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Configuring Internet access
If you have configured the Gigaset SX682 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.
You can carry out the following via the Internet menu:
Internet Connection
DNS Servers
Firewall
Port Forwarding
Exposed Host
Setting up the Internet Connection
You can set up or change the configuration of your Internet connection in this screen.
All the settings you make here must coincide with the features your Internet service pro-
vider makes available to you. Incorrect information can lead to problems with your Inter-
net connection.
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Open the Advanced Settings tab and on the Internet menu select Internet Con-
nection.
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Enter the data you have been given by your service provider.
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Select the Protocol used for Internet access.
– PPPoE
– Static
– Obtain automatically
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Apply the default settings for the other parameters unless your service provider has
given you other data.
Connection mode
For a PPPoE connection (Point-to-Point over Ethernet), specify the Connection mode:
Always on
This gives the users in your network a constantly active Internet connection. Only
choose this setting if your Internet tariff is not time-dependent.
Choose this option if you use Internet telephony, otherwise you cannot receive
incoming calls.
If necessary you can terminate the Internet connection manually (see page 26).
Check and edit the Internet connection of the Gigaset SX682
WiMAX (for further information see below),
Make DNS server settings (page 36),
Protect the network against hacker attacks (see page 36),
Provide your own services on the Internet (page 37),
Opening the firewall for a selected PC (page 38).
Advanced Settings
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