Addition - Expanding An Additional Network - Devolo dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac Manual

21 Initial use
3.3.2Addition – Expanding an additio-
nal network
1
Plug the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac into a wall soc-
ket. As soon as the LED indicator light flashes
red at regular intervals of 0.5 sec., the adapter
is ready to operate but not yet integrated into
the dLAN network.
Integrating the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac into an exi-
sting dLAN network
Before you can use the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac in your
dLAN network, first you have to connect it to your
existing dLAN devices as a network. This is accom-
plished by using a shared dLAN password. The
dLAN password can be set in different ways:
dLAN network encryption:
b
Using
devolo Home Network App (see Chapter 3.4
Installation of devolo software),
b
Only using the PLC button (see Chapter 2.4.1
PLC
dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac)
b
Using the web interface, in the PLC menu 4.5
Powerline:
devolo dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac
devolo Cockpit
button and 3.3 Connecting
As soon as the white LED lights up steady,
the new dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac is integrated
into your existing, encrypted dLAN net-
work.
Integrating the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac into an exi-
sting WiFi network
To ensure that the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac has the
same WiFi configuration as your WiFi router, you
can apply the WiFi access data at the touch of a
button using the WiFi Clone function. This can be
enabled in different ways:
Enabling WiFi Clone:
b
Enabling WiFi Clone at the touch of a button:
First press the PLC button with the home icon
on the front side of dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac and
then press the WPS button of the WiFi router
or the
with the access data you want to apply.
or
b
Enabling WiFi Clone via the configuration
the interface. More information about this func-
tion can be found in Chapter WiFi Clone.