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Basic Setup Wizard

Configuring Internet connection

You will find the access data you need for configuring the Internet connection in the

documentation you receive from your

Internet Provider

(

ISP

).

ì

Select your service provider from the

Service provider

selection menu. If your Inter-

net provider is not included in the list, select the option

Other

.

ì

Enter the data you have been given by your Internet provider.

When you choose your Internet provider from the list, most of the data you need is

entered by default on the screen.

You can also often confirm the defaults for the

Other

option.

Check that the

Protocol

complies with the data supplied by your Internet provider.

Note:

Connection to the Internet is only possible if you have entered all the data of your

Internet provider correctly.

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Basic Setup Wizard

ì

Select how Internet sessions are to be established via the

Connection mode

:

–

Select

Always on

if the connection is to remain set up when the Gigaset SE361

WLAN is switched on.

–

Select

Connect on demand

if applications such as a Web browser or an e-mail

program are allowed to connect to the Internet automatically.

–

In the

Idle time before disconnect

field, enter a period of time after which the

Internet connection is to close down automatically if no data is transmitted

(default setting: 3 minutes, range: 1 to 99 minutes).

This time setting only applies to the

Connect on request

option. A permanent

connection is achieved using the

Always on

option.

–

Select

Connect manually

if you always want to establish and end the connection

to the Internet manually. If you subscribe to a time-based service this will save

you high connection charges. How to establish a connection manually is

described on page 68.

ì

Click on

Test Settings

to check the Internet connection. The device will attempt to

connect to the Internet. Any Internet connection already in existence will be closed

first.

You will find information about the test steps and results on the

Internet Connec-

tion Test

screen.

PPPoE pass-through

PPPoE pass-through enables you to use an additional Internet connection (with another

service provider) from one PC. You can find detailed information about this on page 42.

ì

Activate

PPPoE pass-through

if you wish to use this function.

Using UPnP (Universal Plug & Play)

PCs with

UPnP

(Universal Plug & Play) can offer their own network services and auto-

matically use services offered on the network. You can find detailed information about

this on page 43.

ì

Activate

UPnP

if you wish to use this function.

ì

Click on

Next >

to proceed to the next step.

Note:

If you subscribe to a time-based service, this option can result in high connec-

tion charges.

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Basic Setup Wizard

Summary

In the next step the basic settings you have made with the wizard are shown for you to

check.

ì

If you want to make changes to the settings, click on

< Back

.

ì

If you want to confirm the settings, click on

Finish

to close the Basic Setup Wizard.

You will then be taken automatically to the start screen for the

Security Setup Wizard

.

If you want to carry this out at a later stage, deactivate the option

I would like to run

the Security Setup Wizard now.

If you deactivate this option a message is output indi-

cating that your system is not secure.

When you finished the Basic Setup Wizard the Gigaset SE361 WLAN is configured and

ready to connect to the Internet.

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Security Setup Wizard

Security Setup Wizard

The

Security Setup Wizard

offers you additional settings that will improve your net-

work security. You can

u

assign a Password for configuring the Gigaset SE361 WLAN (see page 32),

u

change the ID for your wireless network (SSID) (see page 33),

u

set

Encryption

for wireless traffic (see page 34),

u

limit access to your wireless network to certain PCs (see page 38).

The Gigaset SE361 WLAN's user interface will guide you through the security configu-

ration step by step. Once you have completed a screen, click on

Next >

. If you want to

make any changes or check your entries, click

< Back

.

ì

Select

Security Setup Wizard

on the start screen or in the tab to start the security

configuration if you did not go straight to the start screen for the security settings

after making the basic settings.

ì

Click on

Next >

to proceed to the next step.

Assigning a Password

In the first step of the setup wizard you can assign a Password for the user interface. On

delivery, the configuration of your Gigaset SE361 WLAN is protected with the

admin

Password. To prevent unauthorised changes to the configuration, you should set your

own Password and change this Password from time to time.

ì

Enter the default password (or the new password you have assigned) in the

Current

password

field.

ì

Enter a new password in the

New password

field, and repeat it in the

Confirm new

password

field.

The Password can be up to 32 alphanumerical characters long. The password is case

sensitive. Avoid proper names and all too obvious words. Use a combination of let-

ters and numbers.

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Security Setup Wizard

ì

Click on

Next >

to proceed to the next step.

SSID

Before the wireless network components can communicate with each other, they must

all use the same

SSID

(Service Set Identifier).

On delivery, the Gigaset SE361 WLAN's default SSID is

ConnectionPoint

. For security

reasons you should change this SSID and deactivate SSID broadcast.

If this option is enabled, the Gigaset SE361 WLAN will send the SSID in all data transmis-

sions, and your Gigaset SE361 WLAN's SSID will be displayed on all PCs that have a wire-

less network adapter. In this case eavesdroppers could use the SSID to gain access to

your local network.

ì

Enter a character string of your choice in the

SSID

field. The SSID is case sensitive. It

can be up to 32 alphanumerical characters long.

Make a note of the SSID. You will need it to log on your PC.

ì

Click on

Next >

to proceed to the next step.

Note:

If you ever forget your Password you will have to return the Gigaset SE361 WLAN

to its factory settings (see page 18).

admin

is then again assigned as the Pass-

word. Please bear in mind that this will return all the configuration settings to the

factory settings.

Note:

The connection to the wireless network adapters will be interrupted until the new

SSID has been entered in them as well.