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    Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / cov er_front. fm / 23.11.2006[...]

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    Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / cov er_front. fm / 23.11.2006[...]

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    1 Contents Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / USB_Adap ter_54IVZ.fm / 04. 12.2006 Schablone 2005_07_27 Contents Safe ty precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Not es on safe operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    2 Contents Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / USB_Adap ter_54IVZ.fm / 04. 12.2006 Schablone 2005_07_27 Updating device driv ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Glossar y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3 Safety precautions Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / security . fm / 04.12.2006 Safe ty precautions u The Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 can affect medical equipment. Ther ef ore, yo u should pay att ention to the technical conditio ns of the corresponding en vironment. u Mak e sure you include the operating inst ructio[...]

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    4 The Gigaset USB A dapt e r 54 Gigaset USB A dapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / intr oduc tion.fm / 22.11. 2006 The Gigaset USB A dapter 54 The Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 is a WL AN network adapt er which can be connect ed to y our PC or Notebook b y means of a USB (Universal Serial Bus). Y o u can use Gigaset data produc ts to set [...]

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    5 The Gigaset USB A dapter 54 Gigaset USB A dapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / intr oduc tion.fm / 22.11. 2006 Ad-hoc network In an ad-hoc network, PCs communicate with each other via wireles s peer -to-peer connections. A n ad-hoc ne twork is se t up by participants as and when r equir ed. All part icipating PCs mus t have a wir [...]

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    6 The Gigaset USB A dapt e r 54 Gigaset USB A dapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / intr oduc tion.fm / 22.11. 2006 WP A encryptio n WP A is a standard-confo rmant solution f or greater secur ity in wireles s networks. WP A is meant to replace the existing WEP s tandard (Wired Equivalent Privacy ) and offers more reliable encryption [...]

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    7 Installing the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 Installing the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 System requirements Y ou will r equire: u a PC with at least 466 MHz and one of the f ollowing operating systems: Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Wi ndows XP u 64 MB [...]

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    8 Installing the Gigaset USB A dapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 St at u s d i sp l ay The Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 has two LED displa ys. Installing the software First, the software included in the scope of de livery mu st be installed. This sof tware not only includes the drive[...]

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    9 Installing the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 Running installation ì Close all running programs. ì Inser t the CD-ROM supplied into the CD-ROM drive of your PC and wait until the welcome scr een appears. If this screen does no t appear automatically , star t [...]

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    10 Installing the Gigaset USB A dapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 ì Click on Next to continu e installation. The licence agr eement screen now appears. ì If you accep t the licence ag reement, click on Ye s . In the next screen, choose the director y for the installati on. ì [...]

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    11 Installing the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 Connecting the Gig aset USB Adap ter 54 ì Now insert the plug into a spare USB port on your PC. Please remember: The Gigaset USB Adapt er 54 complies with USB V er sion 2.0. If your PC still has the older USB V er[...]

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    12 Installing the Gigaset USB A dapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 Installing driver software Once the USB cable has been plugg ed it , installation continues automatically . The operating system's aut omatic har dware opens t o inst all the drivers f or the Gigase t USB Ada[...]

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    13 Installing the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 Checking installation If installation was successful, you can now use the Gigase t WL AN Adapter Monitor . With the Gigaset WLAN Adapter Monit or you can configure y our Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 and create a connec[...]

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    14 Installing the Gigaset USB A dapter 54 Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M 1071-R101-1-7619 / installation.fm / 04.12.2006 The follo wing properties are shown: u SSID (Service Set Identifier) in the Connection line u the transmission rate (in Mbps) in the Speed line u the transmission quality (in %) in the Li nk quality line If there [...]

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    15 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Configuring the Gigaset USB A dapter 54 The Gigaset WL AN Adapter Monit or Y ou can use the Gigaset WLAN Adapter Monitor t o configure and monit or your Gigase t USB Adapt er 54. Opening th e monitor In the stan[...]

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    16 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Deacti vating A utostart The Gi gaset WL AN Ada pter Monitor i s opene d automatically in the backgr ound when you launch y our PC. If y ou do not need t he monitor all the time, y ou can deactivate Autost ar t[...]

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    17 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Closing the monitor Hiding the monitor ì Click on Hide in the monitor user int erface. This closes the user interface. The icon in the status ar ea of the task bar shows that the Gigaset WLA N Adapt er Monitor [...]

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    18 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Configuration In the Configuration tab, you can choose the general basic settings and the security options f or operating the Giga set USB Adap ter 54. Configuration – General Successful communication in a WL[...]

