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Contents
The user interface
Basic Setup Wizard
Security settings
Configuring the Advanced Settings
Administration and status information
Status information
Installing the printer port for network printers
Appendix
Safety precautions
The Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable
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Wired local network (Ethernet)
Internet
Wireless local network (WLAN)
We generally differentiate between two types of wireless network:
uInfrastructure mode u Ad-hocmode
You can use the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable to connect
uwirelessly networked PCs to the Internet and
Linking wireless networks with the Internet
cable modem
Linking a wireless network (WLAN) to an Ethernet (LAN)
Access Point
Ethernet
All PCs can access the Internet via the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable
Please remember:
uInternet access
As with many DSL providers the Internet is accessed via the
PPPoE
Client
–Shared Internet access
uSecurity functions
uOffering your own services on the Internet
First install an Ethernet network card or a wireless
Network adapter
SSID
ConnectionPoint
one
First Steps
Front panel
LED displays
LED
State
First Steps
Back panel
Element
Description
Warning
Updated firmware will not be affected
Then the feet may well mark the furniture surface
Position the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable so that it cannot fall
If you wish to mount the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable on the wall, use
To the DSL or cable modem
To the PC
Wireless
Radio network
Wired
LAN1
LAN4
Half duplex
Full duplex
To the mains power supply
Only use the router with the mains adapter (12V 1A DC) that is supplied
Connect the mains adapter cable to the
12V DC
ìPlug the mains adapter into a mains socket
Configuring the local network
Configuring the network
General
Properties
Wireless networks
Use Windows to configure the settings
You will be prompted to select a connection method
ìSelect Other Method and confirm with Next
You will now see a screen listing various connection methods
ìIn the next window select your network adapter and click on Next
Skip the message
Selecting a computer name and workgroup
Computer description
Checking the network settings and completing the installation procedure
Back
ìAnswer the question Do you want to restart your computer now? with Yes
TCP/IP settings
ìClick on Start – Settings – Control Panel
ìSelect Network Connections
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ìSelect Internet protocol (TCP/IP) and click on Properties
Deactivating the HTTP proxy
HTTP Proxy
Internet Explorer
Open Internet Explorer and click on
End
Configuring the popup blocker
ìSelect Allow popups from this screen
Web features
Block popup windows
Synchronising TCP/IP settings with the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable
Start
Programs
Accesso- ries
Command prompt
Installing network services
ìDouble-clickon the Network and dial-upconnections icon
Add network components
Networking services
Network identification
Computer name
Workgroup
Installing the TCP/IP protocol
LAN connection
Install
Add
ìIn the Network protocol list, select Internet protocol (TCP/IP)
Local Area Connection Properties
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ìOpen Internet Explorer. Click on Tools – Internet Options
ìClick on LAN settings
ìIn the Settings window click on the Web features tab
Synchronising the TCP/IP settings with the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable
On the Windows Desktop, click on
Accessories
ipconfig /release
ìEnter exit and press the ENTER key
Setting up a PC as the Client for Microsoft Networks
Network
Configuration
Net- work
Client for Microsoft Net- works
Clien
Identification
TCP/IP > Siemens Gigaset PC Card
Making TCP/IP settings
TCP/IP
Obtain an IP address automatically
Cancel
Yes
Gateway
Installed gateways
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ìSelect Disable DNS
ìClick OK again to close the Internet Options window
Configuring the local network
Synchronising the TCP/IP settings with the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable
Run
WINIPCFG
Release
ìOpen Command prompt. To do this, click on Start – Programs – Command prompt
ìEnter the command ping
2.Has TCP/IP been properly configured on your PC
The user interface
You will now see the start screen
Traffic Control
Start screen functions
On the start screen you can
select the language for the user interface
The user interface
The configuration program offers you the following functions:
Basic Setup Wizard
from page
Security Setup Wizard
Language
The user interface pages contain the following elements:
Log Off button
button
Log Off
Help
Basic Setup Wizard
Page
Service provider
Other
ìSelect how Internet sessions are to be established via Connection mode:
Always on
Idle time before disconnect
Connect on demand
Connect manually
< Back
Finish
Security Setup Wizard
I would like to run the Security Setup Wizard now
