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Contents d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ Contents 1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.1 Thank you! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 5 Network co nfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 5.1 Calling up the built-in configuration interface . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preface 5 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 1P r e f a c e 1.1 Thank you! With the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+, you have chosen a HomePlug AV device that combines the advantag- es of the two network standards dLAN and WLAN. In addition, the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ has three LAN ports for directly conne cting computers or other network components.
6 Preface devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ devolo on the Internet For detailed information on our products or "dLAN", visit www.devolo.com . The Service Centre area con- tains downloadable product descriptions and docu- mentation, as well as update s to devolo software and device firmware.
Introduction 7 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 2I n t r o d u c t i o n 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.
8 Introduction devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 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, smart- phones or tablet PCs (Apple/Android) via WLAN .
Introduction 9 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 2.3.2 Sample applications Fig. 1.
10 Introduction devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ Fig. 2.
Initial us e 11 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 3I n i t i a l u s e This chapter covers everything you need to know to set up your dLAN 500 AV Wireless+. 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.
12 Initial us e devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 3.1 Package contents Please ensure tha t the deliv ery is complete before be- ginning with the installation of your d L A N5 0 0A VW i r e l e s s + .
Initial us e 13 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 3.3 Functions The dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ has t he following ele- ments: 3.3.1 Indicator lights The indicator lights (LEDs) show all of the statuse.
14 Initial us e devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 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 flas hes at quick, regular intervals when data is being transmitted.
Initial us e 15 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+. You wi ll find the key on the label on the back of the h ousing. WPS With the WPS ( W i-Fi P rotected S etup) encryption but- ton, you secure your WLAN network at the touch of a button.
16 Initial us e devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 쎲 The device res tarts if you press the Reset button for less than 10 seconds . 쎲 To change the configuration of the d L A N5 0 0A VW i r e l e s s + b a c k t o t h e factory defaults , press the Reset button for more than 10 seconds .
Initial us e 17 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 쑗 By pressing the encryption button on the adapter or 쑗 Using dLAN Cockpit App via yo ur smart- phone or tablet PC or 쑗 Using the provided .
18 Initial us e devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ If AutoPlay is active on your computer, the in- stallation will start automatically. Otherwise, open the directory with the Windows Explor- er by right-clicking on Start (or the Win- dows logo ) and selecting Explorer from the context menu.
dLAN network 1 9 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 4d L A N n e t w o r k Before you can use the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ in your dLAN network, first you have to connect it to other dLAN AV devices as a hom e network.
20 dLAN network devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ Encrypting a new dLAN netwo rk with a dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ and a dLAN 500 AVplus (Fig. 5) Once both adapters have been successfully connected, press each encryption button for approx. one sec- ond within two m inutes of one an other .
dLAN network 2 1 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ Expanding an existing dLAN network by adding a new dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ (Fig. 6) If you have already secured your existing dLAN net- work using the encryption button, use the same meth- od to integrate further adapters.
22 dLAN network devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ Removing a dLAN 500 AV Wi reless+ fr om a net- work (Fig. 7) To remove a dLAN 5 00 AV W ireless+ adapter from an existing network, press its encryption button for at least ten seconds . The device will be assigned a new randomly generated password and will thus no longer be able to access the netw ork.
dLAN network 2 3 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 4.2 dLAN Cockpit App dLAN Cockpit App is an app for monitoring and en- cryption, which you can use to search out all other ac- cessible dLAN dev.
24 dLAN network devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ Tapping on the gear/arrow brings you to the configuration interface for the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+. For more detailed information on the interface refer to Chapter 5 Network configuration . Tapping on the recycle bin removes the con- nected adapters.
dLAN network 2 5 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 쎲 Se curity : Tapping on the key icon allow s you to change the dLAN password for eithe r the entire dLAN network or just for the respective adapter or to reset it to the factory defaults. The factory de fault passwor d is HomePlugAV .
26 dLAN network devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ After starting the dLAN Cockpit, all reachable dLAN devices in your home network will appear. This may take a moment.
dLAN network 2 7 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ All adapters found in the network appear with as adapter icon with a corresponding product name. The adapter in the middle of the dLAN network identified with the symbol shown here symbolises your locally connected device.
28 dLAN network devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ The Troubleshooting G uide includes installation in- structions and information about how to connect your devices optimally with one another. 4.3.1 Encrypting a network with dLAN Cockpit If you use dLAN AV devices without an encryption button , data can be encrypted only via dLAN Cockpit .
dLAN network 2 9 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ The factory default password is HomePlugAV . Assigning a specif ic password to a single adapter will exclude it from the rem aining dLAN network.
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Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 31 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 5 Network configuration The dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ has a built-in configura- tion interface that can be called up using a standard web browser. All settings for operating the device can be modified here.
32 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 5.2 Menu description All menu functions are described in the corresponding interface as well as in the associated chapter in the manual. The sequence of th e description in the manual follows the structure of the menu.
Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 33 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 쎲 You can change or modify the various device set- tings for security, network, dLAN and time under Device configuration . 쎲 You can change or modify WLAN settings in the WLAN configuration area.
34 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 5.3 Status overview In the Status overview area you can track the status of your connected dLAN, WLAN and LAN devices.
Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 35 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 5.3.1 dLAN status To display all connected dLAN devices, click either the house icon or the dLAN devices arrow. Each con- nected dLAN device, regardle ss of whether it is con- nected locally or remotely in the network, is displayed with its MAC address, name and type.