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    19 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 The order for defining the SSID depends on the WL AN's Network Mode : u Infrastructure : TheSSID must be defined on the access point first. This SSID is then assigned auto matically t o ev er y netw ork ada[...]

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    20 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 OR ì Selec t 802.11b/g , if the network en vironment uses both modes. The maximum transmission rat e possible depends on the WL AN standard of the connection partner in question. The default setting is 802.11b[...]

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    21 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 ì Select the security mode you require from the Security list: A window opens f or you t o configure the mode.[...]

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    22 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 WP A-PSK / WP A2-PSK WP A-PSK / WP A2-PSK offers g reat er prote ction f or your netw ork than WEP . Y ou should theref ore use WP A-PSK / WP A2-PSK for registration if all components in your network suppor t t[...]

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    23 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 WEP ì In the Ke y L e n g t h field, selec t the requir ed length of t he WEP k ey . Please bear in mind that all the components in a ne twork must use the same k ey length to be able to communicate with each o[...]

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    24 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 ì In the Use Passphrase field, enter any sequence of charac ters as the passphrase. Y ou can e nter up to 2 60 characters. Once you hav e enter ed the passphrase, you can skip the next steps and sa ve your cha[...]

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    25 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Configuration – Profiles Selecting profiles The Gigaset WL AN Adapt er Monitor can manage se veral config uration pr ofiles f or your Gigaset USB Adapter 54. If you want to use your PC in different wireless ne[...]

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    26 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Selecting a profile ì Open the selection in the Profile fiel d. ì Click on the profile name y ou want to use. This activates the select ed profile and displays it in the Profile fie ld. ì Click on Apply to a[...]

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    27 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 St at u s The Status tab pro vides information about the status of the wireless ne twork your PC is connect ed to via the ne twork adapt er: u The left-hand pane shows the vali d settings f or the active configu[...]

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    28 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 IP settings The IP Se ttings t ab provides you will all the information rele vant for using your PCs in the network (LAN and WL AN). There are tw o buttons for updating and r eleasing your PC's WL AN addre[...]

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    29 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Renew IP A ddress ì Click on Renew IP Address to connect y our PC with a WL AN network. The netwo rk adap ter c hecks whether ther e is a DHCP ser ver a vailable within its radio range whose se ttings are com p[...]

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    30 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 Site Moni tor The Si te Monitor tab pr ovides a comprehensiv e overview of the connection part ners avail able via the visible S SID. One click reads in a list wit h all the re levant i nform ation on the poten[...]

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    31 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 The list shows the following parame ters f or each connection partner: Establishing a connection ì Double-click in the list on the connection partner with which you want to se t up a connection. This connects y[...]

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    32 Configuring the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / configuration.fm / 04.12.2006 About The About tab pr ovides inf ormation about the sof tware com pany and t he version number of the software installed on your PC. The Internet addres s t akes y ou direc tly to the compan y's produc t [...]

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    33 Deinstalling the Gigaset USB Adapter 54 Gigaset USB A dapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1-7619 / deinstallation.fm / 04.12.2006 Deinstalling the Gigaset USB Adap ter 54 Y ou may ha ve t o deinstall the Gigaset USB Adapter 54: u If an error occurred during inst allation. u The Gigase t USB Adap ter 54 is no t working pr operly and the pr[...]

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    34 Updating device drivers Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A3100 8-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / updating.fm / 04.12.2006 Updating device driv er s Y ou should update the driver for the Gigaset USB Adapt er 54 when a new version is available. Y ou can find information about the latest driver updates on our website, www .siemens.com/gigase tusbadapter [...]

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    35 Glossary Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sar y .fm / 01.12.2006 Glossar y Access Point An access point, such as a Gigase t rout er , is the centre of a wir eless local netw ork (WL AN). It handles the connection of the wireless link ed netw ork components and regulates the data traffic i n the wireless ne t[...]

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    36 Glossar y Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sary.fm / 01.12.2006 DNS Domain Name System DNS permits the as signment of IP addr esse s to comput er or domain names that ar e easier to remembe r . A DNS ser ver has to admi nister this information f or each L AN wi th an Interne t connection. As soon as a page o[...]

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    37 Glossary Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sar y .fm / 01.12.2006 Hub A Hub connects se veral netw ork components in a star-topology ne twork by sending all the data it receiv es from one ne twork component t o all the o ther network components. See also Bridge, Gate way , Router , Switc h IEEE Institute of E[...]

