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  • Page 2 ® devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac ® devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi n...
  • Page 3 © 2017 devolo AG Aachen (Germany) While the information in this manual has been compiled with great care, it may not be deemed an assurance of product characteristics. devolo shall be liable only to the degree specified in the terms of sale and delivery.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1200+ WiFi ac/n as a WiFi access point ..... . . 13 2.2.2 dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n as WDS bridge ......15 2.2.3 Static VLAN .
  • Page 5 Content Remove dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac from the dLAN pro network ..... 28 4 Network configuration ............29 General information about the menu .
  • Page 6 Warranty conditions ........... . . 69 devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 7: Preface

    "Only the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac supports operation in the 5 GHz frequency band". After a presentation of the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n with sample applications in Chapter 2, Chapter 3 will cover...

  • Page 8: Intended Use

    2014/53/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/30/EU and the other rel- evant provisions of the FTEG. The products are class B equipments. These products are designed for use in the EU, Switzerland and Norway. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...
  • Page 9 5,260 GHz 100 mW/20 dBm 200mW/23dBm 2,442 GHz 5,280 GHz 2,447 GHz 5,300 GHz 2,452 GHz 5,320 GHz 2,457 GHz 2,462 GHz 5,500 GHz 2,467 GHz 5,520 GHz 2,472 GHz 560mW/27,5dBm 5,540 GHz 5,560 GHz devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 10: Safety Notes

    Users do not need to carry out any maintenance on de- volo devices. In the event of damage, disconnect the devolo device from the mains supply by pulling it or its Multiple devolo devices must not be interlocked. plug out of the power outlet. Then contact qualified...

  • Page 11: Devolo On The Internet

    Do not cover devolo devices when operating. The devolo business area not only contains product b Do not place any objects on devolo devices. descriptions and documentation, but also updates of b Do not insert any objects into the openings of devolo software and your device's firmware.

  • Page 12: Devolo Dlan Pro

    802.11n wireless standard and offers reliable support Developed for use in businesses devolo Business Units for 2.4 GHz devices. offers with the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n an innova- tive access point for network-compatible terminal de- The configuration of VLAN and dynamic VLAN is just as vices.

  • Page 13: All About The Network

    The following illustration shows how the Internet con- same room as the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n. nection is set up using the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n Separation of user groups and granular access control and a router, and how the connection within the net- through access points (Multi SSID) and VLAN.
  • Page 14 14 Fig. 2: WiFi access point devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 15: Dlan Pro 1200+ Wifi Ac/N As Wds Bridge

    WiFi users from various user groups (e.g. employ- Proper use of the VLANs requires a managed Ethernet ees from various departments or guests) to any VLAN switch to which the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n is con- and, therefore, separating the data streams in your nected.
  • Page 16 Ethernet switch is appropriately configured for this purpose. If you can no longer access the VLAN dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n due to a CO. Bergmann configuration error, you can reset it to its factory defaults by holding the...
  • Page 17 VLAN ID of "100" while the VLAN of the Schmitz company uses a VLAN ID of "200". Fig. 5: Configuration of CO. Bergmann The dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac of the Bergmann com- Only the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac pany only receives data packets with the VLAN ID supports operation in the 5 GHz fre- "100",...
  • Page 18 18 only receives data packets with the VLAN ID of "200". Fig. 6: Configuration of CO. Schmitz Only the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac supports operation in the 5 GHz fre- quency band. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 19: Dynamic Vlan

    WiFi user. Here, a standard VLAN can be defined for an SSID. If the RADIUS server does not provide a VLAN assign- ment for a user, the user is assigned automatically to the default VLAN. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 20: Initial Use

    1 network cable This chapter covers everything you need to know to set b Hard copy of installation guide and CE declaration up your dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n. We provide a of conformity description of how the device is connected, its...

  • Page 21: The Dlan Pro 1200+ Wifi Ac/N

    Four or two internal WiFi antennas and Indicator lights b One integrated electrical socket The integrated indicator lights (LEDs) show the dLAN status for the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n by illuminat- 3.3.1 Encryption button ing and/or flashing: This button controls the following functions:...

  • Page 22: Wifi Button

    WiFi key. You will find the unique key dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n is ready to operate on the label on the back of the housing. and a dLAN connection exists. b The LED flashes white quickly at regular inter- vals if the encryption process (pairing) is being performed in the dLAN pro network.

  • Page 23: Ethernet Ports

    1200+ WiFi ac/n back to the factory The integrated indicator light (LED) shows the WiFi defaults, press the Reset button for more than status for the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n by illuminat- 10 seconds. Keep in mind that all settings that ing and/or flashing:...

  • Page 24: Single Kit - Expanding An Existing Dlan Pro Network

    In the following sections we describe how to connect Before you can use the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n in the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n and integrate it into your dLAN pro network, first you have to connect it to the network.
  • Page 25 25 Initial use The new dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n is now integrated Be aware that dLAN pro encryption into your existing dLAN pro network. with the help of dLAN AVpro manag- er and the configuration interface are separate processes and are not auto- matically synchronised.

