Preface 6
devolo Giga Bridge
1Preface
Get fibre-optic Internet into your home living
room using a coaxial or telephone line!
The devolo Giga Bridge gives you a fibre-optic In-
ternet connection quickly and without any incon-
venient routing of new network cables to your
living room. Bridge the distance from the active or
passive NT (Network Termination)/ONT (Optical
Network Termination) to the router quickly and
easily using an existing coaxial (SAT/TV) or tele-
phone line that is no longer in use. The
devolo Giga Bridge uses this wiring to build a high-
speed point-to-point connection with a PHY rate
of up to 2 Gbps, allowing the full potential of the fi-
bre-optic connection to be used without the bur-
den of installing new cables. The PHY rate refers to
the speed of the physical layer. This is the maxi-
mum possible speed at which data can be trans-
mitted.
1.1 About this manual
Carefully read all instructions before setting up the
device and store the manual and/or installation
guide for later reference.
After the introduction of devolo Giga Bridge in
Chapter 2 and the different possible applications,
learn how you can successfully start up the
devolo Giga Bridge in Chapter 3. Chapter 4
describes the configuration of your
devolo Giga Bridge.
Tips and information about product safety and
environmental compatibility of the device, as well
as our warranty conditions, can be found in
Chapter 5 at the end of the manual.
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 connector, as well as the icons
used on the package:
Icon Description
Very important safety symbol that
warns you of hazardous electrical
voltage which if not avoided can re-
sult in serious injury or death.
Very important safety symbol that
warns you of a potentially danger-
ous situation which if not avoided
can result in serious injury or death.