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    SpeedT ouch™ 580 Installation and Setup Guide R4.3.0[...]

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    Copyright Copyright ©199 9-2005 THOM SON. All righ ts reserved. Passing on, and cop ying of this docume nt, use and commun ication of its conte nts is not permitte d without written autho rization from THOMSON. The content o f this document is furnished for inform ational use only, may be subject to change without notice, and should not be con str[...]

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    Contents E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 3 Contents About this Installation and Setup Guide ................... 5 1 Introducing th e SpeedTouch™ .... ................................ 7 2 Basic Installation ... .................................... .................... 9 2.1 Installing your S peedTouch™ .. .......... ........... ........... .......[...]

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    Contents E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 4 5.2 LED Diagnostics .. ........................ .......................... ............ ........... 33 5.3 Web Diagnostics ...... ............. ............ ............. ........... ................... 35 5.4 SpeedTouch™ Setup CD Troubleshootin g ............ ............ ........... 36 5.5 Wireless Setup [...]

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    E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 5 About this Installation and Setup Guide Used symbols T erminology Generally, the SpeedTouch™580(i) will be referred to as SpeedTouch™ in this Installation and Setup Guide. Documentation and software updates THOMSON continuously develops new soluti ons, but is also committed to improve its existing products. For s[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducing the SpeedTouch™ E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 7 1 Introducing the SpeedT ouch™ Introduction In a minute you will be able to access the Internet using your SpeedTouch™580(i) This Installation and Setup Guide will s how you how to set up your SpeedTouch™ and how to connect a computer or a lo cal area network (LAN) to the[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducing the SpeedTouch™ E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 8 Va r i a n t s The SpeedTouch™ comes in two ADSL flavours:  The ADSL POTS variant: The SpeedTouch™ 580 connects to an analogue Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) line.  The ADSL ISDN variant: The SpeedTouch™ 580i connects to an Integrated Service Digital Network (IS [...]

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    Chapter 2 Basic Installation E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 9[...]

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    Chapter 2 Basic Installation E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 10 2.1 Installing your SpeedT ouch™ SpeedT ouch™ housing The SpeedTouch™ can be mounted on a wall, setup upright or simply be placed as a desktop. W all mount To mount the SpeedTouch™ on a wall or other vertical surface: 1 Drill two holes in the wall or other vertical surface where y[...]

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    Chapter 2 Basic Installation E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 11 2.2 Connecting the Hardware Wiri ng The figure below shows all possible ty pes of connection to your SpeedTouch™. 1 Use the grey DSL cable to wire the Sp eedTouch™ DSL por t to your telephone wall outlet or distributed filter. 2 Plug in the coaxial jack from the el ectric power suppl[...]

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    Chapter 2 Basic Installation E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 12 Powering the SpeedT ouch™ To turn on the Speed Touch™, press the power button on the Sp eedTouch™ rear panel. During the start-up procedure, the po wer LED on the front panel is lit r ed for some seconds. As s oon as the power LED is solidly lit green, y our SpeedTouch™ is ready f[...]

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    Chapter 2 Basic Installation E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 13[...]

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    Chapter 2 Basic Installation E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 14 SpeedT ouch™ CD menu The SpeedTouch™ CD menu will pop up automatically each time you insert the CD: Select:  Setup my SpeedTouch™ to start the SpeedTouc h™ Home Install Wizard allowing you to prepare your SpeedTouch™ a nd network for Internet connectivity.  SpeedTouch™ M[...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 15 3 Internet Access in No Time What you need from your ISP Following configuration parameters are provided by your ISP:  Your ISP’s con nection servi ce model (for example PPPoE)  VPI/VCI (for example 8/35)  Your user name an d password to connect to the Internet Interne[...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 16 3.1 SpeedT ouch™ Home Install Wizard Internet connection setup With the help of the Speed Touch™ Hom e Install Wizard you will be o n the Internet in a flash. First, the wizard will try to detect your Speed Touch™. After connecting your PC, the wizard will configure your Spe[...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 17 Connecting your PC Th e wizard will now ask you to connect the Sp eedTouch™ to your PC.Th e next step will depend on the connectio n type you will use. In case of:  Wireless : Go to “3.1.1 Wireless Setup” on page 2 2 .  USB: Go to “3.1.2 Installing USB drivers” on[...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 18 Configuring the SpeedT ouch™ (and your PC) Once the hardware is installed successf ully and you are connected to the SpeedTouch™, the wizard will con tinue with the configu ration of your SpeedTouch™. Proceed as follows: 1 If prompted, enter the User name and Password for yo[...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 19 Access Control To protec t your SpeedTouch™ from unaut horized access, you must provide a user name and password. Each time a user wants to access the SpeedTouch™ web interface, the user will be prompted to prov ide this user name and password before access is granted. Wirele[...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 20 Te r m i n a t i n g t h e H o m e Install Wizard 1 The SpeedTouch™ Home Install Wizard w ill configure the SpeedTouch™ and your PC according to the service pr ofile. You can follow the configuration progress in followin g window: 2 Finally, click Finish to close the wizard. A[...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 21 Multi-user When multiple PCs are used with a si ngle SpeedTouch™, you can run the Home Install Wizard on each PC to ensure correct TCP/IP settings on th e PCs to connect to the SpeedTouch™. The Home Install Wizard will d etect your SpeedTo uch™ device and sense that the Spe[...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 22 3.1.1 Wireless Setup Wir el es s c li ent adapters For a wireless connectio n to your Wi-Fi certified SpeedTo uch™, you will need a wireless b/g compatible client adapter. As wireless client adapter, you can us e a provided SpeedTouch™110g CardBus, a provided SpeedTouch™120g[...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 23 3.1.2 Installing USB drivers USB connection You may want to connect your computer to the SpeedTo uch™ using the USB port. To be able to do so, you must install the corresponding USB d river. Suppor ted operating systems USB connection on the SpeedTouch ™ is supporte d for fol[...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 24 6 The USB driver is being installed . Af ter a while a completing dialogue will appear. Click Finish , to close the wizard. 7 Continue with ”Co nfiguring the SpeedTouch™ ( and your PC)” on pa ge 18 . Ve r i f y i n g U S B connectivity in Windows You can easily check the USB[...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 25 3.2 W eb-Based Easy Setup Easy Setup With help of the Easy Setup, your Intern et connection is set up in a few clicks. The Easy Setup is operating system independent. Preconditions Make sure that:  Your SpeedTouch™ is correc tly setup and turned on.  Your PC is connected [...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 26 Launching the Easy Setup wizard It is always possible to launch the Easy Setup wizard from within the emb edded web pages. Pro ceed as f ollows: 1 Browse to the SpeedTouch™ pages on its IP address, its default being 192.168.1.254 . 2 In the menu cli ck SpeedT ouch . 3 In the Pic[...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 27 3.3 T esting your Internet Connection Connectivity check After setting up the Internet connection, ther e is a simple way to check whether your configuration is fine. 1 Go to the SpeedTouch™ home page (http://192.168.1.254). 2 On the left navigation pane, select SpeedT ouch . 3[...]

