Thomson TG585v7

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The BE 585v7
Inside the BE 585v7
585v7 Status Lights
The old Be* 585v7
The o2 585v7
Someone going mad with some stickers
Alternative use for a 585v7, a cat warmer.

The Thomson Gateway TG585v7 (also referred to as the 585v7) Bebox is manufactured by Thomson who describe it as a "Wireless Multi-User ADSL2+ Gateway". It is also an 802.11b/g wireless LAN access point with integrated ADSL, featuring an integrated 10/100Mb/s 4-port switch.[1]

Download the CD for the 585v7 here: http://web.bethere.co.uk/usergroup/becd-585v7.zip

Instructions on how to put the 585v7 into Bridged mode here: https://avatar.bethere.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19220

How to take the BeBox out of Bridge Mode

How to put the BEBox into Bridge Mode

Bridge Options:
Petes Bridge Template
Alternative to Petes method
BE Provided Bridge Template

Remote monitoring script (requires webserver/PHP) here: http://www.hattix.co.uk/bebox.php.txt

Fix Port 21 and 443 Forwarding
Port Mirroring

Product Name: TG585v7
Serial Number: CP0752SFBYM
Software Release: 7.4.20.3
Software Variant: BC
Boot Loader Version: 1.0.0
Product Code: 36315250
Board Name: CANT-P

Contents

Set-up

Thomson TG585v7 control panel home page

To set-up the Thomson TG585v7 ADSL 2+ modem (your Be Box!), make sure it is connected, to your phone line and computer, as described in the Be Quick Start article. Then point your Browser to the Web address http://192.168.1.254 to display the Thomson modem's internal Home Page (see image right).

First time set-up

Note: These instructions differ from the photocopied instructions supplied with Be Box

If this is the first time you are setting up the modem (ie. you don't yet have an Internet connection!), from the Thomson TG585v7 control panel Home Page, in the menu on the left, click "Thomson Gateway". Below the information on the section "Thomson Gateway", is another section "Pick a task...". Click on the link "Set Up", to launch the "Welcome to the Thomson Gateway Easy Setup" wizard in a pop-up menu. Click "Next" to go to the "Service Selection" page.

Service Selection

  • Choose "Broadband - Static IP" if you have ordered a static IP addressing with your service
  • Choose "Broadband - Multi IP" if you have dynamic IP addressing.

Static IP addressing is currently available with BE Pro service. You can check whether you have it, (a) By checking your Account information at the Be Member Centre, (b) In the set-up notes sent with the Be Box.

Click next to go the next appropriate screen

Example configuration file (user.ini) for Dynamic IP on older firmware

Example configuration file (user.ini) for Dynamic IP on 8.2.23.0 firmware

Example configuration file (user.ini) for Dynamic IP on 8.2.7.7 firmware

Example configuration file (user.ini) for Static IP on older firmware

Example configuration file (user.ini) for Static IP on 8.2.23.0 firmware

Be Broadband – Multi IP address

There is no further information to enter of you are using the default Dynamic IP addressing (alo called Multi IP). Click Next to go to the "Start configuration ?" screen, and click Start to begin the configuration process. After a couple of minutes, a screen will appear confirming set-up; click the Finish button to close the configuration window. You are now ready to surf the Internet.

Be Broadband – static IP address

If you chose "Broadband - Static IP", enter

  1. Your Static IP address (as supplied) If you have lost the information - ask for it in a ticket.
  2. Subnet mask (255.255.252.0) (the penultimate triplet is not 255). The screen says that this may also be called the Network mask; Be instructions actually call it the Wan NetMask.
  3. Gateway IP address (as supplied)

Click Next to go to the "DNS Settings" screen.

DNS Settings

Enter the given Primary and Secondary IP address. If you wish to use the OpenDNS service or Google DNS, enter its IP addresses instead: 

               Be-supplied DNS   OpenDNS           Google DNS     
  Primary DNS:    87.194.255.155    208.67.222.222   8.8.8.8
Secondary DNS:    87.194.255.154    208.67.220.220   8.8.4.4

Click Next to go to the "Start configuration ?" screen, where you can review your settings. Click the Back button to amend any settings, or press the Start button to configure your modem. After a couple of minutes, a screen will appear confirming set-up; click the Finish button to close the configuration window. You are now ready to surf the Internet.

Saving your set-up

Once your Internet connection is working, it is recommended that you save your modem set-up:

  1. Display the Thomson modem's internal Home Page (http://192.168.1.254)
  2. From the menu on the left, click the "Thomson Gateway" menu item, and then "Configuration"
  3. From the "Pick a task..." section at the bottom of the screen, click "Save or Restore Configuration" to go the "Backup & Restore" screen.
  4. Click the "Backup Configuration Now" button, and save the configuration to your hard disk.

Should you ever need to, the "Restore Configuration Now" button will let you reload a previously saved configuration.

Status Lights

The top of the ADSL modem has five LED status lights:

  • Power 
*Green     Solid on  Power on, normal operation
*Red       Solid on  Power on, self-test failed, indicating device malfunction
*Amber     Blinking  Bootloader active (during upgrade)
*Off                 Power off
  • Ethernet 
*Green     Blinking  Ethernet activity
*          Solid on  Ethernet connection, no activity
*Off                 No Ethernet connection
  • Wireless 
*Green     Blinking  Wireless activity, WPA(2) encryption
           Solid on  No wireless activity, WPA(2) encryption
*Amber     Blinking  Wireless activity, WEP encryption
           Solid on  No wireless activity, WEP encryption
*Red       Blinking  Wireless activity, no security
           Solid on  No wireless activity, no security
*Red/green Toggling  Wireless client registration phase
*Off                 WLAN disabled
  • Broadband 
*Green     Blinking  Pending DSL line synchronisation
           Solid on  DSL line synchronised
*Off                 No DSL line
  • Internet 
*Green     Blinking  Internet activity
           Solid on  Internet connectivity, no activity
*Red       Solid on  Internet connection setup failed
*Off                 No Internet connection

DNS Setup for Dynamic IP Users

If you have a Dynamic IP, you won't see the DNS Settings page within the web interface during setup. See the DNS CLI article for more information.

External links

  • Ethernet Configuration Guide (PDF, 2.03M - 10/28/2008)
  • Ethernet QoS Configuration Guide (PDF, 1.48M - 10/28/2008)
  • ATM QoS Configuration Guide (PDF, 1.32M - 10/28/2008)
  • VLAN Configuration Guide (PDF, 1.54M - 10/28/2008)
  • IPQoS Configuration Guide (PDF, 2.91M - 10/28/2008)
  • Stateful Inspection Firewall Configuration Guide (PDF, 1.95M - 10/28/2008)
  • TR-069 Configuration Guide (PDF, 3.38M - 10/28/2008)
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