Devolo dLAN 200 AVsmart+ User Manual
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devolo dLAN® 200 AVsmart+
© 2011 devolo AG Aachen (Germany)
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Contents
Contents
1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 Thank you for placing your trust in this devolo product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1 What exactly is dLAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 devolo—Up to speed on green IT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.3 dLAN 200 AVsmart+ at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.4 Sample applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3 Initial use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.1 Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
3.3 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.3.1 dLAN screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.3.2 Network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3.3 Integrated electrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3.4 Encryption button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.4 Connecting the dLAN 200 AVsmart+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.5 Software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.5.1 Software for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.5.2 Software for Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.5.3 Software for Linux (Ubuntu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4 dLAN network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.1 Security in the dLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2 dLAN Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2.1 Encrypting a network with dLAN Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3 dLAN AV network encryption at the touch of a button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Contents
5 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.1 Bandwidth optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.2 Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.3 Disposal of old devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
5.4 Warranty conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
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Preface 5
1Preface
1.1 Thank you for placing your trust in this devolo product.
The dLAN 200 AVsmart+ 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. You do not even have to do without an electrical socket, as the dLAN 200 AVsmart+
provides an integrated socket to which you can connect your terminal devices or multiple sockets as
usual. The integrated mains filter significantly improves data transmission in the home network.
The convenient LCD display makes it easy for the
user to view the connection status of multiple dLAN
AV adapters in a network.
The fast transfer rate of up to 200 Mbps makes every
bandwidth-intensive Internet application a real multimedia treat. The integrated "Quality of Service"
function measures the bandwidth requirement, optimises the data flow and ensures excellent quality—
particularly for voice and video data.
To protect your data, simply press a button on the
dLAN 200 AVsmart+ to activate the convenient and
secure 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
encryption. In addition, the patented power saving
mode, which comes standard, automatically decreases the device's power consumption by more
than 80%.
About this manual
After a brief introduction to "dLAN" and "Green IT" basics in chapter 2, chapter 3 will cover successfully setting up your dLAN 200 AVsmart+. Chapter 4 explains
how to configure your dLAN AV network. Tips for
bandwidth optimisation, safety notes and our warranty
conditions can be found in chapter 5 and conclude the
manual.
Description of the symbols
Here we briefly describe the meaning of the symbols
used in this manual.
Very important note. Failure to observe this note may result in damage.
Important note that should be observed.
Additional information, background material
and configuration tips for your device.
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6 Preface
If you have any further ideas or suggestions related to
our products, we would be delighted to hear from you
at support@devolo.com
devolo on the Internet
For detailed information on our products, visit
www.devolo.com
contains product descriptions and documentation, but
also updates of devolo software and your device's
firmware.
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. The Service centre area not only
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Introduction 7
2Introduction
dLAN is an intelligent, secure technology that lets you
set up a home network easily, quickly and economically via your household electrical wiring, without the
need for complex and expensive dedicated cabling.
The available performance and effort required for the
installation also compares favourably to traditional
methods—dLAN technology now attains speeds you
would expect from other LAN technologies, and installing it is a breeze!
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8 Introduction
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 easy interception by
third parties.
2.2 devolo—Up to speed on green
IT
The topic everyone is talking about is green IT. devolo
has an easy solution: the power saving mode, which
comes standard with the home network adapters, sets
the company apart from many competitors in the IT industry. And that has been the case even before global
warming and the scarcity of resources have become
concerns on everyone's mind.
not only be convenient, but also require as little energy
as possible—particularly during times when it is not
being used.
That devolo can satisfy the demand for energy efficiency is evidenced by the patented power saving mode
in the devices. It automatically lowers energy con-
sumption by more than 80 percent when the computers in the dLAN network or connected equipment
are switched off.
The power saving mode in the adapters is not only a tribute to environmental protection but also a real service to the customer. Most people tend to forget to
regularly press the standby button on the hardware.
The patented technology in devolo adapters allows
you to save energy without having to do anything.
And if less energy is consumed, your electric meter will
turn more slowly. In other words, every minute the adapter is in power saving mode, you will save money.
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Developers at devolo, have for a long time kept a close
eye on how much power dLAN adapters may consume.
After all, a devolo network via electrical sockets should
Introduction 9
A dLAN adapter connected to a computer can only go into power saving
mode if the network card of the switched-off computer is also inactive. If
you are using a network card that
remains active even when the computer is switched off, we recommend
connecting the computer to an on/off
switch using a multiple socket so that
both the computer and the integrated
network card are de-energised.
2.3 dLAN 200 AVsmart+ at a glance
쎲 Easily monitor the connection status of multiple
dLAN AV adapters with the convenient dLAN
screen.
쎲 The dLAN 200 AVsmart+ quickly and easily esta-
blishes a network connection over the household
electrical wiring.
쎲 Simple plug-and-play connection between the
routers, computers and other network-compatible
devices!
쎲 The integrated electrical socket enables additional
terminal devices or multiple sockets to be connec-
ted to the adapter just as a normal wall socket—
no power supply is lost.
쎲 Safety—also for children! The power outlet of the
dLAN 200 AVsmart+ has an integrated childsafety feature, so that no pointed objects can get
into the power outlet.
쎲 The integrated mains filter significantly improves
data transmission in the home network.
쎲 Easy data encryption at the touch of a button or
via dLAN Cockpit.
쎲 Thanks to the intelligent Dynamic PowerSave
technology, the dLAN 200 AVsmart+ reduces its
energy consumption automatically by over 80 percent.
쎲 With a high transfer rate of up to 200 Mbps, it is
ideal for all multimedia content such as video
clips, IPTV or gaming.
쎲 Long data range of 300 m (656') between the
adapters and reliable network speed for setting up
a home network.
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10 Introduction
2.4 Sample applications
Internet standalone solution (Fig. 1)
Extending Internet over the electrical wiring
Fig. 1
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Networking two computers (Fig. 2)
Fig. 2
Distributed Internet access solution (Fig. 3)
Networking HD television and computer; extending
online gaming via the power line.
Fig. 3
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