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Gigaset SE681 WiMAX
User Guide – User
This device works in a frequency band for which no general licence has been obtained
from your National Authority for Frequency Management. Please contact your service
provider or your National Authority for Frequency Management about licensing before
putting this device into service.

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  • Page 1 Gigaset SE681 WiMAX User Guide – User This device works in a frequency band for which no general licence has been obtained from your National Authority for Frequency Management. Please contact your service provider or your National Authority for Frequency Management about licensing before...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Rebooting the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX ........19...
  • Page 4 Before contacting customer service or your provider ..... . 50 Checking the connection to the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX ..... . . 51 Configuring the Web browser .
  • Page 5 Contents Open Source Software used in the product ....... . 56 Warranty regarding further use of the Open Source Software .

  • Page 6: For Your Safety

    Please read the safety instructions carefully before putting into service. Safety precautions General safety instructions If you give the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX to someone else, make sure you also give them its documentation. The Gigaset SE681 WiMAX must only be used as described in these installation instructions.

  • Page 7: Information On Specific Absorption Rate (Sar)

    To connect the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX to the outdoor antenna, the antenna cable must be fed through the wall to the outside of the building. It must be possible to make a suit- able wall or window duct at or near the location of the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX. Setting up the antenna mast:...
  • Page 8 Information about the optional outdoor antenna The best results will be obtained if the outdoor Fig. 1 antenna is in sight of the WiMAX base station (cf. Fig. 1). If a line of sight is not possible, you can reflect the radio waves off neighbouring buildings.
  • Page 9 (English) Antenna cable and antenna connection: It must be possible to connect the outdoor antenna to the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX by means of an antenna cable. Please note that the antenna connection must be protected from the impact of rain and other weather effects.

  • Page 10: Gigaset Se681 Wimax

    SE681 WiMAX already meets the latest IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard, a mobile WiMAX standard that offers many extra possibilities. Gigaset SE681 WiMAX With your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX, you can make use of everything the Internet has to offer: Downloads – Even large files download quickly to your PC.

  • Page 11: Product Features

    Product overview Product features Wireless high-speed Internet access with a transmission rate of up to 20 Mbps (14 Mbps downlink, 6 Mbps uplink) Standard compatibility: IEEE 802.16e-2005 Compatible with all current operating systems Suitable for home and business facilities Multi-protocol support: TCP/IP, FTP, HTTP and other Internet related protocols Easy to set up without installing software Internet and VoIP connection without the hassle of entering access data DHCP server and routing functions...
  • Page 12 17. LEDs RSSI: signal strength LAN: Ethernet port Online: active connection Power: power supply The LEDs indicate the status of the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX and the current signal strength. Name Meaning Power: power Lights up green The Gigaset SE681 WiMAX is powered cor- supply rectly.
  • Page 13 Product overview Name Meaning RSSI: signal 0 to 4 LEDs light The LEDs on the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX help strength up green you to position the antenna more easily. The LEDs indicate the signal strength; the more LEDs that light up, the better the signal reception.

  • Page 14: Installing The Gigaset Se681 Wimax

    Position the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX so that you can see the LEDs. Do not cover the openings in the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX housing to ensure the heat can circulate; otherwise, the duty cycle of the device will be reduced or the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX switched off to avoid overheating.
  • Page 15 Choosing your location If you use the integrated antenna: Position the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX directly in a window, so that the side with the LEDs and connectors is pointing into the room, towards you. Wherever possible, position the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX on one of the upper storeys. Note that obstruc- tions, particularly doors and wall coverings containing metal can affect data trans- mission.

  • Page 16: System Requirements

    – A Web browser is installed on the configuration PC (e.g. Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox). To access the Internet you will need to register your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX with a WiMAX Internet provider.

  • Page 17: Connecting The Gigaset Se681 Wimax

    Gigaset SE681 WiMAX. 2. Connect the PC to the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX. 3. Connect the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX to the mains power supply and switch all the devices on. Connecting the outdoor antenna ì...

  • Page 18: Switching On The Devices

    Connecting the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX Connecting Gigaset SE681 WiMAX to the PC ì Connect one Ethernet cable plug to the Ethernet port on the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX. ì Connect the other plug of the Ethernet cable to the LAN interface on the PC.

  • Page 19: Restarting And Resetting The Gigaset Se681 Wimax

    Briefly press the reset button (for less than 5 seconds). The configuration settings will remain, the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX will be restarted. You can also restart the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX via the user interface or by briefly cutting the power supply.
  • Page 20 Restarting and resetting the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX Factory settings After restoring the factory settings, your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX will be in its original condition: ì Proceed as follows to start operating your device again: Menu Setting Basic Setup Wizard Execute the Basic Setup Wizard to configure your device and to establish a connection to the WiMAX network, see "Basic Setup Wizard"...

