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The Technicolor Gateway Wireless Access Point

Introduction

This section will help you set up your wireless network.

What you need to set up a wireless network

To set up a wireless network, you need the following components:



A

Wireless Access Point

(already integrated into your Technicolor Gateway)



A

Wireless client

the device that you want to connect (for example, a computer, smartphone, network printer,...)

Wireless Access Point

The wireless access point is the heart of your wireless network. The wireless access point:



Connects different wireless devices.



Secures the data sent over wireless connection.

The Technicolor Gateway comes with an integrated wireless access point.

Wireless client

The wireless client allows you to connect a device, typically a computer, to a wireless access point. Both built-in and external

(for example via USB) clients are available.

Check the documentation of your computer if you are not sure if your computer is equipped with a wireless client.

Configuring your wireless clients

For more information on how to establish a wireless connection to the Technicolor Gateway, see

“5.1 Connecting Your

Wireless Client via WPS” on page 36

and

“5.2 Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS” on page 38

.

Secure your wireless connection!

When using an unsecured connection, everyone who is within the range of your Technicolor Gateway can access your

network. If not:



People may use your connection to access the Internet.



Hackers may use your connection to commit computer crimes.

You can easily prevent this by securing your wireless access point. For more information, see

“5.3 Securing Your Wireless

Connection” on page 39

.

Devices like media players and smartphones may also have a built-in wireless client. Check the documentation of

your device for more information.

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Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS

WPS

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) allows you to add new wireless clients to your local network in a swift and easy way, without

the need to enter any of your wireless settings (network name, wireless key, encryption type).

Requirements



Your wireless client must support WPS. Check the documentation of your wireless client for this.



Your Technicolor Gateway must use WPA(2)-PSK encryption (default encryption) or no encryption. WPS with WEP

encryption is not possible.

Procedure

Proceed as follows:

1

Shortly press the WPS button on the

Technicolor Gateway

:

2

The WPS button LED starts blinking orange. This indicates that the

Technicolor Gateway

is now searching for wireless

clients that are in registration mode. You now have two minutes to start WPS on your wireless client.

3

Start WPS on your wireless client.

4

The Technicolor Gateway is now exchanging the security settings.

5

At the end of the procedure the status of the WPS LED will change to either of the following:



Solid green

This indicates that you have successfully registered your wireless client. You are now connected to the Technicolor

Gateway network.



Blinking red

This indicates that the Technicolor Gateway could not find your wireless client. Use the same procedure to try again

(you do not need to wait until the LED turns off).

Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble connecting your wireless client via WPS, this may be cause by one of the following reasons:



WPS can not be correctly executed:

Configure your wireless manually. For more information, see

“5.2 Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS” on

page 38

.

Both Windows 7 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 have native WPS support.

WPS

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Your wireless client is out of range:

If possible move your wireless client closer to your Technicolor Gateway or use a wireless repeater to extend the range of

your wireless network.



Another device is interfering on the selected wireless channel:

Change the wireless channel of your Technicolor Gateway. For more information, see

“Change the wireless channel” on

page 83

.

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Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS

Before you start

Before you can connect a wireless client (for example, a computer) to your wireless network you need to know the wireless

settings that are currently used by the Technicolor Gateway, i.e.:



The Network Name (SSID)



The wireless key

What Network Name (SSID) is my Technicolor Gateway using?

If you did not change the SSID, your Technicolor Gateway uses the Network Name that is printed on the bottom panel label

of your Technicolor Gateway.

What wireless key is my Technicolor Gateway using?

If you did not change the security settings, no wireless key is used.

Forgot your wireless key?

If you have changed the wireless settings manually and you can’t remember your settings, try one of the following:

1

Use a computer that is already connected to your network.

2

Browse to the Technicolor Gateway GUI.

For more information, see

“Accessing the Technicolor Gateway GUI” on page 29

.

3

On the

Home Network

menu, click

Wireless

.

4

In the upper-right corner, click

Details

.

5

Under:



Configuration

, you can find the network name (SSID).



Security

, you can find the encryption.

Connecting your wireless client

Configure your wireless client with the same wireless settings as your Technicolor Gateway (network name and wireless key).

For more information, consult the documentation of your wireless client.

If your service provider did choose to use a default wireless key, use the

Wireless Key

that is printed on the bottom

panel label of your Technicolor Gateway.

If none of your computers is connected yet, connect one with an Ethernet cable. For more information, see

“3.3.2 Setting up a Wired Connection” on page 21

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Securing Your Wireless Connection

Introduction

You can protect the wireless communication between the wireless clients and your Technicolor Gateway with a wireless key.

This means that:



Only clients which use the correct Network Name (SSID) and wireless key can connect to your network.



All data passing through your wireless access point is secured and encrypted.

Encryption types

Over the years a number of encryption types have been developed. The list below gives you an overview of the supported

encryption types ordered by descending security level; you will find the highest level of security at the top of the list:



WPA-PSK Encryption:

The wireless connection is secured with a pre-shared key that has been defined by the user. Wireless clients must be

configured with this key before they can connect to the Technicolor Gateway. The Technicolor Gateway supports the

following WPA versions (ordered by descending security):



WPA2:

The most recent and most secure version of WPA. Choose this version if you are sure that all your wireless clients

support WPA2.



WPA+WPA2

:

This is a mixed mode. In this mode WPA2, is the preferred encryption type but wireless clients do not support WPA2,

can still use WPA as encryption type. Choose this option if not all of your wireless clients support WPA2 or if you are

not sure. Wireless clients that support WPA2 will use WPA2, the others will use WPA.



WPA

:

The first version of

WPA.

Choose this option if you are sure that none of your wireless clients support WPA2.



WEP Encryption:

The least safe encryption type used for wireless connections. Like WPA-PSK it uses a user-defined key, but WEP has

been proven to have security issues.

Configuration

Proceed as follows:

1

Open the

Technicolor Gateway GUI

.

2

Under

Home Network

, click

Wireless

.

3

The

Wireless Access Point

page appears. In the upper-right corner, click

Configure

.

4

Under

Encryption

, select

Use WPA-PSK Encryption

.

5

In the

WPA-PSK Encryption Key

box, type a the key of your choice. The key must be in one of the following formats:



8 to 63 alphanumeric characters. For example: MyKey123



8 to 64 hexadecimal characters (characters from 0 to 9 and from A to F). For example: C54F48A5.

If you want to configure WPA2 on the built-in wireless utility of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you first have

to:



Upgrade your Windows XP to Service Pack 3.

- or -



Install the following update: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917021

.

Although the Technicolor Gateway allows you to use WEP or no security, we strongly advise against using one of

them! Use

WPA(2)-PSK

instead.