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After a couple of weeks of "getting to know" the manual (which is slightly out of date) I managed to do the following.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Anyway, because the latest user manual was slightly out of date, and did not contain full instructions, I found that I had locked myself out of my modem's configuration settings.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

No, not yet. ST330 is not available and still waiting for the availability. Going back to my modem ST585 I still have many thing to study to set for administrator and so on. I have the installation disk for the configuration. But, I am stucked up with the password given by the modem supplier. The person who assigned my user name & password is nowhere to locate. Is there any way to override the password?

It's great if I can set up my moden the way you did. I ordered
also a Phoneserve Phone box which will be used as VOIP for ADSL connection, though Iam still using my old phoneserve phone modem using dialup connection.
This question may be out of topic. With my phoneserve phone modem (old one), it is mentioned that calling direct using IP to IP addresses is possible. So, if I will be able to solve my firewall problem, IP to IP calls is not a problem using my new phonebox for ADSL.

I'll try to configure my ST585 modem the way you did.