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tion can lead to problems with your Internet connection. If you want to set up your Inter-

net connection manually or set up additional virtual connections you need your Internet

service provider's access data and technical information for the configuration. You will

find the access data you require in the documentation you received from Tiscali. The

configuration details are not described in this document.

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In the

Setup

menu, select

Basic Setup

.

At the top of this page you can choose which of the configured interfaces (data PPPoA

or data IPoEoA) should be used for Internet access. This should be set to PPPoA unless

advised otherwise by Tiscali.

PVC selection

The Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl allows you to configure different virtual connections

(called

PVC

) which can share the same physical connection (DSL) at the same time. For

each connection the access data of Tiscali is required.

The Tiscali standard connections (data PPPoA, IPTV or data IPoEoA) cannot be changed.

If required, you can change the

User Name

and the associated

Password

for the con-

nection.

Configuring further connections

In addition, you can configure a

PPPoA

or

PPPoE

connection or a Bridge connection

according to the RFC 2684.

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ì

If you want to configure a connection, select

(empty)

from the

PVC selection

option

menu.

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You have to specify the

Internet Connection Type

, so that the Gigaset SE587 WLAN

dsl works correctly with your ISP's equipment.

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Enter the data required according to the

Internet Connection Type

you have cho-

sen.

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Click

Save Settings

to apply your settings.

LAN configuration

You can use the LAN configuration to change the

IP address

of the Gigaset SE587 WLAN

dsl and configure the

DHCP server

.

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In the

Setup

menu, select

Local Network.

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Defining the private IP address for the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl

On this screen you can change the device's

Private IP address

. The preset IP address is

192.168.1.1. This is the address under which the device can be reached in the local net-

work. It can be freely assigned from the block of available addresses. The IP address

under which the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl can be reached from outside is assigned by

Tiscali. The default

Subnet mask

for the local network administered by the Gigaset

SE587 WLAN dsl

is 255.255.255.0.

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If you want to assign a different IP address to the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl, enter

your chosen IP address in the fields next to

Local IP address

.

Make sure you note which subnet mask is set when assigning the IP address. If you

are retaining the default subnet mask, the first three parts of the IP address must be

identical for all network components (including routers).

We recommend using an address from a block that is reserved for private use. This

address block is 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.255.254.

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Adjust the

Subnet Mask

if necessary.

The

Subnet mask

specifies how many address parts of the IP address must be iden-

tical for all network components (including routers).

Configuring the DHCP server

The Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl has a

DHCP server

for which the factory setting is active.

Consequently, the IP addresses of the PCs are automatically assigned by the Gigaset

SE587 WLAN dsl.

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To activate the DHCP server, select

ON

.

If the DHCP server is active, you can define the IP address range the DHCP server should

use for assigning IP addresses to the clients.

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Select

YES

for

Use Default Range

if you want the device to assign IP addresses in

the range 1-254 (if the router’s IP address is 192.168.1.1 the addresses from

192.198.1.2 - 192.198.1.254 are used).

Note:

u

You can only change the last part of the subnet mask at the moment (even if fur-

ther parts are displayed as editable).

u

New settings can only be made after the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl has been

rebooted. If necessary reconfigure the IP address on your PC (including one that

is statically assigned) so that it matches the new configuration.

Note:

u

If the DHCP server for the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl is activated, you can configure

the network setting on the PC so that the option

Obtain an IP address automat-

ically

is set up. For further information, refer to the section "Local network config-

uration" on page 36.

u

If you deactivate the DHCP server, you will have to assign a static IP address for the

PCs that use the network settings.

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ì

Select

NO

for

Use Default Range

and define the range of IP addresses the Gigaset

SE587 WLAN dsl should use to automatically assign IP addresses to the PCs. Define

the

Start IP Address

and the

End IP Address

.

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The lease time indicates how long the client may use the allocated IP configuration

before the DHCP server can assign a new IP address. Choose a value from the

Client

Lease Time

option menu.

DHCP Server fixed IP/MAC Mappings

Even if you have activated the DHCP server, you can still assign a static IP address to indi-

vidual PCs (e.g. when setting up these PCs for NAT functions).

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Select the

add

box to activate the fields in a row to create a new entry.

ì

Enter the

IP Address

you wish to assign to the PC.

ì

Enter the

MAC Address

of the PC to which you want to assign a static IP address.

ì

Enter a specific lease time in seconds for the PC in the

Lease Time(Sec) field

.

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Select the

del

box to delete the entry from the list.

Time Setting

For operating your Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl, you can set a time server, select the time

zone or set the time and date manually.

ì

If a time server is available in your network select the

add

box and enter the IP

address or host name of the time server in the

Server Addess or Hostname

field.

ì

Select the

del

box to delete an entry from the list.

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Select the

Time Zone

for your location from the list.

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If you want to enter date and time manually use the

Manual Setting Time

field.

Enter the value in the format: YYYY:MM:DD:HH:MM:SS.

ì

Enable or disable the

Daylight Saving

option depending on your location.

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Click

Save Settings

to apply all your settings on this page.

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Advanced configuration

Wireless Settings

If you have implemented wireless PC communication via the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl,

you should improve the security of your wireless network via the

Wireless

menu. You

can carry out the following functions:

Basic Wireless Settings

ì

In the

Wireless

menu, select

Basic Wireless Settings

.

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Select

Enable

for the

Wireless Network

(default setting).

Devices can only log in wirelessly if the wireless module of the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl

is activated.

You can now make the settings for the wireless network.

Wireless Network Mode

Your Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl provides wireless data transfer according to the

IEEE

802.11

standard. The IEEE 802.11g standard permits data transfer up to 54 Mbit/s and

the IEEE 802.11b standard up to 11 Mbit/s. Choose

G only

to ensure the best possible

data transfer rates in your network. To operate clients with older wireless network

adapters in your network, select

MIXED

. If you only operate IEEE 802.11b clients in your

network choose

B only

.

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Select the required

Wireless Network Mode

for your wireless network.

Basic Wireless Settings

Activate or deactivate the wireless module of the device

and specify basic settings for your wireless network, for

example

SSID

or

Channel

(see below).

Wireless Security

Set up

Encryption

for wireless transmissions (see page 21).