Devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ User Manual

The Network Innovation

dLAN® 500 AV Wireless+

devolo dLAN® 500 AV Wireless+

© 2013 devolo AG Aachen (Germany)

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Contents

Contents

1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.1 Thank you! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.1.1 About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.2 CE conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.1 What exactly is dLAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.2 What is WLAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.2.1 Wi-Fi or WLAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.3 dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.3.1 dLAN Cockpit App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.3.2 WiFi Move Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.3.3 Sample applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3 Quick start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.1 Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.2 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

3.3 Connecting the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3.4 Installation of devolo software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4 Initial use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.1 Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4.2 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

4.3 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.3.1 Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.3.2 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4.3.3 Network jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4.3.4 WLAN antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4.3.5 Integrated electrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4.4 Connecting the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4.4.1 Software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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5 dLAN network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5.1 dLAN network encryption at the touch of a button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5.2 dLAN Cockpit App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

5.2.1 Overview page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

5.2.2 Settings menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

5.2.3 Menu on the bottom edge of the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

5.3 dLAN Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

5.3.1 Encrypting a network with dLAN Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

6 Network configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

6.1 Calling up the built-in configuration interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

6.2 Menu description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

6.3 Status overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

6.3.1 dLAN status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

6.3.2 WLAN monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

6.3.3 Ethernet status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

6.4 Device configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

6.4.1 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

6.4.2 Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

6.4.3 dLAN settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

6.4.4 Time server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

6.4.5 LED settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

6.5 WLAN configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

6.5.1 Access point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

6.5.2 Guest account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

6.5.3 WLAN filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

6.5.4 Parental controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

6.5.5 WLAN time control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

6.5.6 Wi-Fi Protected Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

6.5.7 WiFi Move Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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6.6 Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

6.6.1 Resetting the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

6.6.2 Saving a configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

6.6.3 Restoring a configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

6.6.4 Update firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

7 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

7.1 Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

7.2 Disposal of old devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

7.3 Warranty conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

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Preface 7

1Preface

1.1 Thank you!

With the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+, you have chosen
a HomePlug AV device that combines the advantag­es of the two network standards dLAN and WLAN.
In addition, the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ has three
LAN ports for directly connecting computers or other
network components. The dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
enables wireless surfing at transfer rates of up to
500 Mbps via dLAN and of up to 300 Mbps via
WLAN in every room of your building—even on the
other side of thick concrete walls!

You can have all of your home network's dLAN and
WLAN devices available at a glance anywhere and
any time using dLAN Cockpit App for smartphones
and tablet PCs together with the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+.

1.1.1 About this manual

In addition to a small introduction to the basics of
"dLAN" and "WLAN" and a presentation of
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ devolo products and
dLAN Cockpit App in Chapter 2, in Chapter 3 you will
learn about how to successfully start up the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ and how you can download

dLAN Cockpit App from the respective store. Chapter
4 describes configuration options in detail for the built­in configuration interface, including access to the
WLAN. What you need to do to integrate your
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ into the dLAN network and
how you can monitor it using dLAN Cockpit App and
dLAN Cockpit software is covered in Chapter 5. Infor­mation about product safety and the environmental
compatibility of the device and our warranty terms can
be found in Chapter 6 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.

If you have any further ideas or suggestions related to
our products, we would be delighted to hear from you
at [e-mail]

!

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devolo on the Internet

For detailed information on our products or "dLAN",
visit www.devolo.com
tains downloadable product descriptions and docu­mentation, as well as updates to devolo software and
device firmware.

. The Service Centre area con-

1.2 CE conformity

This product complies with the technical requirements
of the directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE) and the other rele­vant provisions of the FTEG, and it is designed for use
in the EU and Switzerland. The product is class A
equipment. Class A devices may cause interference
when used in residential environments.

"99/05/CE" (R&TTE directive) is a directive
similar to the EMC directive. It applies to ra­dio equipment and telecommunication termi­nal equipment.Observance of these directives
is verified by the use of harmonized European
norms.
For the CE declaration for this product, refer
to the accompanying product CD under CE.

For the permitted voltage range for
operating the device and the power
consumption, refer to the label on the
rear side of the device. Additional
technical information is available at

www.devolo.com

.

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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.

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 devic-

es. Such access points are frequently combined in a
single device with modems for Internet access and
routers to manage network traffic.

The wireless network established by an access point
using a specific channel (from 1 to 140) and name
(SSID) has a limited range. The range of the access
point, which is also known as a "radio cell", is impeded
by 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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2.3 dLAN 500 AV Wireless+

The dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ unites the technologies
of LAN, WLAN (wireless) and dLAN in one case:

쎲 It has three LAN ports for directly connecting

three network components.

쎲 The adapter provides an optimal connection for

wireless terminal devices such as laptops, smart­phones or tablet PCs (Apple/Android) via WLAN.

