Technicolor MediaAccess TG589vn v2 Setup Guide

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SETUP AND USER GUIDE

MediaAccess TG589vn v2

SETUP AND USER GUIDE

MediaAccess TG589vn v2

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2650 Edegem

Belgium

http://www.technicolor.com

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Document Information

Status: v1.0 (April 2012)

Reference: DMS-CTC-20110713-0024

Short Title: Setup and User Guide MediaAccess TG589vn v2 R10.2.x

CONTENTS

1

Getting Started .........................................................................................................

3

 

1.1

Features at a Glance ........................................................................................................................

4

 

1.2

Components ...............................................................................................................................................

5

 

 

1.2.1

Power ...............................................................................................................................................................................

6

 

 

1.2.2

Local Network Connection............................................................................................................................................

7

 

 

1.2.3

Broadband Connection .................................................................................................................................................

8

 

 

1.2.4

Buttons.............................................................................................................................................................................

9

 

 

1.2.5

Status LEDs ..................................................................................................................................................................

10

 

1.3

Preparing for the Installation............................................................................................................

13

2

Guided Installation...................................................................................................

15

3

Manual Installation...................................................................................................

19

 

3.1

Connecting the MediaAccess Gateway to your Service Provider’s Network .................................

20

 

3.2

Powering on the MediaAccess Gateway ..............................................................................................

22

 

3.3

Connecting Your Network Devices to the MediaAccess Gateway ..................................................

23

 

 

3.3.1 Setting up a Wireless Connection..............................................................................................................................

24

 

 

3.3.2 Setting up a Wired Connection..................................................................................................................................

25

 

3.4

Configure the MediaAccess Gateway ...........................................................................................

...... 26

 

3.5

Setting Up the 3G Fall-Back WAN Connection..................................................................................

27

 

 

3.5.1 Managing your Mobile Connection with the MediaAccess Gateway GUI..........................................................

28

 

 

3.5.2 Inserting a Mobile USB Adapter ................................................................................................................................

29

4

Configuration Tools.................................................................................................

31

 

4.1

MediaAccess Gateway GUI ...................................................................................................................

32

 

 

4.1.1

Access.............................................................................................................................................................................

33

 

 

4.1.2

Components .................................................................................................................................................................

34

 

 

4.1.3 Protecting Access to the MediaAccess Gateway ....................................................................................................

36

 

4.2

Backing Up/Restoring your Configuration ...........................................................................................

37

 

4.3

Access From the Internet........................................................................................................................

38

5 The MediaAccess Gateway Wireless Access Point ...............................................

39

 

5.1

Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS .........................................................................................

40

 

5.2

Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS .................................................................................

42

 

5.3

Connecting Your Wireless Client via QR Code..................................................................................

43

 

5.4

Securing Your Wireless Connection.....................................................................................................

44

6

Saving Energy .........................................................................................................

47

 

6.1

Code of Conduct....................................................................................................................................

48

 

6.2

ECO Manager.........................................................................................................................................

49

 

6.3

Manually Switching Off Services to Reduce Power ...........................................................................

50

7

Sharing Content.......................................................................................................

51

 

7.1

The Network File Server .........................................................................................................................

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7.2

The UPnP AV Media Server .................................................................................................................

56

 

 

7.2.1 Configuring the UPnP AV Media Server .................................................................................................................

57

 

 

7.2.2 Using the UPnP AV Media Server ............................................................................................................................

58

 

7.3

The FTP Server ..............................................................................................................................

60

 

7.4

Managing your Shared Content............................................................................................................

62

 

7.5

Safely Removing your USB Storage Device........................................................................................

64

8

Network Services ....................................................................................................

65

 

8.1

UPnP.........................................................................................................................................................

66

 

 

8.1.1 Accessing Your MediaAccess Gateway via UPnP ..................................................................................................

67

 

 

8.1.2 Managing your Internet connection via UPnP .........................................................................................................

68

 

 

8.1.3 Configuring UPnP on the MediaAccess Gateway ..................................................................................................

70

 

 

8.1.4 Installing UPnP on Windows XP .................................................................................................................................

71

 

8.2

Assigning a service (HTTP, FTP,...) to a Computer...........................................................................

73

 

8.3

Dynamic DNS ..........................................................................................................................................

75

 

8.4

Network Time Server...............................................................................................................................

76

9

Internet Security......................................................................................................

