Technical data

Introduction 15
devolo dLAN pro 500 Wireless+
All network-compatible devices are connected on a
single dLAN pro network and share a broadband con-
nection and a VLAN-capable router. All data traffic
from each company in this building is contained in a
separate VLAN. Here, each data packet sent over the
dLAN pro network is given a VLAN tag specific to each
dLAN pro 500 Wireless+.
Each VLAN tag contains a unique VLAN ID: The VLAN
of the Bergmann company, for example, uses a
VLAN ID of "100" while the VLAN of the Schmitz
company uses a VLAN ID of "200".
The dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ of the Bergmann com-
pany only receives data packets with the VLAN ID
of "100", and respectively, the
dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ of the Schmitz company
only receives data packets with the VLAN ID of
"200".
This configuration ensures that each company has ac-
cess only to its own assigned data traffic even
though all data runs through the same, commonly
used physical network.
The advantages are obvious:
쎲 The cost and burden of installing and operating
multiple broadband access points are eliminated.
쎲 The network infrastructure is quickly and easily
reconfigured to match changes in room assign-
ments.
쎲 Complicated installation/uninstallation of net-
work devices and the need to patch connections
are eliminated.
You can find a detailed description for the
VLAN configuration under 4.6 VLAN config-
uration.