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  • Page 1 Home Control Central Unit first steps...
  • Page 2 © 2017 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 3 Preface Thank you for placing your trust in this devolo product! Carefully read all instructions before setting up the device and store the instructions for later reference. Description of the Icons This section contains a brief description of the icons used in this manual and/or on the rating plate, the device...
  • Page 4 Icon Description The device may only be used indoors in dry conditions. The device has a reinforced protective insulation. For the connection of movable devices of protection class II, plugs are used which have no connection for the protective conduc- tor.
  • Page 5 Icon Description It is used to prevent the occurrence of waste electrical and electronic equipment and to reduce this type of waste through reuse, recycling and other forms of utilisation. It establishes minimum standards for handling waste electrical and electronic equipment in the EU.

  • Page 6: Intended Use

    Intended use Use the Home Control Central Unit as described in these instructions and in the Home Control online FAQ to prevent damage and injuries. DANGER! Electric shock caused by electricity The device must be plugged into a power socket with a connected earth wire...

  • Page 7: Safety Instructions

    Users do not need to carry out any maintenance on devolo devices. In the event of damage, disconnect the devolo device from the mains supply by pulling it or its plug out of the electrical socket. Then contact qualified specialist personnel (after-sales service) exclusively. Damage is deemed to have occurred, for example, b if the power plug is damaged.
  • Page 8 The Home Control Central Unit may be operated only on a mains power supply as described on the rating plate. To disconnect the Home Control Central Unit from the mains supply, unplug the device itself or its power plug from the electrical socket.

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Disconnect the devolo device from the mains supply to clean! Introduction In this chapter you will learn everything you need to know about the package contents of your Home Control Central Unit. In addition, we will explain what is behind devolo Home Control and what advantages the Z- Wave wireless standard provides for home automation.

  • Page 10: What Exactly Is Dlan

    The Home Control system by devolo uses the Z-Wave wireless standard. The Home Control Central Unit is the heart of the devolo Home Control system. It is equipped with a user in- terface, called the Home Control portal, which is used to coordinate all of your Home Control devices. Ac- cess to the Home Control portal is very easy both from the Home Control App and/or at www.mydevolo.com...
  • Page 11 What exactly is Z-Wave and Z-Wave Plus? Z-Wave is an internationally recognised wireless standard that has been developed by Sigma Designs and the Z-Wave Alliance for home automation and adjacent outdoor areas and has been licensed for smart home ap- plications worldwide.
  • Page 12 IFor more information on the control and configuration of all devolo Home Control devices, as well as application examples, please refer to the Home Control online FAQ. Accessing to the Home Control Central Unit via the Home Control App (for smartphone/tablet)
  • Page 14 The Home Control Central Unit The Home Control Central Unit is the heart of the devolo Home Control system. It is equipped with a user in- terface, called the Home Control portal, which is used to coordinate all of your Home Control devices. Ac- cess to the Home Control portal is very easy both from the Home Control app and/or at www.mydevolo.com...
  • Page 15 Figure is country-specific Home Control button dLAN encryption button USB (for future applications)
  • Page 16 Basic guidelines for setting up a Home Control network When planning your Home Control network, consider the optimal placement of all devices with regard to the wireless range so as to best avoid weak signals and interference sources. Drawing up a sketch may help you to determine the desired locations of all your devices.
  • Page 17 There are two ways to connect the Home Control Central Unit to the internet: Connecting the Home Control Central Unit directly to the Internet router Taking the above factors into consideration, plug the Home Control Central Unit into a wall outlet that is located centrally in your house or flat.
  • Page 18 Connecting the Home Control Central Unit to the internet router using an existing dLAN net- work Taking the above factors into consideration, plug the Home Control Central Unit into a wall outlet that is located centrally in your house or flat.
  • Page 19 Registering the Home Control Central Unit for the first time To register the Home Control Central Unit for the first time, use your PC or laptop. In your browser, go to www.mydevolo.com. Select Create an account to register a new account.
  • Page 20 Please notice this information if you want to reset the Home Control Central Unit. If this controller is the primary controller for your network, resetting it will result in the nodes in your network being orphaned and it will be necessary after the reset to exclude and re-include all of the nodes in the network.
  • Page 21 This is a Z-Wave device with expanded capabilities for managing a network. There are sensors, actuators and slaves Inclusion Adding a Home Control device. This is the process of integrating a new device into the Z-Wave network Exclusion Removing a Home Control device. This is the process of removing a device...
  • Page 22 Resetting a Home Control device to factory settings Replace Replacing a Home Control device by an identical Home Control product. The new Home Control device replaces the previous one completely in all its func- tions in the Home Control portal automatically Learn Mode...
  • Page 23 Flashing behaviour of the dLAN LED (home icon) Flashing behaviour Description Red LED Flashes at intervals of No dLAN connection exists 0.5 sec. (on/off) Red LED Flashes at intervals of 2 Data transmission rate not in optimum range * sec.(on/off) White LED Lights up steady An encrypted dLAN connection exists and the...
  • Page 24 Recovery file: The installation of the update failed for the second time White LED Flashes at intervals of 2 Booting process of the Home Control Central Unit. If the sec.(on/off) Home Control Central Unit is ready for operation, the LED goes out...

  • Page 25: Technical Data

    Z-Wave: up to 25m inhouse, up to 100m outdoors Security 128 Bit AES (Powerline and Z-Wave) Buttons 1x dLAN (home icon) with LED (white/red) 1x Home Control (check mark) with LED (white/red) Device port 1x Ethernet RJ45 1x USB 2.0 type A (for future extensions) Usage...
  • Page 26 Bandwith optimisation If you would like to use the Home Control Central Unit as a dLAN adapter, we recommend the following "connection rules" for an improved network transfer performance: b Plug the Home Control Central Unit directly into a wall socket.

  • Page 27: Service And Warranty

    * Detailed information about the actual costs of the telephone calls can be found on the devolo website. Disposal The Home Control Central Unit must not be disposed of with the household waste. Instead, you can return these at no charge at your municipal collection point or at the retailer (e. g. supermarket, specialist shop).
  • Page 28 AG Charlottenburger Allee 60 52068 Aachen – Germany www.devolo.com...

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