Checking The Connection To The Gigaset Se681 Wimax - Siemens GIGASET SE681 WIMAX User Manual

Checking the connection to the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX

You can check whether the PC is correctly connected to the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX. This
can be done as follows:
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Open the command prompt on the PC:
– Click on Start > Run.
– Enter cmd in the input field and click on OK.
The Command prompt window opens.
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Check whether the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX responds with the ping command. Enter
ping 192.168.2.1 and press Enter.
The PC now sends some test packets via this connection and checks whether the con-
nection partner responds. The connection partner may respond in the following ways:
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Reply from the IP address of your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX; statistics about the con-
nection are presented. If you receive these statistics, the connection to the device is
OK.
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The request exceeds the time limit; it was not possible either to send or receive
any packets. There is no physical connection between the PC and your Gigaset
SE681 WiMAX. Check the following points:
– Is the Ethernet cable between the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX and the PC properly con-
nected?
The LAN LED on the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX must light up.
– Has TCP/IP been properly configured on your PC?
If the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX has the IP address 192.168.2.1, your PC's IP address
must be between 192.168.2.2 and 192.168.2.254. The subnet mask must be
255.255.255.0.
To find out the IP address of your PC, enter ipconfig in the command prompt.
If the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX has not responded successfully to the ping command, you
need to adjust the network settings on the PC. To find out how to do this, please read
the Chapter "Adjusting the network settings on the PC" on page 46.
If the Gigaset SE681 WiMAX has responded successfully to the ping command, the net-
work is configured correctly. If it is not possible to access the configuration software of
your Gigaset SE681 WiMAX, check and change the settings in your Web browser. To
find out how to do this, please read the next chapter.
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