Thomson TG585n Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Adding a New Computer to your Network

3.1

Connecting a Computer Using the Ethernet Cable

Requirements

±

Your computer must have a free Ethernet port.

±

Your computer 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 port(s) of your Thomson Gateway:

2

Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to your computer.

3

Your computer is now connected to your network. No additional configuration is needed.

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Wireless

4

Wireless

Introduction

With the built-in wireless access point you are no longer bound by cables to connect to the Internet.

What you need to set up a wireless network

To set up a wireless network, you need following components

±

A

Wireless Access Point

±

A

Wireless client

Wireless Access Point

You can consider the wireless access point as the heart of your wireless network. The wireless access point:

±

Connects the different wireless devices with each other.

±

Secures the data sent over wireless connection.

The Thomson Gateway comes with an integrated wireless access point. The only thing you need is a wireless

client.

Wireless client

The wireless client allows you to connect a device, typically a computer, to a wireless access point. Both built-

in and external (for example via USB) are available.

Check the documentation of your computer if you are not sure if your computer is equipped with a wireless

client

Configuring your wireless clients

Before you can start surfing the internet with a wireless connection, you must first connect your wireless

client to your wireless access point: the Thomson Gateway.

For more information, see

“4.1 Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS” on page 22

and

“4.2 Connecting

Your Wireless Client without WPS” on page 24

.

Secure your wireless connection!

Because you no longer need a physical connection, everyone who is within the range of your Thomson

Gateway can access your network. This means that your neighbour can easily use your connection without

you knowing it or that hackers can use your connection to hack into other computers.

You can easily prevent this by securing your wireless connection. For more information, see

“4.3 Securing

Your Wireless Connection” on page 25

.

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4.1

Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS

WPS

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) allows you to add new wireless clients to your network in a swift and easy way,

without the need to enter all of your wireless settings (SSID, encryption,...).

Requirements

±

Your wireless client must supports WPS. Check the documentation of your wireless client for this.

±

Your Thomson Gateway must use WPA(2)-PSK encryption (default encryption) or no encryption. WPS

with WEP encryption is not possible.

Procedure

Proceed as follows:

1

Shortly press the WPS button on the Thomson Gateway:

2

The WPS button LED starts blinking orange. This indicates that the Thomson Gateway is now searching

for wireless clients that are in registration mode. You now have two minutes to start WPS on your

wireless client.

3

Start WPS on your wireless client.

The WPS button LED is solid green

This indicates that you have successfully registered your wireless client. You are now connected to the

Thomson Gateway network.

The WPS button LED is blinking red

This indicates that the Thomson Gateway could not find your wireless client.

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Wireless

Make sure that the WLAN LED is blinking amber when you start WPS on your wireless client. If you still have

trouble connecting to the Thomson Gateway, try connecting your wireless client without WPS. For more

information, see

“4.2 Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS” on page 24

.

Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble connecting your wireless client via WPS, try to configure it manually. For more

information, see

“4.2 Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS” on page 24

.

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4.2

Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS

Before you start

Before you can connect a computer to your wireless network you need to know which Network Name (SSID)

and encryption your Thomson Gateway is using.

Where can I find the SSID?

If you did not change the SSID manually, your Thomson Gateway uses the SSID that is printed on the bottom

panel label of your Thomson Gateway.

Where can I find the encryption?

You have not yet configured your Thomson Gateway

In this case, no encryption is used.

You have already configured your Thomson Gateway using the Guided Installation

If you choose to use the wireless settings proposed by the Setup wizard, you can find the encryption key/

passphrase on the label on the bottom of your Thomson Gateway.

Forgot your wireless settings?

If you have changed the wireless settings manually and you can’t remember your settings, try one of the

following:

If one of your computers is already connected to your network:

1

Browse to the

Thomson Gateway Web Interface

on a computer that is already connected to your network.

2

On the

Home Network

menu, click

Wireless

.

3

In the upper-right corner, click

Details

.

4

The wireless Access Point page appears. Under:

²

Configuration

, you can find the network name (SSID).

²

Security

, you can find the encryption.

If none of your computers is connected to your network, connect a computer using a wired connection and

follow the procedure above to find out what your wireless settings are.

Another option is to reset your Thomson Gateway and reconfigure it all over again. For more information,

see

“7.3 Reset to Factory Defaults” on page 54

.

Procedure

Configure your computer with the same wireless settings as your Thomson Gateway. For more information,

consult the help of your wireless client.

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