Thomson TG789vn Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

Page 36 / 96 Scroll up to view Page 31 - 35

E-DOC-CTC-20080527-0012 v1.0

28

3

Wireless Access

3.1

Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS

WPS

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) allows you to add new wireless clients to your network in a swift and easy way,

without the need to enter all your wireless settings (network name, wireless key, encryption type).

Requirements

±

Your wireless client must support WPS. Check the documentation of your wireless client for this.

±

Your Thomson Gateway must use WPA(2)-PSK encryption (default encryption) or no encryption. WPS

with WEP encryption is not possible.

Procedure

Proceed as follows:

1

Shortly press the WPS button on the Thomson Gateway:

2

The WPS button LED starts blinking orange. This indicates that the Thomson Gateway is now searching

for wireless clients that are in registration mode. You now have two minutes to start WPS on your

wireless client.

3

Start WPS on your wireless client.

The WPS button LED is solid green

This indicates that you have successfully registered your wireless client. You are now connected to the

Thomson Gateway network.

Page 37 / 96

E-DOC-CTC-20080527-0012 v1.0

29

3

Wireless Access

The WPS button LED is blinking red

This indicates that the Thomson Gateway could not find your wireless client. Make sure that the WPS button

LED is blinking orange when you start WPS on your wireless client.

Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble connecting your wireless client via WPS, try to configure it manually. For more

information, see

“3.2 Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS” on page 30

.

Page 38 / 96

E-DOC-CTC-20080527-0012 v1.0

30

3

Wireless Access

3.2

Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS

Before you start

Before you can connect a computer to your wireless network you need to know the wireless settings that are

currently used by the Thomson Gateway, i.e.:

±

The Network Name (SSID)

±

The wireless key

What Network Name (SSID) is my Thomson Gateway using?

If you did not change the SSID manually, your Thomson Gateway uses the Network Name that is printed on

the back panel label of your Thomson Gateway.

What wireless security is my Thomson Gateway using?

You have not yet configured your Thomson Gateway

In this case, no wireless key 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 wireless key on the

label on the back 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 GUI

on that computer.

2

On the

Home Network

menu, click

Wireless

.

3

In the upper-right corner, click

Details

.

4

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.

The last option is to reset your Thomson Gateway (all your changes will be lost!) and reconfigure it. For more

information, see

“9.6 Reset to Factory Defaults” on page 85

.

Procedure

Configure your computer with the same wireless settings as your Thomson Gateway. For more information,

consult the documentation of your wireless client.

Page 39 / 96

E-DOC-CTC-20080527-0012 v1.0

31

3

Wireless Access

3.3

Securing Your Wireless Connection

Introduction

By using encryption, you can protect the wireless communication between the wireless clients and your

Thomson Gateway with a wireless key. This way, only clients which use the correct Network Name (SSID)

and wireless key can connect to your network.

Encryption types

Over the years a number of encryption types have been developed. The list below gives you an overview of

the supported encryption types ordered by descending security level, you will find the highest level of

security at the top of the list:

±

WPA-PSK Encryption:

The wireless data is being encrypted with a user-defined key. Wireless clients must be configured with

this key before they can connect to the Thomson Gateway.

±

WEP Encryption:

The first encryption type used for wireless connections. Like WPA-PSK it uses a user-defined key, but WEP

has been proven to have some security issues.

We strongly recommend you to use WPA-PSK instead.

Which encryption type should I use?

We strongly recommend you to

WPA-PSK

.

Although the Thomson Gateway allows you to use WEP or no security, it is not recommended to use these

settings. Only use WEP if you have wireless clients that don’t support a higher encryption level.

Configuring the wireless encryption

Proceed as follows:

1

Open the

Thomson Gateway GUI

.

2

On the left menu, click

Home Network

.

3

Under

Wireless

, click your access point.

Your access point is listed in the following format: “WLAN:<Network Name> (<Actual Speed>)”. For

example,

WLAN: Thomson83C7C7 (54Mbps)

.

4

The

Wireless Access Point

page appears.

5

In the

Navigation bar

, click

Configure

.

6

Under

Security

, you can change the

Encryption

. If you want to use:

²

WPA-PSK encryption, continue with

“3.3.1 Configuring WPA-PSK Encryption” on page 32

.

²

WEP encryption, continue with

“3.3.2 Configuring WEP Encryption” on page 33

.

Page 40 / 96

E-DOC-CTC-20080527-0012 v1.0

32

3

Wireless Access

3.3.1

Configuring WPA-PSK Encryption

Procedure

Continuing from

“Configuring the wireless encryption” on page 31

:

1

Select

Use WPA-PSK Encryption

.

2

In the

WPA-PSK Encryption Key

box, type a the key of your choice. The key must be in one of the

following formats:

²

8 to 63 alphanumeric characters. For example: MyKey123

²

8 to 64 hexadecimal characters (characters from 0 to 9 and from A to F). For example: C54F48A5.

3

In the

WPA-PSK Version

list, click the WPA-version of your choice. Following options are available:

²

WPA2:

WPA2 is the most secure version, but not all wireless clients already support it. Before you select this

version, make sure all of your wireless clients support it.

²

WPA+WPA2

:

If not all of your wireless clients support WPA2 or you are not sure if they support WPA2, we

recommend you to choose WPA+WPA2. Wireless clients that support WPA2 will use WPA2, the

others will use WPA.

²

WPA

:

If none of your wireless clients support WPA2 choose this option.

4

Click

Apply

.

5

Configure your wireless client(s) with the same settings.

If you want to configure WPA2 on the built-in wireless utility of Windows XP Service Pack 2

(SP2), you first have to:

±

Upgrade your Windows XP to Service Pack 3.

- or -

±

Install the following update:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917021

.

Rate

Popular Thomson Models

Famous Router IPs

Famous Router Companies

Bookmark Our Site

Share