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First Steps

To the PC

You can connect wired or wireless PCs to your Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable to create

a local network (

LAN

).

Wireless

A wireless connection is made using a wireless network adapter that must be installed

in your PC. This can be, for example, a Gigaset PC Card 108, a Gigaset USB Adapter 108

or another Super G, 802.11g or 802.11b-compatible wireless network adapter.

You define a

Radio network

by assigning all the devices an identical

SSID

. You should

therefore assign the SSID of the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable to the network adapters.

The factory set SSID is

ConnectionPoint

.

If the correct SSID has been entered in your PC's wireless network adapter, the wireless

link will be established automatically once you connect your Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/

cable to the mains power supply (see page 20).

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First Steps

Wired

ì

Connect one of the LAN sockets (

LAN1

–

LAN4

) on the back of the Gigaset SE551

WLAN dsl/cable to the Ethernet connection on a PC. To do this, use an Ethernet cable

with RJ-45 jacks (CAT5). This can also be done with the supplied Ethernet cable.

The four LAN sockets can automatically set the transmission speed to 10

Mbps

Ethernet or 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet and the transmissions mode to

Half duplex

or

Full duplex

depending on the performance of the network adapter in your PC.

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First Steps

To the mains power supply

ì

Connect the mains adapter cable to the

12V DC

socket on the Gigaset SE551 WLAN

dsl/cable.

ì

Plug the mains adapter into a mains socket.

Your Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable is now ready for use.

u

The

power

LED on the front lights up.

u

The

WLAN

LED lights up to indicate that the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable is ready

to open wireless connections.

The radio link to a PC that is connected by means of a wireless network adapter is

opened automatically provided the network adapter has been configured with the

same SSID as the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable (see page 21). It can take a few sec-

onds for the wireless connection to be established. The

WLAN

LED flashes when

data is sent or received via this connection.

u

The

LAN

LEDs light up if a device is connected to the corresponding LAN connection

by means of an Ethernet cable.

In order to communicate via the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable, the network must be

configured on the connected PC. This usually takes place automatically.

You will find information on how to operate devices on the USB port of the Gigaset

SE551 WLAN dsl/cable on page 110 for printers, on page

83 for external bulk memories,

and in the document "Gigaset WLAN. Practical tips" on the supplied CD.

Please remember:

Only use the router with the mains adapter (12V 1A DC) that is supplied.

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The user interface

The user interface

Once you have configured the network settings on a PC in your local network, you can

then use that PC to configure the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable with the Gigaset SE551

WLAN dsl/cable's user interface. You can use any browser for the configuration,

e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or higher.

Launching the user interface

To access the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable's user interface:

ì

Launch your Web browser.

ì

Enter the IP address of the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable in the browser's address

field.

http://se551

or

The login screen appears:

As supplied, the default password is

admin

.

ì

Enter the password and click on

OK

.

A screen with security information is displayed.

Please remember:

To start the configuration environment you might need to deactivate the HTTP proxy

for your browser (see (page 120)).

If you use Mozilla Firefox or if you use Internet Explorer and Windows XP Service

Pack 2, you need to configure the popup blocker (see (page 120)).

Please remember:

For security reasons you should change the password at a later stage

(see page 35).

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The user interface

For the initial configuration you can skip this information. If you carry out all the basic

and security settings using the wizard as described below, then your device and network

are fully protected. If not, the next time you log on you will be informed of security gaps

in the configuration program.

ì

Click on

OK

.

You will now see the start screen.

The start screen

The start screen is the starting point for all configuration and administration activities.

Start screen functions

On the start screen you can

u

select the language for the user interface (see page 27),

u

connect to the Internet (see page 95),

u

open the Status menu to obtain status information about the Gigaset SE551 WLAN

dsl/cable (see page 90),

u

call up the wizard for the basic configuration: Basic Setup Wizard (see page 29),

u

call up the Security Setup Wizard (see page 34),

u

open the Advanced Settings menu for additional configuration options

(see page 43).

You can call up the wizards, the Advanced Settings menu, and status information from

any other configuration program screen at any time via the tabs on the upper edge of

the user interface.

Note:

You will find information about the currently used and available time and data volume

for your Internet connection by clicking on

Traffic Control

. There is more detailed

information about this in the section entitled "Traffic Control" on page 105.