We connect the TV box to the Internet

Many owners of television receivers would like to enjoy all the benefits of the world wide web without using a computer. The development of technological progress makes it possible to connect the Internet to a new TV model or to the old one - without much difficulty. In this review, we will look at how to connect various TV models, including lg, to wired and wireless Internet.

Connect in new TV models

The vast majority of modern television receivers already have built-in features to join the world wide web. All that is required of you is to properly connect the device and configure the Internet. In practice, there are 2 ways to connect:

• connection using a network cable;
• wireless connection of the device via Wi-Fi.

Through the network cable

To connect the Internet to the TV, you can use the connecting network cable. The advantage of such a connection can be called the fact that the connection will be at maximum speed, unlike the wireless one, when the speed is slightly cut off. The disadvantage of such a connection to the Web is that the cable must be routed to the television receiver. You also have to use a cable connection when in the TV box no wifi module.

So, if the cable is already stretched to the unit, the next steps will be like this.

1. It is necessary to find on the back of the unit a socket called “LAN” and connect a cable to it (for example, the connection to the “web” on the LG TV is shown).
   
2. If in the house, besides the TV, it will be connected to an Internet and a PC, then in order to use them at the same time it is necessary to purchase a special device (splitter) called “hub”. On the one hand, a main line is connected to the connector, and a computer and a television receiver join the other two.
   

3. Turn on the smart TV and, using the remote control, enter the menu by pressing the Home button.
   

4. On the page that opens, find the “Settings” button and click on it, and then click on the “Network” item.
5. On the “Network” tab, select the “Network Connection” line.
   
6. A window will appear where you need to select “Configure Connection”.
   
7. Next, click on the “List of networks”.
   

8. In the new window will be presented a list of ways to connect the device. In this case, you must select “Wired network”.
   

9. Next, click on the “Refresh” button, wait for a while until the television receiver processes the data, and then a message appears about the successful accession to the Web. Now it only remains to click on “Finish”. After that, your television set is ready to work on the world wide web.

Via router

To connect the TV receiver to the Internet via a router, you will need connect LAN ports both devices with a cable of the desired length (purchased separately).

Now you can turn on the device, and start debugging:

1. Press the “Home” button on the remote and enter the menu where you need to select “INSTALLATION”.
2. Now, going to the “Network” tab, click on “Network Setup: Wired”.
   
3. Most often, you need to select automatic IP configuration (when using a broadband router or modem,which supports DHCP).
   
4. In a situation where manual data entry is required for the connection, select “Manual IP Configuration”.
   
5. After clicking on OK, the telly will start checking the Web settings, and when finished, a message appears on the screen that the connection can be considered established.
   

Via Wi-Fi

How to connect a modern TV to the Internet via cable has been discussed above. But this is not the only way to get the opportunity to use the Internet on your TV. You can do without laying wires around the apartment, using a wireless connection. To connect the TV to the Internet (wireless) via router, you will need a minimum of actions, provided that the apparatus there is a Wi-Fi module. Before you make the setting, you need to prepare information about the name of your network and remember the password to it. Next, take the remote control in hand, with the machine turned on, do the following:

1. Turn on the device and go to the menu by pressing the desired button.
2. Next in the settings you need to select "Network" and "Network Setup".
3. After that, select the type of connection, in this case wireless.
4. The device will start searching for the Web environment, and after a short period of time will display its list (it will display, besides yours, the network of neighbors, if you live in an apartment building).
5. Choose your network, and after pressing the “OK” button on the remote control, you will be required to enter the password in the appropriate line. After a moment, a window will appear with the message that the connection has been established and the activation was successful. If this does not happen, find out why the TV does not connect to Wi-Fi.

If there is no Wi-Fi module

How to connect a TV without a built-in module to the Internet via wifi, but with the possibility of using an external device? It's very simple - you need to purchase Wi-Fi adapter and connect it to your TV receiver's USB port.

Next, enter the settings, select “Network”, “Network: Wireless” and press the OK button located on the remote. You will see a menu in which you select the desired connection.

1. “Settings from the list of access points (AP)” - is selected in case you have data for authorization and information about the name of your home network.
2. “Easy installation (WPS button mode)” - is used if the possibility is supported in your router automatic connection setup to wifi.This method can be called the simplest, since all that is required of you is to select this item and press the “WPS” button (while holding it for a few seconds) located on the router. Setup will occur in automatic mode.
3. “Network Setup (Ad hoc)” is intended if you want to set up a connection to your computer without going online, that is, local

Settings for Smart TV

How to connect the Internet in different ways on the TV is now clear, but to make full use of the possibilities Smart tv just one connection to the world wide web is not enough.

