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2.3 Connecting Your Network Devices to the TG589vn v3

Choose your connection method

To connect your device via:



A wireless connection, continue with

“2.3.1 Setting up a Wireless Connection” on page 18

.



A wired connection, continue with

“2.3.2 Setting up a Wired Connection” on page 19

.

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2.3.1 Setting up a Wireless Connection

The TG589vn v3 access point

Your TG589vn v3 is equipped with a wireless access point that supports the following standards:



IEEE 802.11n



IEEE 802.11g



IEEE 802.11b

Requirements

Your network device must be equipped with a WiFi-certified wireless client.

Connection speed

When setting up your wireless network, keep in mind that the following factors may have a negative impact on your wireless

connection speed:



The obstacles (walls, ceilings,...) between the wireless client and the access point.



Distance between the wireless client and the access point.



To fully benefit from the improved connection speed offered by the IEEE 802.11n standard, it is recommended to only

connect IEEE 802.11

n

wireless clients to your TG589vn v3. Connecting older (for example, IEEE 802.11g) wireless clients

may also slow down connection speed of the IEEE 802.11n capable clients.

If you have problems with your wireless performance, see

“Poor Wireless Connectivity or Range” on page 72

.

To set up a wireless connections

For more information on how to setup a wireless connection between your network device and your TG589vn v3, see

“4 The

TG589vn v3 Wireless Access Point” on page 27

.

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2.3.2 Setting up a Wired Connection

Requirements



Both your network device (for example, a computer, a gaming console,...) and TG589vn v3 must have a free Ethernet

port.



Your network device must be configured to obtain an IP address automatically. This is the default setting.

Ethernet cable

In your package, you will find a cable with yellow connectors. This is the Ethernet cable.

Procedure

Proceed as follows:

1

Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to one of the

yellow

Ethernet ports of your TG589vn v3:

2

Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to your network device.

3

Your network device is now connected to your network. No additional configuration is needed unless specified by your

service provider.

The TG589vn v3 does not support Power over Ethernet (PoE). All network devices that are connected to the

TG589vn v3 must be powered by their own power source.

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2.4 Setting Up the 3G Fall-Back WAN Connection

Introduction

Many SOHO (Small Offices, Home Offices) and SME (Small/Medium Enterprises) businesses choose DSL as their access

technology for a Wide Area Network (WAN) connection because this is typically cheaper than using leased lines. A dropout

of a DSL line can however have expensive consequences due to inaccessibility of the Internet and E-mail. Therefore backup

solutions are available that provide an alternative path when the DSL line is down.

For example it is possible to switch to 2G / 3G mobile access technologies such as GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA,

HSPA+, WIMAX and LTE when internet connectivity is not available via the main WAN connection. By plugging a mobile

USB adapter into one of the USB ports of your TG589vn v3, IP connectivity via a 2G / 3G network becomes possible.

3G is an umbrella-term to indicate the third generation mobile telephony technology. The services associated with 3G

provide the ability to transfer both voice data and non-voice data. 3G networks are the successors of the 2G networks, such

as the GSM networks and provide new services and higher data transfer speeds.

What do I need?

To start using 2G / 3G as a connection on the TG589vn v3, you need:



A mobile USB adapter



A registered Security Identity Module (SIM) card.

Procedure

Proceed as follows:

1

Power off the TG589vn v3.

2

Insert your SIM card into the mobile USB adapter.

3

Plug the mobile USB adapter in (one of) the USB port(s) of your TG589vn v3:

4

Power on the TG589vn v3.

5

Now your mobile connection is up and ready to use.

Result

TG589vn v3 will automatically enable your 3G backup connection when

both

of the following conditions are met:

Only use the mobile USB adapters provided by your service provider.

If you do not power off the TG589vn v3 first, the mobile USB adapter will not be detected.

If you need to remove your mobile USB adapter, make sure the TG589vn v3 is powered off first.

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

The main Internet connection has been unavailable for at least 60 seconds.



The TG589vn v3 received a request to access the Internet (for example, when browsing to an Internet web site).

The TG589vn v3 will automatically disable the 3G connection in

either

of the following cases:



The main Internet connection is available again. In this case the TG589vn v3 switches back to the main Internet

connection.



No Internet traffic has been detected during the last 10 seconds. For example, you finished surfing the Internet.