User manual SIEMENS GIGASET SE505

[. . . ] Checking the network settings and completing the installation procedure . 19 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 28 30 30 31 34 35 36 36 37 38 40 42 43 44 1 Contents The user interface . 71 71 74 75 76 76 77 78 80 84 84 84 85 86 87 88 89 2 Contents Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable . 134 3 Safety precautions Safety precautions N Only use the mains adapter (12V 1A) that is supplied with the Gigaset SE505 dsl/ N N N N N cable. [. . . ] If you have activated the router's DynDNS function, it will monitor its public IP address. When this changes, it will open a connection to DynDNS. org and update its IP address there. i menu. You have to open an account with DynDNS. org before you can use the router's DynDNS function. Then enter the account user data when configuring the router. N To use the router's DynDNS function, select Dynamic DNS in the Virtual server N Enter the User name, Password and Domain name. A typical domain name might be: my_domain. dyndns. org N Click on APPLY to apply the settings. 85 Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable The Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable user interface includes several helpful functions for administering your router. You can N open and close an Internet connection manually (see below), N set the router's time and time zone (see page 92), N set or change a configuration password (see page 94), N assign a PC for Remote Management (see page 95), N restart the router (see page 95), N upgrade the router firmware (see page 96), N save, and if necessary restore, the router's configuration settings (see page 98), N view information about the router configuration and status (see page 99). Manually open or close an Internet connection You can open or close an Internet connection manually. If for example you deactivated Auto Connect when you configured your Internet access, Internet applications (such as your browser or email application) will not automatically open a connection when they are launched. In this case, you will have to open the connection manually when it is required and also close it again when you are finished with it. Opening and closing an Internet connection manually: N Open the router's start screen as described on page 45. If you have already started the configuration environment, click on Home on the navigation bar. If you have not yet started the configuration environment, start it now and log on. Click on Disconnect to close an Internet connection. 91 Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable Setting the time and time zone To set the time or the time zone on your router, proceed as follows: N In the Administration menu, select Time. Set the time You can set the time on your router in one of two ways: N Manually To do this, select the manual option in the Set Time By window. You will now see boxes in which you can enter the year, month, day, hours and minutes. N Automatically To do this, select the Time Server option in the Set Time By window. N Enter the name or IP address of a Time Server in the Time Server window. Possible time servers include: N ptbtime1. ptb. de N ntp. curie. fr N tempo. cstv. to. cnr. it N ntp0. nl. net N chronos. csr. net i N Click on Refresh to obtain the current time from the Time Server. N Click on APPLY to apply the settings. 92 Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable Setting the Time Zone Information about the time zone is important for various time-dependent operations on the Internet. For example, the data packets sent in a particular country have to be sorted in the correct chronological order in the receiver's country. Access control to particular services can also be defined using time-based rules. If you have configured your router with Basic Setup, then the time zone was automatically defined according to your setting for the Country. N If your time zone has summer and winter time, select Daylight Saving and use the pick lists to specify the start and end of summer time (daylight saving). N Click on APPLY to apply the settings. 93 Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable Router management You can use the administration functions of your router N to set a password for your router's configuration environment, N to select a PC for Remote Management and N to restart the router. This is done as follows: N In the Administration menu, select Management. Assign password After installation, your router configuration is not yet protected with a password. [. . . ] They also provide their own services or use services of other devices on the network automatically. URL Universal Resource Locator Globally unique address of a Domain on the Internet. Virtual server A virtual Server provides a service on the Internet that runs not on itself but on another network component. It will then direct incoming calls for a service via Port Forwarding directly to the appropriate Port of the network component in question. [. . . ]