쎲 Using dLAN, different rooms can be made

accessible via the mains supply without any
problems and every power outlet is also the new
Wi-Fi access point—with
WiFi Move Technology, you have optimal Wi-Fi
reception for smartphones, laptops and tablets in
the entire home – completely automatically (at
least two dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ adapters
required).

쎲 Power strips and other devices using up to 16

amps can be connected via the integrated power
outlet.

쎲 dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ is the link between

dLAN Cockpit App and the dLAN network. It

collects all of the dLAN data in the local network
and provides it to dLAN Cockpit App.

2.3.1 dLAN Cockpit App

dLAN Cockpit App is devolo's free app, for checking

and configuring WLAN, dLAN and LAN connections for
the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ (via smartphone or tablet
PC). The smartphone or tablet PC connects to the
dLAN500AVWireless+ at home via WLAN.

2.3.2 WiFi Move Technology

WiFi Move Technology is a function of the

dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ for automatic synchronisation
of the entire Wi-Fi settings of all
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ adapters connected to
your home network. WiFi Move Technology is acti-
vated easily at the touch of a button on the adapter.
For more information, refer to Chapter 3 Quick start.

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Fig. 1

2.3.3 Sample applications

On the one hand, you connect fixed network devices,
such as computers and Internet access devices, by
dLAN. On the other hand, you include devices such as
smartphones, laptops and tablets in your home net-

work via Wi-Fi. Each additional
dLAN500AVWireless+ adapter (e.g. one on every
storey) makes it easy for you to enable full Internet ac­cess everywhere in the home via Wi-Fi and/or dLAN.

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Fig. 2

WiFi Move Technology

Thanks to WiFi Move Technology, an automatic syn­chronisation of the Wi-Fi settings takes place between
all dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ adapters, freeing you of
the hassle of configuring of each individual
dLAN500AVWireless+ adapter.

For WiFi Move Technology at least two
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ adapters are
required.

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3Quick start

This chapter covers everything you need to know to
quickly set up your dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ in the
dLAN and Wi-Fi network. In addition, we will lead you
through the installation of the devolo software.

3.1 Package contents

Please ensure that the delivery is complete before be­ginning with the installation of your
dLAN500AVWireless+.

쎲 Single Kit:

쑗 dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
쑗 Network cable
쑗 Hard copy of installation guide
쑗 CD containing software and online documen-

tation

or

쎲 Starter Kit:

쑗 dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
쑗 dLAN 500 AVplus
쑗 Network cable
쑗 Hard copy of installation guide

쑗 CD containing software and online documen-

tation

devolo AG reserves the right to change the package
contents without prior notice.

3.2 System requirements

쎲 Operating systems: Windows XP (32-bit), Win-

dows Vista Home Premium (32-bit/64-bit), Win­dows 7 Home Premium (32-bit/64-bit), Linux
(Ubuntu), Mac OS X

쎲 Network connection

Please note that your computer or other de­vice must feature a network adapter with a
network port.

To set up a dLAN (AV) network, you
need at least two dLAN (AV) devices
(200 Mbps or 500 Mbps).

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3.3 Connecting the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+

Expanding an existing dLAN network by adding a
new dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ (single kit)

Take note of the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ Wi-Fi key be­fore the networking procedure. You
will find the unique adapter key on the
label on the back of the housing.

햲 Plug the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ into a wall

socket. As soon as the dLAN indicator light lights
green (after approx. 45 seconds), the adapter is
ready to operate.

If you only want to use the Wi-Fi func­tion on the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+,
plug the adapter into a power outlet,
without any cables whatsoever. You
can also connect the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ to the network
jack of a network device, such as a
computer, with a commercially availa­ble network cable. (see 2.3.3 Sample
applications)

The power outlet should be in range of
the connected network device.
The dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ with the
cable-based network device should be
easy to access.
To switch off the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ or disconnect
it from the mains supply, pull the pow­er plug out of the power outlet.

햳 If you have already secured your existing dLAN

network using the encryption button, use the
same method to integrate further adapters. Once
you have successfully connected the new
dLAN500AVWireless+, first press the encryp­tion button (approx. 1 second) of one of your
network's existing adapters, then press the
encryption button (approx. 1 second) of your
new dLAN500AVWireless+ within two min-
utes.

햴 That's it! The new dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ is now

integrated into your existing dLAN network.

햵 In order to connect the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+

with your laptop, tablet or smartphone by Wi-Fi,
enter the previously noted Wi-Fi key as the net­work security key.

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Begin carrying out the configuration of
your network in order to secure your
Wi-Fi network in a customised manner.
For more information, refer to Chapter
6 Network configuration.

