Alcatel-Lucent SPEEDTOUCH 5X6 User Manual
SpeedTouch™
516/536/546/576
(Wireless) Residential ADSL Gateway
User’s Guide
Release R5.3.0
SpeedTouch™576 only
SpeedTouch™536 only
SpeedTouch™
516/536/546
576
User’s Guide
R5.3.0
Copyright
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and should not be construed as a commitment by THOMSON. THOMSON assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or
inaccuracies that may appear in this document.
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SpeedTouch™ is a trademark of THOMSON.
Microsoft®, MS-DOS®, Windows® and Windows NT® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corpora-
tion in the United States and/or other countries.
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Wi-Fi® and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance. "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED", "Wi-Fi ZONE", "Wi-Fi Alli-
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Document Information
Status: v1.0 (March 2005)
Reference: E-DOC-CTC-20050120-0003
Short Title: User’s Guide ST516/536/546/576 R5.3.0
Contents
Contents
About this User’s Guide .............................................. 7
1 Your SpeedTouch™ ...................................................... 9
1.1 SpeedTouch™ Features ................................................................ 10
1.1.1 Hardware Specifications................................................................................ 11
1.1.2 Software Features ........................................................................................ 13
1.2 SpeedTouch™ LED Behaviour ...................................................... 14
1.3 How to Access your SpeedTouch™.............................................. 16
1.3.1 Access via the Web Interface......................................................................... 17
1.3.2 Access via CLI ............................................................................................. 18
1.3.3 Access via FTP ............................................................................................ 19
1.3.4 Remote Assistance ....................................................................................... 22
2 Local Network Setup .................................................. 23
2.1 Wired Ethernet ............................................................................. 24
2.2 USB .............................................................................................. 25
2.3 Wireless Ethernet ......................................................................... 27
2.3.1 Wireless Basics ............................................................................................ 28
2.3.2 Connecting First-time Wireless Clients............................................................. 30
2.3.3 Wireless Security.......................................................................................... 33
2.3.4 Connecting Additional Wireless Clients............................................................ 35
2.3.5 Extending the Range of Your Wireless Network................................................ 37
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3 Internet Connectivity Dial-In Clients ......................... 39
3.1 IGD Control Agent ....................................................................... 41
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3.2 SpeedTouch™ Web Pages ............................................................ 43
3.3 MS Windows XP BroadBand Connection ..................................... 45
3.4 Mac OS X PPPoE Dial-in Client .................................................... 49
4 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface .................................... 51
4.1 Navigation .................................................................................... 52
4.1.1 Menu .......................................................................................................... 53
4.1.2 Language Bar............................................................................................... 53
4.1.3 Navigation Bar ............................................................................................. 53
4.1.4 Notification area........................................................................................... 54
4.1.5 Tasks.......................................................................................................... 54
4.2 Home ............................................................................................ 55
4.3 SpeedTouch™ Easy Setup ............................................................ 56
4.4 SpeedTouch™............................................................................... 57
4.4.1 Information.................................................................................................. 58
4.4.2 Restart........................................................................................................ 59
4.4.3 Configuration ............................................................................................... 60
4.4.4 Backup & Restore......................................................................................... 62
4.4.5 Reset to Factory Defaults .............................................................................. 63
4.4.6 Event Logs .................................................................................................. 64
4.4.7 Update........................................................................................................ 65
4.5 Broadband Connection................................................................. 66
4.5.1 Connectivity Check....................................................................................... 67
4.5.2 DSL Connection ........................................................................................... 68
4.5.3 Internet Services .......................................................................................... 69
4.5.4 Internet Service Settings ............................................................................... 70
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4.6 Toolbox ........................................................................................ 71
4.6.1 Remote Assistance ....................................................................................... 72
