HP KPEC992M - Manual (Page 3)

Media Center Extender User’s Guide
System Requirements
The Media Center Extender has the following system requirements:
Must have an HP Media Center PC or HP Digital Entertainment Center running Windows XP Media
Center Edition 2005.
Must have a high speed network connection between the HP Media Center PC or HP Digital Entertainment
Center and the Media Center Extender device. If you are using a wireless network, the HP Media Center PC
or HP Digital Entertainment Center must still be connected to the network with an Ethernet cable. The Media
Center Extender can be wireless (additional Media Center Extenders must be wired, see the following table).
Only approved wireless routers may be used. For more information about approved routers, go to
www.microsoft.com/mcx
The HP Media Center PC or HP Digital Entertainment Center must have at least a 2.8GHz processor with
256MB RAM to power one Media Center Extender device. An HP Media Center PC or HP Digital
Entertainment Center can support multiple Media Center Extender devices simultaneously based on the below
table:
Media Center
Extender devices HP Media Center PC or
HP Digital Entertainment
Center CPU speed HP Media Center PC or
HP Digital Entertainment
Center Memory
1 2.8 GHz 256 MB
2 2.8 GHz 512 MB
3–5 3.4 GHz 1 GB
IMPORTANT! When using multiple Media Center Extenders over a wireless network, only one Media Center
Extender may be wireless. All others must be connected to the network with an Ethernet cable. In addition,
even with additional wired extenders, network bandwidth limitations may impact system performance,
especially when using video files.
For more information and help
More information about Media Center Extender is available on the HP Media Center PC or HP Digital
Entertainment Center.
To open Media Center Extender Help
1 Go to the HP Media Center PC or HP Digital Entertainment Center.
2 On the Start menu, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to Media Center, and then
click Media Center Extender Help.
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