Connect To A Network And The Internet - Philips 6500 Series User Manual

Connect to a network and
the Internet
What you can do
View Media
If you connect the TV to a home network,
you can play photos, music and videos from
your computer. See Use your TV > Play
multimedia files (Page 20).
Smart TV
If you connect the TV to a home network
with an Internet connection, you can browse
Smart TV. Smart TV offers Internet services
and websites tailored to your TV. Play music
and videos, consult infotainment, rent movies
and much more. See Use your TV > Smart
TV (Page 23).
What you need
Warning: This TV complies with the EMC
directive only when you use a shielded
Cat5 Ethernet cable.
• A computer network that includes:
a) A universal plug-and-play (UPnP)
router and
b) A computer with one of these
operating systems: Microsoft Windows
XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mac OS
X, or Linux.
• To connect your TV to computers, you
need to install and configure a media
server on your computer. See Use
your TV > Play multimedia files (Page
20).
•
To connect your TV to the Internet,
you also need a high-speed connection
to the Internet.
Connect
You can connect this TV to your home
network through a wired or wireless
connection.
For a wired connection, see Connect
•
your TV > Connect to a network and
the Internet > Wired connection
(Page 59).
• For a wireless connection, see Connect
your TV > Connect to a network and
the Internet > Wi-Fi integrated (Page
60).
Wired connection
1. Switch on the router and switch on its
DHCP setting.
2. Connect the router with an Ethernet
cable to the TV.
, then select [Setup].
3. Press
4. Select [Connect to network], then press
OK.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to install
the network.
6. Wait for the TV to find the network
connection.
7. If you are prompted, agree to the End
User License Agreement.
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