Philips MCI300/12, MCI300/05 user manual 4Connect to a home network

Ensure that your wireless access point or wireless router with broadband Internet access is turned on.

Ensure that your encryption key (if required) is available.

4Connect to a home network

Before you connect the MCi300 to a router:

•Ensure that the PC meets the minimum requirements.

You can choose one of these modes of connection:

•Wireless connection with automatic IP address (see ‘Create wireless connection with automatic IP address’ on page 11)

•Wireless connection with static IP address

(see ‘Create wireless connection with static

IP address’ on page 11)

•Wired connection with automatic IP address (see ‘Create wired connection with automatic IP address’ on page 12)

•Wired connection with static IP address

(see ‘Create wired connection with static

IP address’ on page 12)

Create wireless connection with automatic IP address

This chapter shows you how to create a wireless connection to a home network with automatic IP address.

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3 Ensure that the MCi300 is turned on. There are two setup methods:

• First-time setup when you connect the MCi300 to the power supply (continue with step 7-9).

• Change network settings after first- time setup (continue with step 4-9).

4 On the MCi300, pess MENU.

5	Press	or	, then	to select[Settings] >
6	[Network ].
	Press	or	to select[Wireless ].
7	Press .
8	Press	or	, then	to select network.

	•	Enter encryption key with the remote
		control, then press OK /	to
9		continue (if required).
	Press or , then to select [Automatic]

> (Apply settings?) [Yes].

»The MCi300 displays a confirmation screen that the settings are saved.

Create wireless connection with static IP address

This chapter shows you how to create a wireless connection to a home network with static IP address.

1 Ensure that your encryption key (if required) is available.

2 Ensure that your wireless access point or wireless router with broadband Internet access is turned on.

3 Ensure that the MCi300 is turned on. There are two setup methods:

•First-time setup when you connect the MCi300 to the power supply

(continue with step 6-10).

•Change network settings after first- time setup (continue with step 4-10).

4	On the MCi300, press MENU.
5	Press	or	, then	to select[Settings] >
6	[Network ].
	Press	or	, then	to select[Wireless ].
7	Press	or	, then	to select network.

	•	Enter encryption key with the remote
		control, then press OK /	to
8		continue (if required).
	Press or , then to select[Static].

Connect to a home network English

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