Home Network Center

The Home Network Center allows your mobile phone to communicate with your TV.

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About the Home Network Center

The Home Network Center connects the TV and mobile phones through a network. You can view call arrivals, text message contents, and schedules set on the mobile phone on the TV using the Home Network Center. In addition, you can play the media contents saved on the mobile phones such as videos, photos and music by controlling them onto the TV via the network.

NIf the device supports DLNA DMC (Digital Media Controller) function, Home Network Center function is available.

NFor more information, visit www.samsung.com or contact the Samsung call center. The mobile device may need additional software installation. For details, refer to the phone’s user’s guide.

Connecting to the Home Network Center

For more information about the network settings, refer to ‘Setting the Network’. (see pages 34~36)

Connecting through a Wi-Fi Ad-hoc Network

1.Connect the ‘Samsung Wireless LAN Adapter’ to the USB 1 (HDD) or USB 2 port of the TV.

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Samsung Wireless LAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Adapter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.For more information on how to configure Ad-hoc network, refer to ‘Setting the Network’. (see page 36) N For information on configuring the mobile phone’s network settings, refer to the mobile phone manual.

3.Set up the IP address, SSID and password for the mobile phone in the Ad-hoc Settings of the mobile phone using the Network Name (SSID) and Security Key (password) displayed on the TV.

Connecting through a wired/wireless IP sharer

1.Connect the LAN port of the TV and the Wired/Wireless IP sharer using the LAN cable or connect the USB 1 (HDD) or USB 2 port of the TV and the ‘Samsung Wireless LAN Adapter’.

N For the procedures to set up the wired/wireless sharer and the mobile phone, refer to the manual of the corresponding device.

Using the LAN cable

Mobile phone

Wired/Wireless IP sharer

LAN Cable

Using the Samsung Wireless LAN Adapter

 

TV Rear Panel

 

Wired/Wireless IP sharer

 

or

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Samsung Wireless

 

LAN Adapter

 

LAN Cable

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Samsung UN55B8500 Connecting to the Home Network Center, Using the LAN cable, Using the Samsung Wireless LAN Adapter

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