4.6.2 Game & Application Sharing .......................................................................... 73
4.6.3 Defined Games & Applications ....................................................................... 74
4.6.4 Game or Application Definition....................................................................... 75
4.6.5 New Game or Application.............................................................................. 77
4.6.6 Parental Control ........................................................................................... 78
4.6.7 Firewall ....................................................................................................... 80
4.6.8 Intrusion Detection ....................................................................................... 81
4.6.9 Dynamic DNS .............................................................................................. 82
4.6.10 User Management ........................................................................................ 83
4.6.11 Edit User ..................................................................................................... 84
4.6.12 Change Default User..................................................................................... 85
4.6.13 Add User..................................................................................................... 86
4.7 Home Network ............................................................................. 87
4.7.1 Devices.................................................................................................... 88
4.7.2 Device Settings............................................................................................ 89
4.7.3 Assign Public IP ........................................................................................... 90
4.7.4 Wireless Device Settings ............................................................................... 91
4.7.5 Access Point Settings ................................................................................... 93
4.7.6 Configuring WDS.......................................................................................... 96
4.7.7 Interfaces .................................................................................................... 97
4.7.8 Interface Settings ......................................................................................... 98
4.7.9 DHCP Pool................................................................................................... 99
5 Software Upgrade..................................................... 101
5.1 Upgrade Wizard on Setup CD..................................................... 102
6 Troubleshooting........................................................ 105
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6.1 General SpeedTouch™ Troubleshooting .................................... 106
6.1.1 Wired Ethernet Troubleshooting.................................................................... 107
6.1.2 Wireless Ethernet Troubleshooting................................................................ 108
6.1.3 Upgrade Troubleshooting............................................................................. 109
6.2 UPnP™ on Windows XP Systems............................................... 110
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6.3 Reset to Factory Defaults .......................................................... 112
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About this User’s Guide
A note provides additional information about a topic.
A tip provides an alternative method or shortcut to perform an action.
A caution warns you about potential problems or specific precautions that
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need to be taken.
Terminology
Documentation and
software updates
Generally, the SpeedTouch™516(i),SpeedTouch™536(i),SpeedTouch™546(i)
andSpeedTouch™576(i) will be referred to as SpeedTouch™ in this User’s Guide.
THOMSON continuously develops new solutions, but is also committed to improve
its existing products.
For suggestions regarding this document, please contact
documentation.speedtouch@thomson.net
For more information on THOMSON's latest technological innovations, documents
and software releases, visit us at:
www.speedtouch.com
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Your SpeedTouch™
1 Your SpeedTouch™
Introduction With the SpeedTouch™516/536/546/576 (Wireless) Residential ADSL Gateway you
can build a secure home or small office network, seamlessly connecting wired and with a SpeedTouch™576 - wireless devices and surf the Internet at high speed, all
combined in one device.
Installation For more information on how to set up your SpeedTouch™, installation and wiring
and how to do a first Internet connection setup, refer to the provided Installation and
Setup Guide.
Contents This User’s Guide will assist you in configuring your SpeedTouch™.
Safety instructions Make sure to read the safety instructions and regulatory notices first. The safety
instructions can be found on the Setup CD and/or may also be provided as printed
booklet.
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1.1 SpeedTouch™ Features
Introduction Your SpeedTouch™ offers you a wide range of outstanding features.
In this section you will find a comprehensive overview of the:
Hardware Specifications
Software Features
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1.1.1 Hardware Specifications
DSL Gateway Integrated multi-mode DSL modem with hardware dying gasp
ADSL/POTS and ADSL/ISDN standards compliancy for:
POTS in overlay:
G.handshake (ITU-T G.994.1)
ANSI issue 2 (ANSI T1.413i2) - Full Rate ADSL
ETSI 101 388 V1.3.1 compliant
G.dmt (ITU-T G.992.1 Annex A),
G.lite (ITU-T G.992.2) - splitterless ADSL
ADSL2 G.dmt2 (ITU-T G.992.3) and G.lite2 (G.992.4)
G.992.3 Annex L Reach Extended ADSL (RE-ADSL)
ADSL2+ G.dmt2+ (ITU G.992.5)
ISDN in overlay:
G.handshake (ITU-T G.994.1)
ITU-T Annex B (ITU-T G.992.1 Annex B)
ETSI ETR 006
U-R2 (DTAG 1 TR 112 U-R2)
ADSL2 G.dmt2 (ITU-T G.992.3) and G.lite2 (G.992.4)
G.992.3 Annex L Reach Extended ADSL (RE-ADSL)
ADSL2+ G.dmt2+ (ITU G.992.5)
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2
Physical interfaces WAN: One RJ-11 port for ADSL/POTS or ADSL/ISDN connection
LAN:
A single RJ-45 port for Ethernet connection (10/100Base-T) on the
SpeedTouch™516, the SpeedTouch™536 and the SpeedTouch™576.
