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3

Red LED

Solid on

Status 1

The other network nodes are in standby mo-
de, so they cannot currently be accessed
over the electrical wiring. The PLC LEDs on
the other devolo Magic adapters flash white
only for a short time. 

Status 2

The connection to the other network nodes
has been interrupted. There may be electro-
magnetic or radio frequency interference on
the power line. In this case, put the
devolo Magic adapters closer to each other
or try to shut off the source of interference. 

Can be disabled

4

Red  and
white
LED

Flashing at in-
tervals of 

0.1

sec

red

/

2 sec

.

white

Data transmission rate not in optimum
range **

Can be disabled

LED

Behavior

Meaning

LED status display
(web interface*)

Summary of Contents for 08789

Page 1: ...Manual devolo Magic 2 LAN triple ...

Page 2: ...devolo Magic 2 LAN triple ...

Page 3: ...of Apple Computer Inc Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp devolo dLAN and the devolo logo are registered trademarks of devolo AG The firmware package from devolo contains files which are covered by different licenses in particular under devolo proprietary license and under open source license GNU General Public License GNU Lesser General Public License or FreeBSD Lice...

Page 4: ... 1 5 6 EMC safety 12 1 6 devolo on the Internet 12 2 Introduction 13 2 1 devolo Magic 13 2 2 Short overview of the devolo Magic adapter 13 2 2 1 PLC button 14 2 2 2 Reading the PLC indicator light 15 2 2 3 Network ports 18 2 2 4 Integrated electrical outlet 18 2 2 5 Reset Restart 19 3 Initial use 20 3 1 Package contents 20 3 2 System requirements 20 3 3 Connecting the devolo Magic adapters 21 3 3 ...

Page 5: ...adapter from a PLC network 24 4 Network configuration 25 4 1 Calling up the built in web interface 25 4 2 General information about the menu 25 4 2 1 Overview 28 4 2 2 Powerline 29 4 2 3 LAN 31 4 2 4 System 32 5 Appendix 37 5 1 Technical specifications 37 5 2 Connection tips 37 5 3 Disposal of old devices 38 5 4 Warranty conditions 38 ...

Page 6: ...scription of the icons used in this manual and or on the rating pla te the device connector as well as the icons used on the package Symbol Description Very important safety symbol that warns you of imminent electrical volta ge which if not observed can result in serious injury or death Very important safety symbol that warns you of an imminently fire hazard caused by overheating through incor rec...

Page 7: ...he device is only compatible with other devices from the devolo Magic series Compatibility with technically similar devices from other manufactu rers is not guaranteed Proper use also implies compliance with all product specifications The device is restricted to indoor use on ly The device is a Class I product All electri cally conductive metal housing parts which in case of a fault condition duri...

Page 8: ...h the free downloadable programs approved and available on devolo AG s website www devolo com and in app stores iOS and Google Play Any modificati ons to the product specific firmware or software could damage the products and in a worst case scenario render them unusable and negatively af fect conformity Always use the most up to date software version to make sure you have the latest security func...

Page 9: ...supply as described on the rating plate To disconnect devolo devices from the power sup ply unplug the device from the electrical outlet devolo devices should only be installed in locations that guarantee adequate ventilation Slots and openings on the housing are used for ventilation ...

Page 10: ... need to carry out any maintenance on devolo devices In the event of damage disconnect the devolo device from the power supply by pul ling it or its plug out of the electrical outlet Then contact only qualified specialist personnel after sales service ...

Page 11: ... is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures b Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna b Increase the separation between the equip ment and receiver b Connect the equipment into an outlet on a cir cuit different from that to which the receiver is connected b Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with ...

Page 12: ...s with IC radiation expo sure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environ ment This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 8 inches 20 cm between the device and your body 1 5 5Product safety The product has been certified and bears the Mark as applicable of the Product Safety authorities as indicated below 1 5 6EMC safety The product has been certified and bears the...

Page 13: ...transmit data To set up a devolo Magic network you need at least two devolo Magic devices For tech nical reasons devices from the devolo Magic series are not compatible with dLAN devices 2 2 Short overview of the devolo Magic adapter Powerline b Over distances up to 1600 feet b Security with 128 bit AES Powerline encryp tion b Energy efficiency the integrated PowerSave mode cuts energy consumption...

Page 14: ...empt to pair establish a PLC connection with another devolo Magic adapter when reconnected to the mains supply After plugging the devolo Magic adapters into available power sockets a new devolo Magic net work is established automatically within 3 minutes You can find detailed information about in stalling devolo Magic adapters in Chapter 3 3 1 Starter Kit Automatic setup for a new devolo Magic PLC...

