Thomson ACG905 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Activating Services

Step 7:

Setup Wireless Access for Your Laptop, PC or Other Device

Wi-Fi on you Advanced Cable Gateway is preconﬁgured with a network name (SSID) and WPA key

(a security

password to prevent others access to your wireless network)

. This information is printed on the label on the outside

of your Gateway as shown in the diagram below:

WPA

SSID

S/N 87003 - 8174B0018

MODEL : ACG905--C

Rating: 120V AC, 60Hz, 0.5A

SSID: THOMSON-ACG-32E4

WPA key: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

HW version: 05

Method 1

:

• Click on “Wireless” icon in the bottom right hand portion of your screen

• Select,”View Wireless Networks”

• Highlight your “SSID” name as printed on your gateway product label; press “Connect”

• When prompted, enter the WPA key twice as printed on your gateway product label; press “Connect”

Method 2

:

• Go to “Start” - “Control Panel” - “Network Connections”

• Double click “Wireless Network Connections”

• Highlight your “SSID” name as printed on your gateway product label; press “Connect”

• When prompted, enter the WPA key twice as printed on your gateway product label; press “Connect”

Method 3

:

• Go to “Start” - “Network Connections”

• Double click “Wireless Network Connections”

• Highlight your “SSID” name as printed on your gateway product label; press “Connect”

• When prompted, enter the WPA key twice as printed on your gateway product label; press “Connect”

In order to take advantage of the Wi-Fi connection

available to you with the Gateway you will need to

setup your computer. Setup will be different depending

on the year, brand, model and installed software of

your computer. Please follow the instructions received

with your computer that explain how to connect to a

wireless network. If you are using a recent version of

Microsoft Windows, one of the following methods may

apply (

consult your computer/laptop instructions if one

of these methods does not work

)

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Using the Handset

Softkeys

The Handset has two softkeys that serve multiple functions.

The text shown above the softkey indicates the current

function of the key.

If no text is shown, then the key has no function.

NavKey

(

Navigation Key

)

Use the NavKey to move around (up, down, left, right) within

the menu screens

and

for positioning the cursor when editing text.

Press the center of the NavKey to

select

an option within the

menu screen (

these are typically highlighted items

).

When on a phone call, use the up or down NavKey to adjust

the volume.

OFF

(Red Key)

When on a phone call, press this key to end a call (hang up).

Return to the Home Screen by pressing the Red Key when

within any menu or submenu.

Entering Text

Use the keypad to enter characters while in a text entry ﬁeld.

The ﬁrst key press will display the ﬁrst character presented

on the key (

refer to sample at left

).

Pressing the key repeatedly will cycle through the characters

on the key.

Text entry tips:

Pressing th

e

#

key in text entry mode alternates among the

following:

• sentence case

(Abc)

• upper case

(ABC)

• lower case

(abc)

• numeric

(123)

Press

0

to enter a space in lower or upper case mode.

If in numeric mode, pressing 0 will enter the number 0.

If a special character is needed, press the

Star

key

(the

lower left corner key)

to view a screen of these characters.

Use the

navkey

to highlight the character that is needed.

Push the

Select

softkey

to place the character into your line

of text.

Step 8: Becoming Familiar with Handset Operation

Press this

softkey

to select

this action

Press this softkey

to select

this action

NavKey

SELECT

OFF Key

Press for special characters

Sample of Text Entry:

1st press

=

D

2nd press

=

E

3rd press

=

F

4th press

=

3

5th press

=

D

cycle repeats

# Key changes mode

(Upper Case/ Lower Case / Numeric)

0 Key enters a space in text mode

(Of course, in numeric mode it enters 0)

Highlighted character

Press this softkey to type the

highlighted character.

Back

Select

Special Charaters

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Using the Handset

Day to Day Use

Making Calls

To make a standard telephone call, press the green key

(talk key)

and

then dial the number. If you want to use the speakerphone, press the

green key a

second

time and then dial the number.

