Preparations And Settings To Watch Tv Or Video Away From Home - Sony LF-B20 Settings Manual

Preparations and
Settings to Watch TV
or Video Away from
Home
This section explains how to set up your network
to connect to your Base Station at home via
public wireless LAN networks.
Notes
• You need to do this setup before you go out.
• A contract or application may be required to connect
to the Internet at some locations.
Checking Your Internet
Connection
To watch TV or video away from home, you must
first connect the Base Station to the Internet. You
can connect the Base Station to the Internet over
a DSL line or cable Internet connection.
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Tips
• To use the NetAV function to watch TV or video
away from home, we recommend that the
connection to the Base Station be broadband with
upload and download speeds of at least 300 kbps.
Contact your Internet service provider for more
information about the speed of your
communications line.
• The faster line speeds you use, the better picture
quality you get when you watch TV or video using
NetAV.
Connecting to the router
Using a network cable (not supplied), connect the
LAN port of the Base Station to your router.
For details, refer to the Operating Instructions
document supplied with the LocationFree Base
Station.
Notes
• Depending on your Internet service provider, you
may not be able to connect multiple devices, such as
the Base Station and several computers. For more
information, contact your service provider.
• To determine what kind of network cable to use,
refer to the instructions supplied with your router,
cable modem, or DSL modem.
• For details on setting up the connection, refer to the
instructions supplied with your router, cable modem,
or DSL modem. If you have any questions, contact
your service provider.
• Further information about configurations is also
available on the following website.
LocationFreeTV FAQ pages:
sony.com/locationfree/faq/
Setting to Watch TV or Video
Away from Home
You need to do this setup before you go out.
When using LF-B20/LF-B10
After you successfully connect the Base Station
to your router, your settings to watch video away
from your home are automatically created.
For details on connecting the Base Station to your
router, or confirming the settings, refer to the
Quick Start Guide or Operating Instructions
document supplied with the Base Station.
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Tip
You can perform the NetAV check that tests the setting
of your Base Station and your router to watch video
away from home from the [Base Station Settings] page
on the Base Station.
Open the [Base Station Settings] screen with your
Internet browser, and then select [NetAV Check],
referring to "Base Station Settings" (1 page 25).
When using LF-PK1 or LF-X11
You need to create settings from the [Base Station
Settings] screen.
Open the [Base Station Settings] screen with your
Internet browser, and then select [Easy Setup],
referring to "Base Station Settings" (1 page 25).
Create settings to watch TV away from your
home, and perform the NetAV check following
the instructions on the screen.
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