79

 

9.1

Parental Control ......................................................................................................................................

80

 

 

9.1.1 Configuring Content-based Filtering........................................................................................................................

82

 

 

9.1.2 Adding Rules for Address-Based Filtering................................................................................................................

83

 

9.2

Firewall......................................................................................................................................................

85

 

9.3

Access Control .........................................................................................................................................

87

 

9.4

Wireless Time Control ...........................................................................................................................

89

10 Support..................................................................................

...................................91

 

10.1 Setup Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................................

92

 

10.2 General MediaAccess Gateway Troubleshooting ..............................................................................

93

 

10.3 Wired Connection Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................

......... 94

 

10.4 Wireless Connection Troubleshooting................................................................................................

95

 

10.5 Content Sharing Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................

96

 

10.6 Reset to Factory Defaults.......................................................................................................................

97

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ABOUT THIS SETUP AND USER GUIDE

About this Setup and User Guide

In this Setup and User Guide

The goal of this Setup and User Guide is to show you:

Set up your MediaAccess Gateway and local network

Configure and use the main features of your MediaAccess Gateway.

For more advanced scenarios and features visit the documentation pages on www.technicolor.com.

Used Symbols

The danger symbol indicates that there may be a possibility of physical injury.

The warning symbol indicates that there may be a possibility of equipment damage.

The caution symbol indicates that there may be a possibility of service interruption.

The note symbol indicates that the text provides additional information about a topic.

Terminology

Generally, the MediaAccess TG589vn v2 will be referred to as MediaAccess Gateway in this Setup and User Guide.

Typographical Conventions

Following typographical convention is used throughout this manual:

This sample text indicates a hyperlink to a Web site.

Example: For more information, visit us at www.technicolor.com.

This sample text indicates an internal link.

Example: If you want to know more about guide, see “About this Setup and User Guide” on page 1.

This sample text indicates an important content-related word.

Example: To enter the network, youmust authenticate yourself.

This sample text indicates a GUI element (commands on menus and buttons, dialog box elements, file names, paths and folders).

Example: On the File menu, click Opento open a file.

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1 Getting Started

Introduction

This chapter gives you a brief overview of the main features and components of the MediaAccess Gateway. After this chapter we will start with the installation.

Do not connect any cables to the MediaAccess Gateway until instructed to do so.

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1.1 Features at a Glance

Introduction

This section provides a brief overview of the main features of your MediaAccess Gateway.

IPv6 Ready

Your MediaAccess Gateway is IPv6 ready. Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the next generation of Internet technologies aiming to effectively support the ever-expanding Internet usage and functionality, and also to address security concerns that exist in an IPv4 environment.

Internet connection features

Broadband Internet access via the integrated DSL modem.

The first chapters describe how to connect your MediaAccess Gateway to the Internet.

3G (Fall-back) High-speed Internet Access via the optional mobile USB adaptor.

For more information, see“3.5 Setting Up the 3G Fall-Back WAN Connection” on page 27 .

Internet Security for your entire network.

For more information, see“9 Internet Security” on page 79 .

Useful network tools like UPnP, Dynamic DNS and many more. For more information, see“8 Network Services” on page 65 .

Local networking features

Wired access for your local network devices via the Ethernet interface.

For more information, see“3.3 Connecting Your Network Devices to the MediaAccess Gateway” on page 23 .

Wireless access for your local network devices via the integrated IEEE 802.11n wireless access point. For more information, see“5 The MediaAccess Gateway Wireless Access Point” on page 39 .

An Integrated Media Server allowing you to share your media with media players and other network devices. For more information, see “7 Sharing Content” on page 51.

ECO label

Technicolor’s ECO label guarantees you that the MediaAccess Gateway is able to reduce its power consumption to an absolute minimum. For more information, see “6 Saving Energy” on page 47.

MediaAccess Gateway configuration tools

The MediaAccess Gateway Setup CD allows you to configure your MediaAccess Gateway and helps you to connect your computers to the MediaAccess Gateway.

The MediaAccess Gateway GUI allows you to configure your MediaAccess Gateway via your web browser. For more information, see“4.1 MediaAccess Gateway GUI” on page 32 .

