Siemens Gigaset SE361 WLAN User manual

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SE361 WLAN
Gigaset

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Contents
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Gigaset SE361 WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Local networks with Gigaset products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Wired local area network (Ethernet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Wireless local area network (WLAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Linking a wireless network (WLAN) to an Ethernet (LAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Features and applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Procedure for installation and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
First Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Pack contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Operating displays and connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Back panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setting up the Gigaset SE361 WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting the Gigaset SE361 WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Making the connection to the DSL or cable modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Making the connection to the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connecting to the mains power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
The user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Launching the user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
The start screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Selecting a language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Elements on the user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Basic Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Regional Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Configuring Internet connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Security Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Assigning a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Setting security functions for the wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
WPA2 / WPA with Pre-shared key (PSK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
WEP encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Access control within the wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Saving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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Configuring the Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Configuring the Internet connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
DNS servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
MAC address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Setting up access control to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting up the NAT function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Port triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Port forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Opening the firewall for a selected PC (Exposed Host) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
QoS (Quality of Service) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
LAN configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Assigning static IP addresses to individual PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Configuration for wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Setting wireless security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
WPA2-PSK and WPA2-PSK / WPA-PSK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
WEP encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Allowed clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Repeater function (WDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Administration and status information . . . . . . . . . 64
Connecting to the Internet manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Regional Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Internet Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
System Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Setting up Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Saving and restoring a configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Saving configuration data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Restoring backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Resetting to the factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Updating the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Status information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Local Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

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Configuring the local network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Network configuration with Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Configuring the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Selecting a computer name and workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Checking the network settings and completing the installation procedure . . . . . 79
TCP/IP settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Deactivating the HTTP proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Configuring the popup blocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Synchronising the TCP/IP settings with the Gigaset SE361 WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Network configuration with Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Installing network services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Selecting a computer name and workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Installing the TCP/IP protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
TCP/IP settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Deactivating the HTTP proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Configuring the popup blocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Synchronising the TCP/IP settings with the Gigaset SE361 WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Checking the connection to the Gigaset SE361 WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Authorisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Customer service (Customer Care) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Guarantee Certificate United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Guarantee Certificate Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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Safety precautions
uOnly use the power supply unit supplied with your device. Comply with the connec-
tion values and ratings when connecting the device to the mains power supply.
uProtect the device from damp.
uNever open the device. For reasons of electrical safety, it may only be opened by
authorised service technicians.
uThe device may affect medical equipment. Take account of the technical conditions
in the relevant environment.
uMake sure you include the user guide when you pass on your device to somebody
else.
uDo not use the device in or near rooms containing gas or explosive materials.
Trademarks
Microsoft, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation.
Mozilla Firefox is a registered trademark of the Mozilla Organization.

