Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GIGASET 54 Siemens
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Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008- E505-B101-3x-7619 / cov er_front .fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26.
Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008- E505-B101-3x-7619 / cov er_front .fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26.
3 Contents Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101- 3x-7619 / PC_Card_54IVZ .fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Contents Safe ty precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Not es on secure operation . . . . . . . .
4 Contents Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101- 3x-7619 / PC_Card_54IVZ .fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Uninstalling Gigaset PC Card 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Uninstalling the sof tware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Safety precautions Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / security .fm / 14 .11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Safe ty precautions u The tic can affect medical eq uipment. Ther ef ore, y ou should pa y attention t o the technical conditions of th e cor responding en viro nment.
6 Y our contribution to the e nvironment (ECO) Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / security .fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 T rademarks Gigaset Communications GmbH is a tr ademark licensee of Siemens AG.
7 The Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008- E505-B101-3x-7619 / intr oduction.fm / 14.11 .2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 The Gigaset PC Card 54 The Gigaset PC Card 54 is a 54 Mbps WL AN network adapter that is connec ted to y our PC or Notebook via a PCMCIA slo t .
8 The Gigaset PC Car d 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008- E505-B101-3x-7619 / intr oduction.fm / 14.11 .2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Ad-hoc network In an ad-hoc network, PCs communicate with each other via wireles s peer-t o-peer con- nections. An ad-hoc ne twork is set up by participants as and when req uired.
9 The Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008- E505-B101-3x-7619 / intr oduction.fm / 14.11 .2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Security in wireless networksEncr yption Any ne twor k, be it wired or wir eless, is exposed to the risk of eavesdr opping.
10 Installing the Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / installation.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Installing the Gigaset PC Card 54 System requirement.
11 Installing the Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / installation.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 St at u s d i sp l ays There are two status displays (LEDs) on the Gigaset PC Car d 54 .
12 Installing the Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / installation.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Installati on procedure First, the software included in the scope of de liver y must be instal led.
13 Installing the Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / installation.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 ì Click on Installation . The InstallShield Wizard appears. ì Click on Next t o continue instal lation.
14 Installing the Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / installation.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 In the next screen, choose the director y for the installati on. ì Click on Brow se , if you want to select another direc tory.
15 Installing the Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / installation.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Installing driver software O nc e t h e G i ga s et P C C a rd 5 4 h as b e e n p l u gg e d in, installation continues automatically .
16 Installing the Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / installation.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Checking installation If installation was succes sful, you can now use the G igaset WL AN Adapter Mo nitor .
17 Installing the Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / installation.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Displaying Quic kInfo fo r the connection If you point the mouse over the icon in the t askbar , you will see a small window that displays the connec tion properties.
18 Configuring Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Configuring Gigaset PC Card 54 The Gigaset WL AN Adapter Monit or Y o u c an us e the Gi ga set WL AN A da pter M oni to r to co nf ig ure an d mon ito r you r Gigaset PC Card 54.
19 Configuring Gig aset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Deacti vating A utostart The Gi gaset WL AN Adapter Moni tor is open ed automatically every time you pow er up or reb oot you r PC .
20 Configuring Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Button s With the buttons under each tab yo u can use one of the f ollowing options: Closing the monitor ì Right-click on the Gigase t WL AN Adapter Mo nitor icon in the status area of the task- bar .
21 Configuring Gig aset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Configuration In the Configuration tab, you can choose the general basic settings and the security options f or operating the Gigase t PC Card 54.
22 Configuring Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 SSID (Service Set Identifier) The S SID is the ID u sed for t he unique identification of a wireles s network (WLAN) so that this ne twork can be distingui shed from a parallel ne twork.
23 Configuring Gig aset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Channel The Channel field shows the radio channel used t o set up communica tion with the con- nection partners.
24 Configuring Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Configuration – Security The range of a wireless ne twork cannot be rest rict ed to an enclosed ar ea.
25 Configuring Gig aset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Activating security options In the Configuration – Security tab, the default security mode is Disabled .
26 Configuring Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 ì In the Ke y Typ e field, select the character format for creating k eys: – HEX The ke ys are ent ered as hex adecimal charac ter s.
27 Configuring Gig aset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 WP A-PSK ì In the Encr yption field, select the re quired encryption method (TKIP or AES). Remember that when selecting encr yption , two connection par tners must use the same type of encr yption.
28 Configuring Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Configuration – Profile Selecting a profile The Gigaset WL AN Adapt er Monitor can manage sev eral configuration profiles f or your Gi gas et P C C ard 54 .
29 Configuring Gig aset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Editing a profile ì In the Profile field, select the req uired pr ofile. ì Make the requ ired chang es to the settin gs.
30 Configuring Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 St at u s The Status tab pro vides information about t.
