User manual SIEMENS GIGASET SX553 WLAN DSL

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] An example of a valid key: GIGA1 ­ With a 128-bit encryption depth the key is exactly 13 characters long. An example of a valid key: GIGASET_SE551 again in fields Confirm key 1 to Confirm key 4. ì Enter up to four keys in fields Key 1 to Key 4, and confirm them by entering them ì Select one of the four keys as Default key. 87 Configuring the Advanced Settings Note: u It is very important that you make a note of the key(s) that have been entered or generated. You will need this information to configure the wireless network adapters properly. u When you have concluded the configuration, you must change the WEP encryption in the wireless network adapters for the connected PCs in the same way as they will not otherwise be given access to the wireless network of the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl. ì Click OK to apply the settings. Allowed clients On this screen you can specify the PCs that are to have wireless access to the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl and hence to your LAN. In the Advanced Settings ­ Wireless Network menu, select Allowed Clients. The default setting for access control is deactivated. This means that all PCs that use the correct SSID can log in. The access control is based on the MAC addresss of the PC network adapters. ì Activate access control by selecting On in the MAC address filter field. 88 Configuring the Advanced Settings Entering PCs manually: fields. ì Enter the MAC address and Device name of the required PCs in the appropriate ì Click the Add button to add the entry to the list. ì Click the Delete button to delete the entry from the list. ì Apply the settings by clicking OK. ì From the Known wireless clients list (all PCs that currently have access to the ì Click the Add button to add the entry to the list. ì Apply the settings by clicking OK. Note: If you activate MAC access control, you must at least enter the PC on which you are configuring the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl. Otherwise you will have no access to the user interface and will receive a corresponding error message. If you have inadvertently denied all PCs access to the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl, you have two options: u You can completely reset the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl (see page 20). u You can connect a PC to the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl using one of the LAN Selecting from the list of logged-in PCs Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl) select the PC that you wish to add to the access control. connections. As MAC access control only affects PCs that are connected wirelessly, you can use this PC to change the configuration. 89 Configuring the Advanced Settings Repeater function (WDS) If you use a repeater to extend the range in your wireless network, you must activate the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) function. In the Advanced Settings ­ Wireless Network menu, select Repeater (WDS). ì Next to Wireless distribution system, select On to activate WDS. The name of the client is shown in the Comment field. The MAC address of the repeater is shown in the MAC address field if there is a connection. The SSID is shown in the SSID field if there is a connection to the repeater. 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 percentage terms if there is such a connection. ì Click Refresh to update the display. ì Click Add to add the data of another repeater. ì Apply the settings by clicking OK. A detailed description of how to configure a network with repeaters can be found in the User Guide for the Gigaset WLAN Repeater 108, for example. 90 Configuring the Advanced Settings Setting up Internet telephony (VoIP) The Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl allows you to make telephone calls via the Internet using an analogue telephone and, if required, via the fixed network as usual. [. . . ] 129 setting up as client for Microsoft networks . 146 Permanent Virtual Circuit, see PVC Phone analogue . 155 Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM, see PPPoA Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet, see PPPoE Port . 39, 56 Pre-installed key Printer connecting . [. . . ]