  • Page 21: Configuration With The Web Browser

    User interface Launching the user interface ì Open your Web browser. ì Enter the IP address of your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX in the address field of your Web browser: http://192.168.2.1 ì Press Enter (Return). If a system password has been set up on your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX, the login screen will now open.

  • Page 22: Ui Elements

    Check the connections; see "Connecting the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX" on page 17. ì If you use a firewall on the PC, it must allow connection to the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX. If applicable, switch off the firewall for a test; if you can then open the login screen, configure the firewall accordingly.
  • Page 23 Click the menu items to display the respective pages of the currently open config- uration area or a submenu. Working area: Check the settings on your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX and change them as necessary. Buttons Open online Help. Click this button if you require information about the screen you currently have open.

  • Page 24: Setting The Language

    If necessary, click Open Help window to open the online Help in a separate window. Menu structure The menu of the user interface on your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX is split into the following main areas: Home, Basic Setup Wizard, Advanced Settings and Status. Under these menu options, you will find the following areas:...

  • Page 25: The Home Page

    The Home page The Home page Once you have logged in successfully to the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX, you will see the Home page for the device software. The start screen offers an overview of all areas of the configuration program:...

  • Page 26: Basic Setup Wizard

    Internet provider. ì Enter the access data and click Next. Your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX can be used as an Internet router or bridge. For more on this see "Setting the operating mode" on page 32.

  • Page 27: Selecting The Antenna

    Gigaset SE681 WiMAX must be positioned by the window with the cable connec- tions pointing inwards and must be connected. – Click the second option button if your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX came with an out- door antenna. This antenna must have been installed and connected by an elec- trical specialist.
  • Page 28 Gigaset SE681 WiMAX that points towards this base station. The best results will be obtained if the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX is in sight of a WiMAX net- work base station. If a line of sight is not possible, you can reflect the radio waves off neighbouring build- ings.

  • Page 29: Precisely Aligning The Antenna

    The better the connection quality, the faster your Internet con- nection will be in the future. To obtain precise alignment of the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX or antenna, turn it a little at a time. If you use the antenna integrated in the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX, you can also move the device a little at a time to optimise the reception quality.
  • Page 30 Basic Setup Wizard ì Turn or move the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX or turn the antenna a little at a time and note the signal strength display. Use this to move the antenna to the position with the best signal strength.

  • Page 31: Advanced Settings

    In the Advanced Settings menu, you can configure all the options for the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX. If required, you can also change the settings you made using the Basic Setup Wizard. The following table contains the options available in this menu.

  • Page 32: Setting The Operating Mode

    PC, you must connect the PC directly to the LAN port. You must also temporarily assign it a static IP address in the address range of the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX. If you want to use the Internet again after this, reset your PC to “automatic IP address”. For details see the document “Configuring the local area network”...

  • Page 33: Configuring Internet Access

    Advanced Settings Configuring Internet access If you have configured the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX using the Basic Setup Wizard, you have also configured your Internet access. You can check or change these settings in the Internet menu. This menu also offers you a wide range of possibilities for setting up security settings and limiting access to the Internet as well as for providing your own services on the Internet.

  • Page 34: Setting Up Dns Servers

    Preferred DNS server and the Alternate DNS server. Enabling or disabling the firewall Your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX comes with an integrated firewall, which protects your device and network against unauthorised access from the Internet. If the firewall is ena- bled, your device can identify certain events, e.g. suspicious incoming data packets from the Internet, as attacks and avert them (hacker defence).

  • Page 35: Port Forwarding

    PC on which the game is running. If you configure Port Forwarding, the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX outwardly assumes the role of the server. It receives requests from remote users under its public IP address and automatically redi- rects them to local PCs.

  • Page 36: Opening The Firewall For A Selected Pc (Exposed Host)

    The IP addresses of the PCs you want to set up as exposed hosts must remain unchanged. If the IP addresses of the PCs are assigned via the DHCP server of the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX, you must select the option Never expires as the Lease time when configuring the DHCP server or assign static IP addresses to the PCs, see "Configuring the DHCP server"...

  • Page 37: Lan Configuration

    This address block is 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.255.254. Configuring the DHCP server The Gigaset SE681 WiMAX has a DHCP server for which the factory setting is active. Con- sequently, the IP addresses of the PCs are automatically assigned by the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX.

