2.5
Network
Wireless connection
What you need
To connect the TV wirelessly to the Internet, you need a wireless router. Use a
Media server software
With media server software on your computer, you can open your photos, music and videos stored on your computer on your TV screen.
Use a recent version of media server software like Windows Media Player 11, Twonky™ or similar*.
Install the software on your computer and set it up to share your media files with the TV. Read the manual of the media server software for more information.
To open your files on the TV, the media server software must be running on your computer.
*In Help, press *List and look up Media server software, supported for an overview of supported media server software.
Make the connection
Follow steps 1 to 5.
Step 1 - Make sure that the router of your wireless network is switched on.
Step 2 - Press hand select S Setup and press OK. Step 3 - Select Connect to network and press OK. Step 4 - Select Wireless and press OK.
Step 5 - Select Scan to scan for your wireless network. If you have a router with WPS
-Scan
Select Scan to scan for your wireless network (your wireless router). The TV might find several wireless networks in your proximity.
-WPS
If your router has WPS, you can directly connect to the router without scanning. Go to the router, press the WPS button and return to the TV within 2 minutes. Then press Connect to make the connection.
If you have devices in your wireless network that use the WEP security encryption system, you cannot use WPS.
If you must use the WPS pin code to connect, select Scan instead of WPS.
Step 6 - In the list of networks found, select your wireless network and press OK.
If your network is not in the list because the network name is hidden (you switched off the SSID broadcast of the router), select Manual entry to enter the network name yourself.
Step 7 - Depending on the type of router, you can now enter your encryption key (WEP, WPA or WPA2). If you entered the encryption key for this network before, you can select Next to make the connection immediately.
If your router supports WPS or WPS pin, you can select WPS, WPS pin or Standard. Select your choice and press OK.
-Standard
Select Standard to enter the encryption key (password, passphrase or security key) manually. You can use the keyboard on the RC to enter the encryption key. Once you have entered the key, press Connect.
-WPS pin
To make a secured WPS connection with a PIN code, select WPS pin and press OK. Write down the
Step 8 - A message will be shown when the connection is successful.
Network configuration
If the connection fails, you can check the DHCP setting of the router. DHCP should be set to On.
Alternatively, if you are an advanced user and want to install your network with static IP addressing, set the TV to Static IP. To set the TV to Static IP, press hand select S Setup and press OK. Select Network settings > Network configuration
>Static IP. With Static IP selected in the menu, you can set the IP address and other necessary settings in Static IP configuration in the same menu.
Network problems
Wireless network not found or distorted
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