Encrypting a new dLAN network with one or more
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+s and a dLAN 500 AVplus
(starter kit and single kit)

Note the Wi-Fi key of the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ before the
networking procedure. You will find
the unique adapter key on the label on
the back of the housing.

햲 Connect the dLAN 500 AVplus to your Internet

access device's network jack.

햳 Plug the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ into a wall

socket. As soon as the dLAN indicator light lights
green (after approx. 45 seconds), the adapter is
ready to operate.

If you only want to use the Wi-Fi func­tion on the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+,
plug the adapter into a power outlet,
without any cables whatsoever. You
can also connect the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ to the network
jack of a network device, such as a
computer, with a commercially availa­ble network cable (see 2.3.3 Sample ap-
plications).

The power outlet should be in range of
the connected network device.
The dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ with the
cable-based network device should be
easily accessible.
To switch off the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ or disconnect
it from the mains supply, pull the pow­er plug out of the power outlet.

햴 After you have successfully connected both adapt-

ers, press first the encryption button of the
dLAN 500 AVplus (approx. 1second) and then

the dLAN button of the

dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ (approx. 1second)
within two minutes.

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햵 That's it! Your dLAN network is now protected

against unauthorised access.

햶 In order to connect the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+

via Wi-Fi with your laptop, tablet or smartphone,
enter the previously noted Wi-Fi key as the net­work security key.

Begin carrying out the configuration of
your network in order to secure your
Wi-Fi network in a customised manner.
For more information, refer to Chapter
6 Network configuration.

WiFi Move Technology

If you want to use the
WiFi Move Technology function also
with older dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
adapters, please update the firmware
via the configuration interface of the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ or by using the
software dLAN Cockpit. More informa­tion can be found in Chapter 6.6.4 Up-
date firmware and 5.3 dLAN Cockpit.

햷 To integrate additional dLAN 500 AV Wireless+s

into your home network, repeat step

햸 Within 2 minutes, first press the dLAN button

.

of the existing dLAN 500 AV Wireless+

(approx. 1 second) and finish by pressing the
dLAN button of the new
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ (approx. 1second).

햹 The existing dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ transmits its

entire Wi-Fi configuration to the new
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ adapter. The existing and
the new dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ adapters are
now continuously connected with each other,
and from now on exchange changes to the Wi-Fi
configuration automatically with each other.

For more information on the
WiFi Move Technology, refer to Chapter 2

Introduction and 6.5.7 WiFi Move Tech­nology.

3.4 Installation of devolo software

Downloading dLAN Cockpit App

햲 Download the dLAN Cockpit App to your smart-

phone or tablet computer from the corresponding
store.

You can find the dLAN Cockpit App quickest
by clicking on the magnifying glass in the
store and searching directly for
dLAN Cockpit.

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햳 dLAN Cockpit is placed in your smartphone's or

tablet app list as usual. Tapping on the
dLAN Cockpit icon brings you to the start menu.

You can find more information in Chapter 5.2
dLAN Cockpit App.

Software for Windows

The installation wizard installs the adapter's configura­tion software as well as the devolo dLAN Cockpit on
the Windows operating system.

쎲 The dLAN Cockpit software finds all accessible

dLAN adapters in your dLAN network, displays
information about these devices and encrypts your
dLAN network individually.

쎲 You can configure your Wi-Fi network, along with

other actions, using the configuration inter­face for your dLAN 500 AV Wireless+.

To install the software, insert the included CD-ROM in
the CD drive of your computer.

If AutoPlay is active on your computer, the in­stallation will start automatically. Otherwise,
open the directory with the Windows Explor­er by right-clicking on Start (or the Win-
dows logo) and selecting Explorer from the
context menu. Then start the installation wiz­ard manually.

You will be asked for permission to transfer anonymous
performance data related to your dLAN adapter to
devolo. The data sent to devolo pertains only to the
performance values of your dLAN devices. The data is
anonymised and will be used exclusively for statistical
purposes. By providing it, you can help us improve our
products. You can find the installed software
applications in the Start  All Programs  devolo
program group.

Software for Mac (OS X)

The software  mac folder contains the dLAN config-
uration software.

Software for Linux (Ubuntu)

The Software  Linux folder contains the dLAN
configuration software.

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Fig. 3

4Initial use

This chapter covers everything you need to know to set
up your dLAN 500 AV Wireless+. It will explain con­necting the device and its functions. We will also briefly

introduce the included devolo software and then guide
you through its installation.

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4.1 Package contents

Please ensure that the delivery is complete before be­ginning with the installation of your
dLAN500AVWireless+.

쎲 Single Kit:

쑗 dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
쑗 Network cable
쑗 Hard copy of installation guide
쑗 CD containing software and online documen-

tation

or

쎲 Starter Kit:

쑗 dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
쑗 dLAN 500 AVplus
쑗 Network cable
쑗 Hard copy of installation guide
쑗 CD containing software and online documen-

tation

devolo AG reserves the right to change the package
contents without prior notice.