31 Configuring Gig aset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 IP settings The IP Se ttings tab provides you will all the information rele vant for using your PCs in the network (LAN and WL AN).
32 Configuring Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Updating the IP address ì Click on Renew IP Address to connec t your PC t o a WL AN netw ork.
33 Configuring Gig aset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Site Moni tor The Si te Monitor tab pro vides a comprehensive ov erview of the connection partners avail able via the visible S SID.
34 Configuring Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 The list shows the following parame ters for eac h 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.
35 Configuring Gig aset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / configuration.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 About The About tab pro vides the version number of the software installed on your PC.
36 Uninstalling Gigaset PC Card 54 Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E505- B101-3x-7619 / deinstallation.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Uninstalling Gigaset PC Card 54 Y ou may ha ve t o uninstall the Gigase t PC Card 54: u If an error occurred during inst allation.
37 Updating device drivers Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / updating.fm / 14.11 .2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Updating device driv er s Y ou should update the driv er of the Gigaset PC Card 54 if ther e is a new e r driver v ersion.
38 Glossar y Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008- E505-B101-3x-7619 / glos sar y.fm / 14. 11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Glossar y Access Point An Access Point, such as the Gigaset SE 505 dsl/cable, is the centre of a wireless local network (WLAN).
39 Glossary Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008- E505-B101-3x-7619 / glos sar y.fm / 14. 11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 DHCP Ser ver See DHCP DNS Domain Name System DNS permits the assignment of IP addres ses to PC or domain nam es that ar e easier t o remember .
40 Glossar y Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008- E505-B101-3x-7619 / glos sar y.fm / 14. 11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Gatewa y A Gate way is the syst em component that conne cts netw ork s with comple tely different architec tures (addressing, pro tocols, application interfaces etc.
41 Glossary Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008- E505-B101-3x-7619 / glos sar y.fm / 14. 11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 IP Interne t Pro tocol The IP pro tocol is one of t he T CP/IP pro tocols. It is responsible for the addres sing of par- ticipants in a network using IP addres ses and routes data fr om the sender to the recipi- ent.
42 Glossar y Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008- E505-B101-3x-7619 / glos sar y.fm / 14. 11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Netwo rk A network is a group of de vices connected in wired or wir eless mode so that the y can share resour ces such as data and peripherals.
43 Glossary Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008- E505-B101-3x-7619 / glos sar y.fm / 14. 11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Subnet A subnet divides a netw ork into smaller units.
44 Glossar y Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008- E505-B101-3x-7619 / glos sar y.fm / 14. 11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 WL AN Wireless L AN Wireless L ANs enable network components t o communicate with a ne twork using radio waves as the transp or t medium.
45 Appendix Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / appendix.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Appendix T rouble shooting Problem Causes and remedies Drivers not f ound. WL AN or L A N adapt ers were pos sibly inst alled earlier on your PC.
46 Appendix Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / appendix.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 The connection is not se t up at all or not pr operly .
47 Appendix Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / appendix.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Y ou cannot set up a connection to the Access P oint If you canno t set up a con.
48 Appendix Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / appendix.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Specifications The specifications ar e subject to chan ge. Software Hardware The Gigase t PC Card 54 does not w ork properly Y ou have check ed all of the causes specified abov e, and still no communication is pos sible.
49 Appendix Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / appendix.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Authorisation This device is intended f or use within the European Economic Area and Switzerland. If used in o ther countries, it must first be a ppro ved nationally in t he country in question.
50 Appendix Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / appendix.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Ireland All electrical and electr onic products shou ld be disposed of separately fr om the municipal waste stre am via designated collection facilities appoint e d by the gov ernment or the local authorities.
51 Appendix Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / appendix.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 with another de vice reflec ting the current st ate of the ar t, or repair the said device.
52 Appendix Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / appendix.fm / 14.11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 u This Guarant ee shall be invali d if the device def ect is attributable to i mproper car e or u s e a n d / o r f a i l u r e to c o m p l y w i t h in fo r m a t i o n c o n t a i n e d i n t h e u s e r m a n u a l s .
53 Index Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / PC_Card_54SIX.fm / 17. 11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Index Numerics 128 bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 A About tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Access Point .
54 Index Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / PC_Card_54SIX.fm / 17. 11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 H HEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 I IEEE .
55 Index Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008-E 505-B101- 3x-7619 / PC_Card_54SIX.fm / 17. 11.2008 Schablone 2004_08_26 Ser vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Si te M on ito r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 readin g in the list .
Gigaset PC Car d 54 / englisch / A31008- E505-B101-3x-7619 / cov er_back.fm / 14.11. 2008 Issued b y Gigaset Communications GmbH Schla venhorst 66, D-46395 Bocholt Gigaset Communications GmbH is a trademark licensee of Siemens AG © Gigaset Commu nications GmbH 2008 All rights reser ved.
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