Thomson TG585n-v2 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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5.2

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 were connected to the outside world.

Issue

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

computer he has 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.

Solution

To avoid this problem you must:

±

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 create the

necessary port mappings to this computer.

For more information on UPnP, see

“5.1 UPnP” on page 34

.

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 it’s computer name.

6

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

Gateway will also configure the its 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

.

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5.3

Dynamic DNS

Introduction

The Dynamic DNS service allows you to assign a dynamic DNS host name (for example

mywebpage.dyndns.org) to a broadband connection even if it is using a dynamic 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

Navigation bar

, click

Configure

.

4

Select the

Enabled

check box.

5

If necessary, select the broadband connection to which you want to assign the Dynamic DNS host name

in the Interface list.

6

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

7

In the

Service

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

8

In the

Host

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

mywebpage.dyndns.org).

9

Click

Apply

.

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Internet Security

6

Internet Security

Overview

The Thomson Gateway offers you various options to secure your network:

Topic

Page

Firewall

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Parental Control

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6.1

Firewall

Introduction

The Thomson Gateway comes with an integrated firewall. This firewall has a number of predefined levels to

allow you to adjusted the firewall to your needs.

The Firewall is disabled by default.

Changing the security level

Proceed as follows:

1

Browse to the

Thomson Gateway GUI

.

2

On the

Toolbox

menu, click

Firewall

.

3

The

Firewall

page appears. In the upper-right corner, click

Configure

.

4

A list with security settings with a brief description is displayed.

5

Select the security level of your choice and click

Apply

.

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