Sony VAIO VGF-HS1 Series Setup Manual page 22

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computer, are connected to the LAN ports).
Your current network topology may be illustrated as follows:
: Wireless LAN connection
Network router
Personal computer
with wireless LAN
capability
Select one of the following options to connect your Home Server to your network.
Notes
If your Home Server has a global IP address, you must register yourself as an administrator on the Home Server.
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Then, it is recommended that you register your DLNA devices and restrict access to the shared folders on the
Home Server Settings Page.*
If Internet access from your Home Server does not go through a network router, the Home Server can be
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accessed by unknown devices via the Internet. It is recommended that you register yourself as an administrator,
register your DLNA devices, and restrict access to the shared folders on the Home Server Settings Page.*
To make your Home Server accessible from DLNA devices, personal computers, and other Home Servers, you
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must connect them all to the same network segment (page 33). If you add a network router to the connection
between a LAN port and your Home Server, your Home Server will not be accessible from the devices
connected to other LAN ports. See page 23 for further information.
* For information on administrator registration, consult the following section in your User Guide: Using Your
Home Server as a Network Storage Device for Personal Computers - If the Home Server has a global IP address
and you have not completed administrator registration.

(A network router and other network devices, such as a personal
DLNA device with
a network (LAN) port
Personal computer
with a network
(LAN) port
: Wired LAN connection
LAN ports
Personal computer with
a network (LAN) port
DLNA device with
a network (LAN) port