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    38 Glossar y Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sary.fm / 01.12.2006 IP address An IP addres s is a netw ork -wide unique a ddress of a netw ork component in a netw ork based on the T CP/IP prot ocol (e.g. in a local network (L AN) or on the Interne t). The IP addres s has four parts (values from 0 to 255) separa[...]

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    39 Glossary Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sar y .fm / 01.12.2006 Network adap ter The network a dapt er is the har dware device that im plements the connection of a network com ponent to a local network. Th e connection can be wired or wir eless. An Ethernet ne twork card is an e xample of a wired ne twork a[...]

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    40 Glossar y Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sary.fm / 01.12.2006 Subnet mask The subnet mask det ermines how man y parts of the IP addresses of a ne twork repr esent the netwo rk addres s and how many parts represent the com puter addr ess. The subnet mask administered b y a Gigase t rout er is always 255.255[...]

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    41 Glossary Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / glos sar y .fm / 01.12.2006 WL AN Wireless L AN Wireless LANs enable network components to communicate with a ne twork using radio waves as the transp or t medium. A wirele ss L A N can be connected as an extension t o a wired LAN or it can form the basis f o r a ne w net[...]

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    42 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 Appendix Fa u l t t r a c i n g Problem Causes and remedies Drivers not f o und A WL AN or L AN adapter was perhaps installed on your PC. It is possible t hat the driv ers are being look ed for in the wr ong installation pa th. ì Enter the path [...]

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    43 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 The connection is not se t up at all or not pr operly If you canno t set up a connection be tween your PC with the Gigaset USB Adapt er 54 and another wireles s network adapt er , this ma y be due to a number of causes: The PC you want to connec [...]

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    44 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 Y ou cannot establish a connection to the access point If you canno t set up a connection be tween your Gig aset USB Adapt er 54 and an access point, tr y one or more of the following: ì Make sur e that the physical connection of the acces s poi[...]

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    45 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 The data transmission rat e seems to be t oo low ì If possible, position y our Gi gaset USB Adapter 54 closer to the access point or r emove any obstacles blocking the line of sight. ì Then realign the Gigaset USB Adapt er 54 and access point a[...]

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    46 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 Specifications The specifications ar e subjec t to c hange. Software Hardware Compliance with stand ar ds IEEE 802.11b/802.11g Operating modes Ad-hoc mode Infrastructur e mode Security properties Support of SSID netwo rk identification f or secur[...]

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    47 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 Authorisation This de vice is int ended f or use w orldwide outside the E uropea n Economic Ar ea (wit h the ex ception of Switzerland) subjec t t o national appr oval. In F rance, this device is only intended for int ernal use within buil dings.[...]

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    48 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 Customer ser vice (Customer Care) We offer you support that is fast and tailored to your specific needs! u Our Online Support on the Internet can be r eached an y time from anywher e: It pro vides you wit h 24/7 support for all our pr oduc ts. It[...]

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    49 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 Guarantee Certif icate Unit ed Kingdom Without prejudice t o any claim the user (cust omer) may ha ve in relatio n to the dealer or re tailer , the customer shall be granted a manufac turer's Guarante e under the conditions set out below: u [...]

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    50 Appendix Gigase t USB Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / appendix .fm / 04.12.2006 at its own option and fr ee of charge, either replace the de vice with anot her device reflec ting the current stat e of the art, or re pair the said de vice. In respect of parts sub- ject t o wear and tear (including but no t limited to , batter[...]

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    51 Index Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / USB_Adap ter_54SIX.fm / 04 .12.2006 Index Numerics 128 bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 A About tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Access point automatic connec tion . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    52 Index Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / USB_Adap ter_54SIX.fm / 04 .12.2006 Hiding the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 I IEEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 IEEE 802.11b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 IEEE 802.11g .[...]

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    53 Index Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101-1- 7619 / USB_Adap ter_54SIX.fm / 04 .12.2006 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 SSID (Service Set Identifier) . . . . . . . . 18 St a nd a rd s IEEE 802.11b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 IEEE 802.11[...]

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    Gigaset US B Adapt er 54 / englisch / A31008-M1071-R101- 1-7619 / cov e r_back.fm / 22.1 1.2006 Schablone 2005_07_27 Issued b y Siemens Home and Office Communi catio n Devices GmbH & Co. K G Schlavenhorst 66 D-46395 Bocholt © Siemens Home and Office Communica tion Devices GmbH & Co. K G 2006 All rights reser ved. Subject to a vaila bility [...]