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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 received 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.

Please remember:

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

for your Internet provider correctly.

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Basic Setup Wizard

ì

Select how Internet sessions are to be established via

Connection mode

:

–

Select

Always on

if the connection is to exist at all times when the Gigaset SE551

WLAN dsl/cable is switched on.

–

Select

Connect on demand

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

program are 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 be automatically ended if no data is transmitted (default

setting: 3 minutes).

You can deactivate this function by entering "0". This means that the connection

will continue to exist even if no data is transmitted. If you have a time-based tariff

this can cause high charges. In this case you should enter a value other than "0".

This time setting only applies to the

Connect on demand

option.

–

Select

Connect manually

if you always want to establish and end the connection

to the Internet manually. If you have a time-based tariff this will save you high

connection charges. How to establish a connection manually is described on

page 95.

ì

Click on

Test Settings

to check the Internet connection. The router 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 49.

ì

Activate

PPPoE pass-through

if you wish to use this function.

ì

When you have entered the data, click on

Next >

.

Using UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)

PCs with

UPnP

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

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

on page 47.

ì

Activate

UPnP

if you wish to use this function.

Please remember:

If you have a time-based tariff this option can result in high connection

charges.

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Basic Setup Wizard

Summary

In the next step the basic settings you have made through 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.

The Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable is now configured and ready to connect to the Inter-

net.

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Security settings

Security settings

The

Security Setup Wizard

offers you additional settings for improving your network

security. You can

u

assign a Password for configuring the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable (see page 35),

u

change the ID for your wireless network (SSID) (see page 36),

u

set the

Encryption

for wireless traffic (see page 37),

u

limit access to your wireless network to certain PCs (see page 49).

The Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable's user interface will guide you through the security

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

Next >

. If you

want to make any changes or check your entries, click on

< 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 continue.

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Security settings

Assigning a Password

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

supplied, the configuration of your Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable is not protected with

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

Password and change this Password from time to time.

ì

If you have already set a Password, enter the old Password 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 SSID is case sen-

sitive. Avoid proper names and all too obvious words. Mix letters and numbers

together.

ì

To go to the next step, click on

Next >

.

Please remember:

If you ever forget your Password you will have to reset your Gigaset SE551 WLAN

dsl/cable (see page 18). Please bear in mind that this will restore

all

the settings to

the factory configuration. No Password will be active either.