ROUTER SET UP GUIDE: Technicolor TG588v A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SETTING UP YOUR NEW ADSL WIFI ROUTER The Technicolor TG588v is MWEB's multipurpose entry-level router. It can used for both Fibre and ADSL products. For ADSL products the router auto-provisions, which means that all you have to do is plug the router into the power source, turn on and the system does the rest.
4 CONNECTING TO THE LANDLINE ADSL LAN 1 ROUTER POTS FILTER PHONE HANDSET WALL OUTLET Plug the short telephone cable, that came with the router, into the port on the back of the router marked ADSL. Plug the opposite end of this cable into the POTS filter. Connect the POTS filter to your telephone outlet point (wall outlet).
3 WHICH CABLES TO USE? Reset AUS/EIN Power ADSL LAN 1 LAN 2 LAN 3 FIBRE Reset AUS/EIN Power ADSL LAN 1-3 Power Ethernet WAN Connect up the cables at the back of your router according to this diagram. The cables that you will need to plug in include the power cable and the ADSL line. Switch the router on at the power switch. Once you have plugged the power and ADSL line into the router, you will need to plug an additional Lan cable from your desktop or laptop into the back of your router, into one of the ports marked Lan 1, Lan 2 or Lan 3 to set up the router. Even if you plan to connect via WiFi, you will still need to do this the first time.
4 AUTO-PROVISIONING This router is designed to auto provision, which means that all you need to do is: 1 2 3 4 5 Ensure the router is plugged into the power source and POTS filter (as per the image on page 2) and is switched on. The lights on the router will start to flash, which indicates auto- provisioning is taking place. This may take 5 10 minutes. When the DSL light on the router is solid and the Internet light on the router is flashing this indicates that auto provisioning has taken place. Open your Internet Browser (the one you use to access the Internet). If it opens then you are connected to the Internet and your router is working. If you are not able to open your Internet Browser then you will need to do a manual set up. Follow steps 2 10 of this guide to manually set up. After manual set up, if you are still not able to open your Internet Browser, then please contact MWEB Tech Support to assist.
5 MANUAL SET UP TO GETTING STARTED 192.168.1.1 Once you have plugged all cables into the router and your desktop / laptop, switch on your computer. Open your browser (the one you use to access the Internet). You will see the above screen. Enter the following numbers and click OK: 192.168.1.1
6 LOG IN TO THE ROUTER S ADMIN INTERFACE Once you have clicked on the OK button in step 2, you will be prompted to log into the routers admin. Fill in the following: Username: admin, Password: admin Note: These should all be in small letter case Then click OK
The above screen is the start of the manual set up. Click next to proceed. 7
8 SELECTING YOUR SERVICE SELECT 1: Router PPP Click next to proceed
9 Enter your login details and click next These are your MWEB details, which were SMS d to you when you signed up. If you have not received these, please contact MWEB sales to assist.
10 When prompted, you can choose to set up a new admin password for your router. This is a more secure approach, but if you lose the new password you will not be able to access your router to change settings without doing a factory re-set. If you choose not to change the password given, then click next to proceed
11 Once you have completed the password, the above screen will appear. Click Start
12 SETUP The above screen will be displayed as the manual set up completes.
13 SETUP When the process has completed, click Finish. Set up has been completed. Exit this screen, log onto your Internet browser (the one you use to access the Internet) and you should be connected to the Internet. Still having problems? Repeat the steps or contact MWEB Tech Support.