Devolo MicroLink dLAN Ethernet User Manual
MicroLink
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dLAN® USB
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dLAN® Ethernet
© 2004 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 AG shall be liable only to the degree specified in
the terms of sale and delivery.
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right to make any alterations that arise as the result of technical development.
Trademarks
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HomePlug
MicroLink
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and Microsoft® are registered trademarks of Microsoft, Corp.
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is a registered trademark of HomePlug Power Alliance.
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and dLAN® are registered trademarks of devolo AG.
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devolo AG
Sonnenweg 11
52070 Aachen
Germany
www.devolo.com
Aachen, December 2004
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Preface
Thank you for placing your trust in this devolo product.
The dLAN adapters are compatible to the HomePlug standard and enable you
to establish or expand a home network easily and economically. PC work such
as data exchange, accessing a network printer over the home network or
Internet access is all done over the existing electrical wiring in the building.
A dLAN adapter turns every power outlet into a network connection. You are
completely independent—use a power outlet anywhere from the basement
to the attic.
About this manual
This manual contains all the information you need about your dLAN adapter
from devolo. It tells you how to set up and install your dLAN adapter. The 'All
about the home network' chapter also contains examples of applications for
the dLAN adapter and general information on networks.
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 dLAN adapter.
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 dLAN adapter:
dLAN adapter (MicroLink dLAN Ethernet and/or MicroLink dLAN USB)
Ethernet cable and/or USB cable
Printed manual
CD with drivers, online documentation and application software
devolo reserves the right to change the package contents without prior
notice.
CE conformity
These products comply with the technical requirements of the 1999/5/EC
Directive (R&TTE) and the other relevant provisions of the FTEG, and they are
designed for use in the EU and Switzerland.
The products are class A equipment. This equipment may cause interference
with radio waves in home use; if this occurs the operator may be required to
take corrective action.
See the appendix to this manual for the declaration of conformity to the applicable standards.
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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 What exactly is dLAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2 What do the dLAN adapters from devolo offer you? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.2.1 MicroLink dLAN Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.2.2 MicroLink dLAN USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.3 Protect your child in the Internet with OrangeBox Web Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Connection and installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1.1 MicroLink dLAN Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1.2 MicroLink dLAN USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2 Connection and display elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2.1 MicroLink dLAN Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2.2 MicroLink dLAN USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3.1 Connecting the MicroLink dLAN Ethernet adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3.2 Connecting the MicroLink dLAN USB adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.3.3 Driver installation—MicroLink dLAN USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 All about the home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1 Configuring the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1.1 Windows 98 and Windows Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1.2 Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1.3 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2 Examples of applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.2.1 Internet ADSL workstation solution—option 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.2.2 Home networking—option 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.2.3 Home networking—option 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.2.4 Home networking—option 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.3 Worth knowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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4 devolo MicroLink dLAN Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1 Overview of the devolo software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1.1 MicroLink dLAN Configuration Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1.2 MicroLink Informer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1.3 MicroLink EasyShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2 Installing the devolo MicroLink dLAN Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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4.3 Configuration of the dLAN network using the
MicroLink dLAN Configuration Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.4 Overview in the dLAN network with the MicroLink Informer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.5 Communication in the dLAN using the MicroLink EasyShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.5.1 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.1 MicroLink dLAN Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.1.1 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.1.2 Declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.2 MicroLink dLAN USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.2.1 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.2.2 Declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.3 Warranty conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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1 Introduction
This chapter gives you an overview of the new dLAN technology and a brief
introduction to the two devolo dLAN adapters.
1.1 What exactly is dLAN?
There is now a new alternative to the well-known wired LAN and Wireless
LAN network technologies currently used in home networking: dLAN (direct
LAN, i.e. directly networked). dLAN is home networking using the electric
wiring already installed in the building.
Cost factor and transmission quality
dLAN is an economical and easy-to-use networking technology. You don't
need to lay cables and you can connect to the home network at every power
point.
The dLAN technology modulates and demodulates additional frequencies on
the power lines. Modulation and demodulation is a well-known and proven
method of data transmission, which has been in use in other applications for
a number of years. Now it is used to set up Internet and network accesses in
the home or office. Depending on the damping factor, distances of up to 200
meters can be covered.
