11. Network setting

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The Center is connected to the external Wi- Fi network

The Stations might be disconnected from the Center’s Wi-Fi network

Helpful hint:

To add Stations to the Center’s Wi-Fi network, follow the steps under Adding Additional Station to Center’s Wi-Fi network.

If you change the WEP/WPA key after you have added the WACS7000 into your home network, the connection between the WACS7000 and your home network will be lost. In this case, please restart both WACS7000 Center and Station in order to refresh the IP update.

External Wi-Fi network

PC (UPnP device)

Internet

DSL modem

Access point

for illustration only

Applicable cases: Has Wi-Fi network

(AP/Wireless router) in home already.

11.2.2Network setting on Station 1 On the Station, search for networks

a.Press MENU to enter the menu screen

b.Press the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Settings, followed by Network and

Wireless

c.Press 2 to continue

The display shows: Searching for Networks

The list of networks appears

The display shows: Network Not Found if no network is found

2Follow Steps 2 to 4 under the above Network setting on Center

3As prompted, select Yes to apply the settings

The Station is connected to the external Wi-Fi network

The Station will be disconnected from the Center’s Wi-Fi network

11.3Connecting to external wired network

The external wired network can be a single PC,a PC network,another Center or Station

Both the Center and Station can access the wired and wireless network at the same time. Using the supplied Ethernet cable,you can connect the Center or a Station separately to a wired network while maintaining itsWi- Fi connection (e.g. theWi-Fi connection between the Center and Stations or theWi-Fi connection with an external network). In this way,you can play the wired network’s music library only on the Center or on a single Station(UPnP playback).At the same time,you can still enjoy all the music playback features on theWi-Fi network.

Helpful hint:

For some wired routers,a "Cross Link" Ethernet cable should be used instead of the normal "Straight" Orange cable provided in the box.11.3.1

Network setting on Center

11.3.1Network setting on Center

1 Check that the network device is switched on and the firewall (if applicable) is switched off.

2Connect the supplied Ethernet cable to the Ethernet ports on the network device and the Center.

3On the Center, search for networks

a.Press MENU to enter the menu screen

b.Press the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Settings,followed by Network and Wired

c.Press 2 to continue.

4If you are using a DHCP*-enabled network device, select Automatic

*DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It is a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network.

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Philips WACS7000, WACS7005 Connecting to external wired network, External Wi-Fi network, Network setting on Center

WACS7000, WACS7005 specifications

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