Thomson TG580 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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4.1.4

Installing UPnP on Windows XP

Adding UPnP

If you are running Microsoft Windows XP, it is recommended to add the UPnP component to your system.

Proceed as follows:

1

In the

Start

menu, click

(Settings >) Control Panel

.

2

The

Control Pane

l window appears.

Click

Add or Remove Programs

.

3

The

Add or Remove Programs

window appears.

Click

Add/Remove Windows Components

.

4

The

Windows Components Wizard

appears:

In the

Components

list, select

Networking Services

and click

Details

5

The

Networking Services

window appears:

Select

Universal Plug and Play

or

UPnP User Interface

and click

OK

.

6

Click

Windows Components Wizard

.

7

At the end of the procedure the Wizard informs you that the installation was successful. Click

Finish

to

quit.

You may need your Windows installation CD during the installation.

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Adding IGD Discovery and Control

Your Windows XP system is able to discover and control Internet Gateway Devices (IGD) like the Thomson

Gateway on your local network. Therefore, it is recommended to add the IGD Discovery and Control client to

your system.

Proceed as follows:

1

On the Windows taskbar, click

Start

.

2

Select

(Settings >) Control Panel

>

Add or Remove Programs

.

3

In the

Add or Remove Programs

window, click

Add/Remove Windows Components

.

4

The

Windows Components Wizard

appears:

Select

Networking Services

in the

Components

list and click

Details

.

5

The

Networking Services

window appears:

Select

Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client

and click

OK

.

6

Click

Windows Components Wizard

.

7

At the end of the procedure, the Wizard informs you that the installation was successful. Click

Finish

to

quit.

You may need your Windows installation CD during the installation.

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4.2

Assigning a service (HTTP, FTP,...) to a computer

Introduction

The Thomson Gateway allows you to use one internet connection for multiple computers. This means that all

your computers share one public IP address, as if only one computer is connected to the outside world.

Problem

When the Thomson Gateway receives an incoming message, the Thomson Gateway has to decide to which

computer he will have to send this message.

If the incoming message is a response to an outgoing message originating from one of your computers, the

Thomson Gateway sends the incoming message to this computer.

If your are running a server or an application that acts as a server (for example a HTTP server, internet game),

the initial message will come from the internet and the Thomson Gateway has to decide to which computer

he should forward the incoming message.

In the latter case, the Thomson Gateway cannot decide all along the service related to the message is not

assigned to one computer.

Solution

To avoid this problem you can:

±

Enable

UPnP

.

±

Assign a game or application to a local networking device

.

Internet

?

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UPnP

UPnP is a technology that enables seamless operation of a wide range of games and messaging applications.

Your computer will use UPnP to communicate to the Thomson Gateway which services are running on the

computer.

For example, when you start a UPnP-enabled application on your computer, it will automatically creat the

necessary port mappings to this computer.

For more information on UPnP, see

”4.1 UPnP” on page 26

.

Assign a game or application to a local networking device

If you assign a game or application to a local networking device, you will basically tell the Thomson Gateway

that if it receives requests for a specific game or application, it has to forward these messages to a specific

computer.

Proceed as follows to do so:

1

Browse to the

Thomson Gateway GUI

.

2

On the

Toolbox

menu, click

Game & Application Sharing

.

3

In the

Pick a task

list, click

Assign a game or application to a local network device

.

4

In the

Game or application

list, click the service you want to run on the computer. For example,

HTTP

Server (World Wide Web)

.

5

In the

Device

list, select the computer to which you want to assign the service. Your computer will be

listed with its computer name.

6

All incoming request for the selected service will now be directed to the selected device. The Thomson

Gateway automatically configures the firewall to allow this service.

If the service is not available in the list, click

Create a new game or application

in the

Pick a task

list. For more information, click

Help

on the

Thomson Gateway GUI

.

The computer must be connected to the network and up and running.

It may be advised to assign “

Always use the same address

” or to configure the computer with

a static IP!

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4.3

Dynamic DNS

Introduction

The dynamic DNS service allows you to assign a fixed DNS host name (for example john.dyndns.org) to a

broadband connection even if this connection is using a dynamically assigned IP address. As soon as the

device gets a new IP address, the dynamic DNS server updates its entry to the new IP address.

What you need

Before you can configure dynamic DNS, you first have to create an account at a dynamic DNS service

provider. For example:

±

www.dyndns.org

±

www.no-ip.com

±

www.dtdns.com

Procedure

Proceed as follows:

1

Browse to the

Thomson Gateway GUI

.

2

On the

Toolbox

menu, click

Dynamic DNS

.

3

On the

Location bar

, click

Configure

.

4

Select the

Enabled

check box.

5

Type the user name and password of your Dynamic DNS service account in the corresponding fields.

6

In the

Service

list, click the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider.

7

In the

Host

box, type the host name that you got from the Dynamic DNS service provider (for example

mywebpage.dyndns.org).

8

Click

Apply

.

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