Repeater Networks - Devolo 5400 Manual

35 Network configuration

4.5.2Repeater networks

This menu is available in repeater mode on-
ly.
You can configure all necessary settings for your
repeater networks here.
Repeater mode
Repeater type: "Crossband" or "Inband"
Primary frequency band: 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz.
devolo WiFi 6 Repeater 5400
Use same settings for both home network and
repeater network: If you disable this option, con-
figure the settings listed below separately for the
existing home network and for the extension cre-
ated by the repeater.
Home network vs repeater network
The following graphic is intended to show the dif-
ference between the two networks:
Home network
Fig. 5
In repeater mode, there are two Wi-Fi networks:
the existing home network and the repeater net-
work.
The home network is the network that always
starts with the Internet access device (Wi-Fi router).
It is used for data transmission from router to re-
peater and vice versa.
Repeater network