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4 Wireless

4 Wireless

Introduction

With the built-in wireless access point you are no longer bound by cables to connect to the Internet.

What you need to set up a wireless network

To set up a wireless network, you need following components

A Wireless Access Point

A Wireless client

Wireless Access Point

You can consider the wireless access point as the heart of your wireless network. The wireless access point:

Connects the different wireless devices with each other.

Secures the data sent over wireless connection.

The Thomson Gateway comes with an integrated wireless access point. The only thing you need is a wireless client.

Wireless client

The wireless client allows you to connect a device, typically a computer, to a wireless access point. Both built- in and external (for example via USB) are available.

Check the documentation of your computer if you are not sure if your computer is equipped with a wireless client

Configuring your wireless clients

Before you can start surfing the internet with a wireless connection, you must first connect your wireless client to your wireless access point: the Thomson Gateway.

For more information, see “4.1 Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS” on page 22 and “4.2 Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS” on page 24.

Secure your wireless connection!

Because you no longer need a physical connection, everyone who is within the range of your Thomson Gateway can access your network. This means that your neighbour can easily use your connection without you knowing it or that hackers can use your connection to hack into other computers.

You can easily prevent this by securing your wireless connection. For more information, see “4.3 Securing Your Wireless Connection” on page 25.

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Contents Setup and User Guide Page Thomson TG784 Trademarks Contents Getting the Most Out of Your Thomson Gateway Typographical Conventions About this Setup and User GuideUsed Symbols Terminology Documentation and software updatesAbout this Setup and User Guide Introduction InstallationVoice over IP VoIP connection details Preliminary StepsComputer requirements Internet connection detailsManual Installation Installing your Thomson GatewayInstallation methods Guided InstallationStarting the wizard Guided InstallationConnecting devices wait Case of problemsCD menu Click Setup my Thomson Gateway Manual InstallationProcedure Configure the Thomson GatewayThis chapter Thomson Gateway BasicsThomson Gateway LED Behaviour ContentEthernet LED Power LEDWireless LED Status LEDsBroadband LED Internet LEDPhone LED WPS LED WPS Button LEDLED Status Description Ethernet LEDsAccessing the Thomson Gateway Web Interface Thomson Gateway Web InterfaceRequirements Menu ComponentsLocation bar Login sectionContent pane Language barBacking Up/Restoring your Configuration Backing up your configurationRestoring your configuration Adding a New Computer to your Network Ethernet cable Connecting a Computer Using the Ethernet CableWireless Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS WPS button LED is solid greenWPS button LED is blinking red Troubleshooting Forgot your wireless settings? Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPSWhere can I find the SSID? Where can I find the encryption?WPA-PSK versions Securing Your Wireless ConnectionConfiguring the wireless encryption Encryption methodsWireless Select Use WPA-PSK Encryption Configuring WPA-PSK EncryptionSelect Use WEP Encryption Configuring WEP EncryptionVoice over IP VoIP Old solutionThomson solution TelephonyConnecting a Regular Phone to Your Thomson Gateway Installing the Thomson Dect USB Adapter Select Register Handset and press OK Connecting a Dect Phone to Your Thomson GatewayAssign Phone Numbers Configuring the Telephony ServiceConfigure the Telephony Service Enable the Telephony ServiceMultiple Identities Using Multiple IdentitiesSelect Service Enabled Verifying Telephone ConnectivityManaging contacts Accessing the Address Book page?Using the Address book Address BookPick a task list, click View Telephony Services Telephony servicesChecking which services that you can use? Activating servicesActivating services on the web pages Using switching order commandsCall Forwarding To retrieve the call on hold when there is No active call Transfer a call Accessing the Telephony Statistics Viewing Telephony StatisticsCall Statistics Getting the Most Out of Your Thomson Gateway Feature availabilitySharing Content on your Network Connecting your USB storage device to the Thomson GatewayWhat do I need? Configure Content Sharing on the Thomson Gateway Workgroup Setting Up the File ServerOn the Tools menu, click Content Sharing Server DescriptionOpen Windows Explorer How to access the shared content on WindowsHow to access the shared content on Mac Managing your Shared Content Managed PartitionResult Thomson UPnP AV Server Using UPnP AV to Share Content with Media DevicesEnable UPnP AV on the Thomson Gateway Under UPnP AV Media Server, click Server EnabledAccessing your Shared Content by FTP Configure FTP access for your shared contentUnder FTP Server, click Server Enabled Additional configuration On the Toolbox menu, click Content Sharing Safely Removing your USB Storage DeviceUnmounting your USB storage device Universal Plug and Play Supported Operating SystemsUPnP and the Thomson Gateway Go to My Network Places Accessing Your Thomson Gateway with UPnPWindows Vista Windows XPManaging your Internet connection with UPnP On the Windows Start menu, click Settings Control PanelDisabling this feature Enabling Extended Security Configuring UPnP on the Thomson GatewayEnable/Disable UPnP Extended SecurityInstalling UPnP on Windows XP Start menu, click Settings Control PanelAdding UPnP Adding IGD Discovery and Control Assigning a service HTTP, FTP,... to a computer ProblemSolution Assign a game or application to a local networking device UPnPWhat you need Dynamic DNSGetting the Most Out of Your Thomson Gateway Overview Internet SecurityPick a task list, click Create a new Security Level FirewallChanging the security level Creating a new security levelAddress-based filtering Access DeniedContent-based filtering Web Site FilteringOption 2 address-based filter only On the Toolbox menu, click Web Site FilteringAction for Unknown Sites, select Creating your own content level Configuring The Content-based FilterIntroduction Accessing the configuration Configuring the content-based filterOptions Deny access to a specific Web siteAllow access to a specific Web site Adding Rules For The Address Based FilterClick Redirect in the Action list Redirect all Web sitesInternet Security Topics TroubleshootingSetup wizard Troubleshooting Setup CD does not start automaticallyYour Thomson Gateway has not been found Poor Thomson Gateway performance General Thomson Gateway TroubleshootingThomson Gateway does not work Thomson Gateway unreachableEthernet LED does not light up Wired Connection TroubleshootingChange the wireless channel Wireless Connection TroubleshootingNo Wireless Connectivity Poor Wireless Connectivity or RangeCalling over Pstn Voice over IP TroubleshootingProblems with Supplementary Services Calling over VoIPMethods Reset to Factory DefaultsResetting your Thomson Gateway Software ResetHardware Reset Page Thomson Telecom Belgium