A USB 1.1 slave port to connect one PC over USB on the
SpeedTouch™536.
Four RJ-45 ports to connect directly up to 4 PCs to a 10/100 Base-T
Ethernet network on the SpeedTouch™546.
Wi-Fi® certified IEEE802.11b/g WDS-capable wireless access point on the
SpeedTouch™576
Power inlet
LEDs LED indicators for all interfaces
1. ADSL2, being the successor of the well-known ADSL standard, adds new features and
functionality targeted at improving performance and interoperability, and adds support for
new applications, services and deployment scenarios. Among the changes are improvements
in data rate and reach performance, rate adaption, diagnostics and stand-by mode.
2. RE-ADSL is an extension to G.992.3 ADSL2 that allows to significantly extend the reach of
throughput capabilities.
3. ADSL2+ is an extension to the ADSL2 standard that goes even further in offering optimal
broadbanding; it nearly doubles the maximum ADSL downstream data rates to up to 24Mb/s.
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Association button One push button on the front panel for wireless association on the SpeedTouch™576
Wireless performance On the SpeedTouch™576:
Power requirements Power supply: 15V AC, 1 A
Reset button One recessed reset button for restoring the factory default settings
Typical indoor coverage: 60m
Dynamic rate switching
Manual / Automatic channel selection
Manual / Automatic selection of pure 802.11g, pure 802.11b or mixed mode
(802.11b/g) network
Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
AC Voltage: 220-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
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1.1.2 Software Features
ATM features ATM AAL5
Multiple Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs)
RFC1483 Bridging and Routing
RFC 2364 PPP over ATM
RFC 2516 PPP over Ethernet
Services UPnP with NAT traversal capability:
enables game technologies (PS2, Xbox live, and many others)
enables conferencing functions of Microsoft Messenger
Transparent bridging (IEEE802.1D)
PPPoE routing/bridging
PPPoA routing, PPPoA to PPTP relaying
IP routing with static routing and residential RIP
Hyper NAT with virtual server mapping (for instance for Web, FTP, Mail
servers) and ALGs (such as NetMeeting, MSN Messenger, VPN passthrough,
and others)
IP QoS, QTM QoS
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Security PAP (RFC1334), CHAP (RFC1994) for PPP session
Integrated Stateful Inspection Firewall, Web Site Filtering, Intrusion Detection
Wireless security on SpeedTouch™576:
64/128bit WEP encryption, WPA-PSK
Wireless client registration/access control (with physical push button)
Multi-level SpeedTouch™ access policies, Digest Authentication
Configuration Easy Setup wizard
Intuitive web-based GUI (HTTP/HTTPS)
Advanced configuration via telnet - CLI
Remote management access control
Management Multi-level access policy user protection
DHCP server, client and relay, DHCP-to-PPP spoofing
DNS server, client and relay
Event logging
SNMPv1 agent with MIB-II
Firmware upgradeable via upgrade wizard on Setup CD
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1.2 SpeedTouch™ LED Behaviour
Front panel LEDs The SpeedTouch™ is equipped with a number of LEDs on its front panel, indicating
the state of the device during normal operation.
