Devolo have desktop app, Cockpit, for Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X and Ubuntu Linux which can be downloaded from Devolo. To setup the WiFi, there’s a couple of options. If the adaptors need to be paired (or added into an existing powerline network), it’s simply a case of pressing the pair button on both devices for a few seconds and they’ll sync up. The two adaptors are paired out of the box and a few seconds after plugging in the units, the white LEDs will stop flashing and go solid. Plug the WiFi adaptor into a socket where additional wireless coverage is need. Plug the Duo+ into a power socket near a router and connect both of them with an ethernet cable. As for the more compact WiFi unit, it’s had a design refresh too, with a single ethernet port on the bottom, and two round buttons on the front which double up as indicator LEDs. There’s a small button on one side and a single white LED above the power socket. The unit has twin network ports on the top and power pass through. The new style Duo+ is roughly twice the size of the WiFi unit, extending upwards from the UK-style power plug. There’s also a white network cable, instructions and a couple of flimsies on “conformity”. In the box there are two powerline adaptors, one 550 Duo+ and one 550 WiFi. The box is Devolo’s usual fare, with a printed outer box and a plain cardboard inner box. Devolo kindly supplied me with a dLAN 550 WiFi Starter Kit to check out. For those unaware of powerline networking, it’s a system that uses electrical wiring to carry network data, with ethernet-to-power adaptors where networking is required. ![]() The new dLAN 550 series updates the dLAN 500s, offering greater in-house range and faster WiFi transmission rates. After upping their game with their top-of-the-line dLAN 1200 series, they’ve turned their attention to the mid-range, refreshing the design and boosting speeds. Devolo’s recent expansion into smart homes and home automation doesn’t mean that they’ve been neglecting their powerline network business.
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