  • Page 26: Starter Kit And Single Kit - Setting Up A New Dlan Pro Network

    First press the encryption button (for about 1 access device's network jack. second) of dLAN pro 1200+ and then, within 2 minutes, press the encryption button with the Plug the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n into a wall home icon (for...

  • Page 27: Dlan Avpro Manager

    Management software to support the user during dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac. To do so, read Chapters 3.5 dLAN AVpro manager and 4 configuration and monitoring Network configuration. b Central administration interface...

  • Page 28: Software For Windows And Linux

    VLAN configuration for subnet management To remove a dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac device from an existing network, press this device's encryption button For detailed descriptions and information on with the home icon for at least 10 seconds. The de-...

  • Page 29: Network Configuration

    You can find more information on this topic online in the product down- load area at bwww.devolo.com/en/Business-Solutions/ You can also access the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n de- Wi-Fi-Pro/dLAN-pro-1200+-WiFi-ac bwww.devolo.com/en/Business-Solutions/ Wi-Fi-Pro/dLAN-pro-1200+-WiFi-n You can either manage the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 30: General Information About The Menu

    Choose your desired management variant the first time you access the device. If you prefer to configure the de- vice settings using the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n in- terface, say no to forwarding at this point with Disable devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...
  • Page 31 Fields with a red border are required fields. This means Logging out entries must be made in these fields to continue with Log out of the web interface by clicking Log the configuration. out. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 32: Status

    Recommended settings can of course be replaced with 4.2 Status customised information. The Status area shows the status of the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n and the connected LAN, dLAN and WiFi devices. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 33: Status/Overview

    You can see status information for your device here. nected devices. You can see status information for a cable-based net- work such as protocol information or the connection speed of both Ethernet ports, etc. here. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...
  • Page 34 You can see status information for a wireless network such as frequency channels in use, SSIDs in use and connected WiFi devices here. Only the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac supports operation in the 5 GHz fre- quency band. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 35: Status/Events

    35 Network configuration 4.2.2 Status/Events syslog entries your dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n here. You can search for specific entries using the Search Refresh the list by clicking the Arrow icons. The list is field. refreshed automatically in 10 second intervals.

  • Page 36: System

    Network configuration 36 4.3 System Make changes to the device settings in the System ar- 4.3.1 System/Status You can see all status information for your device here. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 37: System/Management

    You can also specify a contact person available to be notified To ensure that the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n can be found quickly in your network, assign the device a devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...
  • Page 38 For security reasons, only allow ac- cess from certain sources. b 172.25.0.0/16: network address and bits devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...
  • Page 39 1200 WiFi and WiFi pro series devices from (172.25.200.253/255.255.255.255) a centralised location. do not work. You can find the devolo connectivity center at Be aware that the existing device www.devolo-cc.com/en. configuration can be lost through enabling and disabling management...

  • Page 40: System/Time

    Select the desired time zone in the Time zone drop- down menu. Select the desired time server or add a desired time server using the plus icon and confirm the entry by pressing the Save button in the Time server drop- down menu. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 41: System/Button/Leds

    The LED schema on the following page (see Fig. 11) explains these statuses in detail. Button settings You can enable and disable the function of the buttons by activating or deactivating the corresponding check- boxes. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...
  • Page 42 Network configuration 42 Fig. 11: LED schema devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 43: System/Services

    If you have enabled the remote syslog (see 4.3.2 Sys- ment. tem/Management), you can enter the remote syslog server's IP port so that the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n can write log data to the server configured here. The SSH protocol allows console-based access to the device (standard TCP port: 22).

  • Page 44: System/Configuration

    For backup purposes, all active configuration settings can be transmitted to your computer, stored there as a file and reloaded into the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n. Restoring the device configuration file using the Select file… button and start the pro- cess by clicking the Restore button.

  • Page 45: System/Firmware

    45 Network configuration Resetting the device configuration To update the firmware to the latest version, first With the reset button, the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n go to the devolo website, www.devolo.com/en/ can be returned to the original factory defaults. Your...

  • Page 46: System/Change Password

    Keep in mind that web interface. all settings that have already been configured will be To do so, enter the current password and then enter lost! the desired new password twice. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 47: Lan

    47 Network configuration 4.4 LAN 4.4.1 LAN/Status You can see the status of your LAN here. Change the settings for the wired network in the LAN area. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 48: Lan/Ip Configuration

    Network configuration 48 4.4.2 LAN/IP configuration dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n is to act as the DHCP serv- er, activate the option Act as DHCP server. component your network, dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n also communicates via the TCP/IP protocol. The IP address required for this can ei- ther be entered manually as a static address or ob- tained automatically from a DHCP server.
  • Page 49 When configuring the VLANs and the VLAN port settings, the web inter- The factory defaults do not have VLAN configured. You face of the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/ can create VLANs by clicking the Plus icon. In doing n should remain accessible, i.e. con- so, a VLAN (VLAN 1 to VLAN 16) has to be selected and figurable.
  • Page 50 Incoming untagged frames are marked with VLAN port that is set to untagged. If no VLAN port is set to untagged and at least one VLAN is created, incoming untagged frames are discarded. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 51: Dlan

