Philips 32pf9731d User Manual

Configuration B
Make sure DHCP/Auto IP (automatic network
addressing) is enabled on your PC.
On most of the recently purchased PCs,
automatic network addressing is already
enabled.
You can check this on your PC with the Network
Utility on the supplied                         CD.
If DHCP/Auto IP is not enabled, see Annex 4, p. 14
to enable DHCP/Auto IP on your PC.
Connecting your TV
&Push one end of a crossed Ethernet cable (a
crossed cable)into the NETWORKconnector
at the bottom of the TV.
éPush the...

6Make sure the PC with Philips Media Manager installed on it 
(see p. 2) is switched on.
&Switch on your TV.
éPress the BROWSE/MENUkey on the remote control to
display the Browse menu.
“Select your PC from which you want to access the content and
press the cursor right.
Note: It may take up to 2 minutes after switching on the TV before
your PC appears in the Browse menu.
‘Usethe cursor keys to navigate through the Pictures,Music,Videofiles or folders.
(Press the OKkey to play the content.
§Press the...

 Use the colour keys on the remote control to perform the corresponding function mentioned at the
bottom of the screen.
 Press any colour key or the 
ikey to make the function bar at the bottom of the screen visible
again.
Multimedia browser functional keys:
‡to stop playing your content†for fast forwardÒfor rewindπfor play, for pauseP+to goto the next or previous media filecursor up/downto make subtitles visible
See Troubleshooting (p. 20) in case of problems playing files or in case your PC does not...

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To avoid implementation problems we recommend using
aWireless Access Point device (e.g. Philips CPWBS054)
in combination with a wireless Ethernet bridge (also
called a “Game adapter”).
Wireless devices use a wireless protocol to
communicate by means of radio waves.Wireless radio
waves travel outwards from the antenna in all directions,
and can transmit through walls and floors.
Wireless radio waves can theoretically reach up to 100
meters in an open environment. Practically it could be
less than 10...

9
Configuring a wireless Ethernet bridge
Make sure DHCP/Auto IP (automatic network
addressing) is enabled on ALL your network devices
(Wireless Access  Point, PCs).
Note: Nowadays the functionality of a Wireless Access Point
and a router are mostly combined into one box. If this is not
the case, the installation may slightly differ from the
instructions below.
&Enable DHCP/Auto IP on ALL your PCs.
You can check this on your PC with the network
identification tool. See Tools, Network Utility on the...

10
Configuring the wireless Ethernet
bridge
&Disconnect your PC from your network.
• In case of a wireless USB dongle, remove the
dongle from your PC.
• In case of an integrated wireless network adapter
(e.g. laptop PC), disable the network adapter.
• In case your PC has a wired connection, unplug the
Ethernet cable from your PC.
éConnect the wireless Ethernet bridge to your PC.
“Consult the user manual supplied with the wireless
Ethernet bridge to configure your device.
The following settings need to be...

11
Resecuring your wireless network
Also see Annex 2:Wireless network security, p. 12.
&Consult the user manual of your Wireless Access
Point to apply its security setting according to the
details you wrote down earlier.
• Switch off the SSID broadcast.
• Switch on wireless security (WEP/WPA keys).
Note: If you don’t have your WEP/WPA keys you will
need to create new ones and apply them to all wireless
devices connected to your wireless network.
éDisconnect your PC from your network.
• In case of a...

12
DO
• Viruses, spyware and other malicious programs can
undermine the security of your network. Use the
appropriate software to protect your PC from
these threats.
• Change the default passwords for your network
devices. Leaving these at default makes it easy for
an outsider to gain access.
Note: If you change passwords, write them down and
store them in a safe location.
• Use a router or a Wireless Access Point with
Network Address Translation (NAT) or a firewall.
• In a wireless network, enable the...

13 This menu allows you to do the network installation
yourself and to determine your own network
configuration.
&Select Manual network installationin the
Installation menu.
éPress the cursor right to enter the Manual network
installation menu.
According to your personal network setup, the
available menu items are present and can be
selected.
“Read and follow the menuinfo at the bottom of the
screen to execute the requested actions.
View network settings
This will display the current values of the...

14
Windows XP
&On the Windows desktop, click S
tartand select C
ontrol Panel.
éIn the Control Panel window, click Network and Internet Connections.
“The Network Connections window will open. Doubleclick on the LANconnection for this PC.
‘On the connection status screen, click Properties.
(Doubleclick Internet Protocol(TCP/IP).
§If Obtain an IP address automaticallyand Obtain DNS server address automaticallyare
selected, your computer is already configured for DHCP/Auto IP. If not, select these options....