Devolo DLAN 200 AV Wireless N User manual

devolo dLAN®200 AV Wireless N

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Contents
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Contents
1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 Thank you! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1.1 About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1 What exactly is dLAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 What is WLAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 What does the adapter offer you? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.4 Example application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 Initial use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.1 Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
3.3 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.3.1 Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.3.2 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.3.3 Network jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.3.4 WLAN antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.4 Connecting the dLAN 200 AV Wireless N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.5 Software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.5.1 Software for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.5.2 Software for Mac (OS X) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.5.3 Software for Linux (Ubuntu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4 Network configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.1 Calling up the built-in configuration interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.2 Menu description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.3 Status overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.3.1 dLAN status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.3.2 WLAN status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.4 Device configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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4.4.1 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.4.2 Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.4.3 dLAN settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.4.4 Time server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.5 WLAN configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
4.5.1 Access point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.5.2 WLAN filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.5.3 WLAN time control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.5.4 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.6 Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.6.1 Resetting the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.6.2 Saving a configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.6.3 Restoring a configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.6.4 Refresh firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5 Security in the dLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.1 dLAN Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.1.1 Encrypting a network with dLAN Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5.1.2 dLAN network encryption at the touch of a button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6 Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.1 Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.2 Disposal of old devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
6.3 Warranty conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

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1Preface
1.1 Thank you!
With the dLAN 200 AV Wireless N, you have chosen
a HomePlug AV device that combines the advantag-
es of the two network standards dLAN and WLAN.
In addition, the dLAN 200 AV Wireless N has three
LAN ports for directly connecting computers or other
network devices. With transfer rates of up to
200 Mbps via dLAN and of up to 300 Mbps via
WLAN, the dLAN 200 AV Wireless N enables wire-
less surfing in every room of your building—even on
the other side of thick concrete walls!
1.1.1 About this manual
After a brief introduction to "dLAN" and "WLAN" ba-
sics in Chapter 2, Chapter 3 will cover successfully
setting up your dLAN 200 AV Wireless N. Chapter 4
describes in detail the setting options of the built-in
configuration interface and thereby also access to the
WLAN. To learn what you have to do to connect your
dLAN 200 AV Wireless N to dLAN, refer to Chapter 5.
Information about product safety and 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 ob-
serve this note may result in damage.
Important note that should be ob-
served.
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 [email protected]!
devolo on the Internet
For detailed information on our products, visit
www.devolo.com. The Service centre area not only
contains product descriptions and documentation, but
also updates of devolo software and your device's
firmware.

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Introduction 7
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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.
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 install-
ing it is a breeze!
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 an-
other. Networking via dLAN is fast and secure. The
data is encrypted using a key to prevent easy intercep-
tion 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 com-
puters 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 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
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 net-
work cables (in a LAN) or household wiring (in a dLAN)
to control access to a WLAN, wireless networking nat-
urally 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 adapt-
ers.

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2.3 What does the adapter offer
you?
With the dLAN 200 AV Wireless N, you can quickly
and easily establish connections between WLAN, dLAN
and LAN:
쎲As a WLAN access point, the adapter establishes
communication between your WLAN devices and
an existing LAN or dLAN network. In this way, for
example, you can expand your wireless network in
no time to rooms that otherwise could not be
reached by wireless.
쎲As a dLAN device, the dLAN 200 AV Wireless N
has three LAN jacks for directly connecting three
network devices to the dLAN.
쎲By combining the LAN, dLAN and WLAN stand-
ards, you will become totally independent of exist-
ing network access points. Instead, you are
completely free to connect all your devices either
via a power supply socket, LAN or wirelessly. By
simply reconnecting your
dLAN 200 AV Wireless N, you can expand or
reconfigure your home network at any time, e.g.
simply by taking the adapter along into another
room to work.
2.4 Example application
The dLAN 200 AV Wireless N is a WLAN access point
and makes the dLAN network connected via the mains
outlet available wirelessly to other client devices, such
as laptops, IP radios or IP telephones.
This is particularly practical if not all client stations are
within range of a WLAN access point, for example
because concrete walls disrupt the signal. With dLAN,
however, various rooms can be easily connected via
the mains supply. And using a
dLAN 200 AV Wireless N, you can quickly and easily
turn every mains outlet into a WLAN connection with
excellent reception quality.
The following illustration shows how the
dLAN 200 AV Wireless N is used to establish a connec-
tion to the Internet and within the home network for
additional dLAN 200 AV devices and a router.