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1.2 Components

Overview

This section provides an overview of the different components of the MediaAccess Gateway:

Topic

Page

 

 

1.2.1 Power

6

 

 

1.2.2 Local Network Connection

7

 

 

1.2.3 Broadband Connection

8

 

 

1.2.4 Buttons

9

 

 

1.2.5 Status LEDs

10

 

 

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1.2.1 Power

Overview

Power inlet

The power inlet () allows you to connect the power supply.

Only use the power supply delivered with your MediaAccess Gateway.

Power switch

The power switch () allows you to power on/off your MediaAccess Gateway.

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1.2.2 Local Network Connection

Overview

Wireless Access Point

The built-in WiFi-certified wireless access point provides wireless access to your WiFi-certified wireless clients.

For more information, see “5 The MediaAccess Gateway Wireless Access Point” on page 39.

Ethernet switch

The Ethernet switch () allows you to connect an Ethernet device (for example, a computer) to your local network. For more information, see “3.3 Connecting Your Network Devices to the MediaAccess Gateway” on page 23.

A LED may be provided per Ethernet port to indicate link integrity (or activity).

LED Status

Description

 

 

Solid on

Device connected.

 

 

Blinking

Device connected and sending/receiving data.

 

 

Off

No device connected.

 

 

USB Port

The USB port () can be used to:

Connect a USB mass storage device to share your content (for example, music, movies,...):

On your local network via the Network File server or the UPnP AV Media Server.

On Internet via FTP.

For more information, see“7 Sharing Content” on page 51 .

Connect a 3G mobile adaptor to set up a 3G connection that can work as a backup for your main Internet connection. For more information, see“3.5 Setting Up the 3G Fall-Back WAN Connection” on page 27 .

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1.2.3 Broadband Connection

Overview

DSL

DSL port

This port can be used to connect your MediaAccess Gateway to your service provider’s DSL network.

For more information, see “3.1 Connecting the MediaAccess Gateway to your Service Provider’s Network” on page 20.

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1.2.4 Buttons

Overview

Reset

WPS button

The WPS ( ) button allows you to add new wireless clients to your network in a swift and easy way, without the need to enter any of your wireless settings manually.

For more information, see “5.1 Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS” on page 40.

ECO button

The ECO ( ) button allows you to disable your wireless access point. You can do this when you do not have any devices that are connected to the wireless access point. This allows you to save the energy that the MediaAccess Gateway would be using for the wireless access point. For more information, see “ECO button” on page 50.

Reset button

The Reset button allows you to reset your MediaAccess Gateway to factory defaults.

For more information, see “10.6 Reset to Factory Defaults” on page .97

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1.2.5 Status LEDs

Introduction

On the front panel of your MediaAccess Gateway, you can find a number of status LEDs, indicating the state of the device.

Power

Ethernet

USB

Wireless

Broadband

Internet

TV

Upgrade

WPS

Power LED

Colour

State

Description

 

 

 

Green

Solid on

Power on, normal operation

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Bootloader active (during upgrade)

 

 

 

Red

Solid on

Power on, self-test failed, indicating device malfunction

 

 

 

Orange

Solid on

Bootloader selftest

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Bootloader active (during upgrade)

 

 

 

Off

 

The MediaAccess Gateway is powered off.

 

 

 

Ethernet LED

Colour

State

Description

 

 

 

Green

Solid on

Network device connected to the Ethernet switch.

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Network device connected to the Ethernet switch and sending/receiving

 

 

data.

 

 

 

Off

 

No Ethernet connection on your local network

 

 

 

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USB LED

Colour

State

Description

 

 

 

Green

Solid on

Device(s) connected to the MediaAccess Gateway’s USB port

 

 

 

Off

 

No device connected to the MediaAccess Gateway’s USB port

 

 

 

Wireless LED

Colour

State

Description

 

 

 

Green

Solid on

No wireless activity, WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK encryption

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Wireless activity, WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK encryption

 

 

 

Orange

Solid on

No wireless activity, WEP encryption

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Wireless activity, WEP encryption

 

 

 

Red

Solid on

No wireless activity, no security

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Wireless activity, no security

 

 

 

Red/green

Toggling

Wireless client registration phase

 

 

 

Off

 

Wireless access point disabled

 

 

 

Broadband LED

Colour

State

Description

 

 

 

Green

Solid on

DSL line synchronised

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Trying to detect carrier signal or pending DSL line synchronisation

 

 

 

Off

 

MediaAccess Gateway powered off.

