Chapter 3

Web-Based User Interface

3 Web-Based User Interface

Embedded pages

The Thomson Gateway comes with embedded web pages, providing an interface to the software installed on the device. It allows Easy Setup and management of the Thomson Gateway via your web browser from any computer connected to the Thomson Gateway.

Access

Proceed as follows to access the pages:

1Open your Web browser.

2In the address bar, type http://dsldevice.lan or your Thomson Gateway’s IP address (the default IP address is 192.168.1.254) and press ENTER.

3Enter your Thomson Gateway security user name and password.

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The default user name is ‘Administrator’ and the default password is blank.

4The Thomson Gateway’s home page will be displayed in your browser. From here - depending on the rights of your user account - you have access to the other pages.

Tasks

Among others, you can:

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View the Thomson Gateway’s current settings and status.

Configure the Thomson Gateway to connect to your Service Provider with the settings provided.

Set the Thomson Gateway’s firewall to work with specific applications.

Set up security features.

Enable remote management access.

Back up your configuration settings.

Reset the Thomson Gateway’s default settings.

Using the Web pages

When making changes to the Thomson Gateway configuration via the Web pages, the configuration is stored automatically whenever you click Apply.

For more information on the embedded pages, refer to the Help in the upper right corner of the notification and navigation area or refer to the Thomson Gateway User’s Guide.

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Technicolor - Thomson ST516V6 setup guide Web-Based User Interface, Embedded pages, Access, Tasks, Using the Web pages

ST516V6 specifications

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