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    SpeedT ouch™580 Wireless Multi-User ADSL Gateway Setup and User’ s Guide Release R1.0 (R4.2.7)[...]

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    SpeedT ouch™ 580 Setup and User’ s Guide Release R1.0 (R4.2.7)[...]

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    Status v3.0 Reference E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 Shor t Title Setup and User's Guide ST580(i) R1 .0 (R4.2.7) (en) Copyright © 2004 THOMSON. All r ights reserved. Passing on, and copyi ng of this document, use and communication of its contents is not perm itte d without written authorization from THOMSON. The content of this document is furnished[...]

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    E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 3 Contents 1 SpeedTouch™ Installati on ........................ .................... 5 1.1 Getting Acquainted with the SpeedTouch™ ............................. ....................... 6 1.2 Setting Up the SpeedTouch™ ......................... .......................................... ......... 9 2 SpeedTouch™ [...]

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    E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 4 4.2 Connect to the Internet via a Host PPPoE Dial-in Client ............................. 41 4.2.1 Using an MS Windows XP BroadBand Con nection ................. ................... .............. ............. 42 4.2.2 Using the Mac OS X PPPoE Di al-in Client ............ ............. ............ ............. ....[...]

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    1 SpeedTouch™ Installation E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 5 1 SpeedT ouch™ Installation Introduction Thank you for pur chasing a SpeedT ouch™ Wireless Multi-User ADSL Gatewa y! With the SpeedT ouch™580 Wir eless Multi-User ADSL Gatewa y two cutting-edge technologies are combined: ADSL and Wir eless LAN (WLAN). With this answer to the incr eas[...]

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    1 SpeedTouch™ Installation E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 6 1.1 Getting Acquainted with the SpeedT ouch™ Introducing the SpeedT ouch™ P r io r t o p ro c e ed i n g , p le a s e m a ke su r e t o re ad first the SpeedT ouch™ Qu ick Installation Guide. It provides important package content and safety information. Check whether all items are pr[...]

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    1 SpeedTouch™ Installation E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 7 Back panel layout The following connectors are a vailable on th e SpeedT ouc h™580: a four por t 10/ 100Base-T Half-/Full-duplex au to-sensing MDI/MDI-X Ethernet switch, a USB port and a DSL line port . WLAN Green Flashing Wir eless activity , security le v el 2 On No Wireless activity A[...]

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    1 SpeedTouch™ Installation E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 8 Ethernet port LEDs Each of the y ellow mark ed Ethernet por ts on the rear panel has one LED ( B ) to indicate the connection integrity (activity). Depending on the SpeedT ouch™ product y ou are using, a second LED ( A ) may be pr ovided to indicate the 10/10 0Base-T selection: Indicator[...]

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    1 SpeedTouch™ Installation E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 9 1.2 Setting Up the SpeedT ouch™ W all mounting assembly The SpeedT ouch™580 can be mounted on a wall using the two mounting brackets at the bottom or can setup in an upright posi tion using a stand or the standard desktop 'mount'. For more in f ormation please see “7.1 Spee[...]

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    1 SpeedTouch™ Installation E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 10 ADSL ser vice The appr opriate DSL ser vice must be a vailable at your pr emises: • ADSL ser vice must be enabled on your telephone line. • If both telephone and ADSL ser vice ar e simultaneousl y a vailable from the same copper pair , you will need a central spli tter or distributed [...]

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    2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 11 2 SpeedT ouch™ Local Networking Setup Introduction The SpeedT ouch™ offers thr ee local netw orking solutions: • Wir ed Etherne t • Wireless Ethernet • USB (1.1) By introducing the SpeedT ouch™ into your local network, local hosts using one of the solutions above ar [...]

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    2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 12 2.1 Ethernet Connection Setup Local network The SpeedT ouch™ Ethernet por ts on the ba ck panel allow y ou to connect the Speed- T ou ch™ to an existing 10 or 100Base-T Ethernet network or one (or more) computer(s) with installed Ethernet car d. Using the SpeedT ouch™ Ethe[...]

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    2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 13 2.2 USB Connection Setup for Microsoft Windows Suppor ted Operating Systems Installing and using th e SpeedT ouch™ USB co nnection is supported by Microsoft f or following Micr osoft Operating Systems: • MS Windo ws 98SE • MS Windows Millennium • MS Windo ws 2000 • MS [...]