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The Gigaset SE361 WLAN
Your Siemens Gigaset SE361 WLAN is a powerful but easy-to-use device that connects
your PC (WLAN) or your local network (LAN) to the Internet without the need for wires
(via a DSL or cable modem).
You can connect your PC wirelessly to the Gigaset SE361 WLAN and create a wireless
local network (WLAN). For network security, wireless transmission can be encrypted
using the WPA standard or 64/128-bit WEP.
The Gigaset SE361 WLAN allows several users to access the Internet simultaneously. A
single user account can be shared, if your Internet Provider permits this. If you want to
surf the Internet at the lowest possible cost, then the Gigaset SE361 WLAN is a conven-
ient and effective solution.
You can connect a DSL or cable modem to the WAN interface of your Gigaset SE361
WLAN.
Despite its extensive range of functions, the Gigaset SE361 WLAN is easy for both
experts and non experts to handle. It can be configured and made operational within a
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Local networks with Gigaset products
You can use the Gigaset SE361 WLAN to set up a local area network, e.g. a home net-
work. All the PCs in this network can communicate with each other and have access to
the Internet.
There are various ways in which you can set up the network with a Gigaset SE361
WLAN. You can
uset up a wired local area network (Ethernet) and allow the connected PCs access to
the Internet (see page 9).
uset up a wireless local network (WLAN) and allow the connected PCs access to the
Internet (see page 10).
uset up a local network comprising wireless and wired network components (see
page 12).
Internet
Local network
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows XP
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Wired local area network (Ethernet)
In a wired local area network, PCs communicate with one another via an Ethernet cable.
The Gigaset SE361 WLAN establishes the connection between the PCs, which you can
connect to the four Ethernet LAN ports. The PCs must be equipped with a network
socket (Ethernet). New PCs frequently already have this socket. For older PCs you will
need to install an Ethernet network card. An Ethernet cable (CAT5) is used to connect
the PC to the Ethernet LAN socket on the Gigaset SE361 WLAN. One cable is supplied
with the device; you can obtain additional Ethernet cables from your retailer.
The Gigaset SE361 WLAN allows all PCs to access the Internet simultaneously.
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Wireless local area network (WLAN)
In a wireless local area network (WLAN) PCs are linked without wires or cables. For this
the PCs have to be equipped with a wireless network adapter (WLAN adapter) such as a
Gigaset USB Stick 54 or you can use a PC with a wireless option built in.
We generally differentiate between two types of wireless network:
uInfrastructure mode
uAd-hoc mode
Infrastructure mode
Infrastructure mode connects wireless and wired networks with one another. In addi-
tion to the mobile stations, the infrastructure mode needs an access point such as the
Gigaset SE361 WLAN. In infrastructure mode the stations in the network always com-
municate via this access point. Each station that wants to be part of a wireless network
must first be registered with the access point before it can exchange data.
The access point establishes the connection between the mobile stations of a wireless
network and a wired LAN (Ethernet) or the Internet. This is described as the device's
router functionality. The router sends data packets that are not addressed to stations
within the network "outside," and forwards data packets originating from "outside" to
the appropriate station within the network.
You can use the Gigaset SE361 WLAN to connect
uwirelessly networked PCs to the Internet and
uwirelessly networked PCs to an Ethernet network.
Infrastructure mode is the default configuration of the Gigaset SE361 WLAN. This con-
figuration is described in the quick guide that comes with the device.
Ad-hoc mode
An ad-hoc network is a wireless network that has been configured without an access
point or a router. The mobile network components that communicate with each other
directly and wirelessly form the network on an "ad-hoc" basis, i.e. as and when required.
All the stations in the network have the same rights. Ad-hoc networks are used wher-
ever communications networks have to be set up quickly and without any existing net-
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Linking wireless networks with the Internet
The Gigaset SE361 WLAN has a WAN port that permits all stations within its local area
network to access the Internet simultaneously. To be able to use this functionality you
need a DSL or cable connection and a suitable modem. You can usually obtain the line
and a modem from an Internet service provider.
This illustration shows the commonest method of application. One or more PCs com-
municate wirelessly with the Gigaset SE361 WLAN in infrastructure mode. The Gigaset
SE361 WLAN forwards the data to the Internet via a DSL or cable modem. Data from the
Internet flows back to the PC along the same route.
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Linking a wireless network (WLAN) to an Ethernet (LAN)
Wireless local area networks can work easily together with existing Ethernet networks.
If you wish to connect mobile stations to an existing wired network, you must group all
the mobile stations into a wireless network in infrastructure mode.
The Gigaset SE361 WLAN has four Ethernet interfaces (LAN ports). Up to four PCs can
be connected directly to these LAN ports.
All PCs can access the Internet via the Gigaset SE361 WLAN.
Note:
You can also connect an Ethernet router or switch to a LAN port to access a larger Eth-
ernet. If you want to link the Gigaset WLAN network to an existing network, a large
number of settings have to be applied. It is therefore not possible for us to provide a
general example for this use; configuration must be defined separately for each indi-
vidual case. We advise having such networks configured by a specialist.
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Features and applications
The Gigaset SE361 WLAN's wide range of features make it ideal for a large number of
applications, e.g.:
uInternet access
The Gigaset SE361 WLAN gives several users access to the Internet when a DSL or
cable modem is connected.
– As many DSL providers set up Internet access via the PPPoE protocol, the Gigaset
SE361 WLAN contains an integrated PPPoE Client, which means you no longer
need to set up this service on your PC yourself.
– Shared Internet access
If your Internet provider permits this, the Gigaset SE361 WLAN supports Internet
access for up to 252 users. In practice, multiple users in your network can surf the
Internet simultaneously using just one Internet access.
uSetting up a local network
The Gigaset SE361 WLAN permits connections
– for four devices via Ethernet ports with a transmission speed of 10 or 100 Mbps
(with automatic recognition).
– for up to 32 mobile terminals via a radio interface with a transmission speed of
up to 54 Mbps. It complies with the IEEE 802.11g standard and can work with all
products that satisfy the IEEE 802.11g or 802.11b standard.
Using a Gigaset SE361 WLAN 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,
e.g. a file server or printer.
uSecurity functions
The Gigaset SE361 WLAN offers comprehensive security measures:
–Firewall protection against unauthorised access from the Internet
All PCs in the local area network use the Public IP address of the Gigaset SE361
WLAN for their Internet connections, which makes them 'invisible' on the Inter-
net. The Gigaset SE361 WLAN only allows access from the Internet if this has
been requested from within the local area network.
With the firewall the Gigaset SE361 WLAN also offers comprehensive protection
against hacker attacks.
– Service filtering and URL filtering
The Gigaset SE361 WLAN can filter Internet access. Here you determine which
PCs may access which Internet services.
In addition, you can deactivate access to certain Internet domains and sites (URL
filtering).
– Access control and encryption for the local wireless network
You can use various encryption methods and authentication methods (WEP, WPA/
WPA2-PSK, MAC access control) to prevent unauthorised access to your wireless
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– The sending power can be adjusted to suit local conditions. If you limit the reach
of your wireless network to the size you need, you also make electronic eaves-
dropping more difficult.
uOther options
–Exposed Host
You can set up a PC on your local network to be a virtual server and release it for
unrestricted access from the Internet.
–Portforwarding
You can release individual services on a PC that is integrated into the network.