For pre-dialing, (

preview numbers before dialing

)

enter the numbers ﬁrst.

If you make a mistake when dialing, press the softkey

Clear

to

delete the number just entered. Continue to press the

Clear

softkey

and you will delete numbers to the left one at a time.

After entering the correct number, press the green key.

Receiving Calls

When the telephone is ringing, press the green key to

answer the call.

Press a the green key a

second

time if you want to answer

using the speakerphone.

Note

:

The screen displays the elapsed time of the call (in hours, minutes and seconds) and the telephone number

you dialed while you are on a call

.

After a call ends, the call summary will be displayed, showing the length of

the call in hours, minutes and seconds.

Note

:

The speakerphone provides you a hands-free option while on a call. During a call, press the green key to

alternate between speakerphone and normal handset use.

Green key

Press once:

regular call

Press twice:

speakerphone

Press Red Key:

OFF

Mute

During a call, press the

Mute

softkey

to mute the microphone.

Press the

UnMute

softkey

to resume normal conversation.

Mute

Flash

Unmute

Flash

Ending Calls

While you are on a call, press the red key (OFF key) to end the call.

Note

:

The Mute function is used to silence the microphone during a conversation. You will be able to hear

the caller, but the caller will

not

be able to hear you until you press the

UnMute

softkey

to resume the

conversation. When you hang up the telephone, the feature will be canceled.

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Using the Handset

Call Volume

You can adjust the listening volume from the earpiece and

speakerphone during a call.

While on a call, press UP or DOWN of the NavKey or the Sidekey

to adjust the volume

For the Earpiece, press the UP Navkey to

raise volume

Press the DOWN Navkey to lower volume

Press the Sidekey UP or DOWN to

adjust the Speakerphone volume

Note

:

After adjustment, a volume bar will appear on the screen. It will only be displayed for three seconds and

the volume level will be

saved

automatically.

Handset Screen Icons

As you move from screen to screen, the icons at the top of the screen change and display important information:

Top Bar Icons

The visibility and color of this icon tell you the status of the phone’s connection

(the “number “ is referring to the handset’s number)

Green

with a number:

the handset is registered to the Advanced Cable Gateway and

has a connection

Red

with no number:

the handset is registered to the Advanced Cable Gateway but

does not have a connection at this time

Red

with no number :

the handset you are using is not registered

Battery Indicator

Busy/Waiting

Email Alert

The ringer volume is off.

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Web Conﬁguration

Access and Change Gateway Advanced Settings

The Gateway offers local management capability through a built in HTTP server and a number of diagnostic and con-

ﬁguration web pages. You can conﬁgure the settings by way of the webpage and apply them to the device.

Once your host PC is properly conﬁgured; please proceed as follows:

1. Start your web browser and type

http://192.168.0.1

2. After connecting to the site, you will be asked to

enter username and password.

By default,

the

Login Name

is:

______

(leave the ﬁeld blank)

Password

is:

admin

If you log in successfully, the main webpage will appear.

You can also access these pages by inserting the CD that

came with your Gateway.

Connect to 192.168.0.1

?

X

Thomson

User name:

Password:

Remember my password

OK

Cancel

Outline of Web Manager

The main screen will be shown as below.

Select a Main Menu

item ﬁrst and the pages or groups of pages associated with that topic will appear in the

sidebar

.

Main Menu

The hyperlinks on the top of the page, including Gateway, VoIP, Router, Wireless,

eMTA-Settings and several sub-menu items.

Title

The sidebar on the left side of the page indicates the title of this management interface.

Main Window

The current workspace of the web management containing conﬁguration or

status information.

Administration

Status

-

Telephony - Router - Wireless

eMTA-Settings

Gateway

Software

Connection

Password

Welcome to Thomson Advanced Cable Gateway configuration pages. These pages provide information

on your Gateway and allow you to configure its telephone and networking features.

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