Philips 23iF9946 Flat Panel Television User Manual


 
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11.2 Network menu
The Network menu gives you access to network and wireless
settings. See below for an overview.
Note: If you just want to see what the settings are, open the Network/
Wireless Info items and not the Config items.
Network Type
Select whether you want to connect to a Wireless network
or to a Wired network.
Network Config.
Network Mode
Choose DHCP for automatic network configuration by your
network host. (preferred) Choose Static IP for manually
entering a static network configuration. Choose Auto IP for
automatic network configuration without a network host.
Note: If you are not familiar with networking, choose DHCP for
Network Mode.
IP Address, Netmask, Gateway, DNS 1 and DNS 2
Only Static IP requires you to fill values for IP Address,
Netmask, Gateway, DNS 1 and DNS2. See below for an
explanation.
Wireless Config.
Wireless Mode
Choose whether your wireless network has an Access Point
(Wireless Base Station) or is an Ad-Hoc Network (Peer-to-
peer).
Network Name (SSID)
Enter the name (SSID) of the wireless network you want to
join. Note: the SSID is case-sensitive, meaning that ‘philips is not
the same as ‘PHILIPS’ or ‘Philips’.
Channel Number
Choose one of the available WiFi channels in your region.
(Select 0 for automatic channel assignment.)
Encryption Config.
First, select whether or not to use wireless network encryption
: WEP Encryption Off/On.Then, you may enter up to 4 WEP
Keys to choose from. Enter 5 ASCII or 10 HEX characters to
use a 64-bit WEP-key; enter 13 ASCII or 26 HEX characters
to use a 128-bit WEP-key.The number of characters
determines the type of key you use. Finally, choose which of
the four keys to use : WEP Transmit Key.
Important: You must use the same encryption key throughout
your wireless network.
Note: Refer to the the FAQs on www.philips.com/streamium for
more information on encryption.
Proxy Config.
Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) may have provided you
with Proxy Settings for HTTP Internet) and/or for RTSP (used
for video streaming MPEG-4)). If this is the case, enter the
proxy name(s) and port(s) your ISP provided you with.
Network Info
For viewing the Network settings, including the physical
Ethernet MAC Address you may sometimes need for
identifying the Wired network of the Streamium LCD TV.
Wireless Info
For viewing the Wireless settings, including the physical NIC
MAC Address you may sometimes need for identifying the
Wireless network of the Streamium LCD TV. Go to Signal
Level to check the wireless signal quality.
Options menu
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