Configuring Settings For The Local Network - Gigaset DE 900 IP PRO User Manual

Configuring settings for the local network

All of the settings for connecting your phone to the local network must be correct to enable
communication with other devices in the network and phone calls via the Internet.
Your phone can be connected to the local network using an Ethernet cable or wirelessly via
WLAN. When you first set up the phone, the device will automatically try to connect to the
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local network (
This will work, if:
– You have connected the device to the network using an Ethernet cable (
– The gateway automatically assigns network IP addresses using DHCP
– The network uses IP protocol version 4 (IPv4).
The phone is then automatically assigned an IP address and is connected to the local net-
work. You can then continue configuring your phone via the Web configurator at a PC
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( page 119).
If the network connection is not established automatically, you will initially not be able to
access the Web configurator. If this is the case, you will have to establish the network connec-
tion manually via the display menu:
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If your device is assigned a static IP address, your network administrator must tell you the
IP address of your device. You then assign this address to your phone (
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If your network uses IPv6, you have to set your phone to Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6)
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( page 98). The connection is established if the address is assigned automatically. If a
static IP address should be assigned to your phone, your network administrator must
inform you of this. You then assign this to your phone.
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If you want to connect your phone to the local network using WLAN (
you need the security data for the WLAN (network name, encryption).
Whether you configure the network settings when you initially set up the phone (
or you start configuration via the display menu – the settings are the same.
Warning
The connection may be interrupted if you change the configuration for a functioning net-
work connection. You will then no longer be able to access the local network or the Web
configurator and you will no longer be able to make calls via the Internet.
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Configuring settings for the local network
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