Following table shows the meaning of the different LEDs:
Power
Ethernet
USB
WLAN
DSL
Internet
Indicator Description
Name Colour State
Power Green On Power on, normal operation
Red On Power on, self-test failed, indicating
device malfunction
Off Power off
Ethernet Green Flashing Ethernet activity
On Ethernet connection, no activity
Off No Ethernet connection
USB
(SpeedTouch™
536 only)
WLAN
(SpeedTouch™
576 only)
Green Flashing USB activity
On USB connection, no activity
Off No USB connection
Green Flashing Wireless activity, WPA encryption
On No wireless activity, WPA encryption
Amber Flashing Wireless activity, WEP encryption
On No wireless activity, WEP encryption
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Red Flashing Wireless activity, no security
On No wireless activity, no security
Off WLAN disabled
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Indicator Description
Name Colour State
DSL Green Flashing Pending DSL line synchronisation
On DSL line synchronised
Off No DSL line
Internet Green Flashing Internet activity
On Internet connectivity, no activity
Red On Internet connection setup failed
Off No Internet connection
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1.3 How to Access your SpeedTouch™
Access methods Your SpeedTouch™ is accessible in one of following ways:
Access Method Can be used to:
Web Configure your SpeedTouch™ via HTTP or
HTTPS.
For more information, see “1.3.1 Access via
the Web Interface” on page 17.
Command Line Interface (CLI) Fine tune your SpeedTouch™ configuration.
For more information, see “1.3.2 Access via
CLI” on page 18.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Backup and restore data on your SpeedTouch™.
For more information, see “1.3.3 Access via
FTP” on page 19.
Remote Assistance Allow a remote user to help you configuring
your SpeedTouch™.
For more information, see “1.3.4 Remote
Assistance” on page 22.
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1.3.1 Access via the Web Interface
Procedure To access the SpeedTouch™ via the web interface:
1 Open a web browser.
2 In the address bar type your SpeedTouch™’s IP address or DNS host name, by
default that is ‘192.168.1.254’ or ‘http://speedtouch.lan’.
You can access the pages via the http protocol. For remote assistance
the secure version, https, in combination with certificates are used;
you will have to provide your ISP with the https link, user name and
password before he can log on to the pages on your SpeedTouch™. For
more information, see “4.6.1 Remote Assistance” on page 72.
3 As a result the SpeedTouch™ Home page appears, from where you can navigate
to all the configurable aspects of the SpeedTouch™.
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For more information on the web pages, see “4 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface” on
page 51.
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1.3.2 Access via CLI
Command Line
Interface (CLI)
You can access the Command Line Interface (CLI) via:
A Telnet session
This requires that TCP/IP connectivity exists between the host from which the
Telnet session is opened and the SpeedTouch™. Your SpeedTouch™ and the
connected PC must have an IP address in the same subnet.
Quote site commands (over FTP)
For more information, see “ Quote site command” on page 21.
Teln e t ses si on Proceed as follows:
1 Open a telnet application.
You can use the Command Prompt window.
In Windows XP for instance:
1 On the Windows task bar, click Start.
2 Select (All) Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
2 Connect to your SpeedTouch™. .
In the Command Prompt window:
At the prompt, type
SpeedTouch™ (default is 192.168.1.254).
