Devolo dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ User manual

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dLAN® pro 500 Wireless+
dLAN®
pro 500 Wireless+

devolo dLAN®pro 500 Wireless+

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Contents
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Contents
1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 Thank you for placing your trust in this devolo product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
2.3 What is VLAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.4 dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.5 Sample applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
2.5.1 dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ as a WLAN access point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.5.2 dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ as a WLAN client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.5.3 dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ and VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3 Initial use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.1 Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
3.2 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3.1 Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3.2 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.3.3 Network jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.3.4 Wi-Fi antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.4 Connecting the dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.4.1 Software for Windows and Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4 Network configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.1 Calling up the built-in configuration interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.2 Menu description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
4.3 Status overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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4.3.1 dLAN status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.3.2 WLAN status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.3.3 Ethernet status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.4 Device configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.4.1 Device security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.4.2 Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.4.3 dLAN settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.4.4 Time server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.4.5 LED settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.5 WLAN configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.5.1 Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.5.2 WLAN time control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.5.3 RADIUS server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.5.4 Parental controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.5.5 WiFi Move Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.5.6 dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ as Access point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.5.7 Guest account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.5.8 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
4.5.9 dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ as a WLAN client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
4.6 VLAN configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
4.6.1 Create VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
4.6.2 Overview of configured VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
4.6.3 VLAN port settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
4.7 Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
4.7.1 Resetting the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
4.7.2 Saving a configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
4.7.3 Restoring a configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
4.7.4 Update firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
5 dLAN pro network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
5.1 Security in the dLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
5.2 dLAN pro network encryption at the touch of a button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
5.3 dLAN AVpro manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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6 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6.1 Bandwidth optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6.2 Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
6.3 Disposal of old devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
6.4 Warranty conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

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Preface 7
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1Preface
1.1 Thank you for placing your
trust in this devolo product
devolo dLAN business solutions are a favourably
priced option for using the power grid infrastructure
in a building to establish a broadband IP network.
The advantage this brings is obvious: no new cables
have to be laid – expenditure and costs remain low.
The dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ is devolo's innovative
access point for mobile as well as stationary network
devices in a professional environment. Positioning
anywhere in a building is possible due to the flexibil-
ity of dLAN pro networking over an existing power
line: even areas without a network connection are
perfectly integrated this way.
1.1.1 About this manual
After an introduction to "dLAN", "WLAN" and "VLAN"
basics in Chapter 2, Chapter 3 will cover successfully
setting up your dLAN pro 500 Wireless+. Chapter 4
describes in detail the setting options of the built-in
configuration interface and thereby also access to the
dLAN, VLAN and WLAN. For information on configur-
ing the dLAN pro network, please see Chapter 5. In-
formation about product safety and environmental
compatibility of the device and our warranty terms can
be found in Chapter 6 and conclude the manual.
You can find the technical data for the
dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ in the product information
sheet on the enclosed product CD.
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 dam-
age.
Important note that should be ob-
served.
Additional information, background ma-
terial and configuration tips for your de-
vice.
If you have any further ideas or suggestions related to
our products, please don't hesitate to contact us at
[e-mail]!
devolo on the Internet
For detailed information on our products, visit
www.devolo.com.

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The area dLAN for business projects not only
contains product descriptions and documentation, but
also updates of devolo software and your device's
firmware.
We especially recommend the descriptions of the
"dLAN pro network," which are arranged according to
Application, Sectors and Integration, where you
can find lots of interesting background information.
1.2 CE conformity
This product complies with the technical requirements
of the directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE) and the other rele-
vant 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 ra-
dio equipment and telecommunication termi-
nal 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.

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2 Introduction
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.
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 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 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 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 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.
2.3 What is VLAN?
A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network, IEEE 802.1Q) is
a logical, self-enclosed, local network – unlike a phys-
ical (switched) network. VLANs divide physical net-

