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- Page 1 Technicolor TWG870 Operating instructions for your cable modem Version 1.5...
- Page 2 Document tracking Version Date Comment 17.06.2011 M. Aschwanden 20.06.2011 Edited by Guido Biland 21.06.2011 Chapter “Switching off WLAN” revised, M. Aschwanden 1.3. 21.09.2011 Chapter “Switching between router and bridge mode”, M. Böyük Pilavci 28.10.2011 Chapter changed “Switching off WLAN” revised, M. Böyük Pilavci 2.5.2012 Security warning “Switching between router and bridge mode”, M.
- Page 3 Version 1.5 Description The TWG870 cable modem facilitates the connection of PCs and telephones to the cable network. The default factory settings allow for it to be started up without the need to configure it. You can also individually configure the modem on your PC through the web interface using your web browser (see Chapter 4).
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Page 4: Status Indicators
Phone (1-2) – Telephone status indicator Firewall The TWG870 protects your local PC network (LAN) through a built-in firewall function. Up to 4 PCs can be connected to the cable modem directly using Ethernet cables, and additional PCs wirelessly through the integrated WLAN Access Point (WiFi). The PCs are assigned their network parameters (IP address, default gateway and DNS server) by the integrated DHCP server. -
Page 5: Reset To Default Factory Settings
Version 1.5 Default factory settings Network 192.168.0.0/24 Default gateway 192.168.0.1 DHCP address range 192.168.0.10 to 192.168.0.254 WLAN You can find the name of the wireless network (SSID) and the password for the PSK encryption (WPA2–PSK) on the label at the bottom of the device. These values differ from modem to modem and can be adjusted individually (see Chapter 4.3). -
Page 6: Cable Connection
Version 1.5 Start-up Cable connection Connect the cable modem to your TV socket’s cable modem port using the supplied antenna cable. If your TV socket does not have a special modem port, please use the supplied adapter and connect the modem directly to a free antenna port. Activation Connect the modem to the power supply using the supplied power adapter and switch it on. - Page 7 Version 1.5 PC connection with Ethernet cable Configure your PC via the DHCP network settings and connect it to one of the 4 Ethernet connections on the cable modem using an Ethernet cable. Wireless PC connection (WiFi) WiFi is activated by default. The preset wireless network name (SSID) and password (WPA2– PSK) can be found on the label at the bottom of the device: Configure your PC with this wireless network name (SSID) and this password (WPA2–PSK) to connect it to the network wirelessly.
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Page 8: Individual Settings
Version 1.5 Individual settings The LAN/WLAN and firewall settings of the cable modem can be adjusted individually. You can configure the modem through the web browser on your PC: 1. Launch the web browser on your PC (if your PC is already connected to the cable modem via cable or WiFi). - Page 9 Version 1.5 Changing the user name and password for the modem We recommend that you change the user name and password for accessing the cable modem. 05/03/12 Page...
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Page 10: Changing The Lan Settings
Version 1.5 Changing the LAN settings The network address and the DHCP server can be adjusted. 05/03/12 Page... - Page 11 Version 1.5 Switching off WLAN The wireless function can be deactivated using the small button on the side of the WLAN modem. You can however deactivate the wireless function via the administration area of your WLAN modem as well. To access this area, enter 192.168.0.1 in the WWW address line, leave the user field blank and enter the password “admin”.
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Page 12: Changing The Wlan Settings
Version 1.5 Changing the WLAN settings Here you can change the name (SSID) and password (WPA2-PSK) of the wireless network. We recommend that you do not change any other parameters. 05/03/12 Page... - Page 13 The TWG870 cable modem can be switched between router and bridge mode. The integrated firewall is only active in router mode. The cable modem is set to router mode by default.
- Page 14 Version 1.5 To use the cable modem Web interface in bridge mode, use URL http://192.168.0.1 To switch the cable modem back to router mode, go to menu item “Status” and submenu item “Switch Mode” change the “Switch Mode” option to “Legacy RG IPv4 Mode” and press “Apply”. The cable modem will automatically reboot in router mode.