  • Page 38: Wimax Configuration

    IP address you wish to assign to the PC. Ageing time for MAC table When a PC in the network is accessed, your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX writes the MAC address and port number in a MAC table to speed up further accesses. The entry in the MAC table is deleted after a fixed time.

  • Page 39: Administration

    Firmware Update Updates firmware (page 41) System password The system password is the password for configuring your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX and is requested when you open the configuration pages, see "Launching the user interface" on page 21. If the device came from your provider with a preset system password, you can change this password here.

  • Page 40: Restoring Factory Settings

    19. Restoring factory settings You can reset the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX to the factory settings. You should do this before making the device available to others or exchanging it through the dealer. Oth- erwise unauthorised users may use the Internet access data at your expense.

  • Page 41: Restart

    Restart Restart If the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX is not operating properly, you can reboot it. It should then be ready for use again. ì Open the Advanced Settings tab and on the Administration menu select Restart. ì Click Ok to reboot the device.

  • Page 42: Status

    Status Status You can check the status of your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX with the pages in the Status menu. The menu is divided into several individual pages opened by clicking the entries in the menu area. To help with orientation, in the following sections the path is placed first so that you can quickly find the status messages described.

  • Page 43: Internet

    If necessary, click the Refresh button to refresh the data in the status display. Internet Status > Internet The connection settings for your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX are displayed in the Internet submenu. Connection status The status of the radio connection with the WiMAX network...

  • Page 44: Local Network Lan

    Status > Local Network The configuration of the local network is displayed in the Local Network submenu. IP address IP address used by the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX in your local net- work: 192.168.2.1 Subnet mask Subnet mask of your local network: 255.255.255.0...

  • Page 45: Device Status

    Radio status Device status Status > Device Status The device status of your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX is displayed in the Device Status sub- menu. System uptime Operating time of your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX since it was last restarted. The operating time is given in the format ddd:hh:mm:ss (d=days, h=hours, m=minutes, s=seconds).
  • Page 46 Radio status Carrier to interference and noise ratio Measurement of the reception quality of the base station. The higher the value, the better the quality of the data transfer to the base station. Centre frequency of current uplink channel Currently used uplink frequency. The reading changes frequently during the meas- urement.

  • Page 47: Preparing To Use The Gigaset Se681 Wimax

    When you have finished configuring your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX, use it to surf the Inter- net, send e-mails etc. As soon as you attempt to access the Internet with a PC connected to the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX (for example, by opening the Web browser and calling up an Internet site, or by...

  • Page 48: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix Troubleshooting Fault tracing When troubleshooting, start by checking the LEDs on your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX. Please answer the questions on the left-hand side and follow the arrows to the answers and solutions: Is the Power Power LED not lit up: power supply.

  • Page 49: Other Faults And Problems

    The Gigaset SE681 WiMAX may be faulty. Restart the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX; see "Rebooting the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX" on page 19. If the Online LED remains red after the device has been restarted and does not go off, please contact your provider/service...

  • Page 50: Before Contacting Customer Service Or Your Provider

    Only a few LEDs have lit up to display the signal strength (RSSI) and the Online LED is green If you are using the antenna integrated in the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX, turn the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX until more LEDs light up. Try to place the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX even closer to the window and check the signal strength bar in the Basic Setup Wizard of the configuration program.

  • Page 51: Checking The Connection To The Gigaset Se681 Wimax

    Troubleshooting Checking the connection to the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX You can check whether the PC is correctly connected to the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX. This can be done as follows: ì Open the command prompt on the PC: – Click Start > Run.

  • Page 52: Configuring The Web Browser

    Gigaset SE681 WiMAX; for this reason, your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX can only be configured if the HTTP proxy is not being used for local pages.

  • Page 53: Allowing Javascript And Java

    Select either Direct connection to the Internet or Manual proxy configuration. If you have chosen Manual proxy configuration, in the No proxy for: field, enter the IP block in which the IP address of your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX is found: 192.168.2.0/24 ì...

  • Page 54: Allowing Pop-Up Windows

    ì Open Internet Explorer. ì Click Tools and then Pop-up Blocker and choose Pop-up Blocker Settings. ì Enter the IP address of your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX as the Website address: 192.168.2.1 ì Click the Add button. ì Click Close to apply the settings.