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works into multiple logical, independent networks.
They optimise data distribution and make it easier to
set up network architecture that is more secure and ar-
ranged more clearly.
Using VLANs prevents the need for complicated physi-
cal wiring. This gives you greater spatial flexibility and
saves you having to purchase multiple costly individual
devices (e.g. routers, switches).
Different criteria can be used for mapping to VLANs,
such as port assignments, addresses, port numbers
and protocols. The dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ allows
VLANs to be mapped by port and/or access point. Oth-
er mapping methods by third-party devices using
"VLAN tags" are also supported. In addition, it is pos-
sible to prioritise data traffic in the VLAN configuration.
2.4 dLAN pro 500 Wireless+
쎲Innovative access point for network-compatible
terminal devices; whether dLAN, WLAN or classic
network cable: every device can be connected!
쎲The dLAN powerline technology uses the internal
power line and thus enables flexible positioning of
the dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ everywhere in the
building.
쎲Areas without network cables are integrated per-
fectly; alternatively, an existing network is ideally
extended.
쎲Developed for use in businesses; already tried and
tested in a multitude of sectors such as offices and
production.
쎲Easy set-up of WLAN zones (WLAN access points
and wireless hotspots) with support of the WLAN
IEEE 802.11n high-speed standard.
쎲Lowering the transmitting power—e. g. if you do
not require a large range. For example, if you are
in the same room as the dLAN pro 500 Wireless+.
쎲Separation of user groups and granular access
control through access points (Multi SSID) and
VLAN.
쎲Ideal as a comprehensive, fast and stable network
solution or for support of existing network infra-
structure.
쎲500 Mbps (gross) connection for fast data trans-
mission via dLAN, 300 Mbps (gross) in WLAN
operation (IEEE 802.11n standard).
쎲Professional WLAN security management with
support for WPA/WPA2 Private Mode and Enter-
prise Mode (IEEE 802.1X).
쎲Optimal dLAN security with a 128-bit AES encryp-
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쎲Remote management via the
devolo dLAN AVpro manager software.
쎲Simple configuration via web interface.
쎲Optimal modification of the device for any usage
scenario through network ports that can be disa-
bled and the deactivation of the function buttons
on the device.
쎲WLAN time control with configurable usage times.
쎲Two internal WLAN antennas; MIMO technology
for the best transmission and reception perfor-
mance.
2.5 Sample applications
2.5.1 dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ as a
WLAN access point
By default, the dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ is configured
as a WLAN access point and makes the dLAN pro net-
work connected via the mains outlet available wireless-
ly to other client devices, such as laptops, IP radios or
IP telephones. This is particularly practical if not all cli-
ent stations are within range of a WLAN access point,
for example because concrete walls disrupt the signal.
With dLAN various rooms can be easily connected via
the mains supply. And using the
dLAN pro 500 Wireless+, every mains outlet can be
turned quickly and easily into a WLAN connection with
excellent reception quality.
The following illustration shows how the Internet con-
nection is set up using the dLAN pro 500 Wireless+
and a router, and how the connection within the net-
work is set up using additional dLAN pro devices.

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Fig. 1

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2.5.2 dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ as a
WLAN client
Alternatively, the dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ can also be
configured as a WLAN client. In this case, the device
connects the WLAN network with the devices in the
dLAN pro network. This is especially practical if net-
work access is not possible either via dLAN or via Ether-
net wiring.
The following illustration describes how the
dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ connects multiple computers
in the dLAN pro network wirelessly using an existing
router in another network, which, in turn, provides ac-
cess to the Internet via Ethernet.
Fig. 2: Wi-Fi building connection

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2.5.3 dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ and VLAN
Using the VLAN function, the dLAN pro 500 Wireless+
can establish more complex network architecture. The
following illustration shows a building with a single
physical network architecture that in turn has to
be used by two different companies separately
and isolated.
Fig. 3: Rented offices

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All network-compatible devices are connected on a
single dLAN pro network and share a broadband con-
nection and a VLAN-capable router. All data traffic
from each company in this building is contained in a
separate VLAN. Here, each data packet sent over the
dLAN pro network is given a VLAN tag specific to each
dLAN pro 500 Wireless+.
Each VLAN tag contains a unique VLAN ID: The VLAN
of the Bergmann company, for example, uses a
VLAN ID of "100" while the VLAN of the Schmitz
company uses a VLAN ID of "200".
The dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ of the Bergmann com-
pany only receives data packets with the VLAN ID
of "100", and respectively, the
dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ of the Schmitz company
only receives data packets with the VLAN ID of
"200".
This configuration ensures that each company has ac-
cess only to its own assigned data traffic even
though all data runs through the same, commonly
used physical network.
The advantages are obvious:
쎲The cost and burden of installing and operating
multiple broadband access points are eliminated.
쎲The network infrastructure is quickly and easily
reconfigured to match changes in room assign-
ments.
쎲Complicated installation/uninstallation of net-
work devices and the need to patch connections
are eliminated.
You can find a detailed description for the
VLAN configuration under 4.6 VLAN config-
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3Initialuse
This chapter covers everything you need to know to set
up your dLAN pro 500 Wireless+. It will explain con-
necting the device and its functions. We will also briefly
introduce the included devolo software.
Fig. 4 is country-specific

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3.1 Package contents
Please ensure that the delivery is complete before be-
ginning with the installation of your
dLAN pro 500 Wireless+.
쎲Single Kit:
쑗dLAN pro 500 Wireless+
쑗Hard copy of installation guide
쑗CD containing software and online documen-
tation
or
쎲Starter Kit:
쑗dLAN pro 500 Wireless+
쑗dLAN 500 AVpro+
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
쎲All operating systems with network support
쎲dLAN AVpro manager: Windows XP SP3 (32),
Windows Vista Business SP2 (32/64), Windows 7
Professional SP1 (32/64), Windows 8 Pro (32/64),
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" (32/64),
Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" (32/64), Open-
Suse 12.3 (32/64)
쎲Network connection
Please note that your computer or other de-
vice must feature a network adapter / net-
work device with a network port.
To set up a dLAN pro network, you
need at least two dLAN (AV)pro
devices (200 Mbps or 500 Mbps).

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3.3 Functions
The dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ has the following ele-
ments:
3.3.1 Control lamps
The indicator lights (LEDs) show all of the statuses for
the dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ by illuminating and/or
flashing in different ways:
Power
쎲Green flashing and illumination behaviour:
쑗The LED lights up green when the
dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ is operational.
쑗The LED flashes briefly,if the
dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ is in PowerSave
mode.
쑗The LED flashes at quick, regular inter-
vals,if the dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ is con-
necting to the dLAN network (pairing).
dLAN
쎲Off: The LED does not light up. There is no con-
nection to the dLAN pro network.