Hi Abarceo

How are you? Hope you got you "Direct Connect" problem sorted (once you've got that ST330 there should be no more problems).

Anyway, I finally got my ST585 configured and sorted out the way I want it, and especially without compromising my PCs security.

After a couple of weeks of "getting to know" the manual (which is slightly out of date) I managed to do the following.

a) Set the modem up with my PC (me) as the administrator and I am still using the wired (patch cable) connection.

b) Port Forward my Limewire Pro app, without too much difficulty.

c) Initiate the modem's WPA security feature.

d) Connect my son's PC, which is in his bedroom, wirelessly to the modem.

e) Stop my modem from broadcasting its network name.

f) Set the modem so that only registered wireless users/clients, approved by me, can access it.

g) Connect my son's Sony PSP to the modem as a wireless registered client.

h) Password protected and saved my modem's configuration.

i) Plan to set up my son's mobile phone as a wireless registered client.

After all that, I may get myself a VOIP phone I understand that you can make cheap(er) phone calls.

Anyway, because the latest user manual was slightly out of date, and did not contain full instructions, I found that I had locked myself out of my modem's configuration settings. However, a quick email to Thomson, who responded almost immediately, soon got me back on track.

I must say that initially setting up the 585 is not that straight forwards and it can take some time to get things right. However, once you are over the main "hump" the other problems and solutions just seem to fall into place.

Anyhow, as said at the beginning, hope your set up problems are now behind you.



UK Bob