Thomson TG585n Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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5.1

Universal Plug and Play

Introduction

UPnP is designed to automate the installation and configuration of a (small) network as much as possible.

This means that UPnP-capable devices can join and leave a network without any effort of a network

administrator.

Supported Operating Systems

Following operating systems support UPnP:

±

Windows Vista

±

Windows XP

UPnP and the Thomson Gateway

With UPnP you can:

±

Access the

Thomson Gateway Web Interface

without having to open the

Thomson Gateway Web

Interface

. For more information, see

Accessing Your Thomson Gateway with UPnP

.

±

Connect/disconnect without having to open the

Thomson Gateway Web Interface

.

For more information, see

Managing your Internet connection with UPnP

.

±

Automatic port configuration for UPnP-enabled games and applications. You do not have to create port to

run services on a computer. If the application is UPnP-enabled, UPnP will create these entries

automatically. For more information, see

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

.

If your computer is running Windows XP, you first have to install the UPnP component. For more

information, see

“5.1.4 Installing UPnP on Windows XP” on page 35

.

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5.1.1

Accessing Your Thomson Gateway with UPnP

Windows Vista

If you computer runs Windows Vista:

1

On the Windows

Start

menu, click

Network

.

2

The

Network

window appears:

3

Right-click your Thomson Gateway (displayed as THOMSON TGXXX) and click

View device web page

.

4

The

Thomson Gateway Web Interface

appears.

Windows XP

If you computer runs Windows XP:

1

Go to

My Network Places

.

2

The

My Network Places

window appears:

3

Double-click your Thomson Gateway (displayed as THOMSON TGXXX).

4

The

Thomson Gateway Web Interface

appears.

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5.1.2

Managing your Internet connection with UPnP

Windows Vista

If you computer runs Windows Vista:

1

On the Windows

Start

menu, click

Network

.

2

The

Network

window appears:

3

Right-click your Thomson Gateway (displayed as THOMSON TGXXX).

4

If you are currently:

²

Connected to the Internet, click

Disable

to disconnect from the Internet.

²

Not connected to the Internet, click

Enable

to connect to the Internet.

Windows XP

Proceed as follows:

1

On the Windows

Start

menu, click

(Settings >) Control Panel

.

2

The

Control Panel

window appears.

Click

(Network and Internet Connections) > Internet Connections

.

3

The

Network Connections

window appears;

4

If you right-click the

Internet Connection

icon, you can connect/disconnect your connection to the

Internet.

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Disabling this feature

To prevent that users can connect/disconnect you can enable Extended Security. For more information, see

“5.1.3 Configuring UPnP on the Thomson Gateway” on page 34

.

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5.1.3

Configuring UPnP on the Thomson Gateway

Introduction

On the

Thomson Gateway Web Interface

you can:

±

Enable/Disable UPnP

±

Extended Security

Enable/Disable UPnP

Proceed as follows:

1

Browse to the

Thomson Gateway Web Interface

.

2

On the

Toolbox

menu, click

Game & Application Sharing

.

3

Under

Universal Plug and Play

:

²

Select the

Use UPnP

check box, to enable UPnP.

²

Clear the

Use UPnP

check box, to disable UPnP.

4

Click

Apply

.

Extended Security

If Extended Security is enabled only limited UPnP operation between the host and the Thomson Gateway is

allowed:

±

A local host is not allowed to connect/disconnect the Thomson Gateway Internet connection. You can

then only connect/disconnect the Internet connection via the

Thomson Gateway Web Interface

±

Address translation mappings can only be added or changed via UPnP for the host on which the UPnP

application is running.

Enabling Extended Security

Proceed as follows:

1

Browse to the

Thomson Gateway Web Interface

.

2

On the

Toolbox

menu, click

Game & Application Sharing

.

3

Under

Universal Plug and Play

, select

Use Extended Security

.

4

Click

Apply

.

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