devolo dLAN 1200 WiFi User Guide
dLAN® 1200+ WiFi ac
The Network Innovation
devolo dLAN® 1200+ WiFi ac
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Contents
1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1.1 Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1.2 Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1.3 CE conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1.4 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2 devolo on the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1 What exactly is dLAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
2.2 What is WLAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2.1 Wi-Fi or WLAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 The dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3.1 Encryption button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3.2 WiFi button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3.3 Network jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.3.4 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.3.5 WiFi antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.3.6 Integrated electrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3 Initial use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1 Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.2 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.3 Connecting the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3.1 Single Kit – Expanding an existing network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3.2 Starter Kit and Single Kit – Setting up a new dLAN network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.4 Installation of devolo software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.5 Uninstallation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4 devolo cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.1 devolo Cockpit App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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4.1.1 Overview page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.1.2 Settings menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.1.3 Menu on the bottom edge of the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.2 devolo Cockpit software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.2.1 Encrypting a network with devolo Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5 Network configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.1 Calling up the built-in configuration interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.2 Menu description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.3 WiFi configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.3.1 Access point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.3.2 WLAN time control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.3.3 Guest account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.3.4 Parental controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5.3.5 WLAN filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.3.6 WiFi Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.3.7 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.4 Status overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.5 Device configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.5.1 dLAN settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.5.2 dLAN devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.5.3 Add a dLAN device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.6 Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.6.1 Language selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.6.2 Device security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.6.3 Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.6.4 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.6.5 Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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6 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.1 Bandwidth optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.2 Disposal of old devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
6.3 Warranty conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Preface 5
1Preface
Thank you for placing your trust in this
dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac.
The dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac allows you to set up your
own home network with almost no effort. Because
the clever dLAN technology transmits the data over
the household electrical wiring, you do not have to
lay any new cables.
1.1 About this manual
Carefully read all instructions before setting up the device and store the manual and/or installation guide for
later reference.
After a brief introduction to "dLAN" and "WLAN“ basics and the presentation of the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac
in Chapter 2, Chapter 3 will cover successfully setting up your dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac and integrate it in
your network. How you can manage the
dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac using the devolo Cockpit App or
the dLAN software is covered in Chapter 4. Tips for
bandwidth optimization, information of environmental
compatibility of the device and our warranty conditions
can be found in Chapter 5 and conclude the manual.
Icons
This section contains a brief description of the icons
used in this manual and/or on the rating plate, the device connector, as well as the icons used on the package:
Icon Description
Very important safety symbol that
warns you of imminent electrical
voltage which if not observed can
result in serious injury or death.
An important safety symbol that
warns you of a potentially dangerous situation involving a burn
hazard which can result in minor
injuries or damage to property.
An important note that should be
observed which can potentially
lead to material damages.
The device may only be used
indoors in dry conditions.
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Icon Description
The manufacturer/distributing
company uses the CE marking to
declare that the product meets all
applicable European regulations
and has been subjected to the
prescribed conformity assessment
procedures.
It is used to prevent the occurrence of waste electrical and
electronic equipment and to
reduce this type of waste through
reuse, recycling and other forms
of utilisation. It establishes minimum standards for handling
waste electrical and electronic
equipment in the EU.
Additional information, background material and configuration tips for your device.
devolo dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac
Indicates a completed course of
action
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1.1.1 Intended use
Use the adapter as described in these instructions to
prevent damage and injuries.
CAUTION!
ambient conditions
Only use device indoors in dry conditions
Damage to the device caused by
1.1.2 CE conformity
This product complies with the technical requirements of the directives
2014/53/EU, 2011/65/EU und 2009/
125/EC.
This product is designed for use in the EU,
Switzerland and Norway.
The product is class B equipment.
A printout of the simplified CE declaration of
this product is separately included and can also
be found under www.devolo.com.
DANGER!
electricity
Do not reach into the electrical socket, do
not open the device and do not insert any
objects into the electrical socket or into the
ventilation openings
Users do not need to carry out any maintenance on
devolo devices. In the event of damage, disconnect the
devolo device from the mains supply by pulling it or its
plug out of the electrical socket. Then contact qualified
specialist personnel (after-sales service) exclusively.
Damage is deemed to have occurred, for example,
쎲 if the power plug is damaged.