  • Page 55: Specifications

    Troubleshooting Specifications Model Gigaset SE681 WiMAX Dimensions Approx. 230 x 160 x 52 mm Operating temperature +5°C to +40°C Network interface 1 Ethernet 10/100BaseT (RJ45) LAN connection (10BaseT Full Duplex, 100BaseT Half Duplex or 100BaseT Full Duplex) Frequency 2.3–2.4 / 2.5–2.7 / 3.4–3.6 GHz Output power Max.

  • Page 56: Putting Into Service

    Open Source Software used in the product The Gigaset SE681 WiMAX contains, among other things, Open Source Software, licensed under an Open Source Software License and developed by third parties. These Open Source Software files are protected by copyright. Your rights to use the Open Source Software beyond the mere execution of the Sagem Communications SAS pro- gram, is governed by the relevant Open Source Software license conditions.

  • Page 57: Warranty Regarding Further Use Of The Open Source Software

    Open Source Software used in the product "The OpenSSL license is available on the internet at: http://www.openssl.org/source/license.html "The zlib license is available on the internet at: http://www.zlib.net/zlib_license.html "Boost Software License http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt Warranty regarding further use of the Open Source Software Sagem Communications SAS provides no warranty for the Open Source Software pro- grams contained in this device, if such programs are used in any manner other than the program execution intended by Sagem Communications SAS.

  • Page 58: Open Source Software Licenses

    Open Source Software used in the product Open Source Software Licenses WPA-Supplicant License: BSD WPA Supplicant ============== Copyright (c) 2003-2007, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and contributors All Rights Reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1.
  • Page 59 Open Source Software used in the product OpenSSL License Copyright (c) 1998-2005 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  • Page 60 Open Source Software used in the product tion, be it the RC4, RSA, lhash, DES, etc., code; not just the SSL code. The SSL documen- tation included with this distribution is covered by the same copyright terms except that the holder is Tim Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com). Copyright remains Eric Young's, and as such any Copyright notices in the code are not to be removed.
  • Page 61 Open Source Software used in the product Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including com- mercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions: 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented ; you must not claim that you wrote the original software.
  • Page 62 Open Source Software used in the product expat Copyright (c) 1998, 1999, 2000 Thai Open Source Software Center Ltd and Clark Cooper Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Expat maintainers. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this soft- ware and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software with- out restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, pub- lish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to...

  • Page 63: Glossary

    DHCP server There is a DHCP integrated into the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX that automatically assigns IP addresses to PCs in the local network. Domain Name System. DNS permits the assignment of IP addresses to PC or domain names that are easier to remember.
  • Page 64 IP address. Downlink Files that your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX receives and forwards to your local network. Digital Subscriber Line. DSL is a technique whereby data is transmitted via the conven- tional phone line. To do this, you require suitable phone lines and special technology to be set up by a Provider.
  • Page 65 Glossary Foreign Exchange Station. Phone port to which an analogue terminal (phone, fax or answer machine) can be connected. Gateway A gateway connects networks with one another. In contrast to a Router, a gateway is not dependent on protocol, i.e. it is also able to establish connections between networks with a different architecture (protocols, application interfaces etc.).
  • Page 66 Glossary IP address An IP address is the unique network-wide address of a network component in a network based on the TCP/IP protocol (e.g. in a local network or on the Internet). The IP address consists of four parts (each of up to three-figure strings of digits from 0–255) that are separated from one another by full stops (e.g.
  • Page 67 The connection can be wired or wireless. An Eth- ernet network card is an example of a wired network adapter. The Gigaset PC Card 108 and the Gigaset USB Adapter 108 are examples of wireless network adapters. A network adapter has a unique address, the address.
  • Page 68 Glossary Provider A provider (Internet Service Provider) offers access to the Internet for a fee. Registered Jack. Standardised connection, also known as a modular jack. Router A router directs data packets from one local area network (LAN) to another via the fast- est route.
  • Page 69 Uplink Data that your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX forwards from your PC or local network to external sites (e.g. to the Internet). Universal Resource Locator. Globally unique address of a domain on the Internet, e.g.
  • Page 70 Glossary WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. WiMAX is a modern wireless network technology that enables fast Internet connection even in remote areas where no other connection possibility (e. g. DSL) is available.

  • Page 71: Index

    Index Index ....Connection mode ..... Connectors .
  • Page 72 Index ....HTTP proxy JavaScript ..... . .
  • Page 73 Index ........Pop-up window Switching on .
  • Page 74 Issued by Sagem Communications SAS Sagem Communications 250, route de l'Empereur - 92500 RUEIL MALMAISON Sagem Communications SAS is a trademark licensee of Gigaset Communications GmbH © Sagem Communications SAS 2009 All rights reserved. Subject to availability. Rights of modification reserved.

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