Wireless VoIP Multi-User Ethernet WAN & ADSL2+ Gateway
Setup and User Guide
THOMSON TG784
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Setup and User Guide
THOMSON TG784
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Contents
Installation
Wireless
3 Adding a New Computer to your Network
Troubleshooting
6 Getting the Most Out of Your Thomson Gateway
Internet Security
Contents
About this Setup and User Guide
About this Setup and User Guide
Used Symbols
Documentation and software updates
About this Setup and User Guide
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1 Installation
1 Installation
Introduction
1.1 Preliminary Steps
Computer requirements
Internet connection details
Voice over IP VoIP connection details
1.2 Installing your Thomson Gateway
Installation methods
Guided Installation
Manual Installation
1.2.1 Guided Installation
Connecting devices wait
In case of problems
Starting the wizard
CD menu
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1.2.2 Manual Installation
Procedure
Configure the Thomson Gateway
Connect the cables
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2 Thomson Gateway Basics
In this chapter
Topic
Content
2.1 Thomson Gateway LED Behaviour
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Status LEDs WPS Button LED Ethernet LEDs
Power LED
Wireless LED
2.1.1 Status LEDs
Ethernet LED
Broadband LED
Internet LED
Phone LED
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2.1.2 WPS Button LED
WPS LED
For more information, see Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS
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2.1.3 Ethernet LEDs
LED Status
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Ethernet LED
Accessing the Thomson Gateway Web Interface
2.2 Thomson Gateway Web Interface
Requirements
2 Thomson Gateway Basics
Components
Menu
Label
1 Menu 2 Language bar 3 Location bar 4 Login section
Login section
Content pane
Language bar
Location bar
2.3 Backing Up/Restoring your Configuration
Backing up your configuration
Restoring your configuration
2 On the Thomson Gateway menu, click Configuration
3 Adding a New Computer to your Network
3 Adding a New Computer to your Network
Guided Installation
Manual Installation
3.1 Connecting a Computer Using the Ethernet Cable
Ethernet cable
Procedure
3 Adding a New Computer to your Network
4 Wireless
4 Wireless
What you need to set up a wireless network
Wireless Access Point
4.1 Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS
The WPS button LED is solid green
The WPS button LED is blinking red
4 Wireless
Troubleshooting
4 Wireless
4.2 Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS
Where can I find the SSID?
Where can I find the encryption?
Forgot your wireless settings?
4.3 Securing Your Wireless Connection
Configuring the wireless encryption
Encryption methods
WPA-PSK versions
4 The Wireless Access Point page appears
4 Wireless
Speed”. For example, WLAN Thomson83C7C7 54Mbps
4.3.1 Configuring WPA-PSK Encryption
4 Wireless
Procedure
Continuing from “ Configuring the wireless encryption”
4.3.2 Configuring WEP Encryption
4 Wireless
Procedure
Continuing from “ Configuring the wireless encryption”
The old solution
The Thomson solution
5 Telephony
5 Telephony
Procedure
5.1 Connecting a Regular Phone to Your Thomson Gateway
5 Telephony
5.2 Installing the Thomson DECT USB Adapter
Procedure
5 Telephony
Introduction
5.3 Connecting a DECT Phone to Your Thomson Gateway
Procedure
5 Telephony
Introduction
5.4 Configuring the Telephony Service
Configure the Telephony Service
Enable the Telephony Service
Assign Phone Numbers
Using Multiple Identities
Verifying Telephone Connectivity
Multiple Identities
4 Select Service Enabled
Accessing the Address Book page?
Using the Address book
5.5 Address Book
Managing contacts
5.6 Telephony services
Checking which services that you can use?
Activating services
4 In the Pick a task list, click View Telephony Services
Activating services on the web pages
Using switching order commands
Call Forwarding
Action
5 Telephony
Action
Press
Illustration
5 Telephony
Action
Press
Illustration
Accessing the Telephony Statistics page
5.7 Viewing Telephony Statistics
Call Statistics
5 Telephony
Feature availability
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Sharing Content on your Network Universal Plug and Play
6.1 Sharing Content on your Network
Connecting your USB storage device to the Thomson Gateway
What do I need?
