User Manual

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First steps
Overview of the installation steps
1. First install an Ethernet network card or a wireless Network adapter in the PCs you
want to connect to the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl. The installation is described in the
user guides for these products.
2. Then make the necessary connections (PCs, splitter) on the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl
and activate the device (page 11).
3. Before the PCs can communicate with the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl and with each
other in a local network, you may have to change your network settings (page 16).
Configure these network settings on one PC first so that it can establish a connec-
tion to the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl. You can then use this PC to configure the de-
vice. To find out how to do this, refer to the chapter "Local network configuration"
on page 45.
4. Then configure the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl to activate the device's Internet access
(refer to the section "Basic configuration" on page 24). To do this you will need the
access data for your Internet service provider.
If you want to connect more PCs to the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl, configure their net-
work settings and set up the local area network accordingly (refer to the chapter "Local
network configuration" on page 45).
If you wish to use other functions of the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl, use the other func-
tions of the user interface (see "The user interface" on page 18).
For experienced users
The default settings for the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl are:
– IP address: 192.168.254.254
– Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
– Wireless: Disabled
– SSID: Refer to the bottom of the device.
Caution: By default there is no encryption active. Please be sure to make your network
secure. You will find information about this in the section entitled "Wireless Security"
on page 31.