Thomson TG580 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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±

Host Name

:

Displays the host name for the local network.

±

Domain Name:

Displays the domain name you specified.

±

DHCP Server:

Indicates the DHCP server is enabled (

Yes

) or disabled (

No

).

Under

DHCP Server Parameters

:

±

Address Pool Start IP:

The start IP address of the DHCP server’s address pool.

±

Address Pool End IP:

The end IP address of the DHCP server’s address pool.

±

Lease Time:

The time for which the DHCP client is allowed to use the assigned IP address.

±

Always give same address to DHCP clients

:

If you enabled this, the lease time will be automatically set to

Infinite

.

The

Interface settings Configure

page allows you to:

±

Under

LAN IP

:

²

Type the

IP Address

of your choice (for example 10.0.0.138) in the text box.

²

Specify the

Host Name

and

Domain Name

in the text box.

²

Select/clear the

DHCP Server

check box to enable/disable DHCP Server on the interface.

±

Under

DHCP Server Parameters

:

²

Type the

Address Pool Start/End IP

of your choice in the text boxes.

²

Specify a

Lease Time

in the text boxes.

²

Select the

Always give same address to DHCP clients

check box if you want to make sure that a DHCP

client always gets the same DHCP lease IP address..

Click

Apply

to save these settings.

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Wireless Access Point Settings

The

Wireless Access Point Overview

page displays basic configuration information.

±

Under

Configuration:

²

Interface Enabled:

Indicates whether the wireless interface is enabled (

Yes

) or disabled (

No

).

²

Physical Address

:

Displays the MAC address of your Thomson Gateway’s wireless access point interface.

²

Network Name (SSID)

:

Displays the Network Name or the SSID of your wireless network.

²

Interface Type

:

Displays one of the following interface types (supported interface types depend on Thomson

Gateway variant):

±

802.11b/g

±

802.11b/g/n

²

BandWidth

:

The maximum available bandwidth in both up- and downstream direction.

²

Actual Speed

:

Displays the current maximum transmission speed.

²

Band

Displays the band in which your Wireless Access Point operates.

±

Under

Security:

²

Security Mode

:

Displays the encryption method used by your wireless network.

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The

Wireless Access Point Details

page displays all of the available configuration information.

Besides the same information as on the

Overview

page, the following fields are available:

±

Under

Configuration:

²

Channel Selection

:

Displays whether you select a fixed channel yourself (

Manual

)or the Thomson Gateway selects a

channel for you (

Auto

).

²

Region

:

Displays your regulatory region.

²

Channel

:

Displays the channel that is currently used by the Access Point (AP).

²

Extension Channel

:

Displays the secondary channel that is used to send and receive data.

±

Under

Wireless Security:

²

Broadcast Network Name

:

Indicates whether your Network Name is broadcasted or not.

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On the

Wireless Access Point Configure

page, you can change the configuration details displayed on the

Details

page.

Under

Configuration

:

±

Interface Enabled:

To enable the wireless access point, select the check box.

±

Physical Address

:

The physical address or MAC address of the wireless access point (your Thomson Gateway) is static and

can not be configured.

±

Network Name (SSID)

:

The network name or SSID of your wireless LAN is by default the SSID of your Thomson Gateway as

mentioned on a label. You can change the name of the SSID by typing a new name in the text box.

±

Interface Type

:

The interface type is the specific wireless standard that must be applied in your wireless LAN. This can

either be (supported interface types depend on Thomson Gateway variant):

²

802.11b/g

Only stations that are configured in 802.11b or 802.11g mode can associate.

²

802.11b/g/n

All stations that are configured in 802.11b or in 802.11g or in 802.11n mode can associate.

±

BandWidth

:

The maximum available bandwidth in both up- and downstream direction.

±

Actual Speed

:

Displays the current maximum transmission speed and is not configurable.

±

Band

:

Displays the band in which your Wireless Access Point operates and is not configurable.

±

Channel Selection

:

The channel selection allows you to set the channel selection to

Automatic

(the Thomson Gateway

selects the channel) or you can set is to

Manual

. When set to

Manual,

you can select the channel yourself.

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±

Region

:

Displays your regulatory region and is not configurable.

±

Channel

:

Displays the channel that is currently used by the Access Point.

When the

Channel Selection

is set to

Automatic

this parameter is not configurable.

When the

Channel Selection

is set to

Manual,

you can select the channel.

±

Extension Channel

:

Displays the secondary channel that is used to send and receive data.

Under

Security

:

±

Broadcast Network Name

:

By default the Thomson Gateway broadcasts its network name, allowing you to easily recognize your

wireless network in the list of available networks. Once you have configured your wireless clients, you

can disable this feature by clearing this check box.

±

Encryption

:

Allows you to select an encryption method for your wireless network. The following encryption methods

are supported by the Thomson Gateway:

²

Disabled:

No encryption level is used.

²

WEP Encryption:

To enable WEP encryption, proceed as follows:

1

Select

Use WEP Encryption

2

In the

WEP Key Length

list, click the desired data security level (either

64 bit

or

128 bit

).

3

In the

WEP

Encryption key

box, type a Network key of your choice. In case of:

64 bit

:

The 40-bit Network key must consist of 5 alphanumeric characters or 10 hexadecimal digits.

128 bit

:

The 104-bit Network key consists of 13 alphanumeric characters or 26 hexadecimal digits.

4

Click

Apply

to immediately apply your changes.

5

Configure your wireless client(s) with the same settings.

²

WPA-PSK Encryption:

To enable WPA-PSK encryption, proceed as follows:

1

Select

Use WPA-PSK Encryption

.

2

In the

WPA-PSK Encryption Key

box, type a pass phrase (also known as Pre-shared key) of your

choice. The pass phrase must consist of 8 to 63 ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal digits.

You may only use the Thomson Gateway in the regulatory region mentioned.

It is not recommended to use no encryption level for your wireless network!

If your wireless client(s) support(s) WPA-PSK we recommend you to use WPA-PSK,

because WEP encryption has been proven to have some security issues.

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