Sony DMX-NV1 User Manual

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metal pins than a standard telephone cable, normally 8 pins or wires compared to 4 pins,
and it clips into a slightly wider interface or jack just like a phone cable does.

What is a powerline adapter?

A powerline adapter is a way of connecting your BRAVIA Internet Video Link with your
broadband Internet service using a set of paired devices that plug into your wall power
outlets and attach with an Ethernet cable. The devices send data over your home’s
electrical wiring, but powerline networking operates on a different frequency from
standard AC current. By simply plugging one of the powerline adapters into the nearest
power outlet and connecting your BRAVIA Internet Video Link to it with an Ethernet
cable, and then plugging the second powerline adapter into the outlet nearest your home
router, cable modem, or DSL modem and connecting it, your BRAVIA Internet Video
Link can now access the Internet. All without a complicated set-up procedure…the
devices recognize each other.

What is a Wireless Bridge?

A wireless bridge is a way of connecting your BRAVIA Internet Video Link to the
Internet using a set of paired devices that communicate wirelessly and instantly recognize
each other, thus avoiding complicated set-up procedures. One device in the pair connects
directly to your BRAVIA Internet Video Link via an Ethernet cable, and the other device
in the pair connects to your home router also via an Ethernet cable. Once both are
connected they recognize each other automatically and communicate wirelessly. There is
no software that needs configuring, so setup is easy.

What is a Wireless Gaming Adapter?

Wireless gaming adapters are not just for connecting game consoles to the Internet, but
can be used for many consumer electronic products that are capable of being connected to
a home network. A wireless gaming adapter is a home networking device that connects
your BRAVIA Internet Video Link to your home router and then out to the Internet. If
your gaming adapter is the same brand as your router, it will normally work by simply
connecting it to your BRAVIA Internet Video Link. Also, with some new gaming
adapters they can be configured automatically with newer routers by using a standard
called Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), which allows a button to be pushed on the adapter
and on the router so that they can “find” each other and connect. Otherwise, the gaming
adapter’s set-up guide will ask you to first connect the gaming adapter to your personal
computer or broadband router with the included Ethernet cable. Then, you can configure
it correctly using your computer’s web browser or a provided CD that gives you step by
step instructions to follow for software set-up.

What is the difference between 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless products?

Commonly known by the brand Wi-Fi, these numerical references often seen on wireless
products denote a set of wireless standards developed by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical

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