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3.2 Logging In to the Device
Login for Speedport configuration program.
Figure 3- 7 Login
1. Click on the entry field and key in the device password
(in the delivery status the device password
is displayed on the back-side label of the device).
2. Click on the tab
. After a short while the starting page of the
configuration program for your Speedport will be displayed.
Notice:
After entering an incorrect ‘admin’ password, the idle time for reentering the
password will be doubled. That is to protect your Speedport against unauthorized
access to your configuration data.
Notice:
If Speedport is being configured by another computer you will get the
notification ‘Access denied! The configuration program is already opened on another
computer’. So either you have to wait for 5 minutes either you have to press the
‘Logout’ option inside the GUI of the device that is already logged-in.
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Configuration with the Assistant
After entering Speedport configuration program you have the option to use a
step-by-step assistant to guide you through the basic configuration.
Suggestion
: If you want to execute once more the assistant later, click on
Internet
Assistant
or
WLAN
assistant
on the Overview page.
Notice:
Always have the documents, which you have received from your provider i.e.
OTE. You need your access data to establish a connection to the internet and to carry
out settings for internet telephony.
Figure 3-8 Assistants page
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How to establish an internet connection
Internet connection via the broadband access (Internet Assistant).
Enter your PPPoE username and password in the entry field. (The following example
is intended for demonstration purposes only. Your personal access data will be
available from OTE).
Figure 3-9 Internet Access
1.
Enter the user name
in the entry field.
2.
Enter your personal password in the entry field
.
You can make these signs visible, if you tick on ‘Display Characters’ option.
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Figure 3-10 Access Data
3.
Depending on the provider your have to key in additional settings for the access
data.
•
MTU
The MTU value (Maximum Transmission Unit) is preset. Just change it only if it
needed by your internet provider. Default value is 1492
•
Dynamic IP address
The choice of this option is the most common. If you choose this option Speedport
will get its IP address automatically from the network.
•
Fixed IP address
Choose this option, if your internet provider has supplied you with a Static IP
address.
•
Obtain DNS server address automatically
The choice of this option is the default. If you choose this option, your Speedport will
get the assigned DNS server addresses automatically from the network.
•
Fixed DNS server address
Choose this option, if you want to configure a static DNS server address from your
internet provider.
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4.
After that click on the tab
.
Figure 3-11 Connection Settings
5. Choose in accordance with your requirements between the options
Always online
and
Automatically disconnect
.
Notice:
Choose the option
Always online
, if you don’t use a time based internet rate.
If you use time-based internet rate, this setting can cause additional costs.
Suggestion
: Choose
Always Online
. If you select the option
Automatically
disconnect
you can choose between different preset time periods after which, if
there is no Internet traffic, the Internet connection is disconnected. The drop down
menu contains:
.