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    2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 14 4 Th e W in dow s Fou nd New Ha rdw are Wi za rd a pp ea rs : This wizard will guide you thr ough the installation procedur e of the USB drivers. Click Next to continue. 5 The followi ng window allo ws you to select locations wher e it should search for drivers: Insert th e Spee[...]

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    2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 15 Ve r i f y i n g U S B connectivity The SpeedT ouch™ US B connection is repr esented as a local network interface. Y ou can easily check this interface by openin g the Netw ork Connections window fr om Windows’ Contr ol Panel: Connecting to the Internet T o contin ue with pr[...]

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    2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 16 2.3 Wireless Connection Setup Introduction The SpeedT ouch™580 featur es a Wir e less LAN Access P oint (AP) which beha ves as a networking hub allo wing to wir elessly inter connect sev eral devices to the local (W)LAN and pro vide - via the SpeedT ouch™ DSL router - access[...]

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    2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 17 Antennas The SpeedT ouch™580 features tw o antennas: one internal and one ex ternal. For trans- mission of data, the external antenna is a l wa ys used; wher eas for r eception of data, the SpeedT ou ch™580 automatically selects the antenna which r eceives the optimal signal[...]

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    2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 18 Level 2 This le vel uses Wi-Fi Pr otected Access (WP A) to prov ide state of the art security . This also means that only recent wir eless clients will ha ve implemented WP A, and that older wire less clients (without WP A) will not in ter operate with the SpeedT ou ch™580 at [...]

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    2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 19 2.3.1 First-time Wireless Client Association Initial SpeedT ouch™ wireless configuration When the SpeedT ouch™ lea v es the factory and after e ve r y Reset-to-Defaults (See “7.3 SpeedT ouch™ Default Configuration” on page 95 for m ore in forma tion ), t he SpeedT ouch[...]

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    2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 20 First-time association example Below an example is pr ovided, showing ho w the SpeedT ouch™ wirel ess network is presented towar ds an MS Windows XP system: When you click the netw ork icon, the following window appears: Select Allo w me to connect to the selected wireless net[...]

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    2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 21 2.3.2 Connecting Wireless Clients Before you connect other wireless clients In case the SpeedT ouch™ has not b een configur ed before (the SpeedT ouch™ is still in its default configuration), it is recommende d to pr oceed first with the configuration setup procedur es as de[...]

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    2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 22 Registering wireless clients In case New stations are allo wed (via registration) is enabled, you can r egister new wir eless network clients as f ollows: 1 Push the fr ont panel button on the SpeedT ouch™ for 2 seconds or click Register on the SpeedT ouch™ Wireless web page[...]

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    3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 23 3 SpeedT ouch™ Configuration Setup Internet connectivity Some configuration ma y b e r e quir ed to prepare the SpeedT ouch™ for Internet connec- tivity . Befor e setting up the SpeedT ouch™ for Inte rnet connec tivity , make sur e that the SpeedT ou ch™ is prepar ed as des[...]

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    3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 24 3.1 Microsoft Windows SpeedT ouch™ Configuration Setup Suppor ted MS Win do ws OS s One of the following MS Windows OSs must be installed on your PC(s): • MS Windo ws 98SE • MS Windows ME • MS Windows NT4.0 SP6 • MS Windo ws 2000 • MS Windows XP Y ou ma y need the MS Wi[...]

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    3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 25 Detection of the SpeedT ouch™ Pro ceed as follows: 1 Insert the SpeedT ouch™ Setup CD-R OM in your PC's CD-R OM driv e. The SpeedT ouch™ CD Browser will start automatically . Note If the SpeedT ouch™ CD Browser window does not appear automati- cally , open a Run window[...]

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    3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 26 4 The Initial Setup window appears: Click Setup m y SpeedT ouch™ to star t the SpeedT ouch™ Se tup wizard. 5 The W elcome to the SpeedT ouch™ Setup Wizard window appear s: Click Next . 6 The Software License Agreement window a ppears: Y ou must accept before continuing. Click[...]