Page 15: ...isplay web interface 1 Red LED Lights up for up to 2 sec Start up process Cannot be disabled 2 Red LED Flashing at in tervals of 0 5 sec on off Status 1 Resetting the devolo Magic adapter was suc cessful The PLC reset button has been pres sed and held for 10 seconds Status 2 The devolo Magic adapter has been returned to its factory default settings Since the last reset no pairing with another devo...

Page 16: ... Status 2 The connection to the other network nodes has been interrupted There may be electro magnetic or radio frequency interference on the power line In this case put the devolo Magic adapters closer to each other or try to shut off the source of interference Can be disabled 4 Red and white LED Flashing at in tervals of 0 1 sec red 2 sec white Data transmission rate not in optimum range Can be ...

Page 17: ...e Network App This function identifies the devolo Magic adapter being searched for Cannot be disabled 6 White LED Solid on The devolo Magic connection does not have any issues and the devolo Magic adapter is ready to operate Can be disabled 7 White LED Flashing at in tervals of 0 1 sec on 5 sec off The devolo Magic adapter is in standby mo de Can be disabled 8 Red and white LED Flashing at in terv...

Page 18: ...iring Check whether the adapter is connected to the power supply correctly and whether the pairing operation has been carried out suc cessfully For more information about this refer to 3 3 Connecting the devolo Magic adapters 2 2 3Network ports You can use the network ports on the devolo Magic adapter to connect it to stationary devices such as computers game consoles etc us ing network cables Cat...

Page 19: ...r from your devolo Magic network and successfully restore its entire configuration to factory defaults press and hold the PLC reset button longer than 10 seconds Be aware that this loses all changes to all set tings 2 Wait until the LED flashes white and then dis connect the devolo Magic adapter from the power supply The devolo Magic adapter has been suc cessfully removed from your existing devolo...

Page 20: ...lation guide a Printed safety flyer or b Single adapter a 1 devolo Magic 2 LAN triple a 1 network cable Cat 5e UTP not for in wall use a Printed installation guide a Printed safety flyer devolo AG reserves the right to change the packa ge contents without prior notice 3 2 System requirements b Operating systems supported by devolo Cockpit a Windows 7 32 bit 64 bit and later a Ubuntu 13 10 32 bit 6...

Page 21: ...o com 3 3 1Starter Kit Automatic setup for a new devolo Magic PLC network 1 Connect the devolo Magic 2 LAN 1 1 to your Internet access device s network port e g your Internet router using the network cable included Cat 5e UTP not for in wall use 2 Connect the devolo Magic 2 LAN triple e g to your computer s network port or to another device s network port using the network cable included Cat 5e UT...

Page 22: ...g to your computer s network port or to another device s network port using the network cable included Cat 5e UTP not for in wall use 2 Plug the devolo Magic 2 LAN triple into an available electrical outlet When the LED flashes white at regular intervals of 0 5 seconds the adapter is ready to operate but not yet integrated into a devolo Magic network see Chapter 2 2 2 Reading the PLC indicator lig...

Page 23: ...ckpit Version 5 0 or later b Windows 7 32 bit 64 bit and later b Ubuntu 13 10 32 bit 64 bit and later b Mac OS X 10 9 and later You can find the software and more information about devolo Cockpit online at www devolo com cockpit Downloading the devolo Home Network App The devolo Home Network App is devolo s free app for checking and configuring Wi Fi Magic and LAN connections for the devolo Magic ...

Page 24: ...gurati on to the factory default settings press the PLC reset button longer than 10 seconds Wait until the LED flashes white and then dis connect the adapter from the power supply Be aware that this loses all changes to all set tings To integrate it into another network proceed as described in Chapter 3 3 2 Single Expanding an existing PLC network by adding another devolo Magic 2 LAN triple ...

Page 25: ...icking on the corre sponding tab for the devolo Magic 2 LAN triple Then the program determines the current IP address and starts the configuration in the web browser You can find more information about the devolo Home Network App and Cockpit software in Chapter 3 4 Installation of de volo software 4 2 General information about the menu All menu functions are described in the correspon ding interfa...

Page 26: ...b interface and their sub categories are listed on the left edge Click the entry for an area to move directly into it Making changes Once you make a change two icons appear on the menu page b Disk icon Save your settings b X icon Cancel the operation Your settings are not saved Required fields Fields with a red border are mandatory fields This means these fields must be filled out to continue with...

