Sony Bravia Series Network Manual page 2

How to connect your DLNA network
Step 1: Connect your BRAVIA TV to
the router
The first step is to connect your DLNA certified BRAVIA
TV to the router: there are a number of ways to do
this. You might want to consider the different options
below depending on how close your router is to
your TV and to the other DLNA devices you want to
connect.
Option 1. Ethernet cable
If your router is close to your BRAVIA TV, an easy way to
connect them both is using an Ethernet cable. One end
simply plugs into the Ethernet port on your BRAVIA TV
and the other into an available port on your router.
Option 2. Wireless bridge
If you have a wireless router, or your BRAVIA TV is
located far away, you may want to consider a wireless
bridge from TV to router. The wireless bridge plugs
into the Ethernet port on your BRAVIA TV and will then
connect wirelessly to your router.
Some wireless routers, such as those from Buffalo
Technology (pictured below), are DLNA certified and
specifically designed for DLNA home networking.
Option 3. Powerline cable-free circuit
A Powerline network is a good option if you want to
extend your network around the house. It's easy and
safe to set up using the mains electricity power circuit
in your home. As it uses the existing electrical wiring
in your home there's no need to connect your DLNA
network using cables.
Products such as Devolo (www.devolo.com) provide
special adapters which plug into the mains socket.
You can then simply plug in power cables for your
router, BRAVIA TV and other devices as you would do
normally into a power point, except your devices will
be connected to the DLNA network too.
Step 2: Add other DLNA
compatible devices to your router
You can now add other DLNA certified servers (e.g.
laptop, phone, music player) to the router. These will
then become accessible to your BRAVIA TV over the
network so you can play the content they have stored.
Some DLNA devices have WiFi built-in (e.g. a Sony
Ericsson C905 phone) or you can connect them to
your router using the same methods listed above for
your BRAVIA TV – cable, wireless bridge or by plugging
them into electrical sockets in different rooms using
Powerline adapters.
Here's how to configure certain types
of DLNA device:
PC or laptops – connect your laptop to the router via
your preferred option. Before you can share content
with your BRAVIA TV, you'll need to install software on
your laptop. Options include Windows Media Player
11 or 12 (standard with new versions of Window 7) or
VAIO Media Server.
Once you have installed the software you can now select
which files you want to share with your BRAVIA
TV (e.g. photo, music, videos etc.). How you share content
varies for different software programs but it's usually as
simple as indicating playlists, libraries or files you want to
share or by adding them to specified folders.
If you are using a VAIO you will also need to enable
media sharing in Windows Media Player to give
permission for the TV to access the VAIO. To do this
open Windows Media Player go to 'Options' and then
the Windows Media Sharing tab and enable media
sharing – see the Hints & tips in this guide for more
information.
Mobile phones – currently only a limited number of
mobile phones are DLNA compatible including the
Sony Ericsson W705, Sony Ericsson C905 and Sony
Ericsson Walkman® W995. All DLNA certified mobile
phones have WiFi built in which means you can easily
connect to a wireless router or wireless bridge.
Start by connecting your phone to the WiFi network.
You can do this by adding it to your "Favourite
Networks" and selecting auto-connect.
Next you'll need to enable network sharing. This varies
for different phone models but for a Sony Ericsson
C905, go to 'Settings' > 'Connectivity' > 'Wi-Fi' and scroll
to your network name. Next, go to 'Options' > 'Edit
Settings' and turn on Network Sharing. Finally you'll
need to turn off power saving.
Music players – connecting a music player such as
a GigaJuke is straight-forward. Simply connect the
GigaJuke to the router using the built-in wireless or
Powerline plug adapters and your music files will be
accessible on your BRAVIA TV.
Step 3: Browse and play files using
your BRAVIA TV menu
Once you have connected your DLNA devices, turn on
your BRAVIA TV and click the 'Home' button on your
remote to open the XrossMediaBar™ (XMB™) menu.
Scroll through the XMB™ menu options and you will
see the shared music, photos and videos from the
DLNA devices on your network under the Photo, Music
or Video icons.
You'll see music files listed by title, artist, date of
release, and cover art (if available), while photos are
shown as thumbnails for quick selection and videos
are listed by file name. You simply scroll to the desired
music, video, or photo file, and then click to play or
view it.
If you cannot see any devices or files you may need to
scan for the DLNA devices which are connected to your
BRAVIA TV. To do this, go to 'Settings' on your XMB™
menu then scroll to 'Network Settings' > 'Server Display
Settings' and then press 'Options' on your remote and
select 'Update list' . Icons of each DLNA server device
will appear in the XMB™ menu when found, and the
files can be found under each menu icon for Photo,
Music or Video.