Powerline - Devolo Magic 2 WiFi next Manual

4.5 Powerline

Make all changes to your PLC network in the Po-
werline area.
In order to use a new devolo Magic 2 WiFi next in
your devolo Magic network, first you have to
connect it to your existing devolo Magic adapters
devices as a network. This is accomplished by using
a shared password. This can be assigned in diffe-
rent ways:
b
Using devolo Cockpit
devolo Home Network App (see Chapter 3.4
Installation of devolo software),
b
Only using the PLC button (see Chapter 2.3
Pairing – Establishing a PLC connection and
3.3 Connecting
devolo Magic 2 WiFi next)
b
Using the web interface, in the PLC menu; as
described below:
Pairing – Using on-screen button
1
Click Start pairing to start the pairing opera-
tion. This may take some time.
2
As soon as the new devolo Magic adapter is
integrated into your existing network, it
appears in a list of available and established
connections.
Pairing – Using custom password
You can also assign your network a custom PLC
password you pick yourself. Enter this password for
each devolo Magic adapter in the Network
password field and confirm your settings by
clicking the Disk icon.
Note that the custom password is not assigned
to the whole PLC network automatically. In-
stead, you must assign it separately to each of
or the
your devolo Magic adapters.
Unpairing – Removing an adapter from a net-
work
1
To remove a devolo Magic adapter from your
the
devolo Magic network, click Leave Powerline
network.
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devolo Magic 2 WiFi next