 

 

 

Internet LED

Colour

State

Description

 

 

 

Green

Solid on

Connected to the Internet, no activity

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Connected to the Internet, sending/receiving data

 

 

 

Red

Solid on

Failed to setup the Internet connection

 

 

 

Off

 

No Internet connection

 

 

 

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TV LED

Colour

State

Description

 

 

 

Green

Solid on

Set-Top Box (STB) connected to the MediaAccess Gateway

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Unknown STB connected to the MediaAccess Gateway

 

 

 

Off

 

No STB connected to the MediaAccess Gateway

 

 

 

Upgrade LED

Colour

State

Description

 

 

 

Blue

Solid on

Software upgrade ongoing

 

 

 

Off

 

No software upgrade ongoing

 

 

 

Do not power off your MediaAccess Gateway or disconnect any cables as long as the Upgrade LED is on. Interrupting the upgrade procedure may damage your MediaAccess Gateway.

WPS LED

Colour

State

Description

 

 

 

Green

Solid On

Client successfully registered via WPS

 

 

 

Orange

Blinking

WPS registration ongoing

 

 

 

Red

Blinking

Error occurred

 

 

 

For more information about WPS, see “5.1 Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS” on page.40

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1.3 Preparing for the Installation

DSL service requirements

Make sure that:

Your service provider activated the DSL service on your telephone line by your service provider.

You have the installation information (for example, user name, password, service profile,...) provided by your service provider at hand.

Local connection requirements

Wireless connection

If you want to connect your computer using a wireless connection, your computer must be equipped with a WiFi-certified wireless client adapter.

Wired connection

If you want to connect a computer using a wired connection, your computer must be equipped with an Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC).

Start with the installation

You are now ready to start with the installation of your MediaAccess Gateway.

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2 Guided Installation

Introduction

In the guided installation, the Setup wizard on the Setup CD will assist you with the installation of your MediaAccess Gateway.

If you do not want to use the Setup CD or if the Setup CD is not included in your package, follow the installation procedure described in “3 Manual Installation” on page 19.

Requirements

To use the guided installation you must comply with the following requirements:

Your computer must run one of the following operating systems:

Microsoft Windows 7 and higher

Microsoft Windows 7 x64 and higher

Microsoft Windows Vista and higher

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and higher

Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)

Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)

You must have administrative rights on your computer.

If you do not comply with these requirements, use the “3 Manual Installation” on page 19.

Running the Setup wizard

To start the Setup wizard:

1 Insert the Setup CD into your computer's CDor DVD drive.

2If your computer runs:

Microsoft Windows: The Setup CD starts automatically.

If the Setup CD does not autostart, see “The Setup CD does not start automatically” on page. 92

Mac OS X: Double-click Menu in the window with the content of the Setup CD.

3 Select the language of your choice and clickOK .

4 The Setup wizard will now guide you through the installation of your MediaAccess Gateway.

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5 At the end of the installation, the following screen appears:

Select Go to the Technicolor Gateway web interface if you want to go to the MediaAccess Gateway GUI after closing the wizard. On the MediaAccess Gateway GUI, you can configure all services of your MediaAccess Gateway.

6 Click Finish.

7 The CD menu appears.

CD Menu

On the CD Menu, you can click:

Initial Setup to connect your computer to the MediaAccess Gateway and configure your local network.

Reconfigure my Technicolor Gateway to fully reconfigure your MediaAccess Gateway.

If you reconfigure your MediaAccess Gateway via the CD menu, the MediaAccess Gateway will be reconfigured from scratch. All your current settings will be lost. If you only want to make small changes to your configuration (for example, changing the security), we recommended you to do this via the MediaAccess Gateway GUI. For more information, see “4.1 MediaAccess Gateway GUI” on page 32.

Setup my computer to connect your computer to the MediaAccess Gateway network.

Documentation to view a list of the documentation that is available for your MediaAccess Gateway.

Visit technicolor.com to visit the online support sections.

Actual available items depend on the Setup CD delivered with your MediaAccess Gateway.

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In case of problems

If you encounter problems during this installation please refer to “10.1 Setup Troubleshooting” on page 92.

Backup your configuration

Once you successfully installed your MediaAccess Gateway, it is recommend to backup your configuration. This will allows you to return to this configuration when needed (for example, after misconfiguration).

For more information, see “4.2 Backing Up/Restoring your Configuration” on page 37

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3 Manual Installation

Installation

This chapter will help you to manually install your MediaAccess Gateway.

