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Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / cov er_front. fm / 23.11.2006.
Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / cov er_front. fm / 23.11.2006.
1 Contents Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / USB_Adap ter_54IVZ.fm / 04. 12.2006 Schablone 2005_07_27 Contents Safe ty precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Not es on safe operation . . . .
2 Contents Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / USB_Adap ter_54IVZ.fm / 04. 12.2006 Schablone 2005_07_27 Updating device driv ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Glossar y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Safety precautions Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / security . fm / 04.12.2006 Safe ty precautions u The Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 can affect medical equipment. Ther ef ore, yo u should pay att ention to the technical conditio ns of the corresponding en vironment.
4 The Gigaset USB A dapt e r 54 Gigaset USB A dapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / intr oduc tion.fm / 22.11. 2006 The Gigaset USB A dapter 54 The Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 is a WL AN network adapt er which can be connect ed to y our PC or Notebook b y means of a USB (Universal Serial Bus).
5 The Gigaset USB A dapter 54 Gigaset USB A dapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / intr oduc tion.fm / 22.11. 2006 Ad-hoc network In an ad-hoc network, PCs communicate with each other via wireles s peer -to-peer connections. A n ad-hoc ne twork is se t up by participants as and when r equir ed.
6 The Gigaset USB A dapt e r 54 Gigaset USB A dapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / intr oduc tion.fm / 22.11. 2006 WP A encryptio n WP A is a standard-confo rmant solution f or greater secur ity in wireles s networks.
7 Installing the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 Installing the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 System requirements Y ou w.
8 Installing the Gigaset USB A dapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 St at u s d i sp l ay The Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 has two LED displa ys. Installing the software First, the software included in the scope of de livery mu st be installed.
9 Installing the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 Running installation ì Close all running programs. ì Inser t the CD-ROM supplied into the CD-ROM drive of your PC and wait until the welcome scr een appears.
10 Installing the Gigaset USB A dapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 ì Click on Next to continu e installation. The licence agr eement screen now appears. ì If you accep t the licence ag reement, click on Ye s .
11 Installing the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 Connecting the Gig aset USB Adap ter 54 ì Now insert the plug into a spare USB port on your PC. Please remember: The Gigaset USB Adapt er 54 complies with USB V er sion 2.
12 Installing the Gigaset USB A dapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 Installing driver software Once the USB cable has been plugg ed it , installation continues automatically .
13 Installing the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 Checking installation If installation was successful, you can now use the Gigase t WL AN Adapter Monitor .
14 Installing the Gigaset USB A dapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 The follo wing properties are shown: u SSID (Service Set Identi.
15 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Configuring the Gigaset USB A dapter 54 The Gigaset WL AN Adapter Monit or Y ou can use the Gigaset WLAN Adapter Monitor t o configure and monit or your Gigase t USB Adapt er 54.
16 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Deacti vating A utostart The Gi gaset WL AN Ada pter Monitor i s opene d automatically in the backgr ound when you launch y our PC.
17 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Closing the monitor Hiding the monitor ì Click on Hide in the monitor user int erface. This closes the user interface.
18 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Configuration In the Configuration tab, you can choose the general basic settings and the security options f or operating the Giga set USB Adap ter 54.
19 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 The order for defining the SSID depends on the WL AN's Network Mode : u Infrastructure : TheSSID must be defined on the access point first.
20 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 OR ì Selec t 802.11b/g , if the network en vironment uses both modes. The maximum transmission rat e possible depends on the WL AN standard of the connection partner in question.
21 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 ì Select the security mode you require from the Security list: A window opens f or you t o configure the mode.
22 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 WP A-PSK / WP A2-PSK WP A-PSK / WP A2-PSK offers g reat er prote ction f or your netw ork than WEP .
23 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 WEP ì In the Ke y L e n g t h field, selec t the requir ed length of t he WEP k ey .
24 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 ì In the Use Passphrase field, enter any sequence of charac ters as the passphrase. Y ou can e nter up to 2 60 characters.
25 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Configuration – Profiles Selecting profiles The Gigaset WL AN Adapt er Monitor can manage se veral config uration pr ofiles f or your Gigaset USB Adapter 54.
26 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Selecting a profile ì Open the selection in the Profile fiel d. ì Click on the profile name y ou want to use.
27 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 St at u s The Status tab pro vides information about the stat.
28 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 IP settings The IP Se ttings t ab provides you will all the information rele vant for using your PCs in the network (LAN and WL AN).
