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4.1.2 Components
Overview
Depending on your user right and location on the GUI, the following components can be available:
Menu
The menu consists of the following menu items:
Home:
Allows you to go back to the Technicolor Gateway home page.
Technicolor Gateway
:
Provides basic information on the Technicolor Gateway.
Broadband Connection
:
Allows you to view/configure your broadband connections.
Toolbox
:
Allows you to configure the network services and security settings of your Technicolor Gateway.
Home Network
:
Allows you to manage your local network.
Help:
Allows you to view context-related help information.
Label
Description
1
Menu
2
Login section
3
Language bar
4
Notification area
5
Navigation bar
6
Content pane
7
Tasks pane
4
5
1
3
6
7
2
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Each of these items contain a number of sub-menu items.
Login section
In the login section you can see the current user name.
By clicking the user name, you can:
Change your password.
Switch to another user.
Language bar
If more than one GUI language is available, a language bar is showed. This language bar allows you to change the language
of the Technicolor Gateway GUI.
Notification area
The notification area displays:
Error messages, indicated by a red traffic light.
Warning messages, indicated by an orange traffic light.
Information messages, indicated by a green traffic light.
Navigation bar
The Navigation bar displays your current position in the
Technicolor Gateway GUI
.
Some page are available in different configuration levels. These pages have additional links (for example,
Overview
,
Configure
) in the right part of the navigation bar that allow you to switch between the configuration levels.
Content pane
The content pane displays the information and configurable items of the selected item.
Tasks pane
To allow a quick configuration of your Technicolor Gateway, some pages may offer you a number of related tasks in the
Pick
a task
list. These tasks will guide you to the page where you can perform the selected task.
If none of these events occur, the notification is not shown.
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4.1.3
Protecting Access to the Technicolor Gateway
Introduction
To prevent that every user on your local network can access the Technicolor Gateway, the Technicolor Gateway is secured
with a user name and password.
Default user name
The default user name is
Administrator
.
Default password
The default password is either blank or the
ACCESS KEY
printed on the label of your Technicolor Gateway. This depends
on the settings chosen by your Service Provider.
Protected items
The following items are protected by these is will secure access to:
The Technicolor Gateway GUI.
The embedded FTP Server.
for more information, see
“7.3 The FTP Server” on page 54
.
How to change your password
Proceed as follows:
1
On the
Toolbox
menu, click
User Management
.
2
In the
Pick a task
list, click
Change my password
.
3
Enter your new password and click
OK
.
4
Your new password is now active. The next time that you log on to the
Technicolor Gateway GUI
you will have to enter this
password.
It is recommended to change the default password settings.
Choose a password that your can easily remember or write it down. If you forget your password the only option is to
reset your Technicolor Gateway. For more information, see
“10.5 Reset to Factory Defaults” on page 84
.
This password will also be used by the network file server and FTP server.
For more information about the network file server and FTP server, see
“7 Sharing Content on your Technicolor
Gateway” on page 45
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4.2
Backing Up/Restoring your Configuration
Introduction
Once you have configured your Technicolor Gateway to your needs, it is recommended to backup your configuration for
later use. This way you can always return to your working configuration in case of problems.
Backing up your configuration
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the Technicolor Gateway GUI.
For more information, see
“4.1 Technicolor Gateway GUI” on page 28
.
2
On the
Technicolor Gateway
menu, click
Configuration
.
3
In the
Pick a task
list, click
Save or Restore Configuration
.
4
Under
Backup current configuration
, click
Backup Configuration Now
.
5
The Technicolor Gateway prompts you to save your backup file.
6
Save your file to a location of your choice.
Restoring your configuration
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the Technicolor Gateway GUI.
For more information, see
“4.1 Technicolor Gateway GUI” on page 28
.
2
On the
Technicolor Gateway
menu, click
Configuration
.
3
In the
Pick a task
list, click
Save or Restore Configuration
.
4
Under
Restore saved configuration
, click
Browse
and open your backup file.
5
The Technicolor Gateway restores your configuration.
Do not edit the backup files, this may result in corrupt files making them worthless as configuration backup.
Backup files usually have
.ini
as extension.
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4.3
Access From the Internet
Modes
To access your Technicolor Gateway from the Internet, you can choose between two modes:
Permanent Mode (Remote Access):
The remote session ends when you disable remote assistance or after restarting your Technicolor Gateway.
Temporary Mode (Remote Assistance):
The remote session ends when you disable remote assistance, after restarting your Technicolor Gateway or after 20
minutes of inactivity.
To enable Remote Assistance / Remote Access.
To enable remote assistance/access:
1
Browse to the Technicolor Gateway GUI.
For more information, see
“4.1 Technicolor Gateway GUI” on page 28
.
2
Complete and check the following parameters:
Mode:
Select the mode that you want to use.
URL:
Contains the URL that must be used to access the Technicolor Gateway from the Internet.
User name
and
Password:
Contains the user name and password are needed to access your Technicolor Gateway remotely. If wanted you can
change the automatically generated password in the
Password
box.
3
Click
Enable Remote Assistance
.
Accessing your Technicolor Gateway from the Internet
Proceed as follows:
1
Open your web browser.
2
Type the URL that was listed in the URL field on the
Remote Assistance
3
Enter the user name and password that you specified on the
Remote Assistance
page.
4
The
Technicolor Gateway GUI
appears.
It is now possible for a remote user to access your Technicolor Gateway via the specified URL using the provided user name
and password.
Enabling remote assistance is only possible when you are connected to the Internet.
You can replace the IP address in this URL by the dynamic DNS host name if you enabled and configured
Dynamic DNS. For more information, see
Dynamic DNS
.
Example: https://
141.11.249.150
:51003 can be replaced by https://
mygateway.dyndns.org
:51003.

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