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3Initialuse
This chapter covers everything you need to know to set
up your dLAN 200 AV Wireless N. It will explain con-
necting 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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3.1 Package contents
Please ensure that the delivery is complete before be-
ginning with the installation of your
dLAN200AVWirelessN.
쎲Single Kit:
쑗dLAN 200 AV Wireless N
쑗Hard copy of installation guide
쑗CD containing software and online documen-
tation
or
쎲Starter Kit:
쑗dLAN 200 AV Wireless N
쑗dLAN 200 AVmini
쑗Network cable
쑗Hard copy of installation guide
쑗CD containing software and online documen-
tation
devolo AG reserves the right to change the package
contents without prior notice.
3.2 System requirements
쎲Operating systems: Windows XP (32-bit), Win-
dows Vista Home Premium (32-bit/64-bit), Win-
dows 7 Home Premium (32-bit/64-bit), Linux
(Ubuntu), Mac OS X and all operating systems
with network support
쎲Network connection
Please note that your computer or other de-
vice must feature a network adapter with a
network port.
Please note that dLAN devices such as
the devolo dLAN duo (14 Mbps) and
devolo dLAN 85 HSmini (85 Mbps) can
be used on the same mains supply as
dLAN 200 AV devices (200 Mbps)
without interference, but they will not
be able to communicate directly with
one another. To set up a dLAN 200 AV
network, you need at least two dLAN
200 AV devices (200 Mbps). More
valuable information about dLAN or
dLAN 200 AV is available in the Service
Centre section of our website at
www.devolo.com.

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3.3 Functions
The dLAN 200 AV Wireless N has the following ele-
ments:
3.3.1 Control lamps
Power
Green: Lit steady when the dLAN 200 AV Wireless N
is operational.
dLAN
Green: The network connection is suitable for HD vid-
eo streaming; flashes when data is being transmitted.
Orange: The network connection is suitable for SD vid-
eo streaming and online gaming; flashes when data is
being transmitted.
Red: The network connection is suitable for simple
data transfer and Internet access; flashes when data is
being transmitted.
WLAN
Green: Lit steady when a connection to the WLAN net-
work exists; flashes when data is being transmitted.
Ethernet
Green: Lit steady when a connection to the Ethernet
network exists; flashes when data is being transmitted.
3.3.2 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
standard WLAN key is the security ID of
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find the 16-character security ID on the label
on the back of the housing.
WPS
With the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) encryption but-
ton, you secure your WLAN network at the touch of a
button.
WPS is one of the encryption standards de-
veloped by the Wi-Fi Alliance for increasing
security in a WLAN home network. The ob-
jective of WPS is to make it easier to add de-
vices to an existing network. For more
detailed information, refer to Chapter 4.5.4
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).
dLAN
Via the dLAN encryption button, you secure your dLAN
network at the touch of a button:
쎲To encrypt your dLAN 200 AV network individu-
ally, press each encryption button on the
connected devices for approx. 1 second –
within 2 minutes.
쎲To remove a dLAN 200 AV device from your net-
work, press the encryption button of the corre-
sponding device for at least 10 seconds.
For more details on dLAN encryption, refer to
Chapter 5 Security in the dLAN.
Reset
The Reset button (on the side of the housing) has two
different functions:

