4.3 Network
Benefits
Browse PC
If you connect the TV to a home network, you can play photos,
music and videos from your computer or storage device. Once the
network is installed on the TV, you can find and play the files from
your PC on the TV screen.
Net TV
If you connect the TV to a home network, you can link up the TV
to Net TV. Net TV offers Internet services and websites tailored to
your TV. Play music and videos, consult infotainment, rent movies
and much more. Once the network is installed, you can enjoy the
best of the Internet for your TV.
Wi-Fi MediaConnect
With Wi-Fi MediaConnect you can bring up (project) your PC
screen on the TV screen wirelessly. You start Wi-Fi MediaConnect
from your PC.
What you need
To connect the TV to a home network and Internet, you need a
router in your home network. The router must be set to DHCP
server on. Use a router with a high-speed connection to the
Internet. You can connect the TV wirelessly or wired.
If you use a wired connection to the router you need a network
(Ethernet) cable.
The TV uses a DLNA-certified protocol. You can use a computer
with Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, Intel Mac OSX or Linux as the
operating system.
Find your PC files
To select your PC files on screen, you need recent media server
software on your computer, like Windows Media Player 11 or
similar. To find your files on the TV, some media server software
must be set up to share the PC files with the TV.
See the list of supported media server software, read Help >
Specifications > Multimedia.
Wireless installation
Switch on your router before you start the network installation.
To start the wireless network installation, press h, select Setup >
Connect to network and press OK. Follow the instructions on
screen.
WPS - Wi-Fi Protected Setup
If your router has WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), go to the router
and press the WPS button. Return to the TV within 2 minutes,
select Easy connect and press OK. The TV connects to your
network. This takes about 2 minutes. The finish the installation.
Most new wireless routers have the WPS system and carry the WPS
logo. The WPS system uses WPA security encryption and cannot be
combined with devices on your network that use the WEP security
encryption. If you still need this WEP device in your network, install
with Scan > Custom.
Scan for routers
If you have several routers in your network, you can select the
network you need. To select a specific network router, press Scan
on the first page of the installation. The routers with WPS and with
the strongest signal are shown first in the list.
Select the router you need and press Easy connect if the router has
WPS. Or press Pin code if you can enter the PIN code in your
router software to connect. Or press Custom to enter the
encryption key manually.
PIN code
To make the secured connection with a PIN code, select PIN code
and press OK. Write down the 8 digit PIN code shown and enter it
in the router software on your PC. See the router manual where to
enter the PIN code.
Custom
To enter the encryption key (the security key) manually, select
Custom and press OK. If you have WPA security on your router,
enter the passphrase with the remote control. To open the on-
screen keyboard, select the text entry field and press OK.
If you have WEP security encryption, the TV asks for the WEP
encryption key in hexadecimal numbers. Find this hexadecimal key in
the router software on your PC. Write down the first key of the
WEP keys list and enter it on TV with the remote control. If the
security key is accepted, the TV is connected with the wireless
router.
If asked, agree to the End User licence Agreement.
Wi-Fi Media Connect
With Wi-Fi MediaConnect you can bring up (project) your PC screen on
the TV screen wirelessly. With the supplied Wi-Fi MediaConnect CD-
ROM you can download the software for free. Wi-Fi MediaConnect is
only available for PC.
What you need
To use Wi-Fi MediaConnect, you need to connect the TV to your
home network. You need a wireless router.
Read more about connecting to a network in Help > Setup >
Network.
