Contact your Broadband service provider
NOTICE: If you don't have Internet service by your local provider, please order a high-speed
Internet service at no less than the following connection speed. If you already have such service,
make sure that the connection speed exceeds the following.
Required speed (effective): at least 1.5 Mbps for SD and 6Mbps for HD picture quality, respectively.
Dial-up Internet service cannot be used for VIERA CAST.
Select wired or wireless connection
If the Cable/DSL modem is close to the TV and you have only one TV set, you may choose a
wired connection. If the Cable/DSL modem is far from the TV and/or you have more TVs in the
house, you may want to use a wireless network.
Connecting to the Internet
Basic connection
A
If you are not using the network for connecting anything else but the TV, you could just
connect the TV directly to the Cable/DSL Ethernet connection (see schematic below).
Advanced wired connection
B
If you are using the network for connecting various PCs/Laptops and want to connect the TV,
you should use a router to connect the TV to the Internet (see schematic below).
Advanced wireless connection
C
If you are using the network for connecting various PCs/Laptops and want to connect the TV,
you could also use a wireless router to connect the TV to the Internet (see schematic below).
Internet connections
Ethernet
cable
LAN
A
Internet
Internet
Router
B
C
Internet
Wireless
Repeater
Cable/
DSL
modem
Cable/
DSL
modem
Cable/
DSL
modem
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