쎲 if the devolo device has been showered with
liquid (such as rain or other water).
쎲 if the devolo device is inoperable.
쎲 if the housing of the devolo device is damaged.
Do not plug devolo devices directly into each
other. Devices that are plugged into each other
can experience a decrease in transmission rate.
Electrical shock caused by
1.1.3 Safety notes
It is essential to have read and understood all safety
and operating instructions before the devolo device is
used for the first time; keep them safe for future reference.
DANGER!
city
Device must be plugged into a power socket
with a connected earth wire
Electric shock caused by electri-
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devolo devices may be operated only on a mains power supply as described on the rating plate.
To disconnect devolo devices from the mains supply,
unplug the device from the electrical socket.
The power socket and all connected network devices
should be easily accessible so that you can pull the power plug quickly if needed.
CAUTION!
ration
Certain housing components can become
very hot in certain situations. Attach device
so that it is touch-proof, observing optimal
positioning
devolo devices should only be installed at locations
that guarantee adequate ventilation. Slots and
openings on the housing are used for ventilation:
Heat development during ope-
쎲 Do not cover devolo devices during operation.
쎲 Do not place any objects on devolo devices.
쎲 Do not insert any objects into the openings of
devolo devices.
쎲 devolo devices must not be placed directly next
to a naked flame (such as fire or candles).
쎲 devolo devices must not be exposed to direct
heat radiation (e.g. radiator, direct sunlight).
CAUTION!
cleaning agents containing solvents
Clean only electroless and with dry cloth
Damage to housing from
1.2 devolo on the Internet
For detailed information on our products and dLAN,
visit www.devolo.com
contains product descriptions and documentation, but
also updates of devolo software and your device's
firmware.
If you have any further ideas or suggestions related to
our products, please don't hesitate to contact us at
support@devolo.com
. The Powerline area not only
!
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Fig. 1
2Introduction
dLAN is an intelligent, secure technology that lets you
set up a home network easily, quickly and economical-
ly via your household electrical wiring, without the
need for complex and expensive dedicated cabling.
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2.1 What exactly is dLAN?
dLAN (direct Local Area Network) uses the household
power grid to transfer data between computers
equipped with suitable adapters and other network
components. As a result, any power outlet can be used
as a network access point. The data is modulated prior
to transfer and sent as a signal via household power
lines. State-of-the-art technology ensures that the
power and data networks do not interfere with one another. Networking via dLAN is fast and secure. The
data is encrypted using a key to prevent interception by
third parties.
2.2 What is WLAN?
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) refers to the use
of radio technology to network computers and other
devices. While it is possible to wirelessly connect computers in pairs (peer-to-peer, p2p), a central access
point is required to set up a network of multiple devices. Such access points are frequently combined in a
single device with modems for Internet access and
routers to manage network traffic.
building walls. In some cases, stable connections are
often only possible between WLAN devices within a
single room.
As it is not possible to rely on hardware such as network cables (in a LAN) or household wiring (in a dLAN)
to control access to a WLAN, wireless networking naturally presents special security challenges. WLANs
therefore use a number of security measures, such as a
concealed network name, data encryption and access
control via the MAC addresses of the network adapters.
2.2.1 Wi-Fi or WLAN?
Wi-Fi is an invented brand name of the Wi-Fi Alliance,
a consortium that certifies devices with wireless interfaces. In many countries, Wi-Fi is also used synonymously with WLAN, which if taken strictly, is incorrect,
because Wi-Fi designates the wireless standard and
WLAN the wireless network.
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The wireless network established by an access point
using a specific channel (from 1 to 13) and name (SSID)
has a limited range. The range of the access point,
which is also known as a "radio cell", is impeded by
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Fig. 2 is country-specific
2.3 The dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac
The dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac is equipped with
쎲 An encryption button (home icon) with LED status
display,
쎲 A WiFi button with LED status display,
The LED status display can be deactivated on the configuration interface
of the adapter (see 5.6 Management).
쎲 Two network jacks
쎲 One reset button
쎲 Four internal WiFi antennas
쎲 One integrated electrical socket
2.3.1 Encryption button
This button controls the following functions:
Encrypting the dLAN network
쎲 To encrypt your dLAN network individually, press
each encryption button on the connected
devices for approx. 1 second – within 2 minutes.
