Specifications

Security and access protection
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6 Security and access protection
6.1 Setting a network password
dLAN AVpro manager automatically assigns a network-specific network pass-
word to all of the dLAN devices in a network. There are two reasons for this:
 Using a shared network password, a logical segment [a 'password sphere']
is defined. This password sphere provides the prerequisite for communica-
tion between a network's dLAN devices since only dLAN devices with the
same network password can exchange data with each other in the net-
work.
 In addition, the network password is a component used for encrypting the
data to be transmitted in the respective network. Encryption provides
interception protection for the dLAN connections.
6.1.1 Default network password
The network password is generated automatically. It has the following structure
depending on the selected network mode:
 P2P network mode:
By default the network password for a P2P network is the same as the name
for the respective network.
 MDU network mode:
By default the network password for an MDU network is the same as the
name of the network plus the master's MAC address.
If an individualised network password has been assigned to the MDU net-
work, the network password consists of both parts, the individualised net-
work password plus the master's MAC address.