Chapter 2: Connecting Your Hp Mediasmart Connect To Your Home Network; Wired Network; Wireless Network - HP MediaSmart Connect x280n Guide D'installation Et Manuel De L'utilisateur

Chapter 2:
Connecting your HP MediaSmart Connect to your Home Network
Before you can start using your HP MediaSmart Connect you
need to connect it to your home network. You can use either an
Ethernet cable or the built in wireless antennas. For instructions to
connect the Ethernet cable for a wired connection, see
"Connecting to your home network (LAN)" on page 19.

Wired network

Using a wired network provides the best performance, because
the attached devices connect directly to the network and are not
subject to radio frequency (RF) interference. The HP MediaSmart
Connect is equipped with a full-duplex 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
(IEEE 802.3) module for wired connection to the home LAN.

Wireless network

Also, the HP MediaSmart Connect is equipped with an IEEE
802.11n wireless module, which also supports the 802.11a/b/g
standards.

Chapter 2: Connecting your HP MediaSmart Connect to your Home Network

For best wireless performance, HP recommends use of a
dual-band IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi network (access point/router and
PC network card). IEEE 802.11a or 802.11g is the second
choice. IEEE 802.11b access points work well for audio and
picture streaming, but are not recommended for video because of
bandwidth limitations.
The quality of streaming video over wireless depends on many
factors such as the bitrate of the original video, the reception
quality, and the access point.
The 802.11b, 802.11g, and 2.4 GHz 802.11n routers operate
at radio frequencies that are also used by other household
devices, and can be affected by interference from cordless
telephones, microwave ovens, X10 wireless video cameras, ham
radios, or Bluetooth devices such as cellular telephone headsets.
The 5 GHz 802.11n or 802.11a routers operate at frequencies
that other wireless devices are less likely to use.
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