Procedure
Configure Content Sharing on the Thomson Gateway
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6.1.1 Setting Up the File Server
Procedure
2 On the Tools menu, click Content Sharing
Mac, continue with How to access the shared content on Mac
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How to access the shared content on Windows
1 Open Windows Explorer
How to access the shared content on Mac
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6.1.2 Managing your Shared Content
Managed Partition
Result
Procedure
6.1.3 Using UPnP AV to Share Content with Media Devices
Enable UPnP AV on the Thomson Gateway
Thomson UPnP AV Server
Select your USB storage device as managed partition
6.1.4 Accessing your Shared Content by FTP
Configure FTP access for your shared content
Procedure
2 Configure FTP access for your shared content
Additional configuration
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Result
On the Thomson Gateway network, you can also FTP to the local address
6.1.5 Safely Removing your USB Storage Device
Unmounting your USB storage device
2 On the Toolbox menu, click Content Sharing
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6.2 Universal Plug and Play
Supported Operating Systems
UPnP and the Thomson Gateway
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6.2.1 Accessing Your Thomson Gateway with UPnP
Windows Vista
Windows XP
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6.2.2 Managing your Internet connection with UPnP
1 On the Windows Start menu, click Settings Control Panel
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Windows Vista
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Disabling this feature
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6.2.3 Configuring UPnP on the Thomson Gateway
Enable/Disable UPnP
Extended Security
Enabling Extended Security
6.2.4 Installing UPnP on Windows XP
Adding UPnP
1 In the Start menu, click Settings Control Panel
In the Components list, select Networking Services and click Details
Adding IGD Discovery and Control
2 Select Settings Control Panel Add or Remove Programs
Select Networking Services in the Components list and click Details
5 The Networking Services window appears
6.3 Assigning a service HTTP, FTP,... to a computer
Problem
Solution
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UPnP
Assign a game or application to a local networking device
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1 Browse to the Thomson Gateway Web Interface
6.4 Dynamic DNS
What you need
Procedure
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7 Internet Security
7 Internet Security
Overview
Topic
7.1 Firewall
Changing the security level
Creating a new security level
7 Internet Security
Access Denied page
Content-based filtering
Activating content-based filtering
7.2 Web Site Filtering
Option 1 content-based filter combined with the address-based filter
Option 2 address-based filter only
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1 Browse to the Thomson Gateway Web Interface
7.2.1 Configuring The Content-based Filter
Accessing the configuration page
Configuring the content-based filter
Creating your own content level
Deny access to a specific Web site
Allow access to a specific Web site
7.2.2 Adding Rules For The Address Based Filter
Options
Redirect all Web sites
7 Internet Security
1 Browse to the Thomson Gateway Web Interface
2 On the Toolbox menu, click Web Site Filtering
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8 Troubleshooting
8 Troubleshooting
Topics
Setup wizard Troubleshooting General Thomson Gateway Troubleshooting
8.1 Setup wizard Troubleshooting
The Setup CD does not start automatically
Your Thomson Gateway has not been found
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8.2 General Thomson Gateway Troubleshooting
Thomson Gateway does not work
Thomson Gateway unreachable
Poor Thomson Gateway performance
Ethernet LED does not light up
8.2.1 Wired Connection Troubleshooting
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8.2.2 Wireless Connection Troubleshooting
No Wireless Connectivity
Poor Wireless Connectivity or Range
Change the wireless channel
8.3 Voice over IP Troubleshooting
Problems with Supplementary Services
Calling over VoIP
Calling over PSTN
8.4 Reset to Factory Defaults
Resetting your Thomson Gateway
Software Reset
Methods
Hardware Reset
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