Set Up Your Network - HP X5400 Start Here Manual

Welcome to the Media Center
Extender Setup
Required!
You must upgrade to Microsoft
2005 before proceeding beyond this point.
you have, go to the Media Center Start page, select Settings, select
General, select About Media Center, select Software Version. If you
need to upgrade, go to http://www.hp.com/go/MCEupgrade.
step 1

Set up your network

You must have a working home network to use the Media Center
Extender. See the Networking poster that came with your Media Center
Extender. Select Option A (Wired) or Option B (Wireless).
Option A (Wired) requires a router that supports 100 megabits
per second (Mbps). Confi gure your network and test it. Refer to the
instructions that came with your router.
Option B (Wireless) requires that your HP Media Center PC or
HP Digital Entertainment Center is connected to your router with
an Ethernet cable. You can use one wireless Media Center Extender.
Additional Media Center Extenders must be connected to the
network with an Ethernet cable.
with the Designed for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
Edition logo are supported with this product.
these routers separately. If you set a wireless encryption key
(WEP or WPA) during your router setup, you must enter the
same key into the Media Center Extender during setup. Confi gure your
network and test it. Refer to the instructions that came with your router.
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Windows XP Media Center Edition
To fi nd out which edition
NETWORK
Currently, only wireless routers
Purchase one of