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User Scenarios

Scenarios

Depending of the architecture of your home network, you can use the Technicolor Gateway in either of the following

scenarios:



DSL Gateway



Local Router

DSL Gateway

The Technicolor Gateway is connected to the DSL network of your service provider and brings the Internet to your home.

Local Router

The Technicolor Gateway is placed behind another gateway or modem. In this setup the gateway or modem in front of the

Technicolor Gateway will establish the connection to the Internet:

This scenario is used when:



The Internet connectivity is provided by another device (for example, a cable modem). The Technicolor Gateway is used

to add specific services to your home network.



Your service provider is using Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM).

The Ethernet signal is directly coming into your home.



Your service provider is using Ethernet To The Home (ETTH).

Technicolor Gateway is directly connected to the terminator of your service provider’s fiber-optic network and your local

network

Internet

Technicolor Gateway

Internet

Modem/Router

Technicolor Gateway

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Components

Overview

This section provides an overview of the different components of the Technicolor Gateway:

Topic

Page

1.3.1 Power

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1.3.2

Local Network Connection

8

1.3.3

Broadband Connection

9

1.3.4 Buttons

10

1.3.5

Status LEDs

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Power

Overview

Power inlet

The power inlet

(

)

allows you to connect the power supply.

Power switch

The power switch

(

)

allows you to power on/off your Technicolor Gateway.

To power the Technicolor Gateway on or off, press the power switch for two seconds and then release it. The Technicolor

Gateway is powered off when none of the status LEDs are lit.

Only use the power supply delivered with your Technicolor Gateway.

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Local Network Connection

Overview

Wireless Access Point

The built-in WiFi-certified wireless access point provides wireless access to your WiFi-certified wireless clients.

For more information, see

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

.

Ethernet switch

The Ethernet switch

(

)

allows you to connect an Ethernet device (for example, a computer) to your local network. For

more information, see

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

.

Ethernet port

4

is a Gigabit Ethernet port and has a maximum speed of 1 Gbps (Gigabit per second). The other Ethernet

ports have a maximum speed of 100Mbps (Megabit per second).

A LED may be provided per Ethernet port to indicate link integrity (or activity).

USB Port

The USB port

(

)

can be used to:



Connect a USB mass storage device to

share your content

(for example, music, movies,...):



On your local network via the

Network File server

or the

UPnP AV Media Server

.



On Internet via

FTP

.

For more information, see

“7 Sharing Content” on page 49

.



Connect a 3G mobile adaptor to set up a 3G connection that can work as a backup for your main Internet connection.

For more information, see

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

.

LED Status

Description

Solid on

Device connected.

Blinking

Device connected and sending/receiving data.

Off

No device connected.

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Broadband Connection

Overview

DSL port

This port can be used to connect your Technicolor Gateway to your service provider’s DSL network.

For more information, see

“3.1 Connecting the Technicolor Gateway to your Service Provider’s Network” on page 18

.

WAN port

This port allows you to use your Technicolor Gateway as

Local Router

. For more information, see

“1.2 User Scenarios” on

page 5

.

DSL

WAN