쎲 To remove a dLAN device from your network,
press the encryption button on the corresponding device for at least 10 seconds.
For more information, refer to Chapter 3.3 Connecting the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac.
Indicator lights
The integrated indicator lights (LEDs) show the dLAN
status for the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac by illuminating
and/or flashing:
Check whether the adapter is connected to the
mains supply correctly and whether the encryption process has been carried out successfully.
For more information about this, refer to 3.3
Connecting the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac.
쎲 The LED flashes red quickly at regular intervals
if the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac is connected to the
mains supply but there is no dLAN connection.
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Fig. 3
쎲 The LED lights up white if the
dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac is ready to operate and a
dLAN connection exists.
쎲 The LED flashes white quickly at regular inter-
vals if the encryption process (pairing) is being
performed in the dLAN network.
쎲 The LED flashes white at irregular intervals if
the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac is in PowerSave
mode.
쎲 The LED flashes red at regular intervals if the
transmission rate of the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac is
not in the optimum range. For information on
improving the transmission rate, refer to Chapter
6.1 Bandwidth optimization.
WiFi Move Technology
WiFi Move Technology is a function for synchronising
the WiFi settings of all WiFi adapters. Activate the synchronisation either using the functions on the configuration interface (see Chapter 5.3.6 WiFi Move) or at
the touch of a button on the adapter.
햲 First press the encryption button with the home
icon (for about 1 second) on an existing
dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac that has the entire WiFi
configuration which is to be transferred to all
other dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac adapters. Then,
within 2 minutes, press each encryption button
on the new dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac devices (for
about 1second).
햳 The WiFi adapters are now continuously con-
nected to each other and, from now on, share
changes to the WiFi configuration with each
other automatically.
2.3.2 WiFi button
The WiFi button controls the following WiFi
functions:
WiFi On/Off:
쎲 In the factory default settings, the WiFi set-
ting is already enabled and the WiFi encryption is
set to WPA2. The default WiFi key for the initial
installation of the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac is the
adapter's WiFi key. You will find the unique key on
the label on the back of the housing.
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Note the WiFi key of the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac
before the networking procedure. You will find
the adapter's unique key (WiFi key) on the label
on the back of the housing.
In order to connect the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac to
your laptop, tablet or smartphone later via WiFi,
enter the noted WiFi key as the network security key.
쎲 In order to switch WiFi off, press and hold the
WiFi button longer than 3 seconds.
쎲 In order to switch WiFi back on, tap the WiFi
button.
Connecting WiFi devices via WPS
쎲 If the device is still on factory defaults, tap the
WiFi button in order to activate WPS.
쎲 If the WiFi connection was switched off and
you would like to activate WPS, press the
WiFi button twice; once to switch WiFi on, and
again to activate WPS.
WPS is one of the encryption standards developed by the WiFi Alliance for increasing security
in a WiFi network. The objective of WPS is to
make it easier to add devices to an existing network. For more detailed information, refer to
Chapter 5.3.7 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).
Indicator lights
The integrated indicator lights (LEDs) show the WiFi
status for the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac by illuminating
and/or flashing:
쎲 When the WiFi connection is switched off, the
LED is also off.
쎲 When a WiFi connection is switched on, the LED
lights up white.
쎲 White flashing and illumination behaviour
쑗 The LED lights up when there is a connection
to the WiFi network.
쑗 The LED flashes briefly during WPS pairing.
2.3.3 Network jacks
The two network jacks can be used to connect computers or other network devices to the
dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac via commercially available network cables.
2.3.4 Reset
The reset button (next to the network jacks) has two
different functions:
쎲 The device restarts if you press the Reset button
for less than 10 seconds.
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쎲 To change the configuration of the
dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac back to the factory
defaults, press the Reset button for more than
10 seconds. Keep in mind that all settings that
have already been configured will be lost!
You can use a pointed object (such as a paper
clip) to press the reset button.
2.3.5WiFi antennas
The internal WiFi antennas are for connecting to other
network devices wirelessly.
2.3.6 Integrated electrical socket
If you connect additional network devices using a power strip, plug this power strip into the electrical socket
of the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac. The integrated mains filter
eliminates any noise of connected devices and significantly improves data transmission in the network.
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Fig. 4
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