User manual SIEMENS GIGASET POWERLINE ADAPTER 200

[. . . ] EN Dear Customer, Gigaset Communications GmbH is the legal successor to Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices GmbH & Co. KG (SHC), which in turn continued the Gigaset business of Siemens AG. Any statements made by Siemens AG or SHC that are found in the user guides should therefore be understood as statements of Gigaset Communications GmbH. Sehr geehrte Kundin, sehr geehrter Kunde, die Gigaset Communications GmbH ist Rechtsnachfolgerin der Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices GmbH & Co. [. . . ] The section entitled "Setting the system password" on page 21 describes how to avoid this security risk. u Encryption for your powerline network not activated None of the data in your Powerline network is encrypted when transmitted and can therefore be easily intercepted. Unauthorised users can also easily access your network and your PCs by this means. The section entitled "Powerline Network" on page 19 describes how to avoid this security risk. ì Click Refresh to refresh this screen and update the displayed data. 23 Status information Local Network In the Local Network screen in the Status menu you will find information on the settings for your local network (see page 18). IP address Subnet mask Default gateway MAC address Shows the IP address of your device. Shows the subnet mask used in the local network. Shows the default gateway used in the local network. The MAC address is also shown on a label on the bottom of the device (see page 11). ì Click Refresh to refresh this screen and update the displayed data. Powerline Network In the Powerline Network screen in the Status menu you will find information on your Powerline network (see page 19). Network ID MAC address Shows the identification of your Powerline network. Shows the MAC address of your device. 24 Status information Powerline clients Shows all clients (devices) which are currently connected to your Powerline network with the following information. MAC address Signal strength MAC address of the connected device. Shows the signal strength of the connection to this device. ì Click Refresh to refresh this screen and update the displayed data. Device In the Device screen in the Status menu you will find information on the following data for your device: u Firmware version u User interface version u Hardware version u Serial number ì Click Refresh to refresh this screen and update the displayed data. 25 Defining IP addresses Defining IP addresses The IP address is used for the unique identification of a network component. You can define IP addresses as static or dynamic. u Static IP addresses A static IP address is manually assigned to a network component and does not change. u Dynamic IP addresses A dynamic IP address is automatically assigned to a network component by a DHCP server. This means that the IP addresses may change at regular intervals. The prerequisite is that the network contains a device which provides such a DHCP server. Normally, this is provided by a router (e. The Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 comes with a predefined static IP address (see page 7). The default setting for PCs is to obtain the IP addresses automatically. As far as your Powerline network configuration is concerned, this means: u If your network contains a DHCP server (e. an ADSL router) and you do not want to change anything in the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 configuration: ­ You do not need to do anything. u If your network contains a DHCP server and you want to change something in the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 configuration: ­ The IP address of the PC you use to access the user interface and the IP address of the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 must be in the same IP address range (see page 27). This is given if you use a Siemens Gigaset router without changing the default configuration for IP addressing. u If your network does not contain a DHCP server (e. PC ­ PC communication via Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200) and you do not want to change anything in the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 configuration: ­ To allow the PCs to interact, set static IP addresses for the PCs (see page 28). u If your network does not contain a DHCP server and you want to change something in the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 configuration: ­ To allow a PC to access the user interface, set a static IP address for the PC within the IP address range of the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 (see page 27). 26 Defining IP addresses IP addresses and IP address range You can determine your own IP addresses for the PCs and other devices in your Powerline network. [. . . ] That means the first three parts of the IP address form the network number and the final part is used for assigning computer numbers. The first three parts of the IP address of all network components must in this case always be the same. TCP Transmission Control Protocol The TCP Protocol is part of the TCP/IP protocol family. TCP handles data transport between communication partners (applications). [. . . ]