Guest Network - Devolo dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac Manual

31 Network configuration

4.4.3Guest network

If you have friends or acquaintances visiting and
you want to provide them with Internet access but
without giving away the password for your WiFi,
you can set up a separate guest account in addition
to the main Internet connection. The guest ac-
count can have its own network name, time limit
and WiFi password. This way your visitors can
browse the Internet without having access to your
local network.
To set up a guest account, activate the Enable
option.
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The guest account has an Automatic shutoff fea-
ture. This feature automatically disables the guest
network once the selected time period ends.
You can use the Enable option to activate the
shut-off feature.
You can also enable or disable the guest ac-
count in the devolo Home Network App
using the Guest account button.
Frequency band
In the Frequency band field, you select the fre-
quency band mode you are using (see Chapter
WiFi network mode).
Network name
Define the name of the guest network in the Net-
work name field.
Key
You should also encrypt the guest account to pre-
vent anyone in signal range from intruding into
your network and, for example, sharing your Inter-
net connection. The WPA/WPA2/WPA3 (Wi-Fi
Protected Access) security standard is available for
this.
This method allows for individualised keys consi-
sting of letters and numbers with a length of up