Setting up your network

Proceed as follows:

1Connect your MediaAccess Gateway to your service provider’s network.

For more information, see“3.1 Connecting the MediaAccess Gateway to your Service Provider’s Network” on page 20 .

2Power on the MediaAccess Gateway.

For more information, see“3.2 Powering on the MediaAccess Gateway” on page. 22

3Connect your computer to the MediaAccess Gateway.

For more information, see“3.3 Connecting Your Network Devices to the MediaAccess Gateway” on page 23 .

4Configure your MediaAccess Gateway.

For more information, see“3.4 Configure the MediaAccess Gateway” on page 26 .

5 Share your content or media on your local network, continue with “7 Sharing Content” on page 51.

6If you purchased the mobile USB adapter, setup the 3G backup connection.

For more information, see“3.5 Setting Up the 3G Fall-Back WAN Connection” on page 27 .

7Once you successfully installed your MediaAccess Gateway, it is recommend to backup your configuration. This will allows you to return to this configuration when needed (for example, after misconfiguration). For more information, see

“4.2 Backing Up/Restoring your Configuration” on page 37.

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3.1Connecting the MediaAccess Gateway to your Service Provider’s Network

Introduction

This section helps you to connect the MediaAccess Gateway to your service provider’s network.

Signal arriving at your home

The Line signal that arrives at your home consists the following components:

A Phone signal carrying the traffic for telephony.

This Phone signal is only used for communication over the traditional telephone network (PSTN). Voice over IP communication will be carried by the DSL signal.

A DSL signal carrying the Internet traffic.

DSL Gateways have a built-in solution to remove the Phone component. No additional devices are needed, you can connect them directly to the Line.

Telephones do not have this capability, so here you have to use a filter or splitter to remove theDSL signal.

What does a filter/splitter look like

A splitter/filter is a box that typically has the following connectors:

PHONE

Voice

Service

Provider

LINE

DSL + Voice

MODEM

DSL + Voice

Filter/Splitter

A Line input

This connector must be connected to the input signal that needs to be filtered.

A Phone/PSTN output

This connector offers filtered output signal. It only contains the Voice component and can only be used for connecting phones.

A Modem/DSL output (optional)

This connector offers unfiltered output. It contains both the Phone and DSL signal and can be used to connect your MediaAccess Gateway.

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Connecting the cables

Proceed as follows:

1 Take the DSL cable. This is the grey cable that is included in your box.

2 Plug one end of the cable in the grey DSL port on the back of your MediaAccess Gateway.

DSL

3 Plug the other end of the cable into the DSL/MODEM output port of your filter/splitter.

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3.2 Powering on the MediaAccess Gateway

Procedure

Proceed as follows:

1 Connect the power cord to the power port of the MediaAccess Gateway.

2 Plug the other end of the power cord into an electrical outlet.

3 Press the power button to turn on the MediaAccess Gateway.

4 Wait at least two minutes to allow the MediaAccess Gateway to complete the start up phase.

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3.3Connecting Your Network Devices to the MediaAccess Gateway

Choose your connection method

To connect your device via:

A wireless connection, continue with “3.3.1 Setting up a Wireless Connection” on page 24.

A wired connection, continue with “3.3.2 Setting up a Wired Connection” on page 25.

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3.3.1 Setting up a Wireless Connection

The MediaAccess Gateway access point

Your MediaAccess Gateway is equipped with a wireless access point that supports the following standards:

IEEE 802.11n

IEEE 802.11g

IEEE 802.11b

Requirements

Your network device must be equipped with a WiFi-certified wireless client.

Connection speed

When setting up your wireless network, keep in mind that the following factors may have a negative impact on your wireless connection speed:

The obstacles (walls, ceilings,...) between the wireless client and the access point.

Distance between the wireless client and the access point.

To fully benefit from the improved connection speed offered by the IEEE 802.11n standard, it is recommended to only connect IEEE 802.11n wireless clients to your MediaAccess Gateway. Connecting older (for example, IEEE 802.11g) wireless clients may also slow down connection speed of the IEEE 802.11n capable clients.

If you have problems with your wireless performance, see “Poor Wireless Connectivity or Range” on page 95.

To set up a wireless connections

For more information on how to setup a wireless connection between your network device and your MediaAccess Gateway, see “5 The MediaAccess Gateway Wireless Access Point” on page 39.

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