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  • Page 1 Manual The Network Innovation...
  • Page 2 GIGAGATE...
  • Page 3 © 2016 devolo AG Aachen (Germany) While the information in this manual has been compiled with great care, it may not be deemed an assurance of product characteristics. devolo shall be liable only to the degree specified in the terms of sale and delivery.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    3.3.1 Connecting the devolo GigaGate Base ....... . . 18 3.3.2...
  • Page 5 Warranty conditions ........... . . 40 devolo GigaGate...

  • Page 6: Preface

    Thank you for placing your trust in this devolo manual. product. Icons devolo GigaGate helps you set up your own gigabit This section contains a brief description of the icons network in just a few easy steps. The used in this manual.

  • Page 7: Ce Conformity

    6 Preface 1.1.2 CE conformity devolo device from the mains supply by unplugging the mains plug from the power socket. Then contact qual- The product conforms to the basic requirements of ified specialist personnel (after-sales service) exclusive- directives 2014/53/EU, 2014/35/EU and the other ly.

  • Page 8: Devolo On The Internet

    Only use a dry towel for cleaning. contains product descriptions and documentation, but DANGER due to overheating also updates to devolo software and your device's firmware. If you have any further ideas or suggestions related to devolo devices should be installed only at locations our products, please don't hesitate to contact us at that guarantee adequate ventilation.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    WiFi refers to a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network), network. the use of radio technology to network computers and other devices. While it is possible to wirelessly connect Fig. 1: devolo GigaGate ensures you have WiFi and Internet throughout your home devolo GigaGate...

  • Page 10: Wi-Fi Or Wlan

    2.4 GHz band, which means it is WiFi frequency bands not as overloaded and experiences less interference. In The devolo GigaGate supports WiFi frequencies of 2.4 theory, users have up to 19 channels available when GHz and 5 GHz for an optimal WiFi transmission rate.

  • Page 11: The Devolo Gigagate

    Four holes (on each side) for wall mounting One power socket for the included mains adapter. The devolo GigaGate Satellite is equipped with: One LED that indicates the devolo GigaGate Sat- ellite operation an LED that displays the status of the connection...
  • Page 12 Introduction 11 Fold-down feet Four holes (on each side) for wall mounting One power socket for the included mains adapter. devolo GigaGate...
  • Page 13 12 Introduction devolo GigaGate Base devolo GigaGate Satellite Holes for wall mounting Fast Ethernet Gigabit LED WiFi LED with WiFi button Home LED With house button Power LED Fig. 3: Front side of the GigaGate device devolo GigaGate...
  • Page 14 Introduction 13 devolo GigaGate Satellite devolo GigaGate Base Fast Ethernet Gigabit LAN Reset button Power supply Fold-down feet Fig. 4: Rear side of the GigaGate device devolo GigaGate...
  • Page 15 White Lights up Network-compati- sec. (on/off) lished between steady ble devices are the base and the connected to satellite devolo GigaGate devices using a Lights up Data transmis- network cable steady sion rate in opti- mum range White Flashes at...

  • Page 16: Wifi Button

    Introduction 15 2.2.1 WiFi button 2.2.2 Network jacks The WiFi button controls the following WiFi The total of five devolo GigaGate Satellite network functions: jacks allows you to connect your computer, your multi- functional device, your network attached storage Connecting WiFi devices via WPS...

  • Page 17: Wifi Antennas

    A total of four parallel point-to-point connections with a speed of up to 1300 Mbps are set up here for the devolo GigaGate Satellite using the less interfer- ence-prone 5 GHz frequency band. The devolo GigaGate Satellite also has two internal antennas which can be used to establish a WiFi con- nection to other network devices.

  • Page 18: Initial Use

    Initial use 17 3 Initial use CE declaration devolo AG reserves the right to change the package This chapter covers everything you need to know to set contents without prior notice. up your devolo GigaGate. We provide a brief description of the connection to both devices and 3.2 System requirements...

  • Page 19: Connecting The Devolo Gigagate

    Place the devolo GigaGate Satellite in the In the following sections we describe how to connect desired location. the devolo GigaGate and integrate it into the network. We clarify the exact procedures based on potential net- Plug the provided power cable for the...
  • Page 20 Initial use 19 devolo GigaGate Base devolo GigaGate Base and the devolo GigaGate Sat- devolo GigaGate Satellite connect automat- ellite is established, the Home LED on both devices ically over gigabit WiFi. The Home LED flash- lights up continuously. To disconnect devolo devices es while the connection is established.

  • Page 21: Installation Of Devolo Software

    WPS settings under Installing devolo Cockpit software WiFi/Advanced Settings. The Apple iOS oper- The devolo Cockpit computer program finds all of the ating system does not support WPS. accessible devolo devices in your network and displays Briefly press the WiFi button to establish an information about these devices.
  • Page 22 Initial use 21 downloaded the installation file to your PC, start it by double-clicking on it. Software for Linux (Ubuntu) The devolo Cockpit software is available at www.devolo.com/cockpit. After have downloaded and installed the installation file to your PC, start the file.

  • Page 23: Network Configuration

    GigaGate: Open your operating system's start menu and select devolo Cockpit software. Click the corre- sponding devolo GigaGate entry to go to the con- figuration interface of the device. Then the program determines the current IP address and starts the configuration in the web browser.