Page 27: ...identified with an in drop down menus Default settings can of course be replaced with cu stom values Recommended settings Some fields include recommended settings Recommended settings can of course be replaced with custom settings Invalid entries Entry errors are either highlighted by a red border or error messages appear Buttons Click the Disk icon to save the settings for the respective web inte...

Page 28: ...line Local device Device state status information connected or not connected Network Connected clients number of devices connected to the Powerline network LAN Ethernet LAN port s network port s if a connection has been detected the speed 10 100 1000 Mbps otherwise the status unconnected is specified LAN IPv4 Protocol Display indicating whether DHCP is swit ched on or switched off Address IPv4 add...

Page 29: ...dress of each devolo Magic adapter Send Mbps Rate for sending data Receive Mbps Rate for receiving data 4 2 2Powerline Make all changes to your PLC network in the Po werline area To use a new devolo Magic 2 LAN triple in your devolo Magic network you first have to connect it to the network with your existing devolo Magic ad apters This is accomplished using a shared password This can be assigned i...

Page 30: ...r settings by clicking the Disk icon Note that the custom password is not assigned to the whole PLC network automatically In stead you must assign it to each of your devolo Magic adapters individually Powerline domain name The Powerline domain name determines the name of your PLC network Unpairing Removing an adapter from a net work 1 To remove a devolo Magic adapter from your devolo Magic network...

Page 31: ...led option for IPv4 is enabled This means that the IPv4 address is retrieved axiomatically from a DHCP server The currently assigned net work data is visible greyed out If a DHCP server is already present on the network for giving out IP addresses e g your Internet rou ter you should enable the DHCP enabled option so that the devolo Magic 2 LAN triple automatical ly receives an address from it If ...

Page 32: ...2 4System In the System area you can configure the settings for security and other devolo Magic adapter device functions System information System information lets you enter an user defined name in the Device name hostname field This information is particularly helpful if multiple devolo Magic adapters are to be used and identified in the network Password A login password can be set for accessing ...

Page 33: ...r to identify by sight LED Enable the LED disabled option if the LED on the devolo Magic adapter is intended to be switched off for normal operation An error status is indica ted by corresponding flashing behaviour regard less of this setting Powersaving If powersaving mode is enabled the devolo Magic 2 LAN triple switches to powersa ving mode automatically whenever it detects re duced data transm...

Page 34: ...led in the devolo Magic 2 LAN triple factory default settings For information about the LED behavior of the devolo Magic adapter in standby mode refer to Chapter 2 2 2 Reading the PLC in dicator light Time server Under Time server you can select your current time zone The Time server NTP option lets you specify a time server A time server is a server on the Internet whose task consists of providin...

Page 35: ...The devolo Magic 2 LAN triple automatically up dates its firmware This option is enabled by de fault Browse for updated firmware 1 If you have downloaded an updated firm ware file for the devolo Magic 2 LAN triple to your computer click Browse for firmware file and select the downloaded file 2 Confirm the update procedure with Upload After a successful update the devolo Magic 2 LAN triple restarts...

Page 36: ...AN triple 2 Wait until the LED flashes white and then dis connect the devolo Magic adapter from the mains supply Doing so causes you to lose your custom PLC settings The last assigned passwords for the devolo Magic 2 LAN triple are also reset ...

Page 37: ...If there are several outlets in the wall directly next to each other they behave like a power strip Individual outlets are optimal Security 128 Bit AES Device port 3x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet port Power consumption Maximum 6 1 W Typical 5 2 W Stand by 0 8 W Power supply internal 110 250 V AC 50 Hz 60Hz Temperature storage operating 25 C to 70 C 0 C to 40 C 13 F to 158 F 32 F to 104 F Dimensions witho...

Page 38: ...u decide to dispose of such a product please do so in accordance with your local environ mental laws and guidelines For detailed information about your local environ mental laws and guidelines please contact your local authority 5 4 Warranty conditions If your devolo device is found to be defective du ring initial installation or within the warranty peri od please contact the store where you purch...

Page 39: ...ated power outlet 18 Intended use 7 IP address 31 IPv4 31 L LAN network connection 18 LED status display 14 Login password 25 M Maximum installation height 8 N Network connection 18 P Package contents 20 Pairing establishing a PLC connection 14 PLC 13 PLC status display 15 PLC reset button 14 19 Powerline 13 R Reboot 35 Regulatory notice 11 Reset a devolo Magic adapter 15 19 Restart 19 S Safety no...

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