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    3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 27 7 The SpeedT ouch™ Setup Wizard will sear ch for the SpeedT ouch™ on the net- work. The following window sho ws the detection progr ess: 8 The SpeedT ouch™ Setup Wizard should fi nd y our SpeedT ouch™ device on the local netw ork. This is indicated by t he followi ng window[...]

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    3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 28 Configuration of the SpeedT ouch™ (and PC) Pro ceed as follows: 1 As soon as the Speed T ouch™ Setup wizar d has detected y our SpeedT ouch™ device, you can pr oceed with the configuration procedur e . Note If the SpeedT ouch™ h as been configured bef ore: • It ma y be p [...]

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    3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 29 5 As soon as the SpeedT ouch™ Setup wiza rd completed the update of the Speed- T ou ch™ configuration and reconfigur ed yo ur PC , following window will appear : Click Finish to close the wizard. Note Due to the reconfiguration the Sp eedT ouch™’ s IP configuration or wirel[...]

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    3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 30 Additional configuration Some additional configuration ma y be needed: • MS Windows IP configuration Most Service profiles will enable the SpeedT ouch™ DHCP server . Since by defaul t a PC’ s Ethernet interface is configured for obtaining its IP configuration dynami- cally (D[...]

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    3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 31 3.2 Operating System Independent SpeedT ouch™ Configuration Setup Suppor ted Systems As the SpeedT ouch™ is OS-indep endent, this configuration setup can be used fr om any computer system. Prerequisites Mak e sure that: • The SpeedT ouch™ device is corr ectly se t up and tu[...]

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    3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 32 Configuration of the SpeedT ouch™ Pro ceed as follows: 1 Open a web br owser and br owse to the SpeedT ouch™ web pages at http://10.0.0.138 . See “5 SpeedT ouch™ W eb Interface” on page 49 for more information. Note If you can not access the SpeedT ouch™ web pages, it i[...]

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    3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 33 5 Easy Setup will update the SpeedT ouch™ configuration according to the Service profile. Y ou can follow the configur ation progr ess in fol lowing window: 6 As soon as Easy Setup completed the up date of the SpeedT ouch™ configuration, following window will appear : Click Fin[...]

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    3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 34[...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 35 4 SpeedT ouch™ Internet Connectivity Introduction This chapter provides inf ormation on how to configure y our S peedT ouch™ according to your pr efer ences and how to access the Internet. Access methods As soon as the SpeedT ouch™ and your comput ers hav e been configured [...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 36 4.1 Internet Connections via SpeedT ouch™’ s Embedded PPP Dial-in Client Introduction The SpeedT ouch™ suppor ts both most popular con nection methods: PPP ov er A TM (PPP oA) and PPP ov er Ethernet (PPP oE). The connection method depends on the ser vic e pr ofile y ou sele[...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 37 4.1.1 Using the MS Windows XP Internet Gateway Device Control Agent Introduction MS Windows XP users can easily establish PPP sessions, without the need of first bro w sing to the SpeedT ouch™ web pages, due to MS Win dows XP’ s Internet Gatewa y Device Disco very and Control[...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 38 The connected Internet Gateway As long as the SpeedT ouch™’ s embedded PPP dial -in client is connected, you ar e able to ov er view the connection status and some counters by double-clicking the Int ernet Connection icon in your PC’ s Network Connections windo w: More deta[...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 39 4.1.2 Using the SpeedT ouch™ W eb Pages Introduction As the SpeedT ouch™ web pages are controllab le fr om any Operating System with a n installed web br owser , the method to esta blish PPP sessions described below can be used by any computer system. Star ting an Internet se[...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 40 During the Internet session Y ou are able to ov er view and monitor your In ternet connectivity as long as the session is running via: • The SpeedT ouch™ System Information page See “ System Information” on page 53 . • The SpeedT ouch™ Diag nostics page See “ Diagno[...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 41 4.2 Connect to the Internet via a Host PPPoE Dial- in Client Introduction This section explains how you can connect to the Internet usin g a Br oadba nd PPP oE dial-in application. The PPP ov er Ethernet connection scenario pro vides PPP-lik e dial-in beha vior over the virtual E[...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 42 4.2.1 Using an MS Windows XP BroadBand Connection Configuring a broadband connection Pro ceed as follows: 1 On the Start menu, click (Settings >) Control P anel . 2 The Contro l P anel window a ppears. Go to (Network and Internet Connec- tions >) Network Connections . 3 In [...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 43 6 In the next window , select Connect using a br oadband connection that requir es a user name and passw ord : Click Next to continue. 7 In the next window , give a name to th e connection you ar e creating, e. g. MyISP: 8 In the next window , select whether the conn ection is a [...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 44 10 At the end of the configuration the following window a p pears: Click Finish to complete the configuration. The Connect MyISP window (see below) appears. Star ting a broadband Internet session Pro ceed as follows: 1 On the Start menu, point Connect T o and click the name of th[...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 45 T erminating a broadband Internet session Pro ceed as follows: 1 On the Start menu, point Connect T o and click the name of the connection you ’ve cre a te d e .g . My IS P . Note If y ou ar e using the Classic Start menu go to Start > Settings > Network (and Dial-up) con[...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 46 4.2.2 Using the Mac OS X PPPoE Dial-in Client Configuring a broadband connection Pro ceed as follows: 1 On the Apple menu, click System Pref erences . 2 The System Prefer ences window appears. Click the Network icon. 3 The Network window appears. Mak e s ur e Built-in Ethernet is[...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 47 Star ting a broadband Internet session Pro ceed as follows: 1 Click the Internet Connect dockling. Note If the Internet Connect dockling is not a vailable , go to the Applica- tions folder on the system st artup disk and double-click Internet Connect . 2 The following window appe[...]

