Magnet Entertainment Home Gateway User manual
Contents of
your pack
Power supply for Magnet
Entertainment Home Gateway.
Red-ended cable for Magnet 150Mb Customers (this
is used to connect your Home Gateway RED Port to
the bre connection installed in your home).
Grey phone cable for Magnet 45Mb
Customers (this is used to connect
your Home Gateway GREY port to the
phone line port on the wall).
Yellow-ended computer cable (this can be
used to connect your Home Gateway
Yellow Port to your PC).
Magnet Entertainment Home Gateway
Quick Setup Guide
Magnet Entertainment
Home Gateway
NOTE: Your Pack contains a CD, this is
NOT required as part of the set-up.
There are two cables provided to connect the
home Gateway to the internet, these are;
For Magnet 150mb customers
Plug the Red Ended Cable supplied into Port 5 on the
Home Gateway, see item 5 in Figure 1 and into the Fibre
point installed in your home, See Figure 2.
For Magnet 45mb customers
Plug the Grey phone cable supplied into Port 4 on the
Home Gateway, see item 4 in Figure 1, and into a Phone
socket in your home.
Plug the power supply into the power socket on the Home
Gateway, see item 10 in Figure 1, and into the socket on
your wall and switch the On/Off switch to the On position,
see item 11 in Figure 1.
Home Gateway Power up sequence
I. The power light comes on and turns solid green.
II. The broadband light starts off by ashing green then
goes solid.
III. The Home Gateway is now connected to the internet!
1. Phone 1 (Green)
2. Phone 2 (Green)
3. PSTN Port
4. Grey phone cable connected
to this port for Magnet 45Mb
customers only
5. Red-ended cable connected
to this port for Magnet
150Mb Customers only
6-9. Network Ports
10. Power Socket
11. On-Off Switch
12-13. USB Ports
14. WIFI
15. Standby button
16. Reset Button – Do not
press this button as it will
delete the Telephone
conguration on the
Home Gateway.
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Figure 1. Rear view of the Magnet Home Gateway
Figure 2. Fibre Point
Figure 3. Home Gateway
Status Lights
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16
The Magnet Home Gateway has the latest wireless N technology so you
can connect wirelessly at the highest speeds available.
The Network Name and Wireless key are printed on the rear of your
Home Gateway, see Figure 4 below.
Figure 4 – WiFi Label, located on the back of the Home Gateway
You can connect using Wireless Protected Set-Up (WPS).
This is the latest in WiFi security; some newer operating systems support this function
and you will be prompted to push the button on the router during set up.
For more information on how to use WPS on your Home Gateway please visit:
www.magnet.ie - full user guide is available under the support tab.
You can connect manually using the step by step guides on the following pages:
We have provided guides for Windows XP, Windows 7 and Mac OS X Lion.
Guides for other operating systems are available on the
relevant manufacturer’s websites:
Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/
Apple: http://apple.com/support/
Before setting up your wireless connection please ensure that the
wireless function is switched on within your computer (details of how to do this can
be found in your own computer manual)..
Click Wireless Icon in the system tray,
circled in Figure 5 below.
A list of wireless Networks will be
presented to you. In the example below
the Network Name is ThomsonXXXXXX,
see Figure 6. Click on the Network
Name ThomsonXXXXXX, check the
“Connect Automatically” tick box and
click Connect.
Note: Several Networks may be visible,
the correct one can be conrmed
by checking the WiFi label on the
underside of the Home Gateway, see
gure 4 for an example of what this
label looks like.
Figure 6 – Visible Wireless
network connections.
Type the Wireless Key located on the WiFi
label on the back of Home Gateway, see
Figure 4, into the Security Key Field as shown
in Figure 7 below, and click OK.
Figure 7
“Select a location for the ‘ThomsonXXXXXX’
network” will be shown. You are to be the
judge of how the connection is to be used. If
it is used in a home environment, click HOME
Figure 8.
Figure 5
Before setting up your wireless connection please ensure that the wireless function
is switched on within your computer.
Double click on Wireless Network
Connections Figure 10.
Go to “Start Menu” › “Control Panel” ›
“Network and Internet”, select
"Network Connections”. See Figure 9 below.
When prompted, enter the Wireless key,
see Figure 4, and click Connect, the
connection process should take approx
30 secs.
In the example below the Network Name
is ThompsonXXXXXX. Double click on the
Network Name ThompsonXXXXXX. If no
networks are visible, click on refresh
network list on the left hand side of the
Screen, See Figure 11 below
Note: Several Networks may be visible; the
correct one can be conrmed by checking
the WiFi label on the back of the Home
Gateway. See gure 4.
Figure 9
Figure 10
Figure 11
Figure 12
Before setting up your wireless connection please ensure that the
wireless function is switched on within your computer.
Click on the AirPort status icon on the top of
your screen, see below Figure 13, and you
will be presented with a list of the wireless
networks in range. Your Network Name can
be found on the back of the Home Gateway,
see Figure 4. Once veried, click on the
Network Name, in the example below it is
“ThomsonXXXXXX”
Figure 13
Once you have clicked the ThomsonXXXXXX
Network Name you will be presented with
the box below, see Figure 14, here you enter
your Wireless Key found on the back of your
Home Gateway. See gure 4.
Figure 14
The below box should now be displayed,
indicating you are connected to your Home
Gateway
Figure 15
PHONE SERVICES
Plug your phone into either the “Phone 1” or “Phone 2” sockets
on the Home Gateway, see Figure 1.
The Voice light on the Front of the Home Gateway will ash green
when the phone is not in use. When the handset is picked up the
light will turn solid green.
TELEVISION SERVICES
If you have availed of the Magnet Entertainment TV Service,
please refer to our website for access to the user manual using
the following link;
http://magnet.ie/downloads/Full_TV_User_Guide.pdf
LOGGING INTO YOUR HOME GATEWAY
As a user you can change some of the settings on your
Home Gateway, for example to set up certain gaming
sites or port mappings. You only need to do this if you
have a particular technical need or if your gaming provider
suggests that you need to make a change.
In your browser type http://192.168.1.254 into the
address Field
Figure 16.
The Username is ‘user’ and the password is ‘mygateway’
Should you have any difculty with the
installation process please contact our
customer services department on
1890 809 000
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