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Authentication

To access the configuration user interface of your Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl users must

login with a user ID and an assigned password. The existing user IDs are shown in the

authentication list. You can change the preset password for the default user

admin

here.

Creating a new user ID

ì

To create a new user click on

Add New User

.

ì

Enter a

Username

and a

Password

for the new user.

ì

Enter a

Comment

which makes it easier to identify the user.

ì

Click on

Create User

to create the new entry.

The new user is shown in the list.

Editing an existing user entry

In order to change the password or the comment for a user use the

Edit User

function.

ì

In the row of the respective user, click on

Edit User

.

ì

Change the desired property.

ì

Click on

Save Setting

to apply your changes.

Remote Management

You can decide if remote access to the configuration user interface of your Gigaset

SE587 WLAN dsl is to be enabled or not. It is disabled by default.

The port number a remote user will have to enter in the browser’s address bar for

remote management is 80. This means that, if the router’s public IP address is for exam-

ple 12.34.56.78, the user will have to type http://12.34.56.78:80 into the browser's

address bar to access the user interface of the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl.

ì

To enable remote access, if disabled, click on

Enable

.

ì

To disable remote access, if enabled, click on

Disable

.

The action is executed immediately.

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UPnP IGD (Universal Plug and Play)

UPnP

allows devices to offer their own network services and automatically use services

offered in the network. UPnP IGD (Internet Gateway Device) comes with a solution for

routers which support NAT (Network Address Translation, see page 27). NAT traversal

for UPnP enables UPnP packages to pass through a router or firewall without problems

and without user interaction.

ì

Enable or disable the UPnP IGD feature.

ì

Click

Save Settings

to save and apply all the changes on this page.

Log

During operation important events and information about how the device functions

and possible problems are logged. The

Log

page displays the logged information.

ì

In the

Administration

menu, select

Log

.

ì

Specify which information is to be displayed from the option menu. You can choose

between the following levels:

ì

Click

View

to display the desired information.

ì

Click

Clear

to remove logged information from the screen and delete it from the

device's memory.

All events

All events are displayed.

Configuration errors

Only configuration errors are displayed.

Syslog messages

All events contained in the system log are displayed.

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Factory Defaults

You can reset the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl to the factory settings. You should do this

only if you want to make the device available to others or exchange it through the

dealer. In this case unauthorised persons could use the Internet access data at your

expense.

ì

In the

Administration

menu, select

Factory Defaults

.

ì

Select

Reset to factory default settings

and click

Restart

.

A window will appear prompting you to confirm the procedure.

Firmware Upgrade

If Tiscali releases a new version of the firmware, you can update the firmware of the

Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl. To do this you must first download the new firmware onto

your PC.

ì

In the

Administration

menu, select

Firmware Upgrade.

W

Do not perform this action without first consulting the Tiscali hotline.

Note:

If the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl is not operating correctly, you can reboot it by switch-

ing it off and restarting it. It should then be ready for use again.

Please bear in mind that when the device is fully reset,

all

configuration settings are

returned to the factory settings. This means that you will have to completely recon-

figure the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl.

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ì

In the text field, enter the file with the new firmware that you have downloaded

from the Internet or click

Browse

to search for the file in your PC's file system.

ì

Click

Upgrade

. The firmware will now be updated.

After a successful update, the device is automatically rebooted. The login screen is dis-

played again.

To see whether the upgrade procedure was completed successfully, check the current

software version displayed on the

Device

page in the

Status

menu (page 15).

Configuration Management

When the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl has been configured, it is recommended that you

back up the settings. This means you can restore the settings at any time if they are acci-

dentally deleted or overwritten.

ì

In the

Administration

menu, select:

Config Management

.

Backing up configuration data

ì

Click

Backup

to start saving.

You can then set the location in which the backup file is to be saved in a file selection

window.

ì

Select a local directory on your PC where you want to save the configuration file and

enter a file name.

ì

Click

Save

.

The current configuration data is now saved in the specified file.

W

Do not

switch off the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl during the updating

procedure and do not interrupt the power supply. Switching off the

device can make it unusable. The update can take several minutes.

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Restoring the saved configuration

ì

In the text field, enter the file with the saved configuration or click

Browse

to search

for the file in your PC's file system.

ì

In the file system, select the backup file that you want to use to restore the configu-

ration.

ì

Click

Restore

.

The configuration will now be updated.