Philips 23iF9946 user manual Network menu

Options menu

11.2 Network menu

The Network menu gives you access to network and wireless settings. See below for an overview.

Note: If you just want to see what the settings are, open the Network/ Wireless Info items and not the Config items.

Network Type

Select whether you want to connect to a Wireless network or to a Wired network.

Network Config.

Network Mode

Choose DHCP for automatic network configuration by your network host. (preferred) Choose Static IP for manually entering a static network configuration. Choose Auto IP for automatic network configuration without a network host.

Note: If you are not familiar with networking, choose DHCP for Network Mode.

IP Address, Netmask, Gateway, DNS 1 and DNS 2 Only Static IP requires you to fill values for IP Address, Netmask, Gateway, DNS 1 and DNS2. See below for an explanation.

Wireless Config.

Wireless Mode

Choose whether your wireless network has an Access Point (Wireless Base Station) or is an Ad-Hoc Network (Peer-to- peer).

Network Name (SSID)

Enter the name (SSID) of the wireless network you want to join. Note: the SSID is case-sensitive, meaning that ‘philips is not the same as ‘PHILIPS’ or ‘Philips’.

Channel Number

Choose one of the available WiFi channels in your region. (Select 0 for automatic channel assignment.)

Encryption Config.

First,select whether or not to use wireless network encryption

:WEP Encryption Off/On.Then, you may enter up to 4 WEP Keys to choose from. Enter 5 ASCII or 10 HEX characters to use a 64-bit WEP-key; enter 13 ASCII or 26 HEX characters to use a 128-bit WEP-key.The number of characters determines the type of key you use. Finally, choose which of the four keys to use : WEP Transmit Key.

Important: You must use the same encryption key throughout your wireless network.

Note: Refer to the the FAQs on www.philips.com/streamium for more information on encryption.

Proxy Config.

Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) may have provided you with Proxy Settings for HTTP Internet) and/or for RTSP (used for video streaming MPEG-4)). If this is the case, enter the proxy name(s) and port(s) your ISP provided you with.

Network Info

For viewing the Network settings, including the physical Ethernet MAC Address you may sometimes need for identifying the Wired network of the Streamium LCD TV.

Wireless Info

For viewing the Wireless settings, including the physical NIC MAC Address you may sometimes need for identifying the Wireless network of the Streamium LCD TV. Go to Signal Level to check the wireless signal quality.

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