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쎲The device restarts if you press the Reset button
for less than 10 seconds.
쎲To change the configuration of the
dLAN 200 AV Wireless N 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!
The reset button can be pressed using the tip
of a ball-point pen.
3.3.3 Network jacks
The three LAN ports can be used to connect computers
or other network devices to the
dLAN 200 AV Wireless N via commercially available
network cables.
3.3.4 WLAN antennas
The internal WLAN antennas are for connecting to oth-
er network devices wirelessly.
3.4 Connecting the
dLAN 200 AV Wireless N
This section describes how to connect your
dLAN 200 AV Wireless N to a computer or other net-
work device.
햲Use a network cable to connect the
dLAN 200 AV Wireless N to the network port of
your running computer or other network device.
햳Plug the dLAN 200 AV Wireless N into a wall
socket.
햴Once you have connected at least two dLAN 200
AV adapters as described above, your dLAN 200
AV network has been set up. To secure your net-
work individually, continue with the configura-
tion. To do so, read further in Chapter 4 Network
configuration and 5 Security in the dLAN.
3.5 Software installation
3.5.1 Software for Windows
Use the installation wizard to install the devolo
software for using the adapter with the Windows
operating system:
쎲devolo dLAN Cockpit finds all reachable dLAN
adapters in your dLAN 200 AV network, displays
information about these devices and encrypts your
dLAN 200 AV network individually.
쎲Configure your WLAN network via the built-in
configuration interface of your
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To install the software, insert the included CD-ROM in
the CD drive of your computer. If autoplay is installed
on your computer, the installation will start automati-
cally. Otherwise, open the folder with the Windows Ex-
plorer by right-clicking on Start and selecting
Explorer from the context menu. Double-click to start
the installation wizard manually.
During the installation process, you will be given the
choice of installing all software components (Stand-
ard installation) or selecting individual ones (Cus-
tom installation).
To take full advantage of the functions of
your device, we recommend installing all of
the applications.
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.
3.5.2 Software for Mac (OS X)
The software mac folder contains the dLAN config-
uration software.
3.5.3 Software for Linux (Ubuntu)
The software  linux folder contains the dLAN con-
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4 Network configuration
The dLAN 200 AV Wireless N has a built-in configura-
tion interface that can be called up using a standard
web browser. Most settings for operating the device
can be modified here. To integrate the
dLAN 200 AV Wireless N into an existing dLAN net-
work for the first time only, use the dLAN Cockpit or
the encryption button (see Chapter 5 Security in the
dLAN).
4.1 Calling up the built-in configu-
ration interface
Call up the built-in online configuration interface of the
dLAN 200 AV Wireless N using the dLAN Cockpit pro-
gram under Start All Programs devolo Cockpit.
Open the Configuration page of the adapter by mov-
ing the mouse pointer over the tab of the
dLAN200AVWirelessN.
Then the program determines the current IP address
and starts the configuration in the web browser.
By default, you will come directly to the con-
figuration interface. However, if a login pass-
word was set up via the option Device
configuration Security, you have to enter it
first. Read more about this under 4.4.1 Secu-
rity.
4.2 Menu description
Thanks to the logical menu structure, the configuration
interface is user-friendly and intuitive to operate. All
menu functions are described in the corresponding in-
terface as well as in the associated chapter in the man-
ual. The sequence of the description in the manual
follows the structure of the menu.
Click Save to save the settings of the respective area of
the configuration interface. Click Back to leave the re-
spective area of the configuration interface.

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Select the desired language in the language selection
list.
At first, after starting the configuration interface, the
four central areas are displayed:
쎲In the Status overview area, you get general
information about all connected dLAN, WLAN and
LAN devices.
쎲You can change or modify the various settings for
your device under Device configuration.
쎲You can change or modify WLAN settings in the
WLAN configuration area.
쎲The Management section is for resetting, secur-
ing and restoring your individual configurations.
In addition, you can update the firmware of your
dLAN200AVWirelessNhere.

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4.3 Status overview
In the Status overview area you can track the status
of your connected dLAN, WLAN and LAN devices.