Siemens SE505 Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable

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Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable

Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable / English / A31008-E505-B100-1-7619 / admin_router.fm / 16.07.2003

Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable

The Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable user interface includes several helpful functions for

administering your router. You can

◆open and close an Internet connection manually (see below),

◆set the router's time and time zone (see page92),

◆set or change a configuration password (see page94),

◆assign a PC for Remote Management (see page 95),

◆restart the router (see page 95),

◆upgrade the router firmware (see page96) ,

◆save, and if necessary restore, the router's configuration settings (see page 98),

◆view information about the router configuration and status (see page99).

Manually open or close an Internet connection

You can open or close an Internet connection manually. If forexample you deactivated

Auto Connect when you configured your Internet access, Internet applications (such as

your browser or email application) will not automatically open a connection when they

are launched. In this case, you will have to open the connection manually when it is

required and also close it again when you are finished with it.

Opening and closing an Internet connection manually:

◆Open the router's start screen as described on page45.

If you have already started the configuration environment, click on Home on the

navigation bar.

If you have not yet started the configuration environment, start it now and log on.

◆Click on Connect to open a connection to the Internet.

Click on Disconnect to close an Internet connection.

Contents

Main Contents First Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Configuring the local network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 The user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 General configuration with Basic Setup . . . . . . . . 52 Configuring security measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Configuration with Advanced Setup . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable . . 91 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 4 Safety precautions Safety precautions The Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable Features and applications i Procedure for installation and configuration First Steps System requirements Package contents 10 Operating displays and connections Front panel Page Page Setting up the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable Installing the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable Page 15 Creating a LAN connection Page Page Configuring the local network i 19 Network configuration for Windows 98, 98 SE, ME Setting up a PC as a Client for Microsoft Networks Page 21 Installing the TCP/IP protocol. Page Page Page Page Page Page 28 Network configuration with Windows XP Configuring the network Page 30 Checking the network settings and completing the installation procedure Page Page Page Page Page 36 Network configuration with Windows 2000 Installing network services Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Checking the connection to the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable The user interface Launching the user interface i Selecting the language ! The start page Page UI elements Page General configuration with Basic Setup Select Country i Configuring Internet access Page ! 56 Other Internet Service Providers Page Page Page Page Testing the WAN connection and completing the configuration Page Configuring security measures Assign password i Setting the SSID and making it invisible Setting the Encryption i Allowing selected PC's access your local network i Saving the router configuration and completing the setup Configuration with Advanced Setup 69 Configuring wireless connections Basic Settings Page 71 Setting the Encryption i 72 Access control to local network i 73 LAN Configuration Defining the router's private IP address i 74 Using the universal plug and play function i 75 Configuring the DHCP server Page WAN Configuration i Page Page Page 81 Filtering Internet access Preventing ping attacks from the Internet Restricting access of local PC's to the Internet i 82 Restricting access to certain Internet domains and sites Setting up the router as a virtual server i 83 Opening the firewall for selected PC's (DMZ) i 84 Port Forwarding i 85 Activating dynamic DNS Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable Manually open or close an Internet connection 92 Setting the time and time zone Set the time Page 94 Router management Assign password 95 Setting the Remote Management Restart the router i Firmware Upgrade ! ! i Saving and restoring a configuration Displaying the router's Status 100 Overview 101 Wireless Page 103 Internet 104 Log File i Appendix Fault tracing Page Page Restoring the Router's factory settings ! Specifications Service (Customer Care) Guarantee certificate (United Kingdom) Guarantee certificate (Ireland) Kundeservice (Customer Care) Producentens garanti (Danmark) Asiakaspalvelu (Customer Care) Takuuehdot (Suomi) Kundservice (Customer Care) Garantivillkor (Sverige) Kundeservice (Customer Care) 120 Garanti (Norge) Gyldighet 121 Garantiperiode i Servio de Apoio Clientes (Customer Care) Garantia (Portugal) Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Index Numerics A B C E F G H I L M N O P S T U V W Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable / English / A31008-E505-B100-1-7619 / cover_back.fm / 16.07.2003