Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wps) - Devolo dLAN 200 AVpro User Manual

48 Network configuration
devolo dLAN 200 AVpro Wireless N
can limit access of
dLAN 200 AVpro Wireless N to the method you
have selected. In addition to the WPA/WPA2
encryption key, the dLAN 200 AVpro Wireless N
also supports Enterprise Mode. As a central
authentication server, the RADIUS server assumes
the user administration (for multiple access points;
see RADIUS server).
Enterprise Mode does not support
any WPS.
Save all modified settings before leaving this configu-
ration area again.
The factory defaults have the
dLAN 200 AVpro Wireless N
configured as an access point and
the WPA2 WLAN encryption is set
with the security ID as the default
WLAN key. You will find the 16-
character security ID on the label
on the back of the housing.
When activating the encryption, make sure that the
WLAN settings (SSID, encryption mode and encryption
key) of the access point always correspond to the set-
tings of the clients, as otherwise you will be (uninten-
tionally) excluding devices from your network.
clients to the You should always encrypt the connections in your
WLAN. Otherwise anyone within range could pene-
trate into your home network and, for example, share
your Internet connection. Always select the better
WPA2 encryption method if possible. Use WEP only if
one of your wireless terminal devices does not operate
with a better standard.

4.6.3 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is one of the international
encryption standards developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance
for easily and quickly setting up a secure wireless net-
work. The encryption keys of the respective WLAN cli-
ent are transmitted automatically and continuously to
the other WLAN client(s) of the wireless network. The
dLAN 200 AVpro Wireless N offers two different vari-
ants for transmitting these encryption keys: