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Technicolor - Thomson 780 WL User Manual

SpeedTouch™780 (WL)

Residential ADSL Gateway with VoIP (MGCP)

User’s Guide

WLAN DSL

InternetVoice

 

SpeedTouch™

780 (WL)

User’s Guide

MGCP

Copyright

Copyright ©1999-2005 THOMSON. All rights reserved.

Distribution and copying of this document, use and communication of its contents is not permitted without written authorization from THOMSON. The content of this document is furnished for informational use only, may be subject to change without notice, 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.

Thomson Telecom Belgium

Prins Boudewijnlaan, 47

B-2650 Edegem

Belgium

www.speedtouch.com

Trademarks

The following trademarks are used in this document:

SpeedTouch™ is a trademark of THOMSON.

Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Ethernet™ is a trademark of Xerox Corporation.

Wi-Fi® and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance. "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED", "Wi-Fi ZONE", "Wi-Fi Alliance", their respective logos and "Wi-Fi Protected Access" are trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

UPnP™ is a certification mark of the UPnP™ Implementers Corporation.

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Other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Document Information

Status: v1.0 (January 2006)

Reference: E-DOC-CTC-20051017-0153

Short Title: User’s Guide ST780 (WL) R5.4

Contents

Contents

About this User’s Guide ..............................................

1

1 Getting to know your SpeedTouch™

......................... 3

1.1

SpeedTouch™ LED Behaviour ........................................................

4

1.2

Accessing your SpeedTouch™ .......................................................

6

1.2.1 Access via the Web Interface ..........................................................................................

7

1.2.2

Access via CLI...................................................................................................................

8

1.2.3

Access via FTP................................................................................................................

10

1.2.4

Remote Assistance ........................................................................................................

13

2

Local Network Setup..................................................

15

2.1

Wired Ethernet .............................................................................

16

2.2

USB ..............................................................................................

17

2.3

Wireless Ethernet .........................................................................

20

2.3.1

Wireless Basics ..............................................................................................................

21

2.3.2 Connecting Wireless Clients for the First Time ...........................................................

23

2.3.3

Wireless Security ...........................................................................................................

25

2.3.4 Connecting Additional Wireless Clients.......................................................................

27

2.3.5 Extending the Range of Your Wirelstess Network......................................................

29

3 Internet Connectivity Dial-In Clients .........................

31

3.1

SpeedTouch™ Web Pages ............................................................

33

3.2

Internet Gateway Device Control Agent......................................

35

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Voice over IP................................................................

37

4.1

Telephony Setup ..........................................................................

38

4.2

Supplementary Telephony Services.............................................

40

5

SpeedTouch™ Web Interface ....................................

43

5.1

Navigation....................................................................................

44

5.1.1

Menu ...............................................................................................................................

45

5.1.2

Language Bar .................................................................................................................

46

5.1.3

Navigation Bar ...............................................................................................................

47

5.1.4

Notification Area ............................................................................................................

48

5.1.5

Tasks ...............................................................................................................................

49

5.2

Home ............................................................................................

50

5.3

SpeedTouch .................................................................................

51

5.3.1

Information.....................................................................................................................

52

5.3.2

SpeedTouch™ Easy Setup............................................................................................

53

5.3.3

Restart.............................................................................................................................

54

5.3.4

Configuration .................................................................................................................

55

5.3.5 Back up & Restore..........................................................................................................

56

5.3.6 Reset to Factory Defaults ..............................................................................................

57

5.3.7

Event Logs ......................................................................................................................

58

5.4

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

59

5.4.1

Connectivity Check ........................................................................................................

60

5.4.2

DSL Connection .............................................................................................................

61

5.4.3

Internet Services ............................................................................................................

62

5.4.4

Internet Service Settings ...............................................................................................

63

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Toolbox ........................................................................................

64

5.5.1

Remote Assistance ........................................................................................................

65

5.5.2

Telephony.......................................................................................................................

66

5.5.3

Game & Application Sharing ........................................................................................

67

5.5.4

Defined Games & Applications.....................................................................................

