User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- About this Setup and User Guide
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Installation
- 3 The THOMSON TG185n as Wireless Access Point
- Usage
- In this chapter
- 3.1 Configuring The THOMSON TG185n As Access Point
- Procedure
- Switch the THOMSON TG185n to access point mode
- Assign a static IP address to your computer
- Configure the wireless settings of your THOMSON TG185n
- Configure the IP settings of your THOMSON TG185n (optional)
- Connect your THOMSON TG185n to your Internet gateway
- Configure your wireless clients
- Configure your computer to obtain an IP address automatically
- 3.2 Connecting a Wireless Client via WPS
- 3.3 Manually Configuring a Wireless Client
- 3.4 Securing Your Wireless Network
- 4 The THOMSON TG185n as Wireless Repeater
- 5 Your THOMSON TG185n as Wireless Client
- 6 THOMSON TG185n Basics
- 7 Support
- Introduction
- Topics
- 7.1 Assigning a Static IP to Your Computer
- 7.2 Restoring the IP Settings of Your Computer
- 7.3 General THOMSON TG185n Troubleshooting
- 7.4 Reset to Factory Defaults
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3 The THOMSON TG185n as Wireless Access Point
3.4.1 Configuring WPA(2)-PSK Encryption
Procedure
Continuing from “ Configuring the wireless encryption”:
1 In the Select Security list, select:
WPA2-PSK:
WPA2-PSK is the most secure version, but not all wireless clients already support it. Before you select
this version, make sure that all of your wireless clients support it.
WPA-PSK-AUTO:
If not all of your wireless clients support WPA2-PSK or you are not sure if they support WPA2-PSK, we
recommend you to choose WPA-PSK-AUTO. Wireless clients that support WPA2-PSK will use WPA2-
PSK, the others will use WPA-PSK.
WPA-PSK:
If none of your wireless clients support WPA2-PSK choose this option.
2 In the Pre-Shared Key box, type a pass phrase (also known as Pre-shared key) of your choice. The key
must consist of 8 to 63 alphanumeric characters or 64 hexadecimal characters (characters from 0 to 9 and
from A to F).
3 Click Apply.
4 The THOMSON TG185n prompts you that the configuration was successful.
5 Configure your wireless client(s) with the same settings.
To use WPA2-PSK on Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) you first have to install Wi-Fi Protected
Access 2 (WPA2)/Wireless Provisioning Services Information Element (WPS IE) update or install
SP3 on your Windows XP.
You can find the WPS IE update on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917021
.