Lancom 3550 Wireless, User Manual

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LANCOM 3550 Wireless
Chapter 3: Basic configuration
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Specify whether or not the router should act as a DHCP server. Make your
selection and confirm with
Next .
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In the following window, specify the password for configuration access.
Note that the password is case-sensitive and ensure that it is sufficiently
long (at least 6 characters).
In addition, you may specify whether the device may only be configured
from the local network or whether remote configuration via the WAN (i.e.
a remote network) is also permissible.
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Please note that enabling this will also permit remote configuration
via the Internet. You should always make sure that the configuration
access is protected with a password.
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Enter the wireless parameters. Select a network name (SSID) and a radio
channel. Turn on if necessary the function for ’closed network’. Confirm
your choice with
Next .
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In the next window, select your DSL provider from the list that is displayed.
If you select 'My provider is not listed here,' you must enter the transfer
protocol used by your DSL provider manually. Confirm your choice with
Next .
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Connect charge protection can limit the cost of DSL connections to a pre-
determined amount if desired. Confirm your choice with
Next .
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Complete the configuration with Finish .
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Section 'TCP(IP settings to workstation PCs' will describe the settings
required for the individual workstations in the LAN.
3.3
3.4 Instructions for WEBconfig
To configure the router with WEBconfig you must know how to address it in
the LAN. The reaction of the devices, as well as their accessibility for configu-
ration via web browser is dependent on whether a DHCP server and a DNS
server are already active in the LAN, and whether these two server processes
exchange the assignment of IP addresses to symbolic names within the LAN
between each other.