3 Enter your SpeedTouch™ security user name and password.
4 As soon as you’ve opened a session to the CLI, the SpeedTouch™ banner is
displayed, followed by the CLI prompt, as shown in the example below:
telnet followed by the IP address of your
Username : Administrator
-----------------------------------------------------------------------* ______ SpeedTouch 516
* ___/_____/\
* / /\\ Version 5.3.0.20
* _____/__ / \\
* _/ /\_____/___ \ Copyright (c) 1999-2005,
* // / \ /\ \ THOMSON
* _______//_______/ \ / _\/______
* / / \ \ / / / /\
* __/ / \ \ / / / / _\__
* / / / \_______\/ / / / / /\
* /_/______/___________________/ /________/ /___/ \
* \ \ \ ___________ \ \ \ \ \ /
* \_\ \ / /\ \ \ \ \___\/
* \ \/ / \ \ \ \ /
* \_____/ / \ \ \________\/
* /__________/ \ \ /
* \ _____ \ /_____\/
* \ / /\ \ /___\/
* /____/ \ \ /
* \ \ /___\/
* \____\/
-----------------------------------------------------------------------{Administrator}=>
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1.3.3 Access via FTP
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) You can access the file system of the SpeedTouch™ via the File Transfer Protocol
(FTP), in order to:
Restore or backup configuration files, templates or language packs
Upgrade your configuration or firmware
File system The SpeedTouch™ file system is stored on nonvolatile memory, and contains the
SpeedTouch™ software, service template files and (optionally) default setting files.
FTP session To open an FTP session:
1 Open a Command Prompt window.
In Windows XP for instance:
1 On the Windows task bar, click Start.
2 Select (All) Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
2 At the prompt, type ftp followed by the IP address of your SpeedTouch™
(default is 192.168.1.254).
3 Enter your SpeedTouch™ security user name and password.
4 The example below shows an FTP session to the SpeedTouch™ file system:
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File system structure The structure of the file system is very simple: It consists of a single root directory
called root and a subdirectory called dl.
The root directory contains:
all the necessary files for the SpeedTouch™ to boot correctly
the dl directory
The dl directory contains the software image.
If you made changes to the SpeedTouch™ configuration and saved
them, a user.ini service template file is created in the dl subdirectory.
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File system access
rights
Common FTP
commands
On the different directories you have following privileges:
Directory Access rights
root NO read/write
dl read/write
Depending on the access rights you have on a directory, you can use one of
following commands:
Command... You can use to...
cd access another directory than the one currently open.
Example: ftp>cd dl.
dir list the directory files.
Example: ftp>dir.
bin set the transfer mode to ‘binary’.
hash turn on the hashing option.
put upload files.
Example: ftp>put C:/MyBackupFiles user.ini.
A configuration file must be uploaded to the dl directory.
get download files.
Example: ftp>get user.ini.
Downloading the configuration file must be done from the dl
directory.
delete delete files.
bye quit FTP.
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FTP fil e tr a ns f er To allow correct file transfers, set the transfer mode to “binary”: At the ftp prompt,
type bin and press Enter.
Turn on the hashing option to see the progression of the file transfer: At the
ftp prompt type hash and press Enter.
Example:
/home/doejohn{1}$ftp 192.168.1.254
Connected to 192.168.1.254
220 Inactivity timer = 120 seconds. Use 'site idle <secs>' to change.
Name (192.168.1.254:doejohn):
331 SpeedTouch™
(00-90-D0-01-02-03) User 'doejohn' OK. Password required.
Password : ######
330 OK
ftp>
ftp>bin
200 TYPE is now 8-bit binary
ftp>
ftp>hash
200Hash mark printing on (8192 bytes/hash mark).
ftp>cd dl
250 Changed to /dl
ftp>put C:\user.ini
200 Connected to 192.168.1.10 port 1271
150 Opening data connection for user.ini
226 File written successfully
ftp: 256 bytes sent in 0,000Seconds 256000,000Kbytes/sec.
ftp>
Quote site command All the CLI commands can be executed from within an FTP session. Only complete
CLI commands (in other words, the complete command syntax with all the
parameters already specified) can be executed.
Example: To execute the CLI command
type ‘quote site software cleanup’ and press Enter.
ftp> quote site software cleanup
200200 CLI command "software cleanup" executed
ftp>
:software cleanup: At the FTP prompt
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Enabling remote access To enable remote assistance:
1.3.4 Remote Assistance
Remote access You can make your SpeedTouch accessible from the Internet with regard to remote
support. This way, you can allow your help desk to access your SpeedTouch™
remotely.
1 Go to the SpeedTouch™ pages, as described in “1.3.1 Access via the Web
Interface” on page 17.
