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Before you press the INTERNET button for the first time, you need to
make sure that the Streamium LCD TV has Internet access. Either directly
through a wireless base station, or indirectly through a PC with Internet
access and router/gateway software (e.g. ICS from the Windows OS)
installed and running.
If you connect (either wired or wireless) the Streamium
LCD TV to an existing network host with Internet
access
Prefered solution:
If you have an existing home network with centrally shared broadband
Internet access for all connected computers, you can connect the Streamium
LCD TV directly to your central network device : the router/gateway.That
way, the Streamium LCD TV can access the Internet just like your other
computers and you do not need to install ICS to make Internet access
available to your Streamium LCD TV.
If you connect the Streamium LCD TV (by wires or
wireless) to a stand-alone or client PC with Internet
access
If you connect the Wireless Network adapter to a stand-alone or client
PC with an existing broadband Internet connection, you will need to
bridge - within that PC - the wireless or wired connection that connects
to the Streamium LCD TV, to the existing network adapter that connects
to the Internet.You do this by enabling Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
from your Microsoft® Windows® operating system for that PC. This makes
the PC share its existing broadband Internet connection with the Streamium
LCD TV.
ICS configuration and usage issues
ICS is intended for use in small networks in which the network configuration
and the Internet connection are managed by the Windows-based computer
on which the shared connection resides (the ‘host’ computer). It is assumed
that on its network, this computer is the only Internet connection, it is the
only gateway to the Internet, and that it sets up all internal network
addresses (this means it is the DHCP server for the network).
If a network has a central host computer or router that acts as a DHCP
server, this server automatically allocates IP addresses, netmasks, and the
gateway address to all DHCP client computers and devices in the network.
Important notes
– Only Microsoft Windows98 SE (Second Edition) or higher provides ICS, other
operating systems are not supported.You may try to use other router/gateway
software at your own discretion.
–You should only install Internet Connection Sharing on the computer that
you use to connect to the Internet.
– The host computer must remain switched on during Internet access sharing.
– ICS is router/gateway software with Dynamic Host Control Protocol server
(DHCP) functionality. The ICS host computer must be the only DHCP server
on the network. Before installing ICS, first disable any DHCP services that are
provided on the network (e.g. by a hardware router/gateway or base station).
Refer to the router/gateway manufacturer’s instructions on how to disable its
DHCP services.
Chapter 15 – Internet connection sharing
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