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    4 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 48[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 49 5 SpeedT ouch™ W eb Inter face Introduction The SpeedT ouch™ comes with integr ated configuration w eb pages. It allows you to configure y our S peedT ouch™ s imply by using a web bro w ser fr om an y local computer connected to the SpeedT ouch™. In most cases the SpeedT ouch™[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 50 Access to the SpeedT ouch™ web interface via UPnP™ If your computer is UPnP™ enabled you can access the pages as follows: 1 Click (Settings >) Contr ol Panel on the Start menu to open the Contr ol Pa n el . 2 Go to Network and Internet Connections > My Network Places . Note I[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 51 T opic menu and links On the left of each of the SpeedT ouch™ we b pages a topics menu is pr ovided. This menu na vigates you via links through all co nfigurational aspects of the SpeedT ouch™. For y o ur con venience the links are sorted in two dr op-down topics menus: Basic and Ad[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 52 Save all The Sav e All link on the menu allows y ou to sa ve the SpeedT ouch™ settings. It is advised to back-up your sa ved configurat ion on a regular basis. This can be done via the System link in the Advanced menu. Help T he Help link in the topics menu header allows you to br owse[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 53 5.1 Basic T ask Links System Information T he System Information page is the SpeedT ouch™ home page . It consists of four sections: • Select Diagnostics to vie w the resul ts of the Sy stem Self T est, LAN connectivity and DSL synchronization test: • Select Ser vice Info to vie w [...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 54 • Select System to view some important system information of the Sp eedT ouch™: The System ta ble lists: • The SpeedT ouch™ Product Name . • The unique Medium Access Control (M A C) addr ess of your SpeedT ouch™. This MA C addr ess can be used to identify your SpeedT ouch™.[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 55 Wirel ess The SpeedT ouch™ Wire less page offers thr ee tabs to configure the SpeedT ouch™5 80 wire less module: • Access point settings T o configur e the basic settings of the SpeedT ouch™580 wireless access point. • Security T o ov er view and contr ol the security sett ing[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 56 • Rate shows the current modulation rate in which the SpeedT ouch™580 is curr ently operating. Note T ak e into consideration that if the distance between the Speed- T ou ch™580 and the client increases the thr ough put for this client decreases. In general walls, closets and big m[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 57 • Select Framebursting to enhance the performance of wireless netw orks by impro ving the efficiency between the clie nt and the wireless access point if you ha ve mainly downstr eam traffic i.e. from the SpeedT ouch™580. If selected, it becomes activ e after y ou click Apply . If c[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 58 Security Select Security to: • Choose and configure a security le vel: By default all security is disabled. Select the desired security configuration (WEP or WP A-PSK) to enh ance y our security level: T o enable lev e l 1 - WEP 1 Select the entr y Security Le v el 1 WEP which allows y[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 59 T o enable lev el 2 - WP A-PSK 1 Select the entr y Security lev el 2 - W P A-PSK which allows y ou to pr o- ceed with the f ollowi ng window: 2 Define your passphrase. Note The passp hrase must consist of 8 to 64 ASCII characters. 3 Select an encr yption method. Note TKIP is the encr yp[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 60 T o disable an y security (No security) 1 Select the entr y Security le vel 0 which allows y ou to proceed wi th the fol- lowing windo w: 2 Click Apply to a pply y our changes. Note The colour of the WLAN LED will change to red. 3 Reconfigure y our wireless client(s ) to use the changed [...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 61 T o change the A CL Access mode, select the desired A CL Access mode from the dr opdownlist and click apply . By default ne w clients with the cor r ect wir eless settings (Netw ork Name and, if requir ed, Network k ey) are automaticall y all ow ed to associate to the Speed- T ou ch™5[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 62 T o manuall y add a new station which can be done at any time. Pr oceed as follows: 1 Click New . 