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MicroLink

dLAN

USB

MicroLink

dLAN

Ethernet

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.

The reproduction and distribution of the documentation and software supplied with this product

and the use of its contents is subject to written authorization from devolo AG. We reserve the

right to make any alterations that arise as the result of technical development.

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and Microsoft

are registered trademarks of Microsoft, Corp.

HomePlug

is a registered trademark of HomePlug Power Alliance.

MicroLink

and dLAN

are registered trademarks of devolo AG.

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Aachen, December 2004

40190/1204

devolo AG

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52070 Aachen

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devolo MicroLink dLAN Ethernet - devolo MicroLink dLAN USB

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 instal-

lation 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 appli-

cable 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

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

Introduction

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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 WIFI

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.

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

pro

encryp-

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.

Introduction

devolo MicroLink dLAN Ethernet - devolo MicroLink dLAN USB

1.2 What do the dLAN adapters from devolo offer

you?

The dLAN adapters from devolo enable you to set up or expand a home net-

work 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

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

Status display

The indicator lights (LEDs) of your MicroLink dLAN Ethernet show the connec-

tion 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.

Introduction

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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 com-

puter 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

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 adapt-

ers, 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.

Connection and installation

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2 Connection and installation

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.

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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2.2 Connection and display elements

2.2.1 MicroLink dLAN Ethernet

The MicroLink dLAN Ethernet adapter has six indicator lights (LEDs) and an

Ethernet port:

 ETH

 10/100: 10 or 100 Mbps. Lit while 100 Mbps data transfer rate is

active.

 Link/Act: Steady when the MicroLink dLAN Ethernet adapter is con-

nected to the computer or the device; flashes during data transfer.

 Col: Flashes faster as the network load increases.

 dLAN

 Power: Steady when connected to power.

 Act: Flashes when data is being sent or received over the electrical

lines.

 Link: Steady when connected to the dLAN network.

 Ethernet connection: This is the connection point on the MicroLink

dLAN Ethernet adapter for connecting it to a computer or another device

with the network cable (included).

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