THOMSON TG580 Setup And User Manual page 84

6 Thomson Gateway GUI
Physical Address:
Displays the MAC address of the device.
IP Address Assignment:
Displays whether the device is using a static or dynamic IP address.
IP Address:
Displays the IP address of the device.
DHCP Lease Time (if applicable):
Displays the time for which the client can use this IP address.
Under Connection Sharing:
You can view the games or services that are currently assigned to this device. Click the name of the game
or service to view the used port mappings (For more information, see
on page 63).
Assigning the public IP address of a connection to a device
You can assign the public IP address of your Internet Connection(s) to a specific device on your local network.
You might want to do this if:
You encounter issues with some applications through the Network Address Translation engine of your
Thomson Gateway.
This device is running server applications (Web server, ...) and you want it to be accessible from the
Internet.
You can also achieve this by creating a port mapping for the specified server, as described in
"6.3.2 Game & Application Sharing" on page
This device has to be considered as the unique access point to your local network (DMZ).
Be aware that the device to which you assign the public IP address will lose all security offered by
the Thomson Gateway.
Proceed as follows:
1 In the Pick a task list, click Assign the public IP address of a connection to a device.
2 Click the Edit link of your Internet connection.
3 In the Device list, select the device you want to assign the public address to and click Apply.
4 Release and renew the IP address of the device.
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