2 The following table is sh own: 3 Add an intuitiv e name for the wireless cli ent. 4 Add the wir eless client’ s physic al hardwar e addr ess (MA C addr ess). 5 Whether the wireless clien[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 63 Associated stations Select Associated Stations to view all wireless stations that are curr en tly associated to the SpeedT ouch™580 access point: T o add an associated station to the A CL: 1 Select the entr y you want to exp licitly add to the A CL. Associated st ations that are not p[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 64 System Log Click this li nk to view the System Lo g page . This page allows you to view the activity on the Sp eedT ouch™ since pow er on: System log messages are used to pr ovide a historical o verview of ev ents, err ors, and messages generated during SpeedT ouch™ 580 operation. Th[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 65 5.2 Advanced T opics Menu Links Diagnostics The Diagnostics page consists of three expandable sections: • Expand the System section to view some impor tant system information: • Expand the LAN section to vie w the LAN co nfigurati on:[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 66 • Expand subsequently the Wa n , DSL and Connections sections to view the curr ent DSL state and connection information: Click to perform an IP connectivity test.[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 67 Easy Setup Click this link to start the SpeedT ouch™ Easy Setup wizar d. See “3.2 Operating System Indepe ndent SpeedT ouch™ Configuration Setup” on page 31 for more i nform ati on. IP Addresses T he IP Addresses p a g e a l l o w s yo u t o v i e w o r a d d / d e l e t e s p e[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 68 NAPT T he Netw ork Address and P or t T ranslation (NAPT) page allows y ou to: • View or ad d/delete specific static NAPT entries : T o add static NAPT entries pr oceed as follows: 1 Click New . 2 Specify the ou tside address and inside address for the en try a s w ell as the protocol [...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 69 • Define a Default Server : By specifying a default ser v er IP addr ess (e .g. 10.0.0.154 as shown above), all incoming connections that don’ t match a specifically configured static NAPT entry will be forwarded to the device with this IP address. This setting shou ld be adequate f[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 70 DHCP T he Dynamic Host Configur ation Pr otocol (DHCP) page allows you to: • Click The DHCP Ser ver tab to access the DHCP server pages. • Select Ser ver Config to enable/disable the SpeedT ouch™ (Auto)DHCP ser v er : Depending on the DHCP ser ver status, following Status message c[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 71 Under Pr operties, you ar e able to select: • DHCP ser ver Enables the SpeedT ouch™ DHCP ser ver . If it was not running, it will be enabled immediately . • Auto DHCP The SpeedT ouch™ will not start its DHCP server immediatel y , but will first probe the netw ork for a possible [...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 72 • Click the DHCP Rela y tab to view the DHCP rela y pages. The DHCP rela y agent allows y ou to use DHCP clients and DHCP ser vers a vailable on differ ent networks. • Select Rela y Config to view the current SpeedT ouch™ DHCP rela y status: Via this table you can also manually add[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 73 DNS T he Dynamic Name Syst em (DNS) page allows you to: • View the curr ent SpeedT ouch™ DNS ser ver hostname leases: Via this table you can also ad d static DNS hostname entries. This ma y be useful for de vices which do not suppor t DNS, e.g. a printer . By adding a name for y our[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 74 • Back up the curr ent SpeedT ouch™ conf iguration, restore the SpeedT ouch™ default configuration, or upload a backup configuration file: • T o backup the cu rr en t configuration click Backup and follo w the instruc- tions. • T o r estore the SpeedT ouch™ defaults: 1 Click [...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web In terface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 75 Enter User id and Pas swo rd (maximum 16 characters) of y our choice and r e-enter your pass w ord in the appr opriate field. Click Ap ply to a pply the System passw ord and Sa ve all to sa ve your changes to persistent memor y . Note As long as no system password is supplied, a warning[...]

