The User Interface; Launching The User Interface - Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl First Steps

The user interface

Once you have configured the network settings on a PC in your local network, you can
then use that PC to configure the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl with the user interface of the
Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl. For the configuration we recommend Microsoft Internet
Explorer V 6.0 or higher, or Mozilla Firefox V 1.0 or higher.
Note:
To start the configuration environment you may need to deactivate the HTTP proxy
for your browser (see page 153 for Windows 98 SE/ME, page 136 for Windows XP and
page 144 for Windows 2000).
If you use Windows XP Service Pack 2 you need to configure the popup blocker
(see page 136).
If you use a firewall it must allow connection to the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl. For
details, refer to the user guide for your firewall. If necessary, deactivate the firewall
while you configure your Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl.

Launching the user interface

To access the user interface of the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl:
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Launch your Web browser.
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Enter the IP address of the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl in the browser's address field:
http://sx553 or http://192.168.2.1
The login screen appears.
For your security, the configuration program is protected with a password. The
default password is admin.
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Enter this password.
Note:
For security reasons you should change this password at a later stage (see page 43).
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