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SpeedTouch™580
Wireless Multi-User ADSL Gateway
Setup and User’s Guide
Release R1.0 (R4.2.7)
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SpeedTouch™ 580 Setup and User’s Guide Release R1.0 (R4.2.7)
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Status v3.0 Reference E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 Short Title Setup and User's Guide ST580(i) R1.0 (R4.2.7) (en) Copyright © 2004 THOMSON. All rights reserved. Passing on, 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 responsibilit
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Contents 1 SpeedTouch™ Installation ............................................ 5 1.1 Getting Acquainted with the SpeedTouch™.................................................... 6 1.2 Setting Up the SpeedTouch™............................................................................ 9 2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup.................... 11 2.1 Ethernet Connection Setup.............................................................................. 12 2.2 USB Connection Setup for Microsoft
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4.2 Connect to the Internet via a Host PPPoE Dial-in Client ............................. 41 4.2.1 Using an MS Windows XP BroadBand Connection...............................................................42 4.2.2 Using the Mac OS X PPPoE Dial-in Client ...............................................................................46 5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface..................................... 49 5.1 Basic Task Links ...........................................................................
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1 SpeedTouch™ Installation 1 SpeedTouch™ Installation Introduction Thank you for purchasing a SpeedTouch™ Wireless Multi-User ADSL Gateway! With the SpeedTouch™580 Wireless Multi-User ADSL Gateway two cutting-edge technologies are combined: ADSL and Wireless LAN (WLAN). With this answer to the increasing popularity of both technologies, users can build a home or small office (Wireless) LAN without any need for network wiring and surf the Internet at high speed; all combined in one device. Con
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1 SpeedTouch™ Installation 1.1 Getting Acquainted with the SpeedTouch™ Introducing the Prior to proceeding, please make sure to read first the SpeedTouch™ Quick Installation SpeedTouch™ Guide. It provides important package content and safety information. Check whether all items are present in your package. In the event of damaged or missing items, please contact your local product dealer for further information. Front panel layout The SpeedTouch™ is presented in a desktop housing: Front panel
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1 SpeedTouch™ Installation Indicator Description Name Color State WLAN Green Flashing Wireless activity, security level 2 On No Wireless activity Amber Flashing Wireless activity, security level 1 On No Wireless activity Red Flashing Wireless activity, security level 0 On No Wireless activity Off No Wireless connection DSL Green Flashing Pending DSL line synchronization On DSL line synchronized Off No DSL line Internet Green Flashing Internet activity On Internet Connection Off No Internet Conne
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1 SpeedTouch™ Installation Ethernet port LEDs Each of the yellow marked Ethernet ports on the rear panel has one LED (B) to indicate the connection integrity (activity). Depending on the SpeedTouch™ product you are using, a second LED (A) may be provided to indicate the 10/100Base-T selection: A B Indicator Description Name LED Status A 10/100Base-T Off 10Base-T Ethernet connection. (Optional) On 100Base-T Ethernet connection. B Integrity Off No connection on this port. (Activity) On Ethernet
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1 SpeedTouch™ Installation 1.2 Setting Up the SpeedTouch™ Wall mounting The SpeedTouch™580 can be mounted on a wall using the two mounting brackets at assembly the bottom or can setup in an upright position using a stand or the standard desktop 'mount'. For more information please see “7.1 SpeedTouch™ Wall Mount” on page 84. SpeedTouch™ variants Two ADSL variants of the SpeedTouch™ exist: • The ADSL/POTS variant (SpeedTouch™580) connecting to an analog Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) line
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1 SpeedTouch™ Installation ADSL service The appropriate DSL service must be available at your premises: • ADSL service must be enabled on your telephone line. • If both telephone and ADSL service are simultaneously available from the same copper pair, you will need a central splitter or distributed filters for decoupling ADSL and telephone signals. Always contact your Service Provider when installing splitters/filters! Public telephone lines carry voltages that can cause electric shock. Only i
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2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup 2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup Introduction The SpeedTouch™ offers three local networking solutions: • Wired Ethernet • Wireless Ethernet • USB (1.1) By introducing the SpeedTouch™ into your local network, local hosts using one of the solutions above are able to share a local network (i.e. one computer over USB, multiple computers over wired Ethernet and multiple wireless clients over wireless networking). Wired Ethernet The SpeedTouch™ managed four-p
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2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup 2.1 Ethernet Connection Setup Local network The SpeedTouch™ Ethernet ports on the back panel allow you to connect the Speed- Touch™ to an existing 10 or 100Base-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. Note In the SpeedTouch™ package, a yellow full-wired straight-through RJ45/RJ4
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2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup 2.2 USB Connection Setup for Microsoft Windows Supported Operating Installing and using the SpeedTouch™ USB connection is supported by Microsoft for Systems 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. Note The installation procedures might be slightly different depending on the MS Windows OS you are using: System requireme
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2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup 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. 5 The following window allows you to select locations where it should search for drivers: Insert the SpeedTouch™ Setup CD-ROM, make sure that the wizard looks for the drivers on the CD-ROM drive and click Next to continue. 6 The wizard will notify that it found drivers for the device on the CD-ROM. Click
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2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup Verifying USB The SpeedTouch™ USB connection is represented as a local network interface. You can connectivity easily check this interface by opening the Network Connections window from Windows’ Control Panel: Connecting to the To continue with preparing the SpeedTouch™ for internet connectivity, see Internet “3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup” on page 23. E-DOC-CTC-20040123-0001 v3.0 15
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2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup 2.3 Wireless Connection Setup Introduction The SpeedTouch™580 features a Wireless LAN Access Point (AP) which behaves as a networking hub allowing to wirelessly interconnect several devices to the local (W)LAN and provide - via the SpeedTouch™ DSL router - access to the public network, e.g. the Internet. IEEE802.11g Wireless technology enables these devices to communicate with each other in a locally mobile fashion, without the need for a wired environme
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2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup Antennas The SpeedTouch™580 features two antennas: one internal and one external. For trans- mission of data, the external antenna is always used; whereas for reception of data, the SpeedTouch™580 automatically selects the antenna which receives the optimal signal. The external antenna can be directed to allow for the optimization of the wireless link. The antenna characteristics are such that wireless links perpendicular to the antenna are favoured. I.
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2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup Level 2 This level uses Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) to provide state of the art security. This also means that only recent wireless clients will have implemented WPA, and that older wireless clients (without WPA) will not interoperate with the SpeedTouch™580 at this security level. The WPA standard specifies two modes of operation: • WPA Personal also know as WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key), for residential use. • WPA Enterprise for business use. In this mode, a
