Siemens SE551 uSecurity functions, uOffering your own services on the Internet

The Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable

uSecurity functions

The Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable offers comprehensive security measures:

–Firewall protection against unauthorised access from the Internet

All the PCs in the local network use the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable's Public IP address for their Internet connections, which makes them 'invisible' on the Inter- net. The Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable only allows access from the Internet if it has been requested from the local network.

With the firewall the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable also offers comprehensive protection against hacker attacks.

–Service filtering and URL filtering

The Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable can filter Internet access. Here you determine which PCs may access which Internet services.

In addition, you can deactivate access to certain Internet domains and sites (URL filtering).

–Access control and encryption for the local network

You can use various encryption methods and authentication methods (WEP, WPA/ WPA2-PSK,WPA/WPA2, MAC access control) to prevent unauthorised access to your wireless LAN or make data illegible to unauthorised parties.

uOffering your own services on the Internet

–If you want to offer your own services on the Internet, you can configure the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable as a virtual server without permitting further access to the local network.

–Exposed Host

You can set up a PC on your local network to be a virtual server and release it for unrestricted access from the Internet.

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