    You can search for specific devices using the search function. 4.5.1 Status You can see the current status of your dLAN pro net- work configuration here. The connected dLAN devices devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 52: Dlan Pro Network

    Network configuration 52 4.5.2 dLAN pro network Connecting the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n) or at this point. In a dLAN pro network, all connected components must use the same password. The dLAN password can If the dLAN password is set with help from...
  • Page 53 For detailed descriptions and information on choose the same dLAN password as- configuration of your dLAN pro network please signment procedure within a single consult the devolo dLAN AVpro manager man- dLAN pro network. ual at www.devolo.com/en/business-solutions. For example, if you encrypted your...
  • Page 54 1 to 63 slaves which are assigned to the master. In MDU operating mode, direct data communication is only between the slave and its master ["peer isolation"], and never from slave to slave. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 55: Wifi

    SSIDs with possible VLAN configura- tions. You can display details about the respective fre- You can see the current status of your WiFi network quency band using the search function. configuration here. In addition to the connected WiFi devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 56: Wifi/2.4 Ghz Radio

    In this case, configure the device If you would like, you can switch off this WiFi part of over Ethernet. your dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n completely. To do so, disable the Enable option and confirm your entry by pressing Save.
  • Page 57 The channel selection default setting is Automatic. sic rate must be selected. Unicast packets can also be The dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n regularly and automat- sent with the supported data rates which are not basic ically executes the channel selection in this setting. In rates.
  • Page 58 Furthermore, the smallest selected basic rate is used for emitting the SSID (beacon). The larger this rate is, the more efficient the WiFi is being used. Note that this can reduce the maximum range. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 59: Wifi/5 Ghz Radio

    Switching the WiFi on or off disable the Enable option and confirm your entry by pressing Save. If you would like, you can switch off this WiFi part of your dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n completely. To do so, devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...
  • Page 60 Only change the preconfigured data rates if phase (DFS) starts automatically, during which time the you understand the concept behind them. dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n cannot be accessed via WiFi. Setting the radio data rates entails selecting the data rates used by the WiFi access point for transmission.

  • Page 61: Wifi/Ssids

    You should select multiple data rates as basic rates, e.g. 6, 12 or 24 Mbps (recommended) so that multicast The dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac supports up to 8 WiFi packets are sent at 24 Mbps, if possible. access points (multi-SSID), each with two frequency bands of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, i.e.
  • Page 62 If this option is disabled, potential network users must know the exact SSID and In addition, the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n also sup- enter it manually to be able to set up a connection. ports the WPA/WPA2 Enterprise Mode encryption key.
  • Page 63 All WiFi devices con- figured as a station are not able to exchange any data with each other, only with dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n. Fig. 13: Peer-to-peer isolation devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 64: Wifi/Bridge

    Here you can assign a frequency band to the bridge. Here you can select the encryption methods used (the Only the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac target SSID) and then enter the corresponding security supports operation in the 5 GHz fre- key.

  • Page 65: Wifi/Radius

    WiFi access points. As a central authentication and accounting server, a RADIUS server handles the registration and Designate the respective server using its IPv4 address and enter the port number and server-side NAS key. devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 66: Appendix

    Fig. 14: Label set up network architecture that is more secure and ar- ranged more clearly. You can easily determine the MAC address of a Win- dows computer by opening the window with the com- devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 67: What Is Wlan (Wifi)

    (SSID), data encryption and such as port assignments or addresses. The access control via the MAC addresses of the network dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n allows VLANs to be stations. mapped by port and/or access point. Other mapping methods by third-party devices using "VLAN tags"...

  • Page 68: Bandwidth Optimization

    "connection rules": power supply via the electrical socket integrated into the dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n. Fig. 15 devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

  • Page 69: Disposal Of Old Devices

    The warranty period for this devolo product is three years. This period begins at the day of delivery from the devolo dealer. War- ranty services carried out by devolo do not result in an extension of the warranty period nor do they initiate a new warranty period. The warranty period for installed replacement parts ends with the war- ranty period of the device as a whole.
  • Page 70 Claims for compensation of lost profits, indirect or consequen- receipt. tial detriments, are excluded. devolo is not liable for lost data or retrieval of lost data in Suspension of the warranty cases of slight and ordinary negligence. All warranty claims will be deemed invalid...
  • Page 71 Dynamic VLAN 19 RADIUS server 16, 19, 65 Remote Syslog server 38 Ethernet ports 23 Reset 23 Restart 45 Frequency band of 2.4 GHz 56 Frequency band of 5 GHz 59 Safety notes 10 SNMP 38 devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...
  • Page 72 Time server 16, 40 Updating firmware 45 VLAN 48 VLAN ID 49 Warranty 69 WDS bridge 15, 64 WiFi access point 13 WiFi antenna 23 WiFi key 22 Wireless bridging 15 WPA/WPA2 Enterprise Mode 62 devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n...

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