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Connecting to slimserver, Slim devices – RCA SLIM DEVICE User Manual

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Squeezebox Owner’s Guide

SLIM

DEVICES

Tip: WEP keys consist of a string of ten or twenty-six digits or letters

A through F. WPA passwords are a string of letters, numbers or

punctuation.

Squeezebox connects to your wireless network. If Squeezebox does

not connect to your wireless access point, you can press the

LEFT

arrow to go back and fix your settings. If you are still having trouble,

check the Troubleshooting section at the end of this guide.

7. Choose whether you want the Squeezebox to obtain an IP address

automatically using DHCP, or whether you want to assign it a static

IP address. Most networks will let Squeezebox obtain an address

automatically. Press the

RIGHT

arrow.

If you chose to assign Squeezebox a static IP, enter it using the

numbers on the remote. Press the

RIGHT

arrow to save the address.

Tip: Use leading zeroes to specify numbers with fewer than 3 digits,

for example, you would enter 00.00.004.28 for 0..4.28.

Enter the subnet mask for the network, the default gateway IP

address, and the address of your DNS server, pressing the

RIGHT

arrow on the remote to move to each one.

Connecting to SlimServer

. If SlimServer isn’t already running, start it now.

Squeezebox will scan your local network to find the computer that’s

running SlimServer. If you started SlimServer after configuring

Squeezebox, you may need to scroll to find it.

2. Select the computer you want to use. If you are running SlimServer

on multiple computers on your local network, you can use the

dOWN

arrow to scroll to the one you want to use.

3. Press the

RIGHT

arrow on the remote to connect.

Setup is complete.

Tip: If you want to go back to setup later press the

LEFT

arrow on the

remote down and hold it for five seconds. Squeezebox will return to

the Set Up Networking menu.