Network Configuration Of The Pcs; Making The Basic Settings - Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl First Steps

When the device is ready for use, the LEDs light up as follows:
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The power LED on the front lights up.
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The ADSL LED flashes to indicate that the DSL connection is being synchronised.
Once this process is complete, the ADSL LED lights up permanently.
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The WLAN LED lights up to indicate that the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl is ready to
establish wireless connections.
The radio link to a PC that is connected by means of a wireless network adapter is
opened automatically provided the network adapter has been configured with the
same SSID as the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl. It can take a few seconds for the wireless
connection to be established. The WLAN LED flashes when data is sent or received
via this connection.
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The LAN LEDs light up if a device is connected to the corresponding LAN port.
If this is not the case, refer to the section entitled "Troubleshooting" on page 166.

Network configuration of the PCs

In order to communicate via the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl, network configuration must
be performed on the connected PC.
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Windows XP (see page 129) or
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Windows 2000 (see page 138)
operating systems, this usually takes place automatically provided you have not made
any changes to the standard settings for the network configuration.
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With Windows 98/SE you have to carry out the network configuration
(see page 146).

Making the basic settings

You can now make the basic settings for Internet access on the user interface of the
Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl (see page 29).
If you want to connect additional PCs to the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl, please read the
next section.
First steps
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