69

5.5.5

Game or Application Definition ....................................................................................

70

5.5.6

New Game or Application.............................................................................................

72

5.5.7

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

73

5.5.8

Web Filtering Activation................................................................................................

76

5.5.9

Content Level .................................................................................................................

77

5.5.10

New Content Level.........................................................................................................

78

5.5.11

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

80

5.5.12

Intrusion Detection ........................................................................................................

83

5.5.13

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

84

5.5.14

User Management .........................................................................................................

85

5.5.15

Edit User .........................................................................................................................

87

5.5.16

Change Default User......................................................................................................

88

5.5.17

Add User.........................................................................................................................

89

5.6

Home Network .............................................................................

90

5.6.1

Devices............................................................................................................................

91

5.6.2

Device Settings ..............................................................................................................

92

5.6.3

Assign Public IP..............................................................................................................

94

5.6.4

Wireless Device Settings...............................................................................................

95

5.6.5

Access Point Settings ....................................................................................................

96

5.6.6

Configuring WDS .........................................................................................................

100

5.6.7

Interfaces ......................................................................................................................

101

5.6.8

Interface Settings .........................................................................................................

102

5.6.9

DHCP Pool ....................................................................................................................

103

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

6.2

UPnP™ on Windows XP Systems...............................................

109

6.3

Voice over IP Troubleshooting...................................................

111

6.4

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

112

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About this User’s Guide

About this User’s Guide

Used symbols The following symbols are used in 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

need to be taken.

Terminology

Documentation and

software updates

Generally, the SpeedTouch™780(i) and the SpeedTouch™ 780(i) WL 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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1 Getting to know your SpeedTouch™

Introduction With the SpeedTouch™780 (WL) (Wireless) Residential DSL Gateway with Voice over IP (VoiP) you can build a secure home or small office network, seamlessly connecting wired and wireless devices, surf the Internet at high speed, make and receive phone calls over the Internet or over the traditional phone line - all combined in one device.

Installation For more information on how to set up, install and wire your SpeedTouch™ and set up Internet connection, refer to the Installation and Setup Guide.

Configuration This User’s Guide will help you configuring your SpeedTouch™.

Before you begin Before connecting the SpeedTouch™, please read the SpeedTouch™ Quick Installation Guide and the Safety Instructions and Regulatory Notices.

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1.1 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.

Power

Ethernet

WLAN

DSL

Voice

 

 

Internet

 

USB

 

 

The following table shows the meaning of the different LEDs.

Indicator

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Name

Colour

State

 

 

 

 

 

Power

Green

Solid on

Power on, normal operation

 

 

 

 

 

Red

Solid on

Power on, self-test failed, indicating

 

 

 

device malfunction

 

 

 

 

 

Orange

Solid on

Bootloader active

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

Power off

 

 

 

 

Ethernet

Green

Blinking

Ethernet activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid on

Ethernet connection, no activity

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

No Ethernet connection

 

 

 

 

USB

Green

Blinking

USB activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid on

USB connection, no activity

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

No USB connection

 

 

 

 

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Indicator

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Name

Colour

State

 

 

 

 

 

WLAN

Green

Blinking

Wireless activity, WPA encryption

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid on

No wireless activity, WPA encryption

 

 

 

 

 

Amber

Blinking

Wireless activity, WEP encryption

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid on

No wireless activity, WEP encryption

 

 

 

 

 

Red

Blinking

Wireless activity, no security

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid on

No wireless activity, no security

 

 

 

 

 

Red/

Toggling

Wireless client registration phase

 

green

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

WLAN disabled

 

 

 

 

DSL

Green

Blinking

Pending DSL line synchronisation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid on

DSL line synchronised

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

No DSL line

 

 

 

 

Internet

Green

Blinking

Internet activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid on

Internet connectivity, no activity

 

 

 

 

 

Red

Solid on

Internet connection setup failed

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

No Internet connection

 

 

 

 

Voice

Green

Solid on

VoIP service up

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

VoIP activity

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

VoIP service down

 

 

 

 

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1.2 Accessing your SpeedTouch™

Access methods Your SpeedTouch™ is accessible in one of the following ways:

Access Method

Can be used to

 

 

Web browser

Configure your SpeedTouch™ via HTTP or

 

HTTPS.

 

For more information, see “1.2.1 Access via

 

the Web Interface” on page 7.

 

 

Command Line Interface (CLI)

Fine-tune your SpeedTouch™ configuration.

 

For more information, see “1.2.2 Access via

 

CLI” on page 8.

 

 

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Back up and restore data on your

 

SpeedTouch™.

 

For more information, see “1.2.3 Access via

 

FTP” on page 10.

 

 

Remote Assistance

Allow a remote user to help you configuring

 

your SpeedTouch™.

 

For more information, see “1.2.4 Remote

 

Assistance” on page 13.

 

 

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1.2.1 Access via the Web Interface

To access the SpeedTouch™ via the Web interface

Proceed as follows:

1Open a Web browser.

2In the address bar, type your SpeedTouch™’s IP address or DNS host name (http://speedtouch.lan or 192.168.1.254 by default)

You can access the pages via HTTP or HTTPS.

For remote assistance the secure version HTTPS is used in combination with certificates. Simply provide your ISP with the link as shown, user name and password before he can log on to the pages. For more information, see “1.2.4 Remote Assistance” on page 13.

The SpeedTouch™ Home page appears, from where you can navigate to all the configurable aspects of the SpeedTouch™.

For more information on the Web pages, see “5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface” on page 43.

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1.2.2 Access via CLI

To access the SpeedTouch™ via the Command Line Interface (CLI)

You can access the Command Line Interface (CLI) via:

A Telnet session

This requires a TCP/IP connection between the host from which the Telnet session is opened and the SpeedTouch™. Your SpeedTouch™ and the connected computer must have an IP address in the same subnet.

Quote site commands (over FTP)

For more information, see “ Quote site command” on page 12.

For more information on CLI commands, see the SpeedTouch™ CLI Reference Guide.

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To start a Telnet session

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Proceed as follows:

1 Open a telnet application.

You can use the Command Prompt window.

In Microsoft Windows XP for instance:

1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start.

2 Select (All) Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.

2 Connect to your SpeedTouch™.

In the Command Prompt window:

At the prompt, type telnet followed by the IP address of your

SpeedTouch™ (192.168.1.254 by default).

3 Enter your SpeedTouch™ security user name and password.

The default user is ‘Administrator’ and the default password is blank.

As soon as you have opened a session to the CLI, the SpeedTouch™ banner is displayed, followed by the CLI prompt, as shown in the example below.

Username : Administrator

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

______

SpeedTouch

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

___/_____/\

 

Version 5.4

*

 

 

 

 

/

 

 

/\\

*

 

 

 

_____/__

 

 

/

\\

Copyright (c) 1999-2005,

*

 

 

 

_/

/\_____/___ \

*

 

 

 

//

/

\

\

/\ \

 

 

THOMSON

*

 

_______//_______/

 

/ _\/______

 

 

*

__/

/

/ \

\

 

/

/ /

 

/\

 

 

*

/

 

\

\ /

 

/ /

 

/ _\__

*

/ /

/

 

\_______\/

 

 

/ /

 

/ /

 

/\

* /_/______/___________________/ /________/ /___/

\

* \ \

\

/

___________

 

 

\ \

 

\ \

\

/

*

\_\

\

 

/\

\

 

\ \

 

\ \___\/

*

\

\/

 

/

\

\ \

 

\

/

 

*

 

\_____/

 

 

/

 

\ \________\/

 

 

*

 

/__________/

 

\

\

/

 

 

 

*

 

\

 

_____

\

 

/_____\/

 

 

 

*

 

\ /

/\

\

/

/___\/

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

/____/

\ \

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

\

\

/___\/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

\____\/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

{Administrator}=>

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1.2.3 Access via FTP

To access the SpeedTouch™ via the File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
File system
To open an FTP session

You can access the file system of the SpeedTouch™ via the File Transfer Protocol (FTP), in order to:

Restore or back up configuration files, templates or language packs.

Upgrade your configuration.

The SpeedTouch™ file system is stored on non-volatile memory and contains the SpeedTouch™ software, service template files and (optionally) default setting files.

Proceed as follows:

1 Open a Command Prompt window.

In Microsoft Windows XP for instance:

1On the Windows taskbar, click Start.

2Select (All) Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.

2At the prompt, type ftp followed by the IP address of your SpeedTouch™ (192.168.1.254 by default).

3Enter your SpeedTouch™ security user name and password.

The default user is ‘Administrator’ and the default password is blank.

The example below shows an FTP session to the SpeedTouch™ file system.

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 (download).

The root directory contains:

all the necessary files for the SpeedTouch™ to start 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 configuration settings file is created in the dl subdirectory.

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File system access In the different directories you have the following rights: rights

Directory

Access rights

 

 

root

NO read/write

 

 

dl

read/write

 

 

Common FTP

commands

Depending on the access rights you have in a directory, you can use one of the following commands:

Use the

to ...

command ...

 

 

 

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 file transfer 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 requir ed.

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 :ip iplist to list all IP addresses currently assigned to SpeedTouch™ interfaces, at the FTP prompt, type ‘quote site ip iplist’ and press ENTER.

ftp> quote site ip iplist

200Interface

Type

IP-address

Point-to-point/Mask

200- 2

LocalNetwork

Ethernet

10.0.0.138

255.255.255.0

200- 2

LocalNetwork

Ethernet

*192.168.1.254

255.255.255.0

200- 1

Internet

Serial

81.240.198.191

81.240.198.1

200- 0

loop

Internal

127.0.0.1

255.255.255.255

200-

 

 

 

 

200 CLI command "ip iplist" executed ftp>

For more information on CLI commands, see the SpeedTouch™ CLI Reference

Guide.

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1.2.4 Remote Assistance

To access the SpeedTouch™ remotely
To enable remote access

You can make your SpeedTouch accessible from the Internet with regard to remote support. In this way, you can allow your help desk to access your SpeedTouch™ remotely.

Proceed as follows:

1Go to the SpeedTouch™ pages, as described in “1.2.1 Access via the Web Interface” on page 7.

2In the menu, select Toolbox > Remote Assistance.

3Click Enable Remote Assistance.

4Provide the following parameters to your help desk:

URL (the HTTPS link)

User name

Password

To disable remote access

Your ISP is now able to access your SpeedTouch™ via the HTTPS link in combination with the provided certificate (a secure authentication mechanism).

For security reasons, remote assistance will be automatically disabled after 20 minutes of inactivity, or after restarting your SpeedTouch™.

Proceed as follows:

1Go to the SpeedTouch™ pages, as described in “1.2.1 Access via the Web Interface” on page 7.

2In the menu, select Toolbox > Remote Assistance.

3Click Disable Remote Assistance.

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Chapter 2

Local Network Setup

2 Local Network Setup

Introduction The SpeedTouch™ offers you the following local networking solutions:

Wired Ethernet

USB (v1.1)

Wireless Ethernet on the SpeedTouch™780 WL

Device settings Once you have connected a device, you can personalise its settings. For more information, see “ Configure” on page 93.

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2.1 Wired Ethernet

Local network The Ethernet ports on the back panel allow you to connect the SpeedTouch™ to an existing 10 or 100Base-T Ethernet network or one (or more) computer(s) with an 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/

RJ-45 Ethernet cable is included.

Standard wiring Use the yellow Ethernet cable provided to wire your computer's Ethernet port to procedure one of the SpeedTouch™'s Ethernet ports.

The Ethernet cable can also be used to wire an Ethernet port of your

SpeedTouch™ to any external Ethernet hub or switch.

Please follow the installation instructions supplied with the external hub or switch for connections and Ethernet cabling.

Ethernet link check Depending on the SpeedTouch™ model, LED indicators allow you to check your Ethernet. See “1.1 SpeedTouch™ LED Behaviour” on page 4 for more information.

Device settings Once you have connected a device, you can personalise its settings.

For more information, see “ Device settings” on page 15.

Managed Ethernet Your SpeedTouch™ intelligently switches data between the devices on your LAN, switch using priority queuing to ensure that higher priority messages are delivered first

and in real time. This feature maximizes your network performance.

The managed Ethernet switch allows you to configure a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), group ports or isolate a port, configure secure channel connections, define Quality of Service (QoS), and configure port mirroring, allowing monitoring from one port to another.

You can configure the managed Ethernet switch manually using CLI (For more information, see the SpeedTouch™ CLI Reference Guide).

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Local Network Setup

To install Windows USB drivers

The first time you connect the SpeedTouch™ to your computer through the USB port, you will be prompted for a USB driver as soon as you plug the USB cable into the computer.

You can find the required USB driver software on the Setup CD. The installation is Plug and Play, meaning that installation requires almost no effort.

Proceed as follows:

1Insert the blue USB cable into the SpeedTouch™ USB port marked with the USB logo:

A USB logo looks like this:

2Insert the other end of the USB cable into (one of) the USB port(s) of your computer. In most cases your computer's USB port is marked with the same USB symbol.

You can also connect your computer to the SpeedTouch™ via a USB hub.

Microsoft Windows will automatically recognise the Thomson USB Remote NDIS device.

The Windows Found New Hardware Wizard appears:

This wizard will guide you through the installation procedure of the USB drivers.

3 Click Next to continue.

The Windows Found New Hardware Wizard may ask your authorisation to connect to Windows Update to search for software. If this is the case, select No, not this time, and then click Next.

4Select Install the software automatically (Recommended), and then click Next.

The USB driver is being installed. After a while a completing dialogue will appear.

5Click Finish to complete the installation.

Your USB connection is installed and ready for use.

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To verify USB connectivity in Windows

To install Mac USB drivers

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Local Network Setup

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.

You can find the required USB driver software on the Setup CD. The installation is Plug and Play, meaning that installation requires almost no effort.

Proceed as follows:

1Insert the blue USB cable into the SpeedTouch™ USB port marked with the USB logo.

A USB logo looks like this:

2Plug the other end of the USB cable into (one of) the USB port(s) of your computer. In most cases your computer's USB port is marked with the same USB symbol.

You can also connect your computer to the SpeedTouch™ via a USB hub, provided that the hub is autonomously powered.

Mac OS X will automatically recognise the detection of a new port.

3Make sure the SpeedTouch™ Setup CD is inserted, and then click OK.

4In the Network window, click Apply Now.

Device settings Once you have connected a device, you can personalise its settings. For more information, see “ Device settings” on page 15.

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2.3 Wireless Ethernet

Introduction

Wireless client requirements

The SpeedTouch™ 780 WL 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.

All wireless client adapters compliant to 802.11g and/or 802.11b can 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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2.3.1 Wireless Basics

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.

Wireless Fidelity

 

 

 

 

The Wi-Fi certification ensures that your SpeedTouch™ will interoperate with any

 

Wi-Fi certified 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 startup.

 

You can choose to set the channels automatically or manually.

 

 

 

The different channels overlap. To avoid interference with another access

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

point, make sure that the separation (in terms of frequency) is as high as

 

 

 

 

 

 

possible. It is recommended to keep at least 3 channels between 2 different

 

 

 

access points.

 

 

The SpeedTouch™ supports all channels allowed for wireless networking. 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israel

5 to 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan

1 to 14

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jordan

10 to 13

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thailand

1 to 14

 

 

 

 

 

 

USA / Canada

1 to 11

 

 

 

 

 

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Antennas Direct the external antenna to allow optimization of the wireless link. If for example the antenna is erect, wireless links in the horizontal plane are favoured. Please note that the antenna characteristics are influenced by the environment, that is by reflections of the radio signal against walls or ceilings. It is advisable to use the received signal strength as indicated by the wireless client manager to optimize the antenna position for the link to a given client.

Concrete walls weaken the radio signal and thus affect the connection.

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