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Wireless access point setup – Gateway DVD Player User Manual

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Wireless access point setup

To configure the player for a wireless access point network:

1

Make sure that your computer is on and Media Server is running. The Media Server
icon

in the Windows taskbar shows that the program is running.

If the Media Server icon has a red “x” on it, Media Server is running but cannot
connect to the network. See

“Network troubleshooting” on page 83

.

2

On the player’s remote control, press

STOP

, then press

SETUP

. The Welcome to Setup

screen opens on the TV.

3

Use your remote control’s arrow buttons to highlight

Network

, then press

ENTER

.

4

Highlight

Find Your Network

, then press

ENTER

to search for an available network. A list

of available networks opens. Names of networks using wireless access points end with
“ACC PT.”

5

Highlight one of the detected networks, then press

ENTER

. The message “Joining new

network please wait” appears, then the message “Successfully joined [network name]”
appears.

6

Press

ENTER

to continue. The main Network menu opens.

The IP address appears in the lower-right corner of the screen. To change the way the
IP address is selected, see

“Setting the IP address” on page 42

.

To change the player name (as it appears to other players), see

“Changing the player

name” on page 43

.

7

Highlight

View WEP Settings

, then press

ENTER

.

8

Highlight

Key Format

, then press the

buttons to select either

Passphrase, Hex digits

,

ASCII characters

, or

Disabled

.