LG TVs

It is recommended to pass application store registration Lg. Without registration you will not be able to install the necessary applications, you will not be able to use all the functionality of smart TV. The registration procedure is very simple:

• the first thing to do is go to the main menu;
• in the upper right corner of the screen there will be a button to enter the account - click on it;
• in the next window, you can enter your authorization data (if you have already registered) or continue to create an account on the LG Apps - “Register” button;

• then you need to come up with a password and enter it along with the e-mail address into the form that opens, and then click on “Register”;

• after that, check your email using a smartphone or via a computer and confirm the creation of the profile;

• To enter your account, click in the top corner “Login”;
• enter registration data, put a tick next to “Stay logged in” (next time you will not be prompted to enter data);
• Answer “No” in the appeared window in which they are asked to enter additional information;

After that, your TV set can be considered fully tuned for watching movies, TV channels, listening to the radio. Now you can install various widgets and programs from the company’s store, including games.

Samsung Smart TV

To connect the Internet, cable or wireless, to a Samsung TV, you can use the instructions for the same device LG. The connection steps and the scheme are not much different, except that the name of the items in the menu (the meaning is easy to guess about the purpose of the buttons). But in setting Smart TV on Samsung TV There are some differences:

• after connecting to the internet, try logging in Smart Hub menuby pressing the corresponding button on the remote;
  
• To test the Internet and Samsung Smart TV, you need to run any application, for example, YouTube.
  

If you connect the Samsung TV to the Internet, and it all worked, you can relax and start installing all kinds of applications from Samsung Apps, and enjoy watching videos and Internet TV.

How to set up the TV when the “Network error” message appears, or something like that? You will need to enter the settings and do the following:

• enter the “Menu” >> ”Network” >> ”Network Settings”;

• A window will appear in which you need to press the “Start” button in order to let the TV set tune the Internet by itself.

When successfully passed the setting, the corresponding inscription will appear. If the attempt failed, then you will need to go to the “Network Status” section:

• in the window that appears, select “IP Setting - Receive Automatically” and try to connect to the Internet on the TV;

• in case of unsuccessful connection, you will have to manually set the IP address, DNS and subnet mask.

To find out what values ​​to enter on a Samsung TV, you can call the provider, or make it even easier: using a PC,go to “Local Area Connection” and select “Details”, then in the new window you will see all the necessary data for manual entry.

After this procedure, the Samsung connection with the Internet should go without problems.

In SONY BRAVIA

The entire connection procedure for the SONY BRAVIA TV (Sony Bravia) is similar to that described above for other brands of devices. But connecting smart TV to the Internet and setting up Smart-functions is slightly different from those considered.

1. To get started, press a key on the remote that says “Home”.
   
2. Click on the button with the image of a suitcase in the corner of the window and go to the “Settings” menu.
   
3. In this window, select “Network”.
   
4. Now click on “Update Internet Content”.
   
5. Connection to the Sony Entertainment Network server will begin to configure the services that are currently available.
6. After finishing the infusion, Bravia will display a message with a recommendation to return to the main menu by pressing the “Home” button. But you need to ignore this sentence and press on the “SEN” button, after which you will see a list of channels with video and a list of applications, both foreign and Russian-speaking.
   
7. The Sony device may take some time to update.By clicking on the “+” or “All apps” sign, you will see the entire list.
   
8. Having decided on the choice of content, click “Open”, and then the broadcast will begin.
   
9. Favorite TV channel can be added to the shortcut list by clicking on “Add to my apps”. The list appears initially when you press the “SEN” key.
   

Connect to older TVs

What if you have an old TV, and you want to watch movies from the global web, and can you connect an Internet to it in general? The answer is, and the best solution is to get out of this situation. special smart set-top boxesrunning on the Android OS, which connects to a regular TV via HDMI or AV (tulips) connectors. Connecting the console is very simple - everything is done exactly as if you wanted to connect a TV tuner.

In fact, this is the same tablet, only instead of the screen it uses a TV. By connecting it to the device, you can now watch Internet TV, watch videos from sites, that is, do everything you can do on the tablet. You can also connect to the console full keyboard and mouse for easy navigation and for comfortable surfing the pages in the world wide web.