Siemens Gigaset-204A Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Administration

After installation, the Giga762SX WLAN dsl user interface is protected by the

System Password

admin

. To prevent unauthorised changes being made to the configu-

ration, you should set a new System Password from time to time. You may already have

set a System Password when you set up the

Security Setup Wizard

. If so, you can

change it here.

ì

Enter the old

System Password

in the

Current password

field.

ì

Enter a new

System Password

in the

New password

field and repeat it in the

Confirm new password

field.

The System Password may contain up to 20 characters. The System Password is case

sensitive. Avoid proper names and all too obvious words. Use a combination of letters,

digits and special characters.

Idle time before log off:

ì

Enter the number of minutes after which the configuration program is to be ended

if no further entry is made. The default is 10 minutes. If you enter 0, the program

will never be ended automatically.

ì

Click

OK

to apply the settings.

Note

If you forget your System Password, you have to reset the Giga762SX WLAN dsl . This

returns

all

your settings to the factory configuration. This means the system password

is changed back to

admin

.

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System management

Your Giga762SX WLAN dsl offers you the option of using remote management and

phone-based management in addition to the configuration program that you access via

a PC in your local network.

ì

In the

Advanced Settings

menu, select:

Administration

–

System Management

Remote Management enables a PC that is not in your local network to be used to con-

figure the Giga762SX WLAN dsl via a standard Web browser. You can activate Remote

Management for one particular or for any PC.

For security reasons, this function is only available if you have previously changed the

system password for your device (see page 122).

You can start remote management by entering the public IP address in your Internet

browser. As Internet providers often change this each time you dial in, it is also worth

using dynamic DNS (see page 79).

ì

Click the option

On

, to activate

Remote Management

.

The field

IP address

shows the public IP address. The field

Dynamic DNS

displays

the

Domain name

of the DNS service, if you have activated this function (see

page 79).

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ì

You can change the

Port

via which you can access the configuration program from

the Internet, for example in order to mask and protect the configuration program

against unauthorised access.

ì

Access

: You can select

Read only

if you only wish to activate remote management

for reading or you can select

Full control

if you wish to activate it for reading and

writing.

ì

Allowed connections:

You can specify one particular PC or specify a range of IP

addresses of clients for Remote Management or you can activate this function for

any PC.

–

Select the required option from the list.

–

For the option

Only specified client

, enter the IP address of the client, or the first

and last IP address in the range you want to permit.

ì

If you have defined more than one

Connection service

(see page 62), choose from

the list the

Connection service

, for which you want configure

Remote Manage-

ment

.

ì

Click

OK

to accept the settings.Registration button

If your device is equipped with a hardware registration button (Scan button) for WPS

registration (see page 25), you can deactivate this button for security reasons.

ì

Click

disabled

to deactivate the WPS hardware registration button.

ì

Click

OK

to accept the settings.

Please remember:

If you permit several PCs then anyone who finds out your password can access this

user interface and therefore also your network! If it is needed, then you should

only activate this option for a short time.

Please remember:

u

The Internet provider may assign the IP address to the PC dynamically. This may

change the IP address. Make sure that the PC that is to access the router from

the Internet always has the same IP address.

u

For access to the configuration environment via Remote Management, you

must enter the address of the Giga762SX WLAN dsl to be managed in the

browser using the following format:

http://X.X.X.X:8080

(x.x.x.x represents the IP address of the Giga762SX WLAN dsl).

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Administration

Backing up and restoring a configuration

When the Giga762SX 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 acciden-

tally deleted or overwritten.

You can also reset the configuration to the factory settings. You should always do this

before handing the device to an external person.

ì

In the

Advanced Settings

menu, select:

Administration

–

Save & Restore

Backing up configuration data

ì

For

Task

, activate the

Save configuration

option.

ì

Click

OK

.

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.

Restoring the saved data

ì

For

Task

, activate the

Restore configuration

option.

ì

Enter the path of the backup file that you want to use to restore the configuration

or choose the file in the file system via the

Browse

button.

A window will appear prompting you to confirm the procedure.

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ì

Click

OK

. The configuration will now be updated.

Restoring factory settings

You can reset the Giga762SX WLAN dsl to the factory settings. You should do this before

making the device available to others or exchanging it through the dealer. Otherwise

unauthorised persons may use the Internet access data at your expense.

ì

Select

Reset configuration to factory default settings

and click

OK

.

A window will appear prompting you to confirm the procedure.

Reboot

If the Giga762SX WLAN dsl is not operating properly, you can reboot it. It should then

be ready for use again.

ì

In the

Advanced Settings

menu, select:

Administration

–

Reboot

ì

Click

OK

to reboot the device.

A window will appear prompting you to confirm the procedure.

Updating firmware

Since your device is managed by central maintenance the local firmware update is not

supported.

Note:

If the Giga762SX WLAN dsl is not operating properly, you can reboot it. It should then

be ready for use again .

Please remember that when the device is fully reset,

all

the configuration settings are

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

ure the Giga762SX WLAN dsl.

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