2 In the menu select Toolbox > Remote Assistance.
3 Click Enable Remote Assistance
4 Provide the following parameters to your ISP:
URL (the HTTPS link)
User name
Password
5 Your ISP is now able to access your SpeedTouch™ via the secure HTTPS link in
combination with the provided certificate (a secure authentication mechanism).
For security reasons, after 20 minutes of inactivity, or on reboot, Remote
Assistance will be automatically disabled.
Disabling remote
access
To disable remote assistance:
1 Go to the SpeedTouch™ pages, as described in “1.3.1 Access via the Web
Interface” on page 17.
2 In the menu select Toolbox > Remote Assistance.
3 Click Disable Remote Assistance.
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2 Local Network Setup
Introduction The SpeedTouch™ offers you following local networking solutions:
Wired Ethernet
USB (1.1) on the SpeedTouch™536
Wireless Ethernet on the SpeedTouch™576
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Local Network Setup
2.1 Wired Ethernet
Local network The Ethernet ports on the backpanel allow you to connect the SpeedTouch™ to an
existing 10 or 100 Base-T Ethernet network or one (or more) computer(s) with
installed Ethernet card.
Using the SpeedTouch™ Ethernet switch, you can create a local Ethernet network of
up to four devices, without needing extra networking devices.
In the SpeedTouch™ package, a yellow full-wired straight-through RJ-45/RJ45 Ethernet cable is included.
Standard wiring
procedure
Depending on the
SpeedTouch™ model,
Device settings
Use the yellow Ethernet cable provided to wire your computer's Ethernet port to one
of the SpeedTouch™'s Ethernet ports.
The Ethernet cable can also be used to wire any Ethernet port of your SpeedTouch™
to an external hub or switch.
Please follow the installation instructions supplied with the external hub or
switch for connections and Ethernet cabling.
Once you’ve connected a device, you are able to personalise its settings:
1 Go to the SpeedTouch™ web pages.
2 In the menu select Home Network > Devices.
3 Click the name of your device, or if the device’s settings haven’t been
personalised yet, click the MAC address of the device.
4 Click Configure.
5 Now you can change the device’s name, lock its IP address and assign
applications and services to the device.
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2.2 USB
Local Network Setup
Supported operating
systems
Installing and using the SpeedTouch™ USB connection on the SpeedTouch™536 is
supported for following
Microsoft Operating Systems:
MS Windows 98SE
MS Windows Millennium
MS Windows 2000
MS Windows XP
You may need the Windows installation CD-ROM during installation.
The installation procedures might be slightly different depending on
the MS Windows OS you are using.
Mac Operating Systems:
Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar)
Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)
System requirements 30 MB of free disk space
For Windows 98SE/ME:
Pentium processor 166 MHz or compatible
32 megabytes (MB) of memory
For Windows 2000/XP:
Pentium II processor or compatible
64 MB of memory
Prerequisites It is strongly advised to remove any SpeedTouch™ USB driver installation that may
reside on your PC before you install the USB drivers from the SpeedTouch™ Setup CD
delivered with your SpeedTouch™ product.
Make sure both your PC and SpeedTouch™ are turned on and operational.
In the SpeedTouch™ package, a blue USB cable is included to connect a
single computer to your SpeedTouch™.
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Installing Windows USB
driver
The installation is plug and play, meaning that installation will require almost no
effort.
Proceed as follows:
1 Insert the blue USB cable provided into the SpeedTouch™ USB port marked with
the USB logo:
2 The other end of the USB cable fits in (one of) the USB port(s) of your PC. In
most cases your PC's USB port is marked with the same USB symbol.
You can also connect your PC to the SpeedTouch™ via a USB hub.
3 Windows will automatically recognise the Thomson USB Remote NDIS device:
4 The Windows Found New Hardware Wizard appears:
This wizard will guide you through the installation procedure of the USB drivers.
Click Next to continue.
The Windows Found New Hardware Wizard may ask your
authorisation to connect to Window Update to search for software. If
this is the case, select No, not this time and click Next.
