Emtec Movie Cube User Manual

Emtec Movie Cube User Manual

Guide to wireless function
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  • Page 1 Movie Cube User’s Guide to Wireless Function...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. WLAN USB Adapter Connection ............3 2. Wireless Setup ..................4 Infrastructure (AP)................5 Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc)..............7 Settings for PC................8 3. Getting Started..................13 Browsing Content via WLAN............13 Network Copy ................13 NAS function .................13 4. Troubleshooting..................14 2 / 14...
  • Page 3: Wlan Usb Adapter Connection

    Notice: To ensure the functionality of the Wifi USB dongle on EMTEC Movie Cube, you have to check if your firmware is v2.0.7 or higher. If this is not the case then please download www.emtec-international.com the latest firmware upgrade from 1.
  • Page 4: Wireless Setup

    2. Wireless Setup Select Setup from the Guide menu or select on the remote control to enter the Setup Menu. Press on the remote control to select the Network tab from the menu bar. Wireless Setup Select to set the WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) Settings. Before using the wireless functions, please check following items: 1) Connect the WLAN USB Adapter to one of the USB HOST ports;...
  • Page 5: Infrastructure (Ap)

    Get Connection Mode Choose between Infrastructure (AP) and Peer to Peer (Ad Hoc). Press ENTER to go to next step, and press RETURN to cancel. 2.1 Infrastructure (AP) Infrastructure mode is used to connect computers with wireless network adapters, also known as wireless clients, to an existing wired network with the help from wireless router or access point.
  • Page 6 Input WEP / WPA Key Encryption keys can be inputted via the virtual keyboard. Press the navigational buttons to select, ENTER to input, CAPS to switch between uppercase and lowercase, <- to delete a character, -> to insert a space, shift to make more symbols available, and OK to confirm.
  • Page 7: Peer To Peer (Ad Hoc)

    Press to select FIX IP (MANUAL), and press Use the numerical buttons on the remote control to enter IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway, and press to confirm. For further assistant to the above settings, please contact to the network administrator. Test connection The testing process will take for a while, please be patient to wait.
  • Page 8: Settings For Pc

    Ad-Hoc Setup Press ENTER to go to next step, press RETURN to cancel, and press PLAY to connect. 2.3 Settings for PC The following shows an example on Windows XP Operating System. Settings might not be the same due to different operating systems and wireless network adapter/card drivers. Choose the wireless SSID Step 1: Click on the Wireless Network Connection icon in the notification area, i.e.
  • Page 9 Step 2: Click View Wireless Networks, a network list will be displayed. Step 3: Select the wireless SSID (which is set in Ad-Hoc Setup) in the network list. And click Connect. Enter the network key if it is not an open system network. And click Connect. The computer- to-computer network will be built.
  • Page 10 Note: If the SSID you wish to connect is not in the list, please click Refresh network list, and try again. Setup the IP address for PC Step1: Select Change advanced settings in Wirleless Network Connection dialog box. 10 / 14...
  • Page 11 Step 2: Click Properties. Step 3: Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Click Use the following IP address, and manually enter the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway. Then click OK to confirm. Note: Be sure to put the player and the PC on the same subnet and in the same IP range. For example, if you set the IP on the player to 192.168.1.3, be sure to set the PC to something different inside that same range (192.168.1.2-254).
  • Page 12 Set the network adapter/card to run in ‘ad hoc’ mode Step 1: Click Wireless Networks tab on Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box. Note: You can also click Add to manually add the wireless SSID here. Step 2: Select your SSID in Preferred networks, and click Properties. Step 3: Select Network Authentication and Data encryption mode properly, and make sure a check has been added to the box to specify that This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network;...
  • Page 13: Getting Started

    3. Getting Started When the wireless setup is done, you can start using the powerful wireless function of this player, and enjoy the happiness. 3.1 Browsing Content via WLAN You can view the multimedia files shared on the wireless network in the Browser menu. When selecting NET in the Browser menu, there are two ways to locate the multimedia files shared on your WLAN.
  • Page 14: Troubleshooting

    Note: NTFS partitions will be read-only. 4. Troubleshooting Q1: I cannot get SSID name, the screen always displays: ‘Can’t get any SSID!!’ A: When the WLAN USB Adapter is connected to the player, it needs some time to get initialized. Please wait for about 1~2 minutes and try again. Then it will work properly. Q2: I configured everything correctly, but still cannot get the wireless network connected.

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