THOMSON TG797n - Features at a Glance

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Getting Started
1.1 Features At A Glance
Introduction
This section provides a brief overview of the main features of your Thomson Gateway.
Internet connection features
 Broadband Internet access via the integrated DSL modem.
The first chapters describe how to connect your Thomson Gateway to the Internet.
 Internet Security for your entire network.
For more information, see “10 Internet Security” on page 91.
 Useful network tools like UPnP, Dynamic DNS and many more.
For more information, see “9 Thomson Gateway Network Services” on page 79.
Local networking features
 Wired access for your local network devices via the Ethernet interface.
For more information, see “3.3.2 Setting up a Wired Connection” on page 28.
 Wireless access for your local network devices via the integrated IEEE 802.11n wireless access point.
For more information, see “5 The Thomson Gateway Wireless Access Point” on page 39.
 An Integrated Media Server allowing you to share your media with media players and other network
devices. For more information, see “8 Sharing Content on your Thomson Gateway” on page 65.
Telephony features
The Thomson Gateway offers Voice over IP (VoIP) connectivity for traditional phones, DECT phones and IP
phones.
For more information see “6 Telephony” on page 45
ECO label
THOMSON’s ECO label guarantees you that the Thomson Gateway is able to reduce its power consumption
to an absolute minimum. For more information, see “7 Saving Energy with Your Thomson Gateway” on
page 61.
Thomson Gateway configuration tools
 The Thomson Gateway Setup CD allows you to configure your Thomson Gateway and helps you to
connect your computers to the Thomson Gateway.
 The Thomson Gateway GUI allows you to configure your Thomson Gateway via your web browser.
For more information, see “4.1 Thomson Gateway GUI” on page 32.