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    5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 76[...]

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    6 SpeedTouch™ NAPT Manager E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 77 6 SpeedT ouch™ NAPT Manager Introduction The SpeedT ouch™ Network Address P o rt T ran slation (NAPT) Manager is designed to simplify the configuration of the SpeedT ouch ™ NAPT engine . Rather than defining the requir ed NAPT entries for a cer tain application and adding them via t[...]

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    6 SpeedTouch™ NAPT Manager E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 78 3 The SpeedT ouch™ CD Bro wser menu appea rs: Click Configuration . 4 The following window appears: Click Configure NAPT Settings . 5 The NAPT Manager window appears: Click Next .[...]

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    6 SpeedTouch™ NAPT Manager E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 79 6 The Software License Agreement appea rs: Y ou must accept before continuing. Click Ye s to accept. Note If you accepted this Softwar e Lice nse Agreement in a pre vious session of NAPT Manager , this window will not be shown an ymore. 7 NAPT Manager will search for the SpeedT ouch™ on[...]

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    6 SpeedTouch™ NAPT Manager E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 80 Configuration of the SpeedT ouch™ Pro ceed as follows: 1 As soon as the NAPT Manager has detected your SpeedT ouch™ device you can proceed with the configuration pr ocedure. Note The SpeedT ouch™ ma y be protected b y a system password. Y ou must pro vide user name and system passwo[...]

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    6 SpeedTouch™ NAPT Manager E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 81 • Manually ad d a static NAPT entries: Click the Advanced tab. Select a pr otocol in the Protocol list and enter Po r t and H ost IP addr ess in the appr opriate fields. By default, the IP addr ess of the PC fr om which you ar e running the NAPT Manager will be taken as host IP addr ess[...]

