Gigaset Gigaset 504 AGU User manual

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Contents
Contents
The product series Gigaset 501/504 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Do your part for the environment (ECO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Features and applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Operating elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
LED panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Ports on the rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Overview of the installation steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting up the router Gigaset 504 AGU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting to the splitter data port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Wired connection to the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to the mains power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Checking the operating state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Making the basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Network configuration of the PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Starting the user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The start screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Selecting a language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting to the Internet manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Elements in the user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Configuring Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Internet selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Setting up access control to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Setting up the NAT function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Port Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Opening the firewall for a selected PC (Exposed Host) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Qos (Quality of Service) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
LAN configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Assigning static IP addresses to individual PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Configuring wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Setting encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
WEP encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Connecting PCs wirelessly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Permitted clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Repeater function (WDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Regional Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
System Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
System management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Backing up and restoring a configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Backing up configuration data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Restoring the saved data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Restoring factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Updating firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Status information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Local Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Local area networks with Gigaset products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Wired local area network (Ethernet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Wireless local area network (WLAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Linking a wireless network to an Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Extending the wireless network coverage with a repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Deactivating HTTP proxy and configuring a pop-up blocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Deactivating the HTTP proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Configuring the pop-up blocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Authorisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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The product series Gigaset 501/504
The product series Gigaset 501/504
The devices of the product series Gigaset 501/504 are powerful but easy-to-use commu-
nication devices for connecting your PC or local area network (LAN) to the Internet. They
contain an integrated ADSL modem (ADSL /ADSL2+), allowing you easy access to the
Internet.
With the router Gigaset 504 you can also connect a set-top box to watch IPTV, if this is
supported by your Internet service provider.
You can connect your PC via cable or wirelessly and create a wired local network (LAN)
or wireless local area network (WLAN). For network security, wireless transmission can
be encrypted using the WPA/WPA2 standard or 64/128-bit WEP.
Your device allows several users to access the Internet simultaneously. A single user
account can be shared if your Internet service provider permits this. If you want to surf
the Internet, watch IPTV and make calls using the Internet at the lowest possible cost,
the Gigaset devices are a convenient and simple solution.
The devices have an extensive range of functions but remain simple to use. They can be
configured and operational within a few minutes.

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The product series Gigaset 501/504
Do your part for the environment (ECO)
Thanks to a switch-mode power supply unit, all of our broadband prod-
ucts offer significantly reduced power consumption - for more energy-
efficient use, which helps make a cleaner environment for everyone.
You can turn the WLAN off completely when you're not using it. It's our
goal to ensure a sustainable economic process by using an environmentally friendly pro-
duction and management system - which makes it easy for us to meet the strict ISO
14001 standards for international environmental management.
Features and applications
The router Gigaset 504 AGU's wide range of features makes it ideal for a large number
of applications.
Depending on your device, some of the features may differ from the description in this
instruction manual.
uInternet access
The router supports shared Internet access for up to 252 users via the integrated
ADSL /ADSL2+ modem. This means several users in your network can surf the Inter-
net at the same time, all using the same Internet account.
uSetting up a local area network
The router offers the following possibilities:
– Depending on the device up to four devices connected via Ethernet ports with a
transmission speed of 10 or 100 Mbps (with automatic recognition).
– Up to 252 mobile terminals connected via a radio interface with a transmission
speed of up to 54 Mbps. It complies with IEEE 802.11g standard and can work
with all products that satisfy Standard IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g.
– Using the router Gigaset 504 AGU makes it easy to set up a network at home or
in small offices. For example, users can exchange data or share resources in the
network, such as a file server or printer.
– The router Gigaset 504 AGU supports DHCP for dynamic IP configuration of the
local area network, and DNS for domain name mapping.
An introduction into the various options of establishing a local network can be found
in the appendix in section "Local area networks with Gigaset products" on page 66.
uSecurity functions
The router Gigaset 504 AGU offers comprehensive security features:
–Firewall protection against unauthorised access from the Internet
All PCs in the local area network use the Public IP address of the router to establish
Internet connections, making them 'invisible' to other Internet users. The router
only allows access from the Internet if it has been requested from the local area
network.
Thanks to the firewall, the router also offers comprehensive protection against
attacks from computer hackers.

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– Service filtering and URL blocking
The router can filter Internet access, allowing you to determine which PCs may
access which Internet services.
You can also deactivate access to certain Internet domains and sites (URL block-
ing).
– Access control and encryption for the local area network
You can use various encryption methods and authentication methods (WEP, WPA/
WPA2-PSK, WPA/WPA2, MAC access control) to prevent unauthorised access to
your wireless LAN or to make data illegible to unauthorised parties. The security
settings available to you depend on the components used in your local network.
With MAC access control you can allow wireless access to selected PCs.
uOffering your own services on the Internet
– If you want to offer your own services on the Internet, you can set up the router
as a virtual server without permitting further access to the local area network.
–DMZ (Exposed Host)
This allows you to release a PC in your local area network for unlimited access
from the Internet. Note that in this case your local area network will no longer be
adequately protected against Internet attacks.

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The device
The device
Operating elements
Button to switch the device on and off.

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The device
LED panel
The LEDs (from left to right) have the following functions:
LED State Status
Power
On (green) The router is connected to the mains.
Flashing Firmware update is running.
Frequently
flashing
Self-test failure. Device is not bootable or device malfunc-
tion.
Off The router is disconnected from the mains.
LAN /
LAN1 –
LAN4
On A device is connected to the relevant LAN port.
Flashing The relevant LAN port is sending or receiving data (traffic).
Off There is no device connected.
USB
On (green) A device is connected to the router via the USB port.
Flashing The USB port is sending or receiving data.
Off There is no device connected.
WLAN
On The radio interface is activated, no data transmission at
present.
Flashing The router is sending or receiving data on the radio inter-
face.
Off The radio interface is deactivated.
ADSL
On A DSL connection is established.
Flashing The DSL line is being synchronised.
Off DSL is deactivated.
Online
On Connection to the Internet has been established.
Flashing Data is being sent to or received from the Internet.
Off There is no Internet connection.

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The device
Ports on the rear panel
The rear panel of the router houses the ports.
Element Description
POWER Socket for the mains adapter supplied
Warning: Using the wrong power supply unit may damage the
router.
USB USB port for connecting a PC via USB cable.
LAN1 – LAN4
(yellow)
Four 10/100 Mbps switch ports with automatic recognition (RJ-45).
You can connect up to four devices with Ethernet ports (such as PCs,
a Hub or Switch).
You can connect an external modem (e.g. a VDSL or cable modem)
to the LAN1 port. The integrated ADSL modem is then deactivated.
You will find additional information on the configuration settings on
page 23.
ADSL
(grey)
DSL socket for connecting the integrated modem to the DSL port of
the splitter

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The device
Bottom
Reset button
The underside of the router houses the reset button providing the following functions:
Label
On the label you will find the serial number of your device.
Reboot function: Press and hold the button behind the opening for more than 1 sec-
ond but less than 5 seconds to reboot the device. This does not
affect the configuration settings.
Reset function: Press and hold the button behind the opening for at least 5 sec-
onds to return all settings to factory settings. Warning: This will
clear all the configuration settings you have made since the initial
startup. Updated firmware will not be affected.
Reset button
Label