Introducing The Thomson Gateway - THOMSON ST605 Installation And Setup Manual

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Introducing the Thomson Gateway

1 Introducing the Thomson Gateway
Introduction
In a minute you will be able to access the Internet using your Thomson Gateway.
This Installation and Setup Guide will show you how to set up your Thomson Gateway and how to connect a
computer or a Local Area Network (LAN) to the Internet.
Identifying your Thomson Gateway
The label on the bottom of your Thomson Gateway informs you about the Thomson Gateway's:
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Product name
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Model number
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Serial number
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Power requirements
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Do not remove or cover the label.
DSL variants
The Thomson Gateway comes in two ADSL variants:
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POTS: The Thomson ST605/608/608 WL/620 connects to an analogue Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)
line.
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ISDN: The Thomson ST605/608/608 WL/620i connects to an Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
line, enabling residences with an ISDN line to use the ADSL service.
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SHDSL: The Thomson ST605s/620s connects to a Symmetric High-Bitrate Digital Subscriber Loop
(SHDSL) line.
The ... variant
POTS
ISDN
SHDSL
E-DOC-CTC-20060911-0089 v1.0
supports ...
ADSL
ADSL2
ADSL2+
RE-ADSL
ADSL
ADSL2
ADSL2+
2-wire SHDSL
4-wire SHDSL
SHDSL.bis
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