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Network connection, Connecting to a LAN, Controlling the display

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Network connection 27 Network connection Connecting to a LAN To set the display to connect to a local area network: 1. Connect a RJ45 cable to the corresponding ports on the display and your LAN switch or router. 2. Enter the OSD menu Setting > Control Setting. Select LAN. 3. Enter the next OSD menu Setting > Network Settings. If you are in a DHCP environment, select DHCP > Execute and press ENTER. Once done, the IP Address, Subnet mask, Default gateway, Primary DNS, and Secondary DNS settings will be displayed. If you are not in a DHCP environment, select Manual > Execute and press ENTER. Contact your ITS administrator for information on the IP Address, Subnet mask, Default gateway, Primary DNS, and Secondary DNS settings and enter it accordingly. 4. To save the settings and return to the previous menu, highlight Execute and press ENTER on the remote control. Controlling the display Once you have the correct IP address for your display and the display is on or in standby mode, you can use any computer that is on the same local area network to control the display. • You cannot control the display via the RS-232C connector when LAN control is in use. • It is recommended that you use Internet Explorer versions 7.0 or higher browser. 1. Enter the IP address of the display in the address bar of your browser and press Enter. 2. The setting page appears. • Information: Shows information of the display. It is for information only. There are no items that can be set. • Picture & Sound: Provides options for picture and sound adjustments. • Screen: Provides options related to display adjustments. • Setting: Provides options for advanced display adjustments. • Mail Report: Provides options for setting up email accounts to receive status or error reports sent from the display. • Network: Provides options for manually setting the display's IP address or obtaining an IP address from a DHCP server. Provides options for setting or changing the user name and password to secure this network control system. Make sure the Setting > Control Setting menu is set to LAN if you would like to turn on the display from a web page.

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Network connection
27
Network connection
Connecting to a LAN
To set the display to connect to a local area network:
1.
Connect a RJ45 cable to the corresponding ports on the display and your LAN
switch or router.
2.
Enter the OSD menu
Setting
>
Control Setting
. Select
LAN
.
3.
Enter the next OSD menu
Setting
>
Network Settings
.
If you are in a DHCP environment, select
DHCP
>
Execute
and press
ENTER
.
Once done, the
IP Address
,
Subnet mask
,
Default gateway
,
Primary DNS
,
and
Secondary DNS
settings will be displayed.
If you are not in a DHCP environment, select
Manual
>
Execute
and press
ENTER
. Contact your ITS administrator for information on the
IP Address
,
Subnet mask
,
Default gateway
,
Primary DNS
, and
Secondary DNS
settings
and enter it accordingly.
4.
To save the settings and return to the previous menu, highlight
Execute
and press
ENTER
on the remote control.
Controlling the display
Once you have the correct IP address for your display and the display is on or in standby
mode, you can use any computer that is on the same local area network to control the
display.
1.
Enter the IP address of the display in the address bar of your browser and press
Enter.
2.
The setting page appears.
•
Information
: Shows information of the display. It is for information only. There are no
items that can be set.
•
Picture & Sound
: Provides options for picture and sound adjustments.
•
Screen
: Provides options related to display adjustments.
•
Setting
: Provides options for advanced display adjustments.
•
Mail Report
: Provides options for setting up email accounts to receive status or error
reports sent from the display.
•
Network
: Provides options for manually setting the display’s IP address or obtaining an
IP address from a DHCP server. Provides options for setting or changing the user name
and password to secure this network control system.
• You cannot control the display via the RS-232C connector when LAN control is in use.
• It is recommended that you use Internet Explorer versions 7.0 or higher browser.
Make sure the
Setting
>
Control Setting
menu is set to
LAN
if you would like to turn on the
display from a web page.