29 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Renew IP A ddress ì Click on Renew IP Address to connect y our PC with a WL AN network.
30 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Site Moni tor The Si te Monitor tab pr ovides a comprehensiv e overview of the connection part ners avail able via the visible S SID.
31 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 The list shows the following parame ters f or each connection partner: Establishing a connection ì Double-click in the list on the connection partner with which you want to se t up a connection.
32 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 About The About tab pr ovides inf ormation about the sof tware com pany and t he version number of the software installed on your PC.
33 Deinstalling the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset USB A dapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1-7619 / deinstallation.fm / 04.12.2006 Deinstalling the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Y ou may ha ve t o deinstall the Gigaset USB Adapter 54: u If an error occurred during inst allation.
34 Updating device drivers Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / updating.fm / 04.12.2006 Updating device driv er s Y ou should update the driver for the Gigaset USB Adapt er 54 when a new version is available. Y ou can find information about the latest driver updates on our website, www .
35 Glossary Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sar y .fm / 01.12.2006 Glossar y Access Point An access point, such as a Gigase t rout er , is the centre of a wir eless local netw ork (WL AN).
36 Glossar y Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sary.fm / 01.12.2006 DNS Domain Name System DNS permits the as signment of IP addr esse s to comput er or domain names that ar e easier to remembe r . A DNS ser ver has to admi nister this information f or each L AN wi th an Interne t connection.
37 Glossary Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sar y .fm / 01.12.2006 Hub A Hub connects se veral netw ork components in a star-topology ne twork by sending all the data it receiv es from one ne twork component t o all the o ther network components.
38 Glossar y Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sary.fm / 01.12.2006 IP address An IP addres s is a netw ork -wide unique a ddress of a netw ork component in a netw ork based on the T CP/IP prot ocol (e.g. in a local network (L AN) or on the Interne t).
39 Glossary Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sar y .fm / 01.12.2006 Network adap ter The network a dapt er is the har dware device that im plements the connection of a network com ponent to a local network. Th e connection can be wired or wir eless.
40 Glossar y Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sary.fm / 01.12.2006 Subnet mask The subnet mask det ermines how man y parts of the IP addresses of a ne twork repr esent the netwo rk addres s and how many parts represent the com puter addr ess.
41 Glossary Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sar y .fm / 01.12.2006 WL AN Wireless L AN Wireless LANs enable network components to communicate with a ne twork using radio waves as the transp or t medium.
42 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 Appendix Fa u l t t r a c i n g Problem Causes and remedies Drivers not f o und A WL AN or L AN adapter was perhaps installed on your PC. It is possible t hat the driv ers are being look ed for in the wr ong installation pa th.
43 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 The connection is not se t up at all or not pr operly If you canno t set up a connection be twee.
44 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 Y ou cannot establish a connection to the access point If you canno t set up a connection be twe.
45 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 The data transmission rat e seems to be t oo low ì If possible, position y our Gi gaset USB Adapter 54 closer to the access point or r emove any obstacles blocking the line of sight.
46 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 Specifications The specifications ar e subjec t to c hange.
47 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 Authorisation This de vice is int ended f or use w orldwide outside the E uropea n Economic Ar ea (wit h the ex ception of Switzerland) subjec t t o national appr oval.
48 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 Customer ser vice (Customer Care) We offer you support that is fast and tailored to your specific needs! u Our Online Support on the Internet can be r eached an y time from anywher e: It pro vides you wit h 24/7 support for all our pr oduc ts.
49 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 Guarantee Certif icate Unit ed Kingdom Without prejudice t o any claim the user (cust omer) may .
50 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 at its own option and fr ee of charge, either replace the de vice with anot her device reflec ting the current stat e of the art, or re pair the said de vice.
51 Index Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / USB_Adap ter_54SIX.fm / 04 .12.2006 Index Numerics 128 bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 A About tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Access Point .
52 Index Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / USB_Adap ter_54SIX.fm / 04 .12.2006 Hiding the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 I IEEE . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53 Index Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / USB_Adap ter_54SIX.fm / 04 .12.2006 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 SSID (Service Set Identifier) .
Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / cov e r_back.fm / 22.1 1.2006 Schablone 2005_07_27 Issued b y Siemens Home and Office Communi catio n Devices GmbH & Co. K G Schlavenhorst 66 D-46395 Bocholt © Siemens Home and Office Communica tion Devices GmbH & Co.
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