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