36 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ Before the networking procedure, note the securi ty IDs of all d LAN adapters . This uniqu e identifier of each dLAN de- vice is located o n the label on th e hous- ing. It consists of 4 x 4 le tters separated by dashes (e.
Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 37 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 5.3.2 WLAN monitor Click on either the WLAN icon or the WLAN monito r arrow to have all of the know n WLAN devices dis- played.
38 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 5.4 Device configuration In the configuration area of the device you can modify settings for security, networ k, dLAN, date and time.
Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 39 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ By default, the built- in configuration interface of the dLAN 500 AV W ireless+ is not prot ect- ed with a pass word.
40 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 햳 Call up the configuration interface a gain later; the following window appears first: 햴 Enter admin in the User name field and your individual password in the Password field. The admin user name ca nnot be changed.
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42 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 5.4.3 dLAN settings In a dLAN network, all connected components must use the same password . Th e dLAN password can be defined in dLAN C ockpit App or dLAN Cockpit , via the dLAN encryption button (see Chapter 4 dLAN network ) or at this spot in the configuration interface.
Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 43 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 5.4.4 Time server A time server is a server on the Internet whose task consists of providing the exact time.
44 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 5.5 WLAN configuration In the WLAN configuration area, you can configure settings for the WLAN network and its security.
Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 45 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ If you would like, you can completely shut off the WLAN part of your dLAN 50 0 AV Wireless+, e.g. if you want to operate it exclusively as a simple dLAN device via the built-in Ethernet connections.
46 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 5.5.1 Access point Since the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ acts as an access point, you have to configure various parameters for your wireless network. Keep in mind that after saving this set- ting, you will be disco nnected from any existing wireless connectio n to the dLAN 500 AV W ireless+.
Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 47 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ In the facto ry default set ting of the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+, the WLAN function is enabled and WLAN WPA2 en- cryption is configured. The de fault WLAN key is the Wi-Fi k ey for the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+.
48 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ Keep the f ollowing i n mind if yo u would like to use doubled channe l width ( utilising 40 MHz channels ): The potential transfer ra te i s 3 0.
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50 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 5.5.2 Guest account If you have friends or acqu aintances visiting and you want to provide them with Internet access but without giving away the password fo r your WL AN, you can set up a separate guest account in addition to the main In- ternet connection.
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52 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 5.5.3 WLAN filters In addition to encryption (see 5.5.1 Access point ), you can secure your wireless network even more by us- ing a WLAN filter to limit access to WLAN devices. Even if the encryption is switched off, the device will not es- tablish a connection.
Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 53 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ The WLAN filter should be us ed only as an additional option. By using it you could limit access to y our wireless net- work, but without encryption it would be relatively easy for third parties to eavesdr op on all of your data transmis - sions.
54 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 5.5.4 Parental controls You can regulate Internet access for specific stations based on time using this function. For instance, to pro- tect your children from exce ssive Internet use, you can define how long they may use the Internet per day.
Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 55 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ WLAN stations with time limit Here you can find a list all of the WLAN stations for which the Internet access time is limited. Each station is displayed with its MAC address, name, time remaining and the specified time quota.
56 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ Clicking or tapping on Edit brings you to the settings menu for the time quota. If you would like the time quota to be monitored, enable the option Th e config- ured time limit will be monitored .
Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 57 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 5.5.5 WLAN time control Synchronisation with an Internet time server has to be en sured in order to u se WLAN time cont rol.
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Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 59 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 5.5.6 Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is one of the international encryption standards developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance for easily and quickly setting u p a se cu re wi re les s net - work.
60 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ WPS via PBC (Push Button Configuration): 햲 Start the encryption process on the d L A N5 0 0A VW i r e l e s s + 쑗 either by pressing the WPS .
Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 61 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 5.6 Management In the Management area you can reset the current configuration to the factory defaults, save it to your computer as a file or rest ore it from there and update the firmware of the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+.
62 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 5.6.1 Resetting the configuration With the Management Reset configuration com- mand, the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ is reset t o the orig- inal factory defaults. In doing so, you lose your personal settings.
Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 63 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 5.6.2 Saving a configuration file To save the active configurat ion to your comput er as a file, select the corresponding button in the area Man- agement Save configuration file .
64 Network configu ration devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 5.6.3 Restoring a configuration An existing configuration file can be sent to the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ in the area Management Restore device configuration and enabled there.
Ne tw o rk co nf ig u ra ti on 65 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 5.6.4 Update firmware The firmware of the dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ includes the software for operating the device. If necessary, de- volo offers new versions on the Internet as a file down- load, for example to modify existing functions.
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Appendix 67 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 6 Appendix 6.1 Important safety instructions All safety and operating instructions should be read and understood before using the device, and should be kept for future reference. 쎲 Ne ver open the device.
68 Appendix devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ 쑗 the device does not work, even though the operating instructions have been followed properly. 쑗 the device’s case is damaged.
Appendix 69 d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ 3W a r r a n t y p r o c e d u r e a) If defects appear during the warranty period, the warranty claims must be made immediately, at the latest wit hin a period of 7 days. b) In the case of any externally visible damage ar ising from trans- port (e.
70 Appendix devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+.
d e v o l o d L A N 5 0 0 AV Wireless+ Index B Bar graph 23 C CE 6 D Default WLAN key 14 , 47 DHCP server 40 Disposal of old devices 68 dLAN encryption 42 dLAN house symbol 23 dLAN password 42 F Facto.
devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ WLAN ON/OFF button 14 WLAN time control 57 WPA 48 , 50 WPA2 48 , 50.
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