Internet - Siemens Giga762SX User Manual

Status information
rity risk is given in the section "Starting WPS registration and configuring WPS" on
page 87.
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Access to your wireless network not restricted to allowed clients
Users can access the wireless network from any PC. Information on how to avoid this
security risk is given in the section "Permitted clients" on page 95.
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Firewall for your Internet connection turned off
The network is not protected against hackers who gain unauthorised access via the
Internet. Information on how to avoid this security risk is given in the section "Fire-
wall" on page 69.
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Address translation for your Internet connection turned off
The clients in the network are not protected against unauthorised access via the
Internet. Information on how to avoid this security risk is given in the section "Set-
ting up the NAT function" on page 73.
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One or more of your local clients directly exposed to the Internet
At least one client in the network is directly visible on the Internet as an exposed host
and is therefore particularly exposed to the risk (e.g. through hacker attacks). Only
activate this function if it is absolutely necessary (e.g. to operate a Web server) and
other functions (e.g. Port forwarding) are not suitable. In this case, you should take
the appropriate measures on the clients concerned. Information on how to avoid
this security risk is given in the section "Opening the firewall for a selected PC
(Exposed Host)" on page 78.
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Internet

You will find information about the status of the Internet connection of the device on
the Internet screen in the Status menu.
In the Status menu, select Internet:
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Connection service
You can select the Connection service, for which the following information is to be
displayed.
This information is not displayed if you only set up one connection service.
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Connection status
Shows the status of the Internet connection and, if connected, the duration of the
connection. If you have set Connect on demand or Connect manually as the con-
nection mode (page 64), you can Connect or Disconnect the connection to the
Internet manually here.
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Connection mode
Shows the connection mode set for connecting to the Internet.
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IP address
Shows the current public IP address of the device.
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MAC address
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