5 Select Install the software automatically (Recommended), and click Next.
6 The USB driver is being installed. After a while a completing dialogue will
appear. Click Finish to complete the installation.
7 As a result your USB connection is installed and ready for use.
Verifying U SB
connectivity in Windows
Installing Mac USB
drivers
Device settings Once you’ve connected a device, you are able to personalise its settings.
The SpeedTouch™ USB connection is represented as a local network interface. You
can easily check this interface by opening the Network Connections window from
Windows’ Control Panel:
The USB driver will be installed automatically on your Mac.
On the Setup CD, the Mac USB driver is located in stInstall.app > Contents >
MacOS > CDCdriver.
For more information, see “ Depending on the SpeedTouch™ model, Device settings”
on page 24.
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2.3 Wireless Ethernet
Introduction The SpeedTouch™576 Wi-Fi® certified IEEE 802.11g compliant wireless access point
allows multiple computers to connect wirelessly to your local network over the
SpeedTouch™ Wireless LAN environment. The SpeedTouch™ is backward compatible
with IEEE 802.11b, which means 802.11b and 802.11g devices can coexist in the
same wireless network.
The Wireless Distribution System (WDS) on your SpeedTouch™ allows you to extend
the range of your wireless network. To be able to use WDS, you will need to
introduce an additional WDS-enabled access point into your wireless network.
To be able to connect the computers, make sure that a wireless client adapter
(WLAN client) is installed on each computer you want to connect via the WLAN.
Wireless client
requirements
All wireless client adapters compliant to 802.11g and/or 802.11b, will be able to
communicate with the SpeedTouch™ and other members of the SpeedTouch™
(W)LAN environment. However, be aware that only 802.11g compliant wireless
clients are able to gain full profit of the 54 Mb/s (Max) bandwidth delivered by the
SpeedTouch™.
It is highly recommended to use only wireless client adapters that are Wi-Fi™ certified
to ensure smooth interoperability with the SpeedTouch™’s WLAN.
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Wireless Fidelity The Wi-Fi certification ensures that your SpeedTouch™ will interoperate with any Wi-
2.3.1 Wireless Basics
Introduction In this section some key wireless concepts are explained.
802.11b/g 802.11b is an IEEE standard, operating at 2,4 GHz at a speed of up to 11 Mb/s.
802.11g, a newer IEEE standard also operating at 2,4 GHz, gives you up to 54 Mb/s
speed, more security and better performance.
Fi 802.11g and 802.11b compliant wireless device.
Access Point The SpeedTouch™ Wireless LAN Access Point (AP) behaves as a networking hub
allowing to wirelessly interconnect several devices to the local (W)LAN and to
provide access to the Internet.
Network Name or SSID The WLAN's 'radio' link is a shared medium. As no physical connection exists
between the SpeedTouch™ and wireless clients, a name must be given to allow
unique identification of your WLAN radio link. This is done by the Service Set ID
(SSID), also referred to as Network Name. Wireless clients must be part of this SSID
environment in order to be able to communicate with other clients on the (W)LAN including the SpeedTouch™.
Radio channels The 802.11g standard allows several WLAN networks using different radio channels
to be co-located. The SpeedTouch™ supports multiple radio channels and is able to
select the best radio channel at each start-up.
You can choose to set the channels automatically or manually.
The different channels are overlapping. To avoid interference with another
WLAN, make sure that the separation (in terms of frequency) is as high as
possible. It’s recommended to keep at least 3 channels between 2 different
WLANs.
The SpeedTouch™ supports all channels allowed for wireless networking according to
your region’s regulations. However, depending on local regulations, the number of
channels actually allowed to be used may be additionally restricted, as shown in the
table below:
Regulatory Domain Allowed Radio Channels
China 1 to 13
Europe 1 to 13
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Israel 5 to 8
Japan 1 to 14
Jordan 10 to 13
Thailand 1 to 14
USA 1 to 11
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