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If you connect the TV to a home network, you can play photos, music and videos from your computer or storage device. Once the network is installed on the TV, you can find and play the files from your PC on the TV screen.
Net TV
If you connect the TV to a home network, you can link up the TV to Net TV. Net TV offers Internet services and websites tailored to your TV. Play music and videos, consult infotainment, rent movies and much more. Once the network is installed, you can enjoy the best of the Internet for your TV.
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What you need
To connect the TV to a home network and Internet, you need a router in your home network. The router must be set to DHCP server on. Use a router with a
If you use a wired connection to the router you need a network (Ethernet) cable.
The TV uses a
Find your PC files
To select your PC files on screen, you need recent media server software on your computer, like Windows Media Player 11 or similar. To find your files on the TV, some media server software must be set up to share the PC files with the TV.
See the list of supported media server software, read Help > Specifications > Multimedia.
Wireless installation
Switch on your router before you start the network installation.
To start the wireless network installation, press h, select Setup > Connect to network and press OK. Follow the instructions on screen.
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If your router has WPS
Most new wireless routers have the WPS system and carry the WPS logo. The WPS system uses WPA security encryption and cannot be combined with devices on your network that use the WEP security encryption. If you still need this WEP device in your network, install with Scan > Custom.
Scan for routers
If you have several routers in your network, you can select the network you need. To select a specific network router, press Scan on the first page of the installation. The routers with WPS and with the strongest signal are shown first in the list.
Select the router you need and press Easy connect if the router has WPS. Or press Pin code if you can enter the PIN code in your router software to connect. Or press Custom to enter the encryption key manually.
PIN code
To make the secured connection with a PIN code, select PIN code and press OK. Write down the 8 digit PIN code shown and enter it in the router software on your PC. See the router manual where to enter the PIN code.
Custom
To enter the encryption key (the security key) manually, select Custom and press OK. If you have WPA security on your router, enter the passphrase with the remote control. To open the on- screen keyboard, select the text entry field and press OK.
If you have WEP security encryption, the TV asks for the WEP encryption key in hexadecimal numbers. Find this hexadecimal key in the router software on your PC. Write down the first key of the WEP keys list and enter it on TV with the remote control. If the security key is accepted, the TV is connected with the wireless router.
If asked, agree to the End User licence Agreement.
Wi-Fi Media Connect
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Read more about connecting to a network in Help > Setup > Network.
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