Siemens SE505 Firmware Upgrade

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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

Firmware Upgrade

You should perform a firmware upgrade when

◆Siemens issues a new firmware release or

◆you wish to use a language that is not preset in the router (the preset languages are

English and German). Please refer to the description on page46.

If you wish to load the latest firmware on your router you will first need the new firm-

ware release. You will find this on the Siemens website www.my-siemens.com/se505.

Download the new firmware from the Siemens website and save it on your PC.

Now proceed as follows:

◆Close down all network activities on your local network.

◆In the Administration menu, select Firmware Upgrade.

◆Click on Browse and from your file system select the file you have downloaded from

the Internet. The required file has the format siemens_nn.x.yy.zz., nn being

the symbol for the required language:

x.yy.zz stands for the release number of the firmware, e.g.

siemens_fr_0.00.13.

◆Click on Upgrade.

◆A window will appear prompting you to confirm that you want to update the

firmware. Click on OK.

de Germany

fr France

it Italy

nl Netherlands

sp Spain

iEach of the above language versions loads the English firmware on

the router at the same time.

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