Wireless Home Audio

Using Your Player with the Controller

2.Select Source from the Settings menu.

3.Select Analog Line In on the Source screen.

The audio from your RCA inputs will be played on the device. If you want it to play throughout your home, be sure you have your zones linked. The Now Playing Queue will indicate that the Analog Line In is being played.

Wireless Settings

The Wireless Settings option allows you to modify your wireless network settings.

Select Network  Use this option to select a wireless network name (also known as an SSID) from the list of available networks or enter a wireless network name manually by selecting Enter Network Name. To enter the name manually, use the touchscreen keyboard on the Controller and press Enter when done.

NOTE: The wireless network name is casesensitive. Capital letters can be found immediately after the group of lowercase letters.

Once the wireless network name has been selected, a screen will appear asking for the wireless security mode utilized on the network.

•• Open  If your network doesn’t have wireless security enabled, the open option should be selected.

NOTE: Linksys recommends using some form of wireless security on your network to help safeguard your personal information. Wireless security is typically configured on your router. Refer to the documentation included with your router for details on enabling wireless security.

•• Shared  If your network uses WEP security, select this option and enter in WEP key number 1. Enter the appropriate number of hexadecimal characters (“0” to “9” and “A” to “F”). For 64-bit encryption, enter exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128bit encryption, enter exactly 26 hexadecimal characters.

•• WPA  Select TKIP or AES and enter the network’s Passphrase (also called a pre-shared key) of 8-63 characters.

•• WP2  Select TKIP or AES and enter the network’s Passphrase (also called a pre-shared key) of 8-63 characters.

•• Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ Discovery  This option is used to connect to your router using theWi-Fi Protected Setup™button on the Wireless Home Audio Director and the Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ button on your router..

•• Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ Pin Setting  Select this option to enter the Wireless Home Audio Director’s PIN number on the router.

Advanced  This option is used for IP configuration. A dynamic or static IP address can be selected here.

•• Dynamic IP  The dynamic IP option should be selected if your router or network connection automatically provides an IP address to devices on the network. Once this option is selected, the Details screen can be used to verify that an IP address has been obtained.

•• Static IP  Selecting Static IP will prompt you to enter the IP address. To enter the IP address using the remote control, remove the existing address by using the left arrow on the Navigation Halo. Numbers can be entered manually using the keypad or arrow up and down on the Navigation Halo to scroll through the number selections. To move to the next digit, use the right arrow on the Navigation Halo. To enter a dot (.) or period in the IP address, press the zero (0) button twice.

Details  This option displays the current network connection settings including the wireless network name, wireless security type, DHCP status, IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS information.

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DMP100 specifications

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