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First steps

Checking the operating state

Your Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl is now ready for use. The LED displays on the front panel

of the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl provide information about the operating state (see

page 23).

When the device is ready for use, the LEDs light up as follows:

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The

Power

LED on the front lights up.

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The

ADSL

LED flashes to indicate that the DSL connection is being synchronised.

Once this process is complete, the ADSL LED lights up permanently.

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The

WLAN

LED lights up to indicate that the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl is ready to

establish wireless connections.

The radio link to a PC that is connected by means of a wireless network adapter is

opened automatically provided the network adapter has been configured with the

same SSID as the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl. It can take a few seconds for the wireless

connection to be established. The

WLAN

LED flashes when data is sent or received

via this connection.

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The

LAN

LEDs light up if a device is connected to the corresponding LAN port.

If this is not the case, refer to the section entitled Troubleshooting on (page 164).

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First steps

Network configuration of the PCs

In order to communicate via the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl, the

network configuration

may have to be set up on the connected PCs.

With

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Windows Vista

or

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Windows XP

or

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Windows 2000

operating systems, this usually takes place automatically provided you have not made

any changes to the standard settings for the network configuration.

With

Windows 98/SE

, you have to carry out the network configuration.

The description of the network configuration can be found on the CD-ROM.

Making the basic settings

You can now make the basic settings for Internet access using the user interface of the

Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl (page 39).

If you want to connect additional PCs to the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl, please read the

next section.

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First steps

Connecting and configuring additional PCs (optional)

Once you have configured one PC as described above you can connect additional PCs to

the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl. You will need an additional cable for each PC you want to

connect via cable. For the wireless connection of additional PCs, you will need a wireless

network adapter.

Wireless

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Install wireless network adapters in each other PC as described in the corresponding

user guide, making sure that the SSID of all wireless network components (Gigaset

SX763 WLAN dsl and network adapters) is

identical

.

If you have not changed the SSID in the Basic Setup Wizard wizard or via WPS, the

default setting will be

ConnectionPoint

.

If you have connected a PC via WPS, you will find the created SSID in the

Advanced

Settings

of the user interface (see page 87). You can see the preset pre-shared key

at the label on the devices bottom or also via the user interface in the

Advanced Set-

tings

menu (see page 87). You use this information to manually configure PCs with-

out WPS.

PCs with WPS can be connected wirelessly via WPS (see page 34 and page 90).

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If necessary, set up the network for each newly connected PC (page 37).

Wired

ì

Connect the network cards of each additional PC to a free LAN port (

LAN1

–

LAN4

)

on the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl using an Ethernet cable.

ì

Make sure that the corresponding LAN LED on the front of your Gigaset SX763

WLAN dsl flashes.

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If necessary, set up the network for each newly connected PC (page 37).

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Reboot the additional PCs.

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The user interface

The user interface

You have connected a PC to the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl and possibly made the settings

in the local area network. You can now configure the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl using this

PC from the user interface of the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl. We recommend for initial

configuration that you connect the PC in wired mode. As Internet browser we recom-

mend Microsoft Internet Explorer V 6.0 or higher, or Mozilla Firefox V 1.0 or higher.

Starting the user interface

To access the user interface of the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl:

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Start your Internet browser.

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Enter the IP address of the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl in the browser's address field:

http://sx763

or

The login screen appears:

Note:

To start the configuration environment, you may need to deactivate the HTTP proxy

for your browser.

If you use Window Vista or Windows XP Service Pack 2, you will need to configure the

popup blocker.

You will find additional information on these two points on "Deactivating HTTP proxy

and configuring a pop-up blocker" on page 170.

If you use a firewall, it must allow connection to the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl. For

details, refer to the user guide for your firewall. If necessary, deactivate the firewall

while you configure your Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl.

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The user interface

For your security, the configuration program is protected with a password. The default

password generally required is

admin

.

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Enter the password.

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Click

OK

.

A page with security information will appear. You can skip this when configuring the

device for the first time. If you carry out all the general and security settings using the

wizard as described below, your device and network will be fully protected. If not, the

next time you log on you will be informed of security gaps in the configuration program.

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Click

OK

.

The start screen

The start screen is the starting point for all configuration and administration proce-

dures.

Start screen functions

You can start the following actions on the start screen:

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Select the language for the user interface (page 42).

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When you have configured an Internet connection for the first time, you can view

the selected connection service and the status of the Internet connection, choose a

different connection service and set up or close an Internet connection (page 42).

The start screen shows the status and also the button

Connect

or

Disconnect

.

Note:

For security reasons you should change this password at a later stage (page 53).