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1.3
Adding a New 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.
When the
Setup wizard
informs you that the Thomson Gateway has already been configured, select
No
and
click
Next
to continue.
Manual Installation
Setting up a wireless connections
For more information on how to setup a wireless connection to your Thomson Gateway, see
“3 Wireless
Access” on page 27
.
Setting up a wired connection
For more information on how to setup a wired connection (i.e. an Ethernet connection) to your Thomson
Gateway, see
“1.4 Connecting a Computer Using the Ethernet Cable” on page 14
.
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Connecting a Computer Using the Ethernet Cable
Requirements
±
Both your computer and Thomson Gateway must have a free Ethernet port.
±
Your computer must be configured to obtain an IP address automatically. This is the default setting.
Ethernet cable
In your package, you will find a cable with yellow connectors. This is the Ethernet cable.
Procedure
Proceed as follows:
1
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to one of the
yellow
Ethernet ports of your Thomson Gateway:
2
Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to your computer.
3
Your computer is now connected to your network. No additional configuration is needed.
You can not use the red
WAN
port for this. The
WAN
port can only be used to connect your
Thomson Gateway to an Internet gateway/modem.
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Thomson Gateway Basics
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Thomson Gateway Basics
In this chapter
Topic
Page
Thomson Gateway LED Behaviour
16
Thomson Gateway GUI
22
Backing Up/Restoring your Configuration
25
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Thomson Gateway LED Behaviour
Content
This chapter describes the behaviour of:
±
Status LEDs
±
WPS Button LED
±
Ethernet LEDs
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2.1.1
Status LEDs
Introduction
On the front panel of your Thomson Gateway, you can find a number of status LEDs, indicating the state of
the device.
Power LED
Ethernet LED
USB LED
Wireless LED
Colour
State
Description
Green
Solid on
Power on, normal operation
Red
Solid on
Power on, self-test failed, indicating device malfunction
Orange
Blinking
Bootloader active (during upgrade)
Off
Power off
Colour
State
Description
Green
Solid on
Ethernet connection, no activity
Blinking
Ethernet activity
Off
No Ethernet connection
Colour
State
Description
Green
Solid on
Device connected to the Thomson Gateway’s USB port
Off
No device connected to the Thomson Gateway’s USB port
Colour
State
Description
Green
Solid on
No wireless activity, WPA(2) encryption
Blinking
Wireless activity, WPA(2) encryption
Orange
Solid on
No wireless activity, WEP encryption
Blinking
Wireless activity, WEP encryption
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