Technicolor - Thomson ST585 V6 Chapter 3

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Chapter 3

Adding a New Computer to your Network

3.1 Connecting a Computer Using the Ethernet Cable

Requirements

>Your computer must have a free Ethernet port.

>Your computer must be configured to obtain an IP address automatically. This is the default setting.

Ethernet cable

In your package, you will find a cable with yellow connectors. This is the Ethernet cable.

Procedure

Proceed as follows:

1Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to (one of the) yellow Ethernet port(s) of your Thomson Gateway:

2Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to your computer.

3Your computer is now connected to your network. No additional configuration is needed.

Ethernet

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Contents

Main Page Page Page Page Contents About this Setup and User Guide ! About this Setup and User Guide Page Page 1.1 Preliminary Steps i 1.2 Installing your Thomson Gateway 6 1.2.1 Guided Installation Connecting devices: wait! In case of problems Starting the wizard Page 1.2.2 Manual Installation 2 Thomson Gateway Basics 2.1 Thomson Gateway LED Behaviour 2.1.1 Status LEDs Page 2.1.2 Ethernet LEDs 2.2 Thomson Gateway Web Interface Page ! i 17 2.3 Backing Up/Restoring your Configuration Introduction Backing up your configuration Restoring your configuration Page Chapter 3 Adding a New Computer to your Network 3 Adding a New Computer to your Network Chapter 3 Adding a New Computer to your Network 3.1 Connecting a Computer Using the Ethernet Cable 4 Wireless 22 4.1 Connecting Your Wireless Client Before you start Where can I find the SSID? Where can I find the encryption? Forgot your wireless settings? ! Page 4.2.1 Configuring WPA-PSK Encryption ! 4.2.2 Configuring WEP Encryption 5 Getting the Most Out of Your Thomson Gateway 5.1 Universal Plug and Play ! 5.1.1 Accessing Your Thomson Gateway with UPnP 30 5.1.2 Managing your Internet connection with UPnP Windows Vista Windows XP Page 5.1.3 Configuring UPnP on the Thomson Gateway 33 5.1.4 Installing UPnP on Windows XP Adding UPnP 34 Adding IGD Discovery and Control 5.2 Assigning a service (HTTP, FTP,...) to a computer 36 UPnP Assign a game or application to a local networking device 5.3 Dynamic DNS Page 6 Internet Security 40 6.1 Firewall ! Changing the security level Creating a new security level 41 6.2 Web Site Filtering Introduction Access Denied page Address-based filtering 6.2.1 Adding Rules For The Address Based Filter Page Page 7 Troubleshooting 7.1 Setup wizard Troubleshooting 7.2 General Thomson Gateway Troubleshooting 7.2.1 Wired Connection Troubleshooting 7.2.2 Wireless Connection Troubleshooting 7.3 Reset to Factory Defaults 51 Hardware Reset