  • Page 24: Devolo Cockpit Software

    WiFi devices in your home network and combines them into one secure network. All accessible devices in The devolo Cockpit software is a monitoring and your home network appear after starting the encryption program that detects all accessible dLAN devolo Cockpit software.
  • Page 25 The You can configure settings for the devolo GigaGate adapter in the middle of the network identified with Base and devolo GigaGate Satellite or for the net- the symbol shown here symbolises your locally work connected device.

  • Page 26: Menu Description

    Click the button of an area to move interface as well as in the associated chapter in the directly into it. manual. The sequence of the description in the manual follows the structure of the menu. Fig. 8: devolo GigaGate Satellite interface devolo GigaGate...

  • Page 27: Status Overview

    Bridge status Configure Bridge changed here. WiFi bridge on/off Using the on/off switch, the devolo GigaGate Base Click OK to save the settings of the respective area of can be switched on and off manually. After clicking the configuration interface. Click Cancel to leave the OK, the device is deactivated and is no longer accessi- respective area of the configuration interface.
  • Page 28 802.11a: This setting exclusively supports the WiFi standard 802.11a. The devolo GigaGate Satellite creates an encrypted Setting the channel bandwidth WiFi connection to the devolo GigaGate Base using Channel bandwidth the WiFi key entered here. Here, you can set the channel bandwidth of the indi- You can either use the pre-set password or create your vidual WiFi standards.
  • Page 29 Using the on/off switch, the WiFi function of the to such hidden wireless networks. If the connec- devolo GigaGate Satellite can be switched on and off tion with a hidden name poses problems, first manually. After clicking OK, the WiFi function of the try setting up the connection with a visible net- device is deactivated.
  • Page 30 Creating a WiFi key device. WPA/WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access): With this setting, Using the WiFi key given here, the devolo GigaGate the devolo GigaGate Satellite supports both dis- Satellite creates an encrypted WiFi connection to played encryption standards. Using this is recommend- WiFi-compatible devices.
  • Page 31 WiFi standards. The available options are: connected WiFi devices and the WiFi mode used. Auto: The devolo GigaGate Satellite searches for the 1-13: The WiFi channel can also be set manually. most suitable channel bandwidth automatically, de- Channel selection ranges from 1 to 13.
  • Page 32 For more information about Automatic firmware update on/off devolo Cockpit, visit The firmware of the devolo GigaGate includes the soft- www.devolo.com/cockpit. ware for operating the device. If necessary, devolo of- fers new versions on the Internet as a file download, Saving the device configuration for example to modify existing functions.
  • Page 33 Your personal WiFi settings are lost DHCP client in the process. The last-assigned As a component of your network, the devolo GigaGate passwords for the devolo GigaGate also communicates via the TCP/IP protocol. The IP ad- are also reset.

  • Page 34: Basic Settings

    Device security Using the on/off switch, the devolo GigaGate Base Network settings and the devolo GigaGate Satellite can be assigned a System date and time from a time server automatically. Alter- Advanced settings natively, the time zone and time server can also be se- Click or tap the respective icon to go the corresponding lected manually.
  • Page 35 Here, you can specify that the time of the Device name devolo GigaGate devices shifts to daylight saving time Here, you can assign the devolo GigaGate devices an automatically. additional name. This is shown in the upper part of the configuration interface: Select your Time zone and the Time server.

  • Page 36: Bridge Operation

    Click/touch Start pairing to automatically establish a changed here. connection. Bridge pairing using security ID Enter the security ID (Sec ID) for the devolo GigaGate The devolo GigaGate offers two different variants for Base in the configuration interface of the transmitting these security keys: devolo GigaGate Satellite.
  • Page 37 PIN selected on either by pressing the WiFi button on the the devolo GigaGate Satellite. Confirm the front panel of the devolo GigaGate Satel- encryption process as described there. Now the lite or...

  • Page 38: Annex

    20, 40 MHz (802.11 n) 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 160 MHz (802.11 ac) Max. indoor transmis- 200 mW (channel 36 – 64) / sion power (EIRP) 23 dBm Max. transmitting 1,000 mW (channel 100 – 140) power / 30 dBm devolo GigaGate...

  • Page 39: Channels And Carrier Frequencies

    5280 MHz 2452 MHz 5300 MHz 2457 MHz 5320 MHz 2462 MHz 5500 MHz 2467 MHz 5520 MHz 2472 MHz 5540 MHz 5560 MHz 5580 MHz 5600 MHz 5620 MHz 5600 MHz 5660 MHz 5680 MHz 5700 MHz devolo GigaGate...

  • Page 40: Disposal Of Old Devices

    These types of devices may no longer be disposed of with household waste. Rather they can be given to a municipal collection point free of charge. Contact your municipal government to find out the address and hours of the nearest collection point. devolo GigaGate...

  • Page 41: Warranty Conditions

    War- if the damage occurred due to incorrect handling, especially to ranty services carried out by devolo do not result in an extension of non-observance of the system description and the operating the warranty period nor do they initiate a new warranty period.
  • Page 42 Claims for compensation of lost profits, indirect or consequen- tial detriments, are excluded. devolo is not liable for lost data or retrieval of lost data in cases of slight and ordinary negligence. In the case that the intentional or culpable negligence of...
  • Page 43 DHCP server 32 IP address 32 LAN (network connection) 15 LED status display 10 Linux 21 Mac (OS X) 20 MAC address 28 Package contents 17 Reset 15 Safety notes 6 Security ID 35 System requirements 17 Time server 33 devolo GigaGate...

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