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ì
Enter a key in the
Pre-shared key
field (up to 32 alphanumerical characters) and
confirm it by entering it again.
ì
Apply the settings by clicking
OK
.
WEP encryption
If WPA is not supported by all components in your wireless network, we advise you to
activate
WEP Encryption
on your wireless network components.
ì
In the
Security
field, select the
WEP
option.
ì
Select the
Authentication type
:
Select
Shared
if you want each client to log in to the network with a specified key.
Select
Open
to permit data transfer within your wireless network without using
a key.
You can choose either the standard 64-bit keys or the more robust 128-bit keys for
encryption. The keys are generated in hexadecimal or in ASCII format. You must use the
same keys for encryption and decryption for both the Gigaset SE361 WLAN and all your
wireless network adapters.
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ì
Select the
Key length
: 64 or 128-bit.
ì
Select the
Input type
, i.e. whether you wish to enter the key manually or have it
generated automatically by means of a
Passphrase
.
Generating the key by means of a Passphrase
ì
Enter a
Passphrase
(up to 32 characters) and confirm it by entering it again. Four
keys are generated.
ì
Select one of the four keys as
Default key
.
Manual key entry
ì
Select the
Key type
,
Hex
or
ASCII
.
.
If you select
Hex
as the key type, you can use the characters
0
to
9
and
A
to
F
.
With a 64-bit encryption depth the key is exactly 10 characters long.
Example of a valid key: 1234567ABC
With a 128-bit encryption depth the key is exactly 26 characters long.
Example of a valid key: 234567ABC8912345DEF1234567
If you select
ASCII
as the key type, you can use the characters
0
to
9
,
A
to
Z
, and
a
to
z
plus the special characters in the ASCII character set.
With a 64-bit encryption depth the key is exactly 5 characters long.
Example of a valid key: GIGA1
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With a 128-bit encryption depth the key is exactly 13 characters long.
Example of a valid key: GIGASET_SE361
ì
Enter up to four keys in fields
Key 1
to
Key 4
and confirm these keys by entering
them again in fields
Confirm key 1
to
Confirm key 4
.
ì
Select one of the four keys as
Default key
.
ì
Click on
OK
to apply the settings.
Allowed clients
On this screen you can specify which PCs will have wireless access to the Gigaset SE361
WLAN and hence to your LAN.
ì
In the
Wireless Network
menu, select
Allowed Clients
.
The default setting for access control is disabled. This means that all PCs that use the
correct
SSID
can log in.
Access control is based on the
MAC address
of the PCs' network adapters.
ì
Activate access control via the
On
option in the field
MAC address filter
.
Entering PCs manually:
ì
Enter the required PCs with
MAC address
and
Device name
in the appropriate
fields.
ì
Click on
Add
to add the entry to the list.
Note:
u
It is very
important
that you make a note of keys you enter or generate. You
will need this information to configure the wireless network adapters cor-
rectly.
u
When you have completed configuration you must also change WEP encryp-
tion on the wireless network adapters for the connected PCs; if you do not,
they will no longer be able to access the Gigaset SE361 WLAN's wireless net-
work.
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ì
Click on
Delete
to delete the entry from the list.
ì
Click on
OK
to apply the settings.
Selecting from the list of known PCs
ì
From the
Known wireless clients
list (all PCs that currently have access to the Giga-
set SE361 WLAN), select the PC you want to add to the access control list.
ì
Click on
Add
to add the entry to the list.
ì
Click on
OK
to apply the settings.
Repeater function (WDS)
If you want to use a repeater in your wireless network to extend the range, you must
activate the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) function. A repeater installed at the
range limit of the access point ensures that the data is forwarded between clients in the
access points’ wireless network and clients in its own radio coverage area. Repeaters and
access points form a common wireless network in which all clients can move about
freely. Clients automatically set up a connection to the next access point / repeater
(
Roaming
). You must determine for security purposes which access points / repeaters
are to form a common wireless network.
In the
Advanced Settings
Wireless Network
menu, select
Repeater (WDS)
.
ì
Next to
Wireless distribution system
, select the
On
option to activate WDS.
Note:
If you activate MAC access control, you must at least enter the PC from which you
are configuring the Gigaset SE361 WLAN. If you fail to do this, you will no longer
be able to access the user interface and an error message will be shown.
If, by mistake, you have denied all PCs access to the Gigaset SE361 WLAN you have
two options:
u
You can reset the Gigaset SE361 WLAN to the factory settings (see page 18).
u
You can connect a PC to the Gigaset SE361 WLAN using one of the LAN con-
nections. As MAC access control only applies to PCs that are connected wire-
lessly, you can use this PC to change the configuration.
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If WDS is activated the page shows the WDS client with the highest signal strength
(access point or repeater) to which your Gigaset SE361 WLAN is able to connect.
The following information is displayed:
the MAC address of the repeater is shown in the
MAC address
field.
the SSID is shown in the
SSID
field.
the radio channel used for data transfer is shown in the
Channel
field.
the
Signal strength
shows the strength of the connection to the repeater in per-
centage terms.
ì
Enter a description that will help you to identify different access points / repeaters in
the
Comment
field.
ì
To update the display click on
Refresh.
If there is a access point / repeater with
higher singnal strenght close to your Gigaset SE361 WLAN, it is displayed.
ì
Apply the settings by clicking
OK
.
Note:
In order to use WDS (Wireless Distribution System), you have to change your wireless
encryption setting. Only WEP is supported for WDS. If WPA2-PSK / WPA-PSK is selected
as encryption method an error message is output.

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