4.2 System requirements

쎲 Operating systems: Windows XP (32-bit), Win-

dows Vista Home Premium (32-bit/64-bit), Win­dows 7 Home Premium (32-bit/64-bit), Linux
(Ubuntu), Mac OS X

쎲 Network connection

Please note that your computer or other de­vice must feature a network adapter with a
network port.

To set up a dLAN network, you need
at least two dLAN devices (200 Mbps
or 500 Mbps).

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4.3 Functions

The dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ has the following ele­ments:

4.3.1 Indicator lights

The indicator lights (LEDs) show all of the statuses for
the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ by illuminating and/or
flashing in different ways:

Power

쎲 Green flashing and illumination behaviour:

쑗 The LED lights up green when the

dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ is operational.

쑗 The LED flashes briefly, if the

dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ is in PowerSave
mode.

쑗 The LED flashes at quick, regular inter-

vals, if the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ is con-
necting to the dLAN network (pairing).

dLAN

쎲 Off: The LED does not light up. There is no con-

nection to the dLAN network.

Check whether the adapter is connected to
the mains supply correctly and whether the
encryption process has been carried out suc­cessfully. For more information, refer to 4.4

Connecting the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
and 5 dLAN network.

쎲 Green: The network connection is suitable for HD

video streaming; flashes when data is being trans­mitted.

쎲 Orange: The network connection is suitable for

SD video streaming and online gaming; flashes
when data is being transmitted.

쎲 Red: The network connection is suitable for sim-

ple data transfer and Internet access; flashes
when data is being transmitted.

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WLAN

쎲 Off: The LED does not light up. The WLAN con-

nection is disabled.

쎲 Green flashing and illumination behaviour:

쑗 The LED lights up when connected to the

WLAN network at 2.4 GHz.

쑗 The LED flashes at quick, regular intervals

when data is being transmitted.

쑗 The LED flashes briefly during WPS pairing.

쎲 Blue flashing and illumination behaviour

쑗 The LED lights up when connected to the

WLAN network at 5GHz.

쑗 The LED flashes at quick, regular intervals

when data is being transmitted.

쑗 The LED flashes briefly during WPS pairing.

Ethernet

쎲 Off: The LED does not light up.

Check all of the cable connections and check
if the connected network components are
disabled.

쎲 Green: Lit steady when a connection to the Ether-

net network exists; flashes when data is being
transmitted.

4.3.2 Buttons

ON/OFF

Use the ON/OFF button to switch the WLAN function
on or off.

Make sure that the WLAN function in
the factory defaults is enabled and the
WLAN encryption is set to WPA2. The
default WLAN key is the Wi-Fi key of

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the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+. You will find the
key on the label on the back of the housing.

WPS

With the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) encryption but­ton, you secure your WLAN network at the touch of a
button.

WPS is one of the encryption standards de­veloped by the Wi-Fi Alliance for increasing
security in a WLAN home network. The objec­tive of WPS is to make it easier to add devices
to an existing network. For more detailed in­formation, refer to Chapter 6.4.1 Security.

dLAN

쎲 Encrypting the dLAN network

쑗 To encrypt your dLAN network individually,

press each encryption button on the con­nected devices for approx. 1 second – within
2 minutes.

쑗 To remove a dLAN device from your network,

press the encryption button on the corre­sponding device for at least 10 seconds
(see 5.1 dLAN network encryption at the
touch of a button).

쎲 WiFi Move Technology

WiFi Move Technology is a function for synchronising
the Wi-Fi settings of all dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
adapters connected to your home network.

쑗 Within 2 minutes first press the dLAN but-

ton of the existing dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
(approx. 1 second) and finish by pressing
the dLAN button of the new

dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ (approx.
1second).

쑗 The existing dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ trans-

mits its entire Wi-Fi configuration to the
new dLAN500AVWireless+ adapter. The
existing and the new dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
adapters are now continuously connected

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with each other, and from now on exchange
changes to the Wi-Fi configuration auto-
matically with each other.

If you want to use the
WiFi Move Technology function also
with older dLAN 500 AV Wireless+
adapters, please update the firmware
via the configuration interface of the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ or by using the
software dLAN Cockpit. More informa­tion can be found in Chapter 6.6.4 Up-
date firmware and 5.3 dLAN Cockpit.

For more information on the
WiFi Move Technology, refer to Chapter

6.5.7 WiFi Move Technology.

Reset

The Reset button (on the side of the housing) has two
different functions:

쎲 The device restarts if you press the Reset button

for less than 10 seconds.

쎲 To change the configuration of the

dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 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 the tip of a drawing pin to press
the reset button.

devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+

4.3.3 Network jacks

The three LAN ports can be used to connect computers
or other network devices to the