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Internet and PC Link
General information on
INTERNET and PC LINK
This Philips Streamium System is a wireless broadband
Internet system. It is compliant with the IEEE 802.11g
standard.The Streamium System can connect to your
wireless or wired home network and play various Internet
media services (e. g. Internet radio, video ...) as well as
media files (music, pictures ...) stored on the PCs of your
home network.
The Streamium System is upgradable through your Internet
connection. From time to time, new features will be
available and the functionality of this Streamium System will
change.Therefore, this manual offers only a rough overview
of the Internet and PC link functionality.
Please visit "My.Philips.com" for the latest information on
available services and new functionality.
Requirements to use Internet media services
– broadband Internet access (DSL, cable modem),
– an email address.
Please consult your Internet service provider
– if you can connect several devices (computers and the
Streamium System) to your Internet connection,
– if he allows only devices with registered MAC addresses
to connect to the Internet,
– if he charges extra fees for exceeding a certain limit of
transferred data.When you use Internet media services
on a daily basis, you may exceed such a limit. For
example:When you listen to Internet radio (transmitting
at 64 kbit/sec) for about 36 hours, 1 GB (Gigabyte) of
data will be transferred to your Streamium System.
Requirements to use PC LINK
– a computer with Windows® operating system
(Windows 98 SE or higher) or Mac OS X,
– installation of the Philips Media Manager software on
your computer.
The following file formats stored on your computer are
supported at the time of printing this manual (subject to
change):
– Music: MP3 and MP3pro streams, bit rates:
32–320 kbit/sec, variable bit rate
– Pictures: JPEG, JPEG2000, .bmp, .gif
– Video: MPEG 1, MPEG 2, MPEG 4, DivX® 4.0/5.03
Please visit My.Philips.com for the latest information on
supported operating systems and file formats.
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How to ensure a good wireless connection
– Place your wireless router as close as possible to the
centre of the area you want to cover.
– Keep the antenna(s) away from large metal objects to
avoid interference.
– Avoid placing the Streamium System close to microwave
ovens.
– Avoid placing this Streamium System directly under or
above the wireless router.
– Refer to the signal strength indication to locate the
best position for the wireless router and the Streamium
System.To display the signal strength indication, press
SYSTEM MENU and select Network. Next, select
Wireless Info
Signal Level.
Network name (SSID)
The network name (SSID) identifies your computer in a
wireless network. Please keep in mind that the network
name is case sensitive.
WEP encryption
WEP encryption protects your wireless network against
intrusion.WEP encryption uses up to 4 encryption keys to
encrypt the data sent in your wireless network.
If you use WEP encryption make sure
– the number and the order of encryption keys on the
Streamium System and on your wireless router/wireless
network adapter are the same,
– all encryption keys you enter have the same format
(either ASCII or HEX format) and the same length
(ASCII: either 5 or 13 characters, HEX: either 10 or 26
digits).
Note: Some wireless routers/wireless network adapters allow
you to type in a passphrase instead of an encryption key.
Do not use passphrases with the Streamium System, since
passphrases are not supported.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer,Inc., registered
in the U.S.and other countries.
DivX® is a registered trademark of DivXNetworks, Inc.
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