to set which dLAN devices can be used in your

dLAN:

 If you select 'HomePlug AV mode' compatibility mode, only the devices that

support dLAN via PowerLine continue to be provided in dLAN AVpro man-

ager for the respective network.

 If you select 'Coax mode' compatibility mode, only the devices that support

dLAN via coaxial/two-wire lines continue to be provided in dLAN AVpro

manager for the respective network.

If you select a compatibility mode for a dLAN segment, all of the dLAN devices

in the segment that do not communicate using the associated transmission

medium become inaccessible. At the same time, all of the devices that cannot

support the associated transmission medium are hidden in the list of "Unused

devices". In addition, the "Coax/PLC" toggle switch on the dLAN devices has to

be switched so that the device uses the transmission medium prescribed by the

compatibility mode.

If the dLAN is in MDU mode and the option Only search through one medium is

disabled in the context menu for the respective network, the master automati-

cally searches through its network segment for available slaves in both compat-

ibility modes. This process can result in long wait times in some cases.

Fig. 27

: Setting compatibility mode