User manual SIEMENS GIGASET SX551

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] In this case, user access is controlled by user accounts and passwords, in addition to WPA encryption. You can select the new WPA2 standard if this is supported by all components in your wireless network, or select WPA2 / WPA if you are using devices that only support WPA. ì Select the required option in the Security field. ì Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server in the RADIUS server IP address field. ì Enter the port of the RADIUS server in the RADIUS server port field. ì In the RADIUS server secret key field, enter a keyword conforming to the conventions of the RADIUS server, which is to be used by the server for authentication. ì Click OK to apply the settings. 100 Configuring the Advanced Settings WEP Encryption If WPA is not supported by all components in your wireless network, we recommend that you activate WEP Encryption on your wireless network components. ì In the Security field, select the option WEP. ì Select the Authentication type: ­ Select Shared to require that each client logs in to the network with a specified key. ­ Select Open to permit data transfer within your wireless network without the need for a key. You can choose either the standard 64-bit key or the more robust 128-bit key for encryption. You must use the same keys for encryption and decryption for both the Gigaset SX551 WLAN dsl and all your wireless network adapters. ì Select the Key length: 64 bits or 128 bits. whether you wish to enter the key manually or have it generated automatically by means of a Passphrase. Generating the key by means of a Passphrase keys are generated. ì Enter a Passphrase (up to 32 characters) and confirm it by entering it again. Four ì Select one of the four keys as Default key. 101 Configuring the Advanced Settings Manual key entry . ì Select the Key type, Hex or ASCII. If you select Hex, you can use the characters 0 to 9 and A to F. ­ With a 64-bit encryption depth, the key is exactly 10 characters long. An example of a valid key: 1234567ABC ­ With a 128-bit encryption depth, the key is exactly 26 characters long. An example of a valid key: 234567ABC8912345DEF1234567 If you select ASCII, you can use the characters 0 to 9, A to Z and a to z plus the special characters in the ASCII character set. ­ With a 64-bit encryption depth, the key is exactly 5 characters long. 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 ì Enter up to four keys in fields Key 1 to Key 4 and confirm these keys by entering them again in fields Confirm key 1 to Confirm key 4. ì Select one of the four keys as Default key. 102 Configuring the Advanced Settings Please remember: u It is very important that you make a note of the entered or generated key(s). 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 on the wireless network adapters for the connected PCs in the same way as they will not otherwise be given access to the Gigaset SX551 WLAN dsl's wireless network. ì Click OK to apply the settings. Allowed Clients You can specify the PCs that are to have wireless access to the Gigaset SX551 WLAN dsl and hence to your LAN on this screen. In the Wireless Network menu, select Allowed Clients. The default setting for access control is disabled. The access control is based on the MAC addresses of the PCs' network adapters. ì Activate access control via the On option in the MAC address filter field. Entering PCs manually: fields. ì Enter the required PCs with MAC address and Device name in the appropriate ì Click the Add button to add the entry to the list. ì Apply the settings by clicking OK. 103 Configuring the Advanced Settings Selecting from the list of logged-in PCs ì From the Known wireless clients list (all PCs that currently have access to the Gigaset SX551 WLAN dsl), select the PC you want to add to the access control. ì Click the Add button to add the entry to the list. ì Apply the settings by clicking OK. Please remember: If you activate MAC access control, you must at least enter the PC from which you are configuring the Gigaset SX551 WLAN dsl. Otherwise you will no longer be able to access the user interface and a corresponding error message will be shown. [. . . ] URL Universal Resource Locator Globally unique address of a Domain on the Internet. 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. VoIP Voice over IP See Internet telephony WAN Wide Area Network A WAN is a network that is not restricted to one particular area, such as the Internet. [. . . ]