Neither of the user manuals (Blu-ray player itself or the LAN adapter) explain how to actually connect my Blu-Ray player wirelessly to the internet via my wireless LAN adapter. A call to Panasonic’s help line made me want to crash my car into a pole. Those people have NO idea how to help me.
I have the Panasonic SA-BD230 blu-ray home theater system and the Panny DY-WL10 wireless LAN adapter.
Here are my on-screen options for connecting:
1.) WPS (PUSH button method)- “Hold down the WPS button of access point until the LED blinks”
…question: is the access point my router? is there some button I should be pushing on the router?
2.) WPS (PIN code method)- a search finds my router, shows the signal strength is strong (also shows a little lock), I click OK, and it gives me an 8-digit PIN code (a different one every time I attempt this) and tells me “Register the PIN code in the access point”
…question: register it how? where?
3.) Search for access point- finds my router, shows the signal strength is strong (also shows a little lock), I select it and it gives me the following choices: WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK, Shared key, Open System. Now, if I select Shared Key, it asks for the encryption key.
…question: is the encryption key the same key (network key) that I use to connect my computer?
If so, I entered this and I got a “time out” message
Manual setting- asks for the SSID and then the encryption key
…question: What’s the SSID?
I have the following from my router: System Password (10-digit number), Network Key (10-digit number), and MAC ID (a series of 6 two-character sets divided by colons)
So…People at Panny can’t help me, user manuals can’t help me…can you?
It’s too bad all this internet stuff has to be so effing complicated. I think I’m a bit more open to trying to figure this stuff out on my own than most people, but there are SO many little things one has to know (encryption algorithm!) unless they are being walked hand-in-hand through a setup like this.
I totally agree with this. I’ve been researching and buying a flat screen tv, blu-ray player, notebook, and router this month. Figuring out what to buy and then how to get it all to work assumes a level of knowledge I don’t think most people have. I think there needs to be a glossary and “Dummies Guide to” for this stuff. Yeah, I can figure it out eventually (well, with help from The Dope), but it gives me a headache.
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I think there needs to be a glossary and “Dummies Guide to” for this stuff. Yeah, I can figure it out eventually (well, with help from The Dope), but it gives me a headache.
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If I was writing that book, the first chapter woud be:
If you can run an Ethernet cable to it, don’t mess with wireless.
It’s far less headache for the configuration. Another fine option is “Homeplug” or powerline Ethernet - I’m using this to bring Ethernet to my BD player and Wii, and it’s painless.
The inherent complications of setting up a home network are why the industry is pushing option 1 more and more: set up your router and attached devices with the push of a button (theoretically, anyway). WPS stands for “WiFi Protected Setup”, and is an industry standard, though NetGear uses the term “Push ‘N’ Connect” for WPS. NetGear in particular seems to promote push-button setup in a big way, and from what I’ve read, the Panasonic adapter you bought has NetGear guts. If you had a relatively new NetGear router, the setup would probably have been a breeze. I’m kinda fond of NetGear routers myself, though I like tinkering with settings too much to just push a button and leave the setup at that.
