Devolo dLAN 85 HSplus User Manual
dLAN® 85 HSplus
© 2009 devolo AG, Aachen (Germany)
While the information in this manual has been compiled with great care, it may not be deemed an assurance of product characteristics. devolo shall be liable only to the degree specified in the terms of sale and delivery.
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development.
You can find all declarations and certifications of compliance for the products, as long as they were available at the time of
publication, in the appendix of this documentation.
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dLAN
is a registered trademark of devolo AG.
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Windows
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devolo AG
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52070 Aachen
Germany
www.devolo.com
Aachen, February 2009
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Contents
Preface .............................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Thank you for placing your trust in this devolo product. .................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
About this manual ......................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
devolo on the Internet.................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1 Introduction ...................................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.1 What exactly is dLAN?.................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.2 devolo—Up to speed on green IT .................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 The dLAN 85 HSplus at a glance .................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4 Sample applications....................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.4.1 Networking between two computers ............................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.4.2 Internet standalone solution............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.4.3 Internet multiple installation solution............................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2 Initial use .......................................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.1 Package contents........................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2 System requirements...................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3 Functions....................................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3.1 Control lamps (LEDs) ....................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3.2 Ports............................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.4 Connecting the dLAN 85 HSplus .................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.5 Software installation ...................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.5.1 Software for Windows..................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.5.2 Software for Mac OS X .................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.5.3 Software for Linux........................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3 Security in the dLAN ......................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.1 Encrypting the dLAN network......................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.2 devolo Informer ............................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4 Appendix ........................................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.1 Bandwidth optimisation ................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.2 Important safety instructions .......................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.3 Technical data ............................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.4 Declaration of conformity............................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.5 Warranty conditions....................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Preface
Thank you for placing your trust in this devolo product.
The dLAN 85 HSplus 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
power supply 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.
Surfing on the Internet is fast and secure with transfer rates of up to 85 Mbps
and DESpro encryption with the dLAN
first-generation high-speed dLAN adapters (14 or 85 Mbps).
85 HSplus. It is also fully compatible with
About this manual
After a brief introduction to "dLAN" and "Green IT" basics in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 will cover successfully setting up your dLAN 85 HSplus. Chapter 3 explains
how to configure your dLAN network. Technical specifications, tips for band
width optimisation and our warranty conditions can be found in Chapter 4 and
conclude the manual.
85 HSplus provides a
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This section contains a brief description of the icons used in this manual.
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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.
And if you are satisfied with your dLAN 85 HSplus, be sure to have a closer look
at our other products which are also designed to make your connected lifestyle
easier and simpler!
We hope you have just as much fun reading this manual as we had writing it. 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. The download area not only contains product descriptions and documentation, but also
updates of devolo software and your device's firmware.
We especially recommend the extensive devolo manuals on the topic of home
networking that contain a wealth of interesting background information. These
are available free of charge and can be downloaded from the Service & Support
area of our website.
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1 Introduction
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!
1.1 What exactly is dLAN?
dLAN (direct Local Area Network) uses the household electrical wiring 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 net
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works 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.
1.2 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.
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 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
consumption by 30 – 50
nected 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 technol
ogy 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.
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 n et wo rk ca rd are de - e ne rg i se d.
% when the computers in the dLAN network or con-
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1.3 The dLAN 85 HSplus at a glance
The dLAN 85 HSplus quickly and easily establishes a network connection
over the household electrical wiring.
Simple plug-and- play connection between the routers, computers and other
network-compatible devices!
The integrated electrical socket enables additional terminal devices or mul-
tiple sockets to be connected to the adapter just as a normal wall socket—
no power supply is lost.
The integrated mains filter significantly improves data transmission in the
home network.
The "Quality of Service" function and transfer rates of up to 85 Mbps are
enough for bandwidth-hungry applications, e.
telephony and Internet media. Automatic data prioritisation ensures inter
ference-free reproduction of voice and video data.
Reduced energy consumption with patented power save mode (see Section
1.2 '
devolo—Up to speed on green IT'), i.e. if no data transmission is taking
place, the energy consumption is automatically decreased by 30 %.
No configuration is necessary—plug the dLAN 85 HSplus into the power
outlet, connect it to your computer via the network cable and you are ready
to go!
Full compatibility with devolo adapters of the first dLAN generation
(14 or 85 Mbps).
User-friendly software for PC (Windows XP/Windows Vista), Mac and Linux
allows individual network encryption for even more security.
g. online gaming, VoIP
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