Technicolor - Thomson 620, 605, 608 WL manual Connecting Additional Wireless Clients, Chapter

Chapter 2

Local Network Setup

2.2.4 Connecting Additional Wireless Clients

Preconditions Make sure that:

The SpeedTouch™ is powered on and ready for service.

The SpeedTouch™ has been configured as DHCP server (default).

The wireless client adapters have been installed on all computers you want to connect to the WLAN.

Security issues Depending on the personalised wireless settings:

Make sure to use the same encryption or security level on the client as on your SpeedTouch™. If for instance WPA-PSK is enabled on the SpeedTouch™, you must also configure the wireless client to use WPA-PSK and configure the same WPA-PSK passphrase.

In case the Network Name (SSID) is not broadcasted, you must configure the wireless client for the SpeedTouch™ Network Name. Refer to the documentation of your wireless client for more information.

Depending on the ACL settings:

In case New stations are allowed (automatically), your device will be able to access the SpeedTouch™ WLAN.

In case New stations are allowed (via registration), you will need to register.Follow the procedure as described in “ Registering clients via association button” on page 30.

In case New stations are not allowed, you will not be able to access the SpeedTouch™.

Registering wireless In case ‘New stations are allowed (via registration), you can add a wireless client to clients the ACL via:

Registering clients via web pages Registering clients via association button

Registering clients via web pages

You can add a wireless client to the ACL as follows:

1Go to the SpeedTouch™ web pages.

2In the menu select Home Network > Devices.

3Under Pick a task..., click Search for wireless devices.

4The SpeedTouch™ searches for new wireless stations that use the encryption key of the SpeedTouch™ Access Point.

5The SpeedTouch™ takes you to the Home Network. The new station will be shown next to the name of the SpeedTouch™ WLAN.

6Click the name of the new station.

7Click Configure.

8Select Allowed on WLAN and click Apply.

9Now the device is added to the ACL and will always be allowed to connect to the SpeedTouch™.

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