Devolo ADSL Fun LAN User Manual
MicroLink® ADSL Fun LAN
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Preface
Thank you for placing your trust in this devolo product.
By selecting the MicroLink ADSL Fun LAN you now have an ADSL modem that
will enable you to surf the Internet at high speed. Transmission rates of up to
8 Mbps download make it easy and fast to download animations, graphics or
similarly large quantities of data. And an upload rate of up to 1
enable you to send even large e-mails fast without incurring high costs.
Exacting manufacturing standards and stringent quality control are the basis
for high product standards and consistent quality to ensure your fullest satis
faction with this MicroLink ADSL Fun LAN.
This documentation was compiled by several members of our staff from a
variety of departments in order to ensure you the best possible support when
using your product.
Additional information in the Internet at 'www.devolo.com'
Our online services (www.devolo.com) is available to you around the clock
should you have any queries or require any further support.
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Package contents
Please ensure that the delivery is complete before beginning with the installation of your MicroLink ADSL Fun LAN:
쎲 MicroLink ADSL Fun LAN
쎲 Network cable (3 m)
쎲 ADSL cable (5 m)
쎲 Power adapter
쎲 Installation guide (in print)
쎲 CD-ROM including drivers, manual, firewall and virus scanner
devolo reserves the right to change the package contents without prior
notice.
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Contents
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1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 What is ADSL? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 What does the MicroLink ADSL Fun LAN have to offer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3 Firewall and virus scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Connection and installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Connection and display elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.3 Connecting to your stand-alone computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3.1 Installing the PPPoE Internet access software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3.2 Installing the AOL Internet access software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.4 Connecting to an Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 devolo MicroLink Informer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.1 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.2 Declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.3 Warranty conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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1 Introduction
1.1 What is ADSL?
The sheer speed of development of computer technology over the last few
years has resulted in a huge increase in the volume of electronic data traffic.
More users every day want to send and receive a constantly increasing
volume of data. Conventional transmission technologies (analog modems or
ISDN devices) are no longer equal to the demand.
New technologies are eliminating the restrictions and are offering the user
true broadband communications at significantly higher transfer speeds. An
important criterion for the spread of these access technologies is their
availability in as many offices and private households as possible. One of the
new technologies is transfer by ADSL, which bridges the section of the
network that connects to the customer (“the last mile”) over standard copper
wires. ADSL can thus be used for broadband access to the Internet, for
example.
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ADSL technology (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) uses three regions of
different sizes on the copper wire of a standard telephone line. Two regions
are used for data transmission and one for telephoning. The term
'asymmetric' indicates that the transmitting and receiving channels can carry
different quantities of data:
쎲 When the user surfs the Internet, the data sent to the provider tend to
carry less information (e. g. addresses of web sites or e-mails). The
transmission rate of up to 1 Mbps is generally sufficient for this purpose.
쎲 To load multimedia content (video sequences, animations, images etc.)
onto the computer from the Internet at acceptable quality and speed, a
transmission rate of up to 8 Mbps brings a significant saving in cost and
time.
The advantages of ADSL
쎲 Use the Internet and telephone at the same time (using a splitter)
쎲 No new wiring, because the existing telephone lines (copper wire) can
still be used
쎲 High transmission rates of up to 1 Mbps (upload) or up to 8 Mbps (down-
load)
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If you want to be able to use the telephone and the Internet simultaneously,
you will need a splitter to separate the high-frequency data signals from the
low-frequency telephone signals. It will be provided by your network opera
tor.
1.2 What does the MicroLink ADSL Fun LAN have to
offer?
With the MicroLink ADSL Fun LAN you have an ideal and user-friendly network and Internet access solution for the use at home and in SOHOs. It will
enable you to surf the Internet at high speed. Transmission rates of up to 8
Mbps download make it easy and fast to download animations, graphics or
similarly large quantities of data. And an upload rate of up to 1
enable you to send even large e-mails fast without incurring high costs.
You can use the MicroLink ADSL Fun LAN as a single station solution—using
your DSL Internet connection on one computer—or as a multiple-station
solution. The second option allows you to connect several computers to a sin
gle DSL Internet connection in combination with a LAN router, such as the
devolo MicroLink LAN router.
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You can find examples of possible applications in the chapter 'Connection
and installation'.
Simple installation
쎲 Connecting your MicroLink ADSL Fun LAN to the Ethernet jack of your
computer or LAN router using the network cable provided with the pro
duct
쎲 Connecting your MicroLink ADSL Fun LAN to the ADSL line using the
ADSL cable provided with the product
쎲 Plugging in your MicroLink ADSL Fun LAN using the power adapter pro-
vided with it
쎲 Installing the devolo PPPoE driver
쎲 Entering your Internet access data
쎲 Done!
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