Thomson TG782T Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Accessing the shared content on Mac

Proceed as follows:

1

On the

Go

menu, click

Connect To Server

.

2

The

Connect To Server

window appears.

3

In the

Server Address

box, type

smb://<server name>

, where <server name> is the Server Name you

assigned to your USB storage device. So in our example we will type

smb://Thomson

.

4

The

SMB Mount

window appears.

Select the shared folder you want to mount and click

OK

.

5

The

SMB/CIFS Filesystem Authentication

window appears. You do not need to authenticate, click

OK

.

6

Your USB storage device is now mounted and is displayed on your desktop.

If you did not provide a server name, type

smb://192.168.1.253

.

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6.2

Using the UPnP AV Media Server

UPnP AV protocol

UPnP AV (AV stands for Audio and Video) is a protocol especially designed to share

media

files on your

local

network

.

UPnP AV network components

A UPnP AV network consists of the following components:

±

The

UPnP Server

is directly connected to your media files and makes them available on the network. In

your network the Thomson Gateway will fulfil this role.

±

The

UPnP client

is a software application or hardware device that allows you to play or view the media

files provided by your UPnP AV media server.

Setting up the UPnP AV server

Proceed as follows:

1

Browse to the

Thomson Gateway GUI

.

2

On the

Tools

menu, click

Content Sharing

.

3

In the

Navigation bar

, click

Configure

.

4

Under

UPnP AV Media Server

, click

Server Enabled

.

5

Click

Apply

.

Result

The Thomson Gateway lists all audio, video and picture files located on the connected USB storage device.

All UPnP AV clients that are connected to your network are now able to view this list and play or view items

from this list.

On your UPnP AV client, the Thomson Gateway’s UPnP AV media server will be listed as

THOMSON TGXXX

or

Thomson MediaGateway

. Below you can find a screenshot taken on a smartphone with a UPnP AV client.

Via this entry, you can browse to your media files.

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6.3

Using the FTP Server

Introduction

The Thomson Gateway allows you to access your shared content by FTP. This can be useful if you want to be

able to access your shared content from the Internet.

Via FTP you can

download or upload

all types of files both from your

local network and the Internet

.

Setting up the FTP server

Proceed as follows:

1

Protect your account with a password

.

2

Enable the FTP Server and select the managed partition

.

Protect your account with a password

If you did not yet configure your login to the

Thomson Gateway GUI

with a password:

1

Browse to the

Thomson Gateway GUI

.

2

On the

Toolbox

menu, click

User Management

.

3

In the

Pick a task

list, click

Change my password

.

4

Leave the

Old Password

box empty.

5

Type your new password both in the

New Password

box and

Confirm New Password

box.

Enable the FTP Server and select the managed partition

Proceed as follows:

1

Browse to the

Thomson Gateway GUI

.

2

On the

Tools

menu, click

Content Sharing

.

3

In the

Navigation bar

, click

Configure

.

4

Under

FTP Server

, click

Server Enabled

.

5

Under

List of connected disks

, click the radio button next to the partition that you want to access using

FTP.

6

The Thomson Gateway now creates a

Media

and

Shared

folder on the selected partition. The

Shared

folder will be used as root location for FTP sessions.

7

Click

Apply

.

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Result

The

Shared

folder and its subfolders are now accessible using FTP. The other folders are not accessible via

FTP.

If you are connected to the Internet, the link to the FTP server is displayed under FTP Server:

On the Thomson Gateway network, you can also access the FTP server using its local address (192.168.1.253).

Additional configuration

Because most service providers use dynamic IP addresses, the IP address of your Internet connection may

change frequently. This implies that the link to the FTP server will also change every time the public IP

changes. With

Dynamic DNS

, you can assign a host name to the IP address (for example

mygateway.dyndns.org

). For more information, see

“7.3 Dynamic DNS” on page 66

.

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6.4

Managing your Shared Content

Managed Partition

If you select your drive or partition as managed partition, users only have access to the following folders:

±

Media

±

Shared

All other folders will be hidden from the user. These hidden folders are still on the USB storage device, but

you can not access them. If you connected more than one USB storage device, those devices will also be

hidden.

Media folder

Use the

Media

folder to share your audio, video and picture files. This folder can only be accessed via the

following servers:

±

The Network File Server

For more information, see

“6.1 Using the Network File Server”

.

±

UPnP AV Media Server.

For more information, see

“6.2 Using the UPnP AV Media Server”

.

Shared folder

The

Shared

folder is a folder to share files both on the

local network and the Internet

. This folder can only be

accessed via the following server:

±

The Network File Server

For more information, see

“6.1 Using the Network File Server”

.

±

FTP Server

For more information, see

“6.3 Using the FTP Server”

.

Ummanaged vs managed

The following table compares the two modes:

If your partition is managed, the UPnP AV server will only use the media files that are located in

the

Media

folder.

The FTP Server can only be used with a managed partition.

Access via

Accessible folders

Unmanaged

Managed

Network File Server

All

Media

and

Shared

folder.

UPnP AV Media Server

All

Media

folder.

FTP Server

Not available in this mode.

Shared

folder.

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