User manual SIEMENS GIGASET WLAN REPEATER

[. . . ] EN Dear Customer, Gigaset Communications GmbH is the legal successor to Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices GmbH & Co. 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. KG (SHC), die ihrerseits das Gigaset-Geschäft der Siemens AG fortführte. [. . . ] It generates the access code from a combination of the MAC address and a freely assignable key. WPA also supports the use of a RADIUS server (see page 80). . ì In Pre-shared key, enter a key of your choice (8 to 63 characters). Please remember: It is very important to make a note of the key before clicking Next. You will need this information to configure the wireless network adapters properly. ì Click on Next. WEP encryption To activate WEP encryption on your wireless network: If you are operating your Gigaset WLAN Repeater as a Repeater or in Network adapter mode: 1. Find out what type of encryption is being used on the wireless network. Activate WEP encryption on the Gigaset WLAN Repeater and enter the 128-bit key. If you are operating your Gigaset WLAN Repeater as an Access Point: 1. Activate WEP encryption on your Gigaset WLAN Repeater and generate a 128-bit key. Activate WEP encryption on the wireless network adapters in the PCs connected to your Gigaset WLAN Repeater and enter the 128-bit key. There are two alternatives for WEP encryption in the Gigaset WLAN Repeater: you can either generate the key automatically or select it manually. 69 Security Setup ì If you want to generate the WEP key automatically, select the check box next to Passphrase and enter a passphrase of 1-32 characters. Four hexadecimal keys are generated from the passphrase and entered in the corresponding fields. If you have assigned the key yourself, select the number of the field in which you entered the key. ì If you want to assign the key manually, make sure that the check box next to Passì From the Default key list, select which of the four keys is to be used as the default Please remember: It is very important to make a note of the key before clicking Next. You will need this information to configure the wireless network adapters properly. ì Click on Next. 70 Security Setup Chapter "Security" on page 75 describes further security settings. ì Click on Finish to close the security setup wizard and to save the settings. This completes the basic security settings for operating your network. Please remember: If you have activated encryption and authentication, wireless connection will be blocked until you enter the key in the other devices on the network. You are now returned to the start screen of the configuration program. After completing configuration, you should restart all the devices. 71 Advanced Setup Advanced Setup You have already carried out basic configuration in the Basic Setup (page 38) and Security Setup (page 64) menus for your Gigaset WLAN Repeater. In addition, the configuration program offers experienced users further options for fine tuning in the Advanced Setup menu. In this menu you can also change settings you made during basic configuration. Calling Advanced Setup You can open the configuration program using an Internet browser, as described in Chapter "The configuration program" on page 38 and then log on with your password. Select the Advanced Setup menu by clicking on the icon under the menu item or on the menu item in the page header. 72 Advanced Setup You now have the following options for advanced configuration: Operating Mode Security Network Repeater Save & Restore Administration Here you can change the operating mode of your device (page 74). You can protect your device and your network against eavesdropping (page 75). Here you can change the settings for the repeater (page 75, available only in repeater mode). Use this menu to save and restore the configuration settings (see page 93), and also restore factory settings (see page 95). You can use this menu to reboot the device and update the firmware (see page 91). Click on the menu item to open the function you want. 73 Advanced Setup Operating Mode You can operate the Gigaset WLAN Repeater in the following modes: u Repeater u Access Point / Internet access for a PC u Ethernet adapter (infrastructure) / Ethernet adapter (ad hoc) In the factory setting, the Gigaset WLAN Repeater is configured as a repeater. [. . . ] Devices that support UPnP carry out their network configuration automatically once they are connected to a network. They also provide their own services or use services of other devices on the network automatically. URL Universal Resource Locator Globally unique address of a Domain on the Internet. 120 Glossary Virtual server A virtual Server provides a service on the Internet that runs not on itself but on another network component. It will then direct incoming calls for a service via Port Forwarding directly to the appropriate Port of the network component in question. [. . . ]