THOMSON TG580 Safety guide

Setup and User Guide
THOMSON TG580
Wireless-n Multi-User ADSL2+ Gateway

THOMSON TG580
Setup and User Guide

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Document Information
Status: v1.0 (November 2009)
Reference: E-DOC-CTC-20090507-0002
Short Title: Setup and User Guide TG580 (en)

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Contents
About this Setup and User Guide ............................................. 1
1 Installation.................................................................................... 3
1.1 Preliminary Steps............................................................................................ 4
1.2 Installing your Thomson Gateway .................................................................. 5
1.2.1 Manual Installation................................................................................................................................. 6
1.3 Adding a New Computer to your Network ..................................................... 7
1.4 Connecting a Computer Using the Ethernet Cable ......................................... 8
2 Thomson Gateway Basics .......................................................... 9
2.1 Thomson Gateway LED Behaviour ................................................................ 10
2.1.1 Status LEDs ........................................................................................................................................... 11
2.1.2 WPS Button LED ................................................................................................................................... 14
2.2 Thomson Gateway GUI ................................................................................. 15
2.3 Backing Up/Restoring your Configuration .................................................... 16
3 Wireless Access ......................................................................... 17
3.1 Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS .................................................... 18
3.2 Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS ............................................ 20
3.3 Securing Your Wireless Connection.............................................................. 21
3.3.1 Configuring WPA-PSK Encryption ...................................................................................................... 23
3.3.2 Configuring WEP Encryption............................................................................................................... 24
4 Thomson Gateway Tools.......................................................... 25
4.1 UPnP ............................................................................................................. 26
4.1.1 Accessing Your Thomson Gateway with UPnP ................................................................................. 27
4.1.2 Managing your Internet connection with UPnP................................................................................. 28
4.1.3 Configuring UPnP on the Thomson Gateway ....................................................................................29
4.1.4 Installing UPnP on Windows XP ......................................................................................................... 30
4.2 Assigning a service (HTTP, FTP,...) to a computer ........................................ 32
4.3 Dynamic DNS ................................................................................................ 34
5 Internet Security ........................................................................ 35
5.1 Firewall.......................................................................................................... 36

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5.2 Parental Control ............................................................................................ 37
5.2.1 Adding Rules For The Address Based Filter....................................................................................... 38
6 Thomson Gateway GUI............................................................. 39
6.1 Thomson Gateway ........................................................................................ 41
6.1.1 Information ........................................................................................................................................... 42
6.1.2 Configuration ........................................................................................................................................ 43
6.1.3 Event Logs............................................................................................................................................. 49
6.2 Broadband Connection.................................................................................. 50
6.2.1 Broadband Connection ........................................................................................................................ 51
6.2.2 Internet Services................................................................................................................................... 53
6.3 Toolbox ......................................................................................................... 56
6.3.1 Remote Access/Assistance .................................................................................................................. 57
6.3.2 Game & Application Sharing............................................................................................................... 59
6.3.3 Parental Control.................................................................................................................................... 65
6.3.4 Firewall .................................................................................................................................................. 67
6.3.5 Intrusion Detection ............................................................................................................................... 69
6.3.6 Dynamic DNS........................................................................................................................................ 70
6.3.7 Dynamic Routing .................................................................................................................................. 72
6.3.8 User Management................................................................................................................................ 73
6.4 Home Network .............................................................................................. 76
6.4.1 Devices .................................................................................................................................................. 77
6.4.2 Interfaces............................................................................................................................................... 79
7 Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 87
7.1 General Thomson Gateway Troubleshooting ................................................ 88
7.1.1 Wired Connection Troubleshooting.................................................................................................... 89
7.1.2 Wireless Connection Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 90
7.2 Reset to Factory Defaults ............................................................................. 91

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About this Setup and User Guide
About this Setup and User Guide
Used Symbols
Terminology
Generally, the THOMSON TG580 will be referred to as Thomson Gateway in this Setup and User Guide.
Typographical Conventions
Following typographical convention is used throughout this manual:
Sample text indicates a hyperlink to a Web site.
Example: For more information, visit us at www.thomson.net.
Sample text indicates an internal cross-reference.
Example: If you want to know more about guide, see “1 Introduction” on page 7.
Sample text indicates an important content-related word.
Example: To enter the network, you must authenticate yourself.
Sample text indicates a GUI element (commands on menus and buttons, dialog box elements, file
names, paths and folders).
Example: On the File menu, click Open to open a file.
Documentation and software updates
THOMSON continuously develops new solutions, but is also committed to improving its existing products.
For more information on THOMSON's latest technological innovations, documents and software releases,
visit us at www.thomson.net.
A note provides additional information about a topic.
A caution warns you about potential problems or specific precautions that need to be taken.

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1Installation
1 Installation
Introduction
In a few minutes you will be able to access the Internet using your Thomson Gateway.
This Setup and User Guide will show you how to set up your Thomson Gateway and how to connect your
computer(s) to the Internet.
Main features
As soon as you have completed the installation of your Thomson Gateway you will be able to benefit from all
the services offered by your Thomson Gateway. This Setup and User Guide will focus on the following
features:
Broadband Internet connection.
This chapter describes how to connect your Thomson Gateway to the Internet.
Wired and wireless access to your local network devices.
For more information, see ”1.4 Connecting a Computer Using the Ethernet Cable” on page 8 and
”3 Wireless Access” on page 17.
Internet Security:
For more information, see ”5 Internet Security” on page 35.
Useful networking tools like UPnP, Dynamic DNS and many more.
Before you can start to use these features, we will first setup your Thomson Gateway.

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1Installation
1.1 Preliminary Steps
DSL service
The DSL service must be up and running on your telephone line.
If both conventional telephone and DSL service are simultaneously available from the same copper pair, you
will need a central splitter or distributed filters for decoupling DSL and telephone signals.
Computer requirements
If you want to connect your computer using:
The Ethernet cable, make sure that the computer is equipped with an Ethernet Network Interface Card
(NIC).
A wireless connection, you will need a WiFi-certified wireless client adapter for each computer you want
to connect wirelessly.
Internet connection details
You may need the following connection details from your Internet Service Provider (ISP):
Your ISP’s method for connecting to the Internet (for example PPPoE)
The VPI/VCI (for example 8/35)
Your user name and password to connect to the Internet for PPP connections
Your IP settings in case of static configurations
You may have received this information when you subscribed at your Internet Service Provider. You may be
prompted for this information at a given step in the installation procedure.
Public telephone lines carry voltages that can cause electric shock. Only try to set up splitter/
filters that have been designed to be installed by unqualified personnel. For further assistance,
contact your Internet Service Provider.