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    6 SpeedTouch™ NAPT Manager E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 82 6 As soon as the NAPT Manager complete d the update of the SpeedT ouch™ NAPT configuration, following window wi ll appear : Click Finish to close the NAPT Manager . Note The NAPT manager allows y ou to de lete or modify configured NAPT mappings via the same procedur e .[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 83 7 Suppor t In this chapter This chapter contains t he following topics: To p i c P a g e SpeedT ouch™ W all Mount 84 SpeedT ouch™ System Softwar e Upgrade 85 SpeedT ouch™ Default Configurat ion 95 UPnP™ on Windows XP Systems 96 T r oublesh ooting 98[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 84 7.1 SpeedT ouch™ W all Mount W all mount The SpeedT ouch™580 can be wall-mounted by using tw o screws and the molded mounting bracke ts on the bottom of the SpeedT ouch ™580. Y ou must provide the scre ws. T o mount the SpeedT ouch™580 on a wall or other ver tical surface: 1 Drill 2 holes in the wal[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 85 7.2 SpeedT ouch™ System Software Upgrade Introduction This chapter describes how to upgrade the Sp eedT ouch™ system s oftwar e. System software updates (all OSs) For checking the a vailability of ne w system software v ersion packages: • Click the link, available on the SpeedT ouch™ CD Bro wser . ?[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 86 7.2.1 Upgrade via the SpeedT ouch™ Upgrade Wiza rd Introduction The procedur es described in this section are valid only in case: • Y ou run a MS Windows Operating System or Mac OS X. • Y our SpeedT ouch™ and computer are pr operly connected: • Through Ethernet or USB in case you run an MS Windows[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 87 3 The SpeedT ouch™ CD Bro wser menu appea rs: Click Diagnostics & Maintenance . 4 The following window appears: Click Upgrade My SpeedT ouch™ . See “ Upgrade procedur e” on page 89 to continue.[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 88 On Mac OS X Proceed as f ollows: 1 Insert the SpeedT ouch™ Setup CD-R OM in your PC's CD-R OM driv e. 2 Open the CD-R OM and bro wse to the osx fold er . 3 In the osx folder double-click upgradeST .pkg to install the SpeedT ouch™ Upgrade application. Note The install ation wizard ma y prompt y ou f[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 89 Upgrade procedure 1 The W elcome to the SpeedT ouch™ Upgrade Wizard window appears: Click Ne xt . 2 The SpeedT ouch™ Software License Agr eement window a ppears: Y ou must accept before continuing. Click Ye s to accept. Note If you accepted this License Agreement in a previous upgrade , this window will[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 90 4 The SpeedT ouch™ Setup Wizard should fi nd y our SpeedT ouch™ device on the local netw ork. This is indicated by t he followi ng window: If mor e than one device is f ound, a list of a vailable devic es will be pro vided. If this is the case , select y o ur SpeedT ouch™ device (SpeedT ouch™580) an[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 91 8 The following window allows you to ov er view y our selection: Click Next to continue. 9 Y ou can follow the upgrade pr ogress in follow ing window: 10 After upgrading the SpeedT ouch™, a final window a ppears to announce that the upgrade has been successful Click Finish to close the wizard.[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 92 System software downgrade Via the identical procedur e it is also possi ble - although not recommended - to down- grade the SpeedT ouch™ by uploading an ol der system software than the curr ent running version. How ev er , be a ware that functionality added by pr evious upgrades may be lost, that system p[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 93 7.2.2 Manual System Software Management via BOOTP Ser ver SpeedT ouch ™ system software management The SpeedT ouch™ system software is base d on BOO TP , a standard mechanism used for booting diskless stations. The SpeedT ouch™ is able to slip in BOO TP mode , allowing a BOO TP ser ver to manage the S[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 94 Procedure T o upgrade/restore the SpeedT ouch™ system software: 1 In a preliminary s tep , make sure that y our SpeedT ouch™ is pow ered off and that a BOO TP ser v er is readil y installed on the computer from which y ou intend to per- form the system software upgrade. 2 Configure the BOO T P server to[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 95 7.3 SpeedT ouch™ Default Configuration Reset to default configuration Pro ceed as follows: 1 Mak e sure the SpeedT ouch™ is pow ered on. 2 Use a pencil to pr ess and hold for 7 seconds the recessed r eset bu tton ( A ) at the SpeedT ouch™. 3 Release the button. The SpeedT ouch™ reboots and will come[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 96 7.4 UPnP™ on Windows XP Systems Adding UPnP™ If you ar e ru nning Micr osoft Windows XP , it is r ecommended to add the UPnP™ component to y our system. Pro ceed as follows: 1 On the Start menu, click Contr ol P anel . 2 The Control P ane l window appears. Click Add or Remo ve Pr ograms . 3 The Add or[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 97 Adding Internet Gateway Device Discover y and Control Y our MS Windows XP system is able to di scov er and contr ol Internet Gatewa y Devices (IGD), lik e the SpeedT ouch™580 on y our loca l network. Theref ore it is r ecommended to add the IGD Discov er y and Control client to y our system. Pro ceed as f[...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 98 7.5 T roubleshooting Configuration problems In case y our SpeedT ouch™ is unreachable due to misconfiguration, you might consider a hardwar e r eset to factor y defaults as described in “7.3 SpeedT ouch™ Defa ult Config- uration” on page 95 . Howe ver , note that resetting the SpeedT ouch™ to its [...]

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    7 Support E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 99 LAN LED does not light up. Link integrity/Activity LED of Ethernet port does not light up . Mak e sur e that the LAN cable are secur ely connected to the 10/100Base-T port. Mak e sure that y ou are using the corr ect cable type for your Ethernet equipment. Mak e sure the computer's Ethernet port is con[...]

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    © 2004 THOMSON. All rights r e served. E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 Need more help? Additional help is a vailabl e online at www .speedtouch.com .[...]