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Adding New Devices to your Network
3.1
Adding a Computer to your Network
Guided Installation
If you configured your Thomson Gateway using the
Guided Installation
, use the same procedure on the
computer that you want to add.
At a specific point in the installation, the Setup wizard will inform you that the Thomson Gateway has already
been configured:
Select
No
and click
Next
to continue.
Manual Installation
You can also manually add a new computer to your local network:
±
Connecting a computer using Wireless
±
Connecting a computer using Ethernet
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3.1.1
Connecting a computer using Wireless
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 keys 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
“7.4 Reset to Factory Defaults” on page 79
.
Procedure
Proceed as follows:
1
Configure your computer with the same wireless settings as your Thomson Gateway. For more
information, consult the help of your wireless client.
2
If you enabled the access control list on the Thomson Gateway, you have to register your computer
before you can connect to the network. Access control is disabled by default.
For more information, see
“5.2 Access Control” on page 61
.
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3.1.2
Connecting a computer using Ethernet
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.
Procedure
Proceed as follows:
1
Connect one end of the (yellow) Ethernet cable to (one of the) yellow Ethernet port(s) of your Thomson
Gateway:
2
Connect the other end of the (yellow) Ethernet cable to your computer.
3
Your computer is now connected to your network. No additional configuration is needed.
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3.2
Adding a Phone to your Network
Introduction
Depending on your Thomson Gateway, you can connect one or two analogue phones or faxes to the
Thomson Gateway.
Procedure
Before you can make a phone call over the Internet, you must:
1
Connect your phone to the Thomson Gateway.
For more information, see
“3.2.1 Connecting Phones to the Thomson Gateway” on page 24
.
2
Configure the telephone services on your Thomson Gateway.
For more information, see
“3.2.2 Configuring your Thomson Gateway” on page 25
.
After the Installation
In
“4.2 Telephony Features” on page 39
, we will take a closer look at some telephony features.
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3.2.1
Connecting Phones to the Thomson Gateway
Procedure
Use a phone cable with RJ-11 connectors to:
1
Wire the green Thomson Gateway Phone port(s) to your phone(s) or fax.
2
If your Thomson Gateway has a black port labelled "PSTN", you must connect this port to the telephone
output of your DSL splitter to allow analogue phone calls with the same telephone set that you use for
VoIP calls.
If this is not the case, no additional connections are needed.
Emergency calls
If the device is not powered, the Thomson Gateway will automatically select the analogue signal (if
connected). So you still will be able to make emergency calls.
This is only required if you still want to make phone calls using the analogue telephone line.
Be aware that, if the PSTN port (if provided) is not wired to your telephone wall outlet or
distributed filter, emergency calls are not always possible!
As distributed filters are country-specific, you cannot use the device everywhere.

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