1 Securityin The Powerlinenetwork; 2 Encryptingyour Powerlinenetwork Usingthe Encryptionbutton - Hama Mini Bedienungsanleitung

8. Powerline
8.1 Security in the Powerline network
Beforeyou can usethe Hama500 Mbps Powerlineadapter in your Powerlinenetwork,you must
first connectit to other Powerlinedevicesto createa home network Two specifictips are parti-
cularly important here:
A closed Powerlinenetwork is created through the use of a common Powerlinepasswordfor
accesscontrol. Thecommon Powerlinepasswordis usedfor network encryptionto preventun-
authorised access t othedatabeingtransferred
Youcan definethe Powerlinepasswordautomaticallyusingthe encryptionbutton
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8.2 Encrypting your Powerline network using the encryption button
Toencrypt a Powerline networkall connected devices needs to beequipped with an encryption
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TheHama500 Mbps Powerlineadapterscomeequippedwith the HomePlug AV
default encryption
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For reasons of security, w e urgentlyrecommend that you protectyour Powerline
network usingthe encryptionbutton assoon asyou havefinishedinstallingand
starting it up. Thisgenerates an individualised128-bitAESkeythat cannot be read
outsidethe network and reliablyprotectsyour networkfrom unauthorisedexternal
access.
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Encryption c annotbeperformed w henthedevice is instandby mode.
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