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Procedure for installation and configuration
1. If your PC does not dispose of an integrated LAN or WLAN interface, first install an
Ethernet network card or a wireless Network adapter such as the Gigaset USB Stick
54 in the PCs you want to connect to the Gigaset SE361 WLAN. The installation proc-
ess is described in the user guides for these products.
2. Make the necessary connections (PCs, modem) to the Gigaset SE361 WLAN and
switch the device on (see the section entitled "Connecting the Gigaset SE361 WLAN"
on page 20).
3. Before the PCs can communicate with the Gigaset SE361 WLAN and with each other
in a local network, you must change their network settings. This will normally be the
case if you are using the Windows default settings. To find out how to do this, read
the section entitled "Configuring the local network" on page 76. First connect just
one PC to the Gigaset SE361 WLAN. You can then carry out the basic configuration.
After that you can connect further PCs.
In a wireless connection you establish the link from the PC's wireless network
adapter to the Gigaset SE361 WLAN. This is described in the user guide for the net-
work adapter.
4. Configure the Gigaset SE361 WLAN to activate the device's Internet access (refer to
the section entitled "Basic Setup Wizard" on page 28). To do this you will require ac-
cess data from your Internet service provider.
If you want to use the Gigaset SE361 WLAN's other functions, e.g. the comprehensive
security features, use the router's Security Setup (see page 32) or the Advanced set-
tings menu(see page 40).
Note:
When installing wireless network adapters: The default SSID for the Gigaset SE361
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Pack contents
The package contains the following items:
uone Gigaset SE361 WLAN,
uone mains adapter (230V / 12V 0.5A DC),
uone cable with RJ45 jacks (CAT5),
uone CD with a detailed user guide and software for language selection
uone Quick Start Guide
System requirements
To operate your Gigaset SE361 WLAN you need:
ua PC with
– an IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11b compatible wireless Network adapter.
or
–anEthernet connection,
ua Web browser for configuration of your Gigaset SE361 WLAN (recommended prod-
ucts: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher and Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or higher),
ufor Internet access
– a DSL or cable modem and a splitter (for DSL),
– the access data for your Internet Provider.
Notes:
The maximum data transfer rate for 802.11g-compatible network adapters is
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Operating displays and connections
Front panel
LED displays
The front panel of the device contains LED displays that show the operating state and
simplify installation and troubleshooting in the network.
The LEDs show the following (from right to left):
LED State Status
Power
On The Gigaset SE361 WLAN is connected to the power
supply.
Off The Gigaset SE361 WLAN is not connected to the power
supply.
WAN
On A DSL modem is connected to the WAN port.
Flashing The WAN port is sending or receiving data.
Off There is no modem connected.
Online
On A connection to the Internet has been established (only
for Internet connections via PPPoE and PPTP, see page 41)
Off There is no Internet connection.

