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MicroLink

ADSL Fun USB

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devolo MicroLink ADSL Fun USB

Preface

Thank you for placing your trust in this devolo product.

By selecting the MicroLink ADSL Fun USB you now have an ADSL modem that

will enable you to surf the Internet at high speed. Transmission rates of up to

8 Mbps download make it easy and fast to download animations, graphics or

similarly large quantities of data. And an upload rate of up to 1

Mbps can

enable you to send even large e-mails fast without incurring high costs.

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 MicroLink ADSL Fun USB.

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.de'

Our online services (www.devolo.de) is available to you around the clock

should you have any queries or require any further support. See the 'Support'

section for answers to frequently asked questions about your product.

Package contents

Please ensure that the delivery is complete before beginning with the instal-

lation of your MicroLink ADSL Fun USB:

쎲 MicroLink ADSL Fun USB

쎲 USB cable

쎲 ADSL cable

쎲 Power adapter

쎲 Installation guide (in print)

쎲 CD-ROM including drivers, manual, firewall and virus scanner

devolo reserves the right to change the package contents without prior

notice.

CE conformity

This product complies with the technical requirements of the 1999/5/EC

Directive (R&TTE) and is designed for use in the EU and Switzerland.

See the appendix to this manual for the declaration of conformity to the appli-

cable standards

devolo MicroLink ADSL Fun USB

Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.1 What is ADSL? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.2 What does the MicroLink ADSL Fun USB have to offer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1.3 Firewall and virus scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.1 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.2 Connection and display elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.3 Installation of the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.3.1 Example of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.3.2 Installation under Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.3.3 Installation under Windows Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.3.4 Installation under Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.3.5 Installation under Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.4 Establishing a connection via the ADSL modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.4.1 Setting up the Internet acces software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3 The devolo informer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4.1 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4.2 Declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.3 Warranty conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Introduction

devolo MicroLink ADSL Fun USB

1 Introduction

1.1 What is ADSL?

The sheer speed of development of computer technology over the last few

years has resulted in a huge increase in the volume of electronic data traffic.

More users every day want to send and receive a constantly increasing

volume of data. Conventional transmission technologies (analog modems or

ISDN devices) are no longer equal to the demand.

New technologies are eliminating the restrictions and are offering the user

true broadband communications at significantly higher transfer speeds. An

important criterion for the spread of these access technologies is their

availability in as many offices and private households as possible. One of the

new technologies is transfer by ADSL, which bridges the section of the

network that connects to the customer (“the last mile”) over standard copper

wires. ADSL can thus be used for broadband access to the Internet, for

example.

ADSL technology (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) uses three regions of

different sizes on the copper wire of a standard telephone line. Two regions

are used for data transmission and one for telephoning. The term

'asymmetric' indicates that the transmitting and receiving channels can carry

different quantities of data:

쎲 When the user surfs the Internet, the data sent to the provider tend to

carry less information (e. g. addresses of web sites or e-mails). The

transmission rate of up to 1 Mbps is generally sufficient for this purpose.

쎲 To load multimedia content (video sequences, animations, images etc.)

onto the computer from the Internet at acceptable quality and speed, a

transmission rate of up to 8 Mbps brings a significant saving in cost and

time.

Introduction

devolo MicroLink ADSL Fun USB

1.2 What does the MicroLink ADSL Fun USB have to

offer?

The following is an outline of the principal features of the device giving you

a quick overview of its capabilities.

Simple installation

쎲 Connecting your MicroLink ADSL Fun USB to the USB jack of your compu-

ter using the USB cable provided with the product

쎲 Connecting your MicroLink ADSL Fun USB to the ADSL line using the

ADSL cable provided with the product

쎲 Installing the devolo software

쎲 Entering your Internet access data

쎲 Done!

If you want to be able to use the telephone and the Internet simultaneously,

you will need a splitter to separate the high-frequency data signals from the

low-frequency telephone signals. It will be provided by your network opera

tor.

ADSL mode

쎲 Use the Internet and telephone at the same time (using a splitter)

쎲 No new wiring, because the existing telephone lines (copper wire) can

still be used

쎲 High transmission rates of up to 1 Mbps (upload) or up to 8 Mbps

(download)

USB port

Because of the USB port the MicroLink ADSL Fun USB does not require power

from an external power adapter. It is also automatically detected on installa

tion by plug&play.

Status display

The indicator lights (LEDs) of your MicroLink ADSL Fun USB adapter show the

connection status and allow the data transmission to be checked. The Micro

Link ADSL Fun USB adapter has 3 indicator lights on the front panel.

Introduction

devolo MicroLink ADSL Fun USB

1.3 Firewall and virus scanner

The MicroLink ADSL Fun USB is supplied with the Norman Internet Control

software. Norman Internet Control is a firewall and anti-virus program that

monitors your PC for malicious software, also referred to as malware. The

most common types of malware are viruses, worms, and trojans. For the sake

of simplicity, we often use the term virus as a collective description.

Norman Internet Control can detect and remove known and unknown viruses

from hard disks, floppy disks, e-mail attachments, etc. Norman Internet Con

trol checks files when they are accessed, and possible viruses are removed

automatically. If Norman Internet Control is unable to clean an infected file,

you will receive a warning and instructions on how to proceed.

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