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