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CONTENTS

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7.1

The Network File Server

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7.2

The UPnP AV Media Server

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54

7.2.1

Configuring the UPnP AV Media Server

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55

7.2.2

Using the UPnP AV Media Server

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56

7.3

The FTP Server

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58

7.4

Managing your Shared Content

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60

7.5

Safely Removing your USB Storage Device

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62

8

Network Services

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63

8.1

UPnP

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64

8.1.1

Accessing Your Technicolor Gateway via UPnP

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65

8.1.2

Managing your Internet connection via UPnP

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66

8.1.3

Configuring UPnP on the Technicolor Gateway

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68

8.1.4

Installing UPnP on Windows XP

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69

8.2

Assigning a service (HTTP, FTP,...) to a Computer

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71

8.3

Dynamic DNS

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73

8.4

Network Time Server

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74

9

Internet Security

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75

9.1

Parental Control

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76

9.1.1

Configuring Content-based Filtering

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78

9.1.2

Adding Rules for Address-Based Filtering

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79

9.2 Firewall

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81

10 Support

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83

10.1 Setup Troubleshooting

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84

10.2 General Technicolor Gateway Troubleshooting

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85

10.3 Wired Connection Troubleshooting

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86

10.4 Wireless Connection Troubleshooting

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87

10.5 Content Sharing Troubleshooting

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88

10.6 Reset to Factory Defaults

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89

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ABOUT THIS SETUP AND USER GUIDE

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About this Setup and User Guide

In this Setup and User Guide

The goal of this Setup and User Guide is to show you:



Set up your Technicolor Gateway and local network



Configure and use the main features of your Technicolor Gateway.

For more advanced scenarios and features visit the documentation pages on www.technicolor.com

.

Used Symbols

Terminology

Generally, the Technicolor TG587n v3 will be referred to as Technicolor Gateway in this Setup and User Guide.

Typographical Conventions

Following typographical convention is used throughout this manual:



This sa

mple text

indicates a hyperlink to a Web site.

Example: For more information, visit us at www.technicolor.com

.



This sample text

indicates an internal link.

Example: If you want to know more about guide, see

“About this Setup and User Guide” on page 1

.



This sample text

indicates an important content-related word.

Example: To enter the network, you

must

authenticate yourself.



This 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.

The

danger

symbol indicates that there may be a possibility of physical injury.

The

warning

symbol indicates that there may be a possibility of equipment damage.

The

caution

symbol indicates that there may be a possibility of service interruption.

The

note

symbol indicates that the text provides additional information about a topic.

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ABOUT THIS SETUP AND USER GUIDE

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1 GETTING STARTED

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Getting Started

Introduction

This chapter gives you a brief overview of the main features and components of the Technicolor Gateway. After this chapter

we will start with the installation.

Do not connect any cables to the Technicolor Gateway until instructed to do so.

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1 GETTING STARTED

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1.1

Features at a Glance

Introduction

This section provides a brief overview of the main features of your Technicolor Gateway.

Internet connection features



Broadband Internet access

via the integrated DSL

modem.

The first chapters describe how to connect your Technicolor Gateway to the Internet.



Broadband Internet access

via the Gigabit WAN port.

The first chapters describe how to connect your Technicolor Gateway to the Internet.



3G (Fall-back) High-speed Internet Access

via the optional mobile USB adaptor.

For more information, see

“3.5 Setting Up the 3G Fall-Back WAN Connection” on page 27

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

Internet Security

for your entire network.

For more information, see

“9 Internet Security” on page 75

.



Useful network tools

like

UPnP

,

Dynamic DNS

and many more.

For more information, see

“8 Network Services” on page 63

.

Local networking features



Wired access

for your local network devices via the Ethernet interface.

For more information, see

“3.3 Connecting Your Network Devices to the Technicolor Gateway” on page 23

.



Wireless access

for your local network devices via the integrated IEEE 802.11n wireless access point.

For more information, see

“5 The Technicolor Gateway Wireless Access Point” on page 39

.



An

Integrated Media Server

allowing you to share your media with media players and other network devices. For more

information, see

“7 Sharing Content” on page 49

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ECO label

Technicolor’s ECO label guarantees you that the Technicolor Gateway is able to reduce its power consumption to an

absolute minimum. For more information, see

“6 Saving Energy” on page 45

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Technicolor Gateway configuration tools



The

Technicolor Gateway

Setup CD allows you to configure your Technicolor Gateway and helps you to connect your

computers to the Technicolor Gateway.



The

Technicolor Gateway GUI

allows you to configure your Technicolor Gateway via your web browser.

For more information, see

“4.1 Technicolor Gateway GUI” on page 32

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