Configuring wireless connections, Activating the wireless module, Setting the channel and ssid – Siemens SE105 User Manual

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Configuring Wireless Connections

If you want to connect PCs in wireless mode via the Gigaset SE105 dsl/cable, you will

have to configure the router as an

Access point

. Use Wireless Settings for this

configuration. Here you can

◆

activate the router's wireless module (see below),

◆

change the wireless channel and the Service Set ID (

SSID

) of the router (see below)

and

◆

set

Encryption

for wireless transmissions (see page 72).

Activating the wireless module

Wireless devices can register with your router only if its wireless module has been

activated.

◆

Open the Wireless menu.

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Activate the wireless module on Wireless Settings.

◆

Click on APPLY.

Setting the Channel and SSID

Before wireless network components can communicate with each other, you have to

use a shared wireless channel and the same

SSID

(Service Set Identifier).

The Gigaset SE105 dsl/cable comes supplied with the SSID configured

asConnectionPoint. For security reasons, it is advisable to change this SSID and

deactivate the broadcast function (SSID visible).

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In the Wireless menu, select Channel and SSID.

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