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Mac OS X

If Mac OS X receives signals of wireless networks in the current environment

this will be indicated by the symbol for the wireless network connection in the

status area of the menu bar.

If Mac OS X sees wireless networks without security settings in the current environment,

a message appears after booting the computer stating that you can connect your

computer to an open network. Even if your router has no security settings in the default

mode, you should avoid working with an unsecured wireless network. First carry out the

security settings of your router.

ì

Click the symbol for the wireless network connection in the status area of the menu

bar.

A list opens showing all wireless networks available in the second section.

Network list

All wireless networks that can be seen at the current location appear in the network list.

If the SSIDs of the wireless networks are set to invisible they are not displayed.

ì

To sign your computer on to your own wireless network, click the name (SSID) of

your network.

If encryption is defined on the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl, you will be asked to type in the

key entered there (e. g. WEP key or Pre-Shared Key).

ì

Enter the appropriate key.

ì

Click

Connect

.

The wireless connection is established automatically.

Note:

AirPort (WLAN) must be activated so that Mac OS X can display and manage wireless

networks. If nothing is displayed on your Mac despite there being wireless networks

within range, check whether AirPort is activated and activate it if necessary.

ì

You can find this setting in the first section of the list for the wireless networks. If

AirPort is deactivated, click the option

AirPort: On

.

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Network configuration with Windows Vista

Showing networks

You can view the available networks by clicking the

icon on the taskbar.

ì

Click the icon.

Networks that are currently connected are displayed.

ì

Click

Network and Sharing Center

.

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An overview of your PC's network connections are displayed in the Network and Sharing

Center. You can start all actions for your network configuration from here.

Changing the settings for IP addresses

The IP addressing settings can be checked and modified as follows:

ì

Click

View status

next to the network connection used to connect your PC to the

Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl.

ì

Click

Properties

.

ì

Choose the entry

Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

and click

Properties

again.

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Obtaining an IP address automatically

If the DHCP server of your router/access point is active and the PC is to obtain its IP

address automatically, the

Obtain an IP address automatically

and

Obtain DNS

server address automatically

options must be activated.

ì

Check whether these options are selected and mark them if necessary.

ì

Click

OK

and close the following windows with

OK

to save your network

configuration.

Assigning an IP address statically

If the DHCP server of your router/access point is not active or the PC is to be assigned a

static IP address for other reasons, the following settings must be made:

ì

Select the option

Use the following IP address

.

ì

Enter the IP address for the PC in the

IP address

field.

ì

Enter the subnet mask to be used in your network in the

Subnet mask

field. You can

check these settings if necessary in the LAN configuration for your router/access

point.

ì

Enter the IP address for the router/access point in the

Default gateway

field.

ì

Select the option

Use the following DNS server addresses

.

ì

Enter the IP address for the router/access point in the

Preferred DNS server

field.

ì

Click

OK

and then

Close

to close all windows.

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Selecting a computer name and workgroup

Your PC is assigned a name during installation and assigned to the default workgroup

WORKGROUP

. To change the name or the workgroup assignment, you have to:

ì

Click

Start

-

Control Panel

–

System and Maintenance

.

ì

Click the entry

Show computer name

under

System

.

The name of the PC and its workgroup are displayed in the window.

ì

Click

Change settings

.

ì

You can enter a description for the PC in the

Computer description

field on the

Computer Name

tab. You do not have to fill in this field however.

ì

Click

Change

.

ì

Enter the name the PC is to appear under in the network. This name must be unique

within the network.

ì

Enter a name for the workgroup to which the PC is to be assigned. This name must

be identical on all PCs for the same workgroup.

ì

Click

OK

.

Network configuration with Windows XP

Showing networks

ì

Click

Start

–

Control Panel

and select

Network Connections

or

ì

Click the network icon in the status area of the taskbar.

The configured networks are displayed.

Note:

The names of the menu items may differ slightly from one version of Windows XP to

another. However, the configuration settings described below generally apply.