5. Click on “LAN SETUP” under NETWORK.

6. Specify the “DHCP CLIENT”, “IP ADDRESS”,etc.

DHCP CLIENT

If your LAN has a DHCP server and you wish to obtain an address automatically, change this setting to “ON”.

To set the address manually, set this to “OFF”.

IP ADDRESS

If the DHCP CLIENT is set to “OFF”, specify an IP address.

SUBNET MASK

If the DHCP CLIENT is set to “OFF”, specify the subnet mask.

DEFAULT GATEWAY

If the DHCP CLIENT is set to “OFF”, specify the default gateway.

If you are not using a default gateway, specify “0.0.0.0”.

7.When the setting is changed, click [Apply].

8.Check the message and click [OK].

9.Exit Internet Explorer.

10.Restore the PC’s IP address jotted in Step 6, “(2) Specifying the PC’s IP address”.

11.Connect the monitor and the PC to the LAN.

Caution

Wait 10 seconds after clicking [OK] before proceeding.

When operating using the remote control unit or similar, click [Refresh].

Controlling the Monitor with a PC (LAN)

Controlling with a PC

■ Basic operation

You use Internet Explorer on a PC on the LAN to control the monitor.

1.Launch Internet Explorer on the PC.

2.In the “Address” box, type “http://” followed by your monitor’s IP address followed by “/”, then press the Enter key.

When prompted to enter a user name and password, type the user name and password that you specified in the security settings (see page 33), and click [OK].

If you did not make any security settings, leave the spaces blank and click on [OK].

3.You can check, control, and change the monitor’s status and settings by clicking the menu items on the left side of the screen.

If you see an [Apply] button next to a setting, click it after you change that setting.

TIPS

See pages 32 to 36 for details on each setting.

If you click [Refresh] before the screen finishes updating the current display, the “Server Busy Error” will appear.

Wait for a moment before operating your monitor again.

You cannot operate the monitor while it is warming up.

• If “DHCP CLIENT” is set to “ON”, press on the remote

control unit two times and then check the monitor’s IP address.

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