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Back panel
The back panel of the Gigaset SE361 WLAN offers the following ports and controls:
WLAN
On The radio interface is activated, no data transmission at
present.
Flashing The Gigaset SE361 WLAN is sending or receiving data on
the radio interface.
Off The radio interface is deactivated.
LAN1 –
LAN4
On A device is connected to the relevant LAN port.
Flashing The LAN port is sending or receiving data (traffic).
Off There is no device connected.
Element Description
12V 0,5A DC Socket for the mains adapter that comes with the device.
Warning: Using the wrong power supply unit may damage the
Gigaset SE361 WLAN.
WAN Socket for connecting to the DSL modem.
LAN4 – LAN1 Four 10/100 Mbps switch ports with automatic recognition (RJ45).
You can connect up to four Ethernet devices (such as PCs, a Hub or
Switch).
LED State Status

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Reset
The reset button is located behind the small opening labelled Reset.
uReboot function (software reset): Press the button for longer than 1 second but less
than 5 seconds to reboot the device. This does not affect the configuration settings.
uReset function (returns to factory settings): Press and hold the button for at least 5
seconds to return all settings to the factory settings.
Warning: This will clear all the configuration settings you have made since the initial
startup.
Updated firmware will not be affected.
Setting up the Gigaset SE361 WLAN
The Gigaset SE361 WLAN can be set up in any suitable location in your home or office.
You do not need any special wiring. However you should comply with the following
guidelines:
uOnly operate the Gigaset SE361 WLAN indoors within a temperature range of 0°C to
+40°C. Do not position the Gigaset SE361 WLAN near sources of heat. Do not cover
the ventilation slots. High temperatures can damage the device.
uA mains socket for 230V~ and a connection socket for the modem or LAN must be
available where you set up the Gigaset SE361 WLAN.
uDo not position the device in the immediate vicinity of stereo equipment, TV sets or
microwave ovens. This may cause interference.
uPosition the Gigaset SE361 WLAN so that it is as near to the centre of your wireless
network as possible. Make sure that the position of the Gigaset SE361 WLAN offers
optimum reception throughout the house or office. You can improve the reception
quality by aligning the antenna (turn and/or tilt).
uPosition the Gigaset SE361 WLAN on a non-slip surface.
uDo not place the Gigaset SE361 WLAN on any furniture surface that could be
affected by the heat from the device.
uPosition the Gigaset SE361 WLAN so that it cannot fall.
uLay the cables so that nobody can trip over them.
uNote that the screws for mounting the Gigaset SE361 WLAN on the wall are not
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Connecting the Gigaset SE361 WLAN
Before starting to connect PCs to your Gigaset SE361 WLAN, make sure that
ua wired or wireless Network adapter is connected to the PC. Please read the user
guide that came with the device. Newer PCs and notebooks have wired adapters,
and often wireless adapters, built in at the factory.
uConnectionPoint is entered as SSID on the network adapter.
Making the connection to the DSL or cable modem
ìConnect the socket on the back of the router marked WAN to your DSL or cable
modem with an Ethernet cable.
Note:
Use a category 5 Ethernet cable with RJ45 jacks on both ends for all connections. The
cable will normally be included with your modem. However, you can also also use the
yellow Ethernet cable, which comes with the Gigaset SE361 WLAN.
DSL or cable modem