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Your device notifies you if another device attempts to
connect to it and the home network. Do not accept
connection requests from an unknown device.
If you use wireless LAN in a network that does not have
encryption, switch off sharing files with other devices, or
do not share any private media files. To change sharing
settings, see ‘Home network settings’, p. 89.
UPnP wizard
When you access the home network application for the
first time, the setup wizard opens, and helps you to define
the home network settings for your device. To use the
setup wizard later, in the home network main view, select
Options > Run wizard, and follow the instructions on the
display.
To connect a compatible PC to the home network, on the
PC, you must install the Home Media Server software from
the DVD-ROM supplied with your device.
Home network settings
To share media files saved in Gallery with other compatible
UPnP devices through wireless LAN, you must create and
configure your wireless LAN home IAP; then configure the
Home net. application. See ‘Wireless LAN’, p. 18.
The options related to Home net. are not available in
Gallery before the settings for Home net. have been
configured.
Configure settings
To configure Home net., select Connect. > Home net. >
Settings and from the following:
Home access point—Select Always ask if you want the
device to ask for the home access point every time you
connect to the home network, User defined to select your
home IAP that is used automatically when you use Home
net., or None. If your home network does not have
wireless LAN security settings enabled, you get a security
warning. You can continue and switch on the wireless LAN
security on later; or cancel defining the access point, and
first switch on the wireless LAN security. See Wireless LAN
in ‘Access points’, p. 108.
Device name—Enter a name for your device that is shown
to the other compatible devices in the home network.
Set sharing on and define content
Select Connect. > Home net. > Share content.
Content sharing—Allow or deny sharing media files with
compatible devices. Do not set Content sharing on before
you have configured all the other settings. If you set
Content sharing on, the other UPnP compatible devices in