With a maximum data transmission rate of 14 Mbps and symmetrical upload
and download, the dLAN technology is equivalent to classical Ethernet net
working solutions and is faster than the current wireless standard WIFITM for
home applications. Depending on the line quality, bandwidths of 6 to 8 Mbps
are possible in practice—quite sufficient for extending the DSL connection
to all rooms.
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Data security and radiation
The power meter in the building acts as a physical barrier against unwanted
access from outside. Furthermore, for the sake of security, a DES
tion is used to guarantee secure data transfer within the network.
dLAN devices from devolo meet the stringent EU industrial standards and
comply with the current standards for electromagnetic radiation. In fact, the
radiation is distinctly lower compared to wireless LAN technologies.
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1.2 What do the dLAN adapters from devolo offer
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you?
The dLAN adapters from devolo enable you to set up or expand a home network easily and economically. PC work such as data exchange, accessing a
network printer over the home network or Internet access is all done over the
existing electrical wiring in the building. A dLAN adapter converts every
power point into a connection to your home network. You are completely
independent—use a power outlet anywhere from the basement to the attic.
And the advantages of computer networking at home or in the office are obvi
ous:
Common usage of one Internet access
(e.g. Internet-DSL connection)
Common usage of one printer
Common access to centrally stored data
Multi-user games over the network.
You can find examples of possible networks and general information in the
chapter 'All about home networking'.
1.2.1 MicroLink dLAN Ethernet
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Simple installation
Connect the MicroLink dLAN Ethernet to the computer or the device with
the Ethernet cable
Connect the MicroLink dLAN Ethernet to the power outlet
Install the devolo MicroLink dLAN Software
Done!
Ethernet connection
The MicroLink dLAN Ethernet has an Ethernet port for connecting to a device
in the home network (e.g. PC, notebook, modem, router, switch etc.) and it
has a standard power plug for connection to a power outlet. The adapter is
powered by an integrated 230V AC power supply.
Status display
The indicator lights (LEDs) of your MicroLink dLAN Ethernet show the connection status, allow the data transmission to be checked and make it easy to
diagnose any system malfunctions. The MicroLink dLAN Ethernet has 6 indi
cator lights and an Ethernet port.
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1.2.2 MicroLink dLAN USB
Simple installation
Connect the MicroLink dLAN USB to the computer with the USB cable
Connect MicroLink dLAN USB to the power outlet
Install the devolo drivers
Install the devolo MicroLink dLAN Software
Done!
USB port
The MicroLink dLAN USB adapter has a USB output for connection to a computer in the home network with a USB port. The USB port makes the
MicroLink dLAN USB adapter independent of power from an external power
adapter.
Status display
The indicator lights (LEDs) of your MicroLink dLAN USB adapter show the
connection status, allow the data transmission to be checked and make it
easy to diagnose any system malfunctions. The MicroLink dLAN USB adapter
has 3 indicator lights and a USB port.
1.3 Protect your child in the Internet with OrangeBox Web Home
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The Internet has become an everyday tool for everybody: Large or small,
young or old, for private use or for business—the whole world is using the
worldwide web as a platform for exchanging information. But there are also
potential threats which parents need to protect their children from.
The OrangeBox Web Home software, which is supplied with the dLAN adapters, provides more protection for your child in the Internet. It allows you to set
filters that allow Internet pages to be accessed or blocked. Internet access
can even be blocked completely. You will find more information about this
product under www.friendly-internet.com.
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2 Connection and installation
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This chapter shows you how to connect the devolo dLAN adapters. It also
contains a brief description of the installation procedure under Windows
98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
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2.1 System requirements
2.1.1 MicroLink dLAN Ethernet
Your computer must meet the following requirements to operate with your
MicroLink dLAN Ethernet:
Operating systems: Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000,
Windows XP or all TCP/IP operating systems
Ethernet connection
Note that your computer or the device to which you want to connect the
MicroLink dLAN Ethernet must have an Ethernet port, i.e. a network card or a
network adapter.
2.1.2 MicroLink dLAN USB
Your computer must meet the following requirements to operate with your
MicroLink dLAN USB:
Operating systems: Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 or
Windows XP
USB port
Note that the computer to which the MicroLink dLAN USB adapter is to be
connected must have a USB port.
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