86
Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable
Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable / englisch / A31008-E505-B100-1-19 / admin_router.fm / 15.06.2004
Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable
The Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable user interface includes several helpful functions for admin-
istering your router. You can
u
open and close an Internet connection manually (see below),
u
set the router's time and time zone (see page 87),
u
set or change a configuration password (see page 89),
u
assign a PC for
u
restart the router (see page 90),
u
update the router firmware (see page 91),
u
save, and if necessary restore, the router's configuration settings (see page 93),
u
view information about the router configuration and status (see page 94).
Manually open or close an Internet connection
You can open or close an
connection manually. If for example you deactivated
when you configured your Internet access, Internet applications (such as
your browser or email application) will not automatically open a connection when they
are launched. In this case, you will have to open the connection manually when it is
required and also close it again when you are finished with it.
Opening and closing an Internet connection manually:
u
Open the router's start screen as described on page 45.
If you have already started the configuration environment, click on
Home
on the
navigation bar.
If you have not yet started the configuration environment, start it now and log on.
u
Click on
Connect
to open a connection to the Internet.
Click on
Disconnect
to close an Internet connection.