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5.1.1
Accessing Your Thomson Gateway with UPnP
Windows 7/Vista
If you computer runs Windows 7/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 GUI
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 GUI
appears.
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5.1.2
Managing your Internet connection with UPnP
Windows 7/Vista
If you computer runs Windows 7/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.
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 37
.
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5.1.3
Configuring UPnP on the Thomson Gateway
Introduction
On the
Thomson Gateway GUI
you can:
±
Enable/Disable UPnP
.
±
Enable/Disable
Extended Security
.
Enable/Disable UPnP
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
Thomson Gateway GUI
.
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 GUI
±
Address translation mappings can only be added or changed via UPnP for the host on which the UPnP
application is running.
Enable/Disable Extended Security
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
Thomson Gateway GUI
.
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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5.1.4
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
Next
to start the installation and follow the instructions in the
Windows Components Wizard
.
7
At the end of the procedure the wizard informs you that the installation was successful. Click
Finish
to
quit.
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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
Next
to start the installation and follow the instructions in the
Windows Components Wizard
.
7
At the end of the procedure, the wizard informs you that the installation was successful. Click
Finish
to
quit.
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