Security settings
Current password
New password
Confirm new password
all
SSID broadcast
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WPA2 / WPA with Pre-sharedkey (PSK)
WPA2
PSK
PSK
Pre-shared
WEP encryption
Key length
Input type
Passphrase
Manual key entry
ìSelect the Key type, Hex or ASCII
Hex
With a
ìConfirm the key by entering it again in the Confirm key field
MAC address filter
Entering MAC addresses manually
Selecting from the list of logged-inPCs
Known wireless clients
uYou can completely reset the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable (see page 17)
ìClick on Finish to conclude the wizard
The settings will now be active on your Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable
Configuring the Advanced Settings
Via the Internet menu you can
umake DNS server settings (page 75)
uconfigure time and volume control for using the Internet (see page 77)
provide your own services on the Internet (NAT
u define QoS properties (priorities for data transfer) (see page 95)
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Internet Connection
ìIn the Advanced Settings – Internet menu, select Internet Connection
Port Forwarding
ìSelect UPnP
Ports
DNS server
ìIn the Advanced Settings – Internet menu, select DNS Servers
Use custom DNS servers
Preferred DNS server
Alternate DNS server
MAC address
ìIn the Advanced Settings – Internet menu, select MAC Address
Use default device MAC address
Use MAC address of this PC
Use custom MAC address
Traffic Control
Traffic Control
ìIn the Advanced Settings – Internet menu, select Traffic Control
Traffic Control
Reset traffic counters
Global time limit
ìEnter the total amount of time available per month in hours
Global volume limit
ìEnter the total volume of data available per month in megabytes (MB)
Individual limits
You can:
uprotect your network against hacker attacks (see below)
block individual PCs' access to selected services or Internet sites
ìIn the Advanced Settings – Internet menu, select Firewall
ìSelect the required option
Attack detection
ìIn the Advanced Settings – Internet – Firewall menu, select Attack Detection
ìSelect the security level for the firewall
Medium
The level
Custom
E-mailnotification of a hacker attack
Notification interval
E-mail
address to notify
User-definedsettings
Stateful Packet Inspection
Traffic
All
Setting up access control to the Internet
Access Control
Schedule Rules
ìSelect Access Control in the Advanced Settings – Internet – Firewall menu
Access Rules
Schedule rule
Edit
Access rule type
Apply to all clients
Filtering mode
–Select the Services you wish to allow or block
Protocol
Port
80,90-140,180
Schedule Rules
Access Rules
ìIn the Access Control field under Schedule Rules, click on Edit
field under
, click on
Page
one
Where configuration is concerned, this means:
You have to define a
Never expires
Local Network
Lease time
Port Triggering
Address Translation (NAT)
Port Triggering
Enabled
Local protocol
Local port
Public protocol
ìApply the settings by clicking OK
Port Forwarding
To set up port forwarding for a service, select
Port Forwarding
ìSelect the protocol of the service you are providing from the Protocol list
Local IP address
ìClick on Add
ìClick on Delete if you wish to delete the data in the relevant line again
Opening the firewall for selected PCs (Exposed Host)
To set up a PC as Exposed Host, select
ìEnter the Local IP address of the PC that is to be enabled as Exposed Host
ìEnter a name for the PC in the Comment field
ìActivate the entry by selecting the option
ìClick on the Delete button to delete the entry from the list
Apply the settings by clicking OK
Dynamic DNS
Advanced Set- tings
Domain name
QoS (Quality of Service)
QoS
ìIn the Advanced Settings – Internet menu, select the entry QoS
Differentiated services
In the field next to
ìSelect Advanced Settings – Local Network
Defining the private IP address for the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable
Subnet mask
Configuring the DHCP server
DHCP Server
ìTo activate the DHCP server, select On
If the DHCP server is active, you can define a
Lease time
activate the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable's wireless module (see below)
u set Encryption for wireless transmissions (see page 101), and
u restrict access to the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable's LAN (see page 101)
Wireless Network
ìSelect the On option for Wireless Network (default setting)
ConnectionPoint
ìSelect the Off option to deactivate SSID broadcast
Transmission mode
IEEE 802.11g only
IEEE 802.11b/g (mixed)
Super G (108 Mbit/s)
Super G
Select the mode for using
Super G (108 Mbit/s)
Static
Dynamic
If you do not wish to use
Disabled
Setting wireless security
ìIn the Wireless Network menu, select Encryption
WPA2-PSKand WPA2-PSK / WPA-PSK
WPA with Pre-sharedkey (WPA-PSK)
WPA2-PSK
WPA2-PSK
Security
WPA and WPA2 with authentication server
WPA2
WPA2 / WPA
Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server in the
RADIUS server IP address
WEP
ìSelect the Authentication type:
Shared
Open
Default key
Key
important
Allowed clients
