Configuring the local network

Checking the connection to the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable

Once the network has been set up on your PC, you can check whether the PC is correctly connected to the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable. This can be done as follows:

ìOpen Command prompt. To do this, click on Start – Programs – Command prompt.ìEnter the command ping 192.168.2.1.

Please remember:

192.168.2.1 is the default IP address for the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable. If the IP address was changed, enter the new IP address.

The ping command sends data packets to the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable with the specified IP address and checks whether the router responds. If this is the case, the command presents statistics about the connection, e.g. how many data packets were sent, how many received, how long the transfer took, etc. If you can see this information, then the connection to the router is functioning properly.

If the command does not return any statistics, but ends with a time-out, this means that the components cannot communicate with each other. Check the following points:

1.Is the Ethernet cable between the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable and the PC correct- ly connected or is there a wireless connection via a wireless network adapter?

The LED display for the LAN connections on the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable and link display for the network card in your PC must be illuminated. For wireless con- nections the Gigaset WLAN Adapter Monitor must display connection information.

2.Has TCP/IP been properly configured on your PC?

If the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable has the IP address 192.168.2.1, your PC's IP address must be between 192.168.2.2 and 192.168.2.255. The default gateway must have the address 192.168.2.1.

If you can successfully address the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable with the ping com- mand, then the PC has been configured correctly.

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