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    Chapter 3 Internet Access in No Time E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 28 3.4 Basic Security Default user name and password The SpeedTouch™ comes with a default user; its user name i s Adminis trator and the default passw ord is blank. Changing your password For security reasons, it is recomme nded to set a password to access the SpeedTouch™. 1 Go t[...]

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    Chapter 4 Web-Based User Interface E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 29 4 W eb-Based User Inter face Embedded pages The SpeedTouch™ comes with embedded HTML pages, providing an interface to the software installed on the device. It a llows easy setup and management of the SpeedTouch™ via your web browser from any PC connected to the SpeedTouch™. A[...]

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    Chapter 4 Web-Based User In terface E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 30 Site Map The following Site Map gives you an overview of th e main pages:[...]

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    Chapter 5 Internet Connection Troubleshoo ting E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 31 5 Internet Connection T roubleshooting What to check The first things to check if yo u cannot access the Internet, are:  Power  Hardware connections  LEDs If the suggestions in this chap ter do not resolv e the Internet connectio n problem, please contact your [...]

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    Chapter 5 Internet Connection Troub leshooting E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 32 5.1 Checking the Hardware Check the wiring Plug in properly all cables you need. Ensure that the cables between your SpeedTouch™, computers and telephone socket are plugged in firmly. Loose connections can affect yo ur Internet connection. Damaged cables can interfere [...]

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    Chapter 5 Internet Connection Troubleshoo ting E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 33 5.2 LED Diagnostics Checking the LEDs After establishing Internet connectivity, at least following LEDs shou ld solidly light green: Power, DSL, Internet. LED status Possible solutions No LEDs are lit or flashing  Make sure the SpeedTouch™ i s plugged into an elect[...]

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    Chapter 5 Internet Connection Troub leshooting E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 34 A comprehensive LED overview can b e found in the SpeedT ouch™ User’s Guide. WLAN LED is flashing or not lit  The WLAN LED flashes if there is wireless LAN activity and can have different colours:  Green : The SpeedTouch™ wireless access point is operating in[...]

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    Chapter 5 Internet Connection Troubleshoo ting E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 35 5.3 W eb Diagnostics Connectivity check How to do a simpl e connectivity check on the web pages, is des cribed in “3.3 Testing your Inter net Connection” on page 27 . If the test is successful, you will get a lis t of green check marks in the test results. Otherwise[...]

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    Chapter 5 Internet Connection Troub leshooting E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 36 5.4 SpeedT ouch™ Setup CD T roubleshooting The SpeedT ouch™ CD does not s tar t automatically In MS Windows: 1 In the Windows task bar, click the Start button. 2 Select Run... 3 In the Open field, enter the following path: D:Setup .exe , where D stands for the drive[...]

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    Chapter 5 Internet Connection Troubleshoo ting E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 37  No dedicated firewall device o r router is placed between yo ur PC and the SpeedTouch™.  No personal firewall software is ru nning on your PC.  Your PC is correctly connected to th e SpeedTouch™, in other words, check whether the WLAN client is correctly a[...]

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    Chapter 5 Internet Connection Troub leshooting E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 38 Active content in Internet Explorer When opening documen tation pages from the Setup CD a w arning might be displayed; this is for instance the case if the pages are opened in Internet Ex plorer and you are using MS Windows XP with Service Pack 2. To be able to view the [...]

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    Chapter 5 Internet Connection Troubleshoo ting E-DOC-CTC-20050126-000 5 v1.0 39 5.5 Wireless Setup T roubleshooting Restoring Windows Zero Configuration When installing a SpeedTouch™110g/12 0g/121g, the SpeedTouch™ Client Manager will be installed. The SpeedTouch™ Cli ent Manager is an alternative to the Windows Zero Configuration (WZC) in Wi[...]

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    Chapter 5 Internet Connection Troub leshooting E-DOC-CTC-20050126-0005 v1.0 40 5.6 Easy Setup T roubleshooting Prerequisites Before to run the Easy Setu p wizard on the embedded SpeedTouch™ pages, check following:  The necessary connections are made.  The SpeedTouch™ is powered on.  You r h ost PC is c on fig ur ed a s DH CP cl ien t o[...]

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    Need more help? Additional help is available online at www.speedtouch.com © THOMSON 2005. All rights reserved. E-DOC-CT C-20050126-0005 v1.0.[...]