ìIn the Wireless Network menu, select Allowed Clients
Entering PCs manually:
Enter the required PCs with
Click on the Add button to add the entry to the list
Known wireless clients
Repeater function (WDS)
In the Wireless Network menu, select Repeater (WDS)
Wireless distribution system
SSID
Channel
Safely Remove Hardware
File server
ìIn the Advanced Settings menu, select File Server
ìSelect the On option for the File Server
Host name
Server
Domain / workgroup
Device
Partitions list and sharing directories
Partitions
Delete All Shares
Setting up or editing a share
ìEnter a name for the share
Browse
You can now set access protection for the directory
ìFirst, select the On option for Security
Web Server
ìIn the Advanced Settings menu, select Web Server
Partition
HTTP
ìActivate the HTTP service for your Web server
You can change the
\gigaset_http
FTP
ìActivate the FTP service for your Web server
\gigaset_ftp
\gigaset_http
For
Printer server
ìActivate your device's integrated printer server
ìClick OK to accept the changes
Administration and status information
Time zone
Date format
Time format
Internet Time
System time
Last synchronization with time server
Use custom time servers
Preferred time server
Setting Idle time before log off:
ìIn the Administration menu, select Remote Management
Remote Management
Allowed connections:
Remote Management for one particular PC:
Authorized client
http://X.X.X.X:8080
uIn the Administration menu, select Save & Restore
Saving configuration data
ìFor Task, select the option Save configuration
Save
Restoring the back-up
ìFor Task, select the option Restore configuration
A window will appear prompting you to confirm the procedure
ìClick on OK. The configuration will now be updated
Resetting to the factory settings
ìIn the Administration menu, select Firmware Update
Current firmware version
Firmware update file
Status
Device
System Log
Log level
Critical
Status information
uConnection status
uIP address
Local network
uDHCP Server
Wireless network
uSystem password not changed
uIdentification of your wireless network visible or not changed
uEncryption for your wireless network not activated
uAccess to your wireless network not restricted to allowed clients
uFirewall for your Internet connection turned off
uAddress translation for your Internet connection turned off
uOne or more of your local clients directly exposed to the Internet
uRemote management enabled
Disconnect
uConnection mode
uMAC address
uDefault gateway
uPreferred DNS server
uAlternate DNS server
uDownstream rate
uGlobal traffic limits
–Time
Total
Available
–Volume
uSubnet mask
uDHCP clients
uChannel
uWireless clients
Uptime
uRepeater (WDS)
–WDS links
uSystem uptime
uBootcode version
uWireless driver version
uHardware version
uSerial number
Installing the printer port for network printers
Printers and Faxes
Add printer
Local printer
Plug and Play printer
Create a new port
Standard TCP/IP Port
Printer Name or IP Address
Port Name
Gigaset_Druckerport
Additional Port Information Required
Network Print Server (1 port)
Add Printer wizard
Printer
Select a Printer Port
Gigaset_Druckerport (Standard TCP/IP Port)
Printer Port Driver
Details
Connection Settings
ìGo through Start – Settings – Printer and click on New Printer
Local Printer
Gigaset_Druckerport
Appendix
Time and
Volume Contingent
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Interfaces
1 modem
4 LAN
1 USB
USB 2.0, for printer server or file server
Software
www.siemens.com/gigasetcustomercare
Service Centres
United Kingdom
Ireland
Please have your proof of purchase ready when calling
–he device is opened (this is classed as third party intervention)
–Repairs or other work is done by persons not authorised by Siemens
–Components on the printed circuit board are manipulated
–The software is manipulated
–Devices fitted with accessories not authorised by Siemens
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Glossary
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHCP Server
See DHCP
DMZ
DoS attack
Denial of Service
Digital Subscriber Line
Dynamic IP address
See also Static IP address
Firewall
See also NAT
Flat rate
Full duplex
Gateway
IGMP
Internet Group Management Protocol
Protocols
Among the most important Internet services are:
uelectronic mail (email)
IP address
Subnet mask
ipconfig
Static IP address
Dynamic IP address
Mbps
Million bits per second
Specification of the transmission speed in a network
MER
MAC Encapsulated Routing
Port Forwarding
Port
See also: Virtual server
PPPoA
Point-to-PointProtocol over ATM
Repeater
Roaming
Router
Server
SIP
Service Set Identifier
Static IP address
Subnet
A subnet divides a network into smaller units
Subnet mask
TCP/IP
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
TCP
Broadcast
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Wireless LAN
WPA
WPA-PSK
Index
(Windows XP)
local network
IP addresses
configuration
configuring
front panel
Half duplex
Hexadecimal key
testing settings
MAC address
cloning
MAC table
connecting
networks
Protocol)
full duplex
in Ethernet LAN
WAN
in wireless LAN
LAN socket
WDS