Network Connections; Connecting The System To Your Home Network - Sony CMT-MX700NI Operating Instructions Manual

Network connections

Connecting the system to your home
network
This section explains how to connect the system to your home network. You can connect the system to the
network either through a wireless or a wired LAN. Check your connection method using the chart below.
Please make sure to read "Checking the wireless LAN environment of your home network" (page 23) in
advance when connecting the system through a wireless LAN. For details on which connection method
your wireless LAN router/access point supports, refer to the operating manual of your wireless LAN
router/access point.
Are you going to use the WPS*
to your home network?
Yes
Which connection method do you intend to
use, the WPS push button configuration
method or the WPS PIN code method?
Push button
configuration
method
Use the WPS push
button configuration
method (page 25).
1
* WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a standard created by the Wi-Fi Alliance allowing you to setup a wireless network
easily and securely.
2
* Use the manual setup method if you cannot find the desired access point using the access point scan method.
What the system can do when connected to a network
•
The system can play audio content stored on a server (a computer, etc.) on your home network
(page 37).
•
The system can play music services via the Internet (page 42).
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Which connection do you want to use, wireless or wired, to connect the system
to your home network?
Wireless
Do you have a wireless LAN router/
access point?
Yes
1
setting to connect the system
No
PIN code
method
Use the WPS PIN Use the access
code method point search
(page 26). method (page 23).
Wired
Do you have a router or a modem with
a router function?
No
You need a wireless LAN
router/access point.
Use the manual
2
*
setup method
2
(page 25).*
Yes No
You need a
router.
Use the wired
connection
method (page 26).