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Viewing VIERA CASTTM
Internet connections
Contact your Broadband service provider
NOTICE: If you don’t have Internet service by your local provider, please order a high-speed
Internet service at no less than the following connection speed. If you already have such service,
make sure that the connection speed exceeds the following.
Required speed (effective): at least 1.5 Mbps for SD and 6Mbps for HD picture quality, respectively.
Dial-up Internet service cannot be used for VIERA CAST.
Select wired or wireless connection
If the Cable/DSL modem is close to the TV and you have only one TV set, you may choose a wired connection. If the
Cable/DSL modem is far from the TV and/or you have more TVs in the house, you may want to use a wireless network.
Connecting to the internet
ABasic connection
If you are not using the network for connecting anything else but the TV, you could just connect
the TV directly to the Cable/DSL Ethernet connection (see schematic below).
BAdvanced wired connection
If you are using the network for connecting various PCs/Laptops and want to connect the TV,
you should use a router to connect the TV to the Internet (see schematic below).
CAdvanced wireless connection 1
If you are using the network for connecting various PCs/Laptops and want to connect the TV,
you could also use a wireless router to connect the TV to the Internet (see schematic below).
DAdvanced wireless connection 2
If you are using the network for connecting various PCs/Laptops and want to connect the TV, you could
also use a wireless LAN adapter and Access point to connect the TV to the Internet (see schematic below).
Internet
Internet
Internet
Internet
Cable/
DSL
modem
Ethernet
cable
Router B
C
Wireless
Repeater
Cable/
DSL
modem
Cable/
DSL
modem
A
D
Example of Network connection
For more details on the external equipment’s connections, please refer to the operating manuals for the equipment
Internet
Ethernet
cable
Router/
Access point
Internet equipment
Set Internet setting (LAN) for
connected equipment with
Internet equipment if you need.
* You cannot set Internet setting
from this TV.
Cable/DSL
modem
Back of the TV Network Camera
* About wireless
LAN (p. 16)
* Models capable of a wireless
LAN connection are also
available.