What is lan connection on tv. Difference between WAN and LAN. The TV does not have a Smart TV function, but there is a LAN port
Most modern televisions are no longer just repeaters of analog or digital television, they have such features as Smart TV, communication using Skype and much more. But most of the new features that have appeared are based on one paramount one - access from the TV to the Internet. It is thanks to Internet access that you can fully use Smart TV, watch movies from the Internet, chat on Skype, add and use other TV functions. How to set up Internet on TV, a paramount task that arises immediately after its purchase. In this article, I will show in detail how to connect a TV (suitable for any TV - LG, Philips, Samsung, Sony, etc.) to the Internet using a LAN cable.
Almost all modern TVs have functionality that allows them to access the Internet. It remains only to connect and configure it. There are two ways to connect your TV to the Internet:
1 With network cable;
2 Using a Wi-Fi wireless connection.
Connecting a cable to a TV is not as easy as it might seem at first glance, because you need to understand where this cable comes from, where one of its ends is connected. And here there are two options:
1 The network cable is connected to the router;
2 The network cable comes from the entrance (provider's cable).
Let's analyze each of the options in more detail.
Connecting the TV to the Internet with an ISP network cable.
This method does not require any additional devices and at first it may seem that everything is simple, but this is not entirely true. The thing is that providers use various connection technologies, such as PPPoE, L2TP, Dynamic IP, Static IP. It is on what technology your provider uses that the settings that need to be made on the TV in order for the Internet to work there depend. You can find out what technology your provider uses by looking at the contract with the provider or by calling technical support. Next, I propose to disassemble each of the connection technologies:
Dynamic IP. If your ISP uses Dynamic IP, you need a minimum of effort:
1 Connect the network cable of the provider to the TV;
2 Make sure your TV is set to Automatic search for network settings.
For example, I will describe how to do this on LG TVs with webOS.
Press the "Settings" button on the normal remote control.
If you have a remote magic, press the "Input" button.
Select the gear icon.
Then select "Network" - "Wired Ethernet Connection". There you should see the inscription "Connected to the Internet", if so, then congratulations, you have set up the Internet on your TV.
If you have the message " No connection to the Internet via Ethernet", select this connection and make sure that automatic network settings are set there.
Static IP. With this connection method, you need to find out your network settings from the contract with the provider and register them in the TV settings. We do everything step by step:
1 Connect the provider's network cable to the TV's LAN port.
2 Go to the TV settings and write down the network settings of the provider.
For example, on LG TVs, press the "Settings" button, select from the menu - "Network" - "Wired Ethernet Connection",
Uncheck "Automatically" and write down the IP address, mask, gateway, DNS issued by the provider.
PPPoE, L2TP. Unfortunately, very few TVs allow you to set up the Internet if your provider provides the Internet using PPPoE, L2TP technologies. And for most, the way out of this situation is to use a router to connect the TV to the Internet.
Setting up the Internet on the TV when connected via a router.
For this method, it is necessary that the Internet is already configured on the router (you can find how to configure the router in other articles on our website). Connect one end of the cable to any LAN port on the router.
The other end of the cable to the TV.
Go to your TV settings. On LG TVs, for this, on a conventional remote control, press the "Settings" button
or "Input" button on the remote magic
and select the gear icon.
Go to the "Network" - "Wired Ethernet" menu and make sure that "Connected to the Internet" is indicated below this inscription.
If this is not the case, check that the TV receives network settings automatically by selecting an Ethernet connection. Click the "Edit" button.
And check the "Automatic" box.
Thus, without much effort, using a LAN network cable, you can set up the Internet on any TV (LG, Philips, Samsung, Sony, etc.).
Video connecting TV to the Internet using LAN, Wi-Fi.
Hi all! Perhaps the question in the title of the article seemed a little strange to you, but still there is a semantic load in it. Surprisingly, questions like these have bothered some of my readers and have come up to me several times in various forums. Progress and competition in information technology a few years ago laid the foundation for the production of smart TVs. Many modern models (depending on the line) have a LAN connector on board, but after buying a TV, some consumers get from this network connector not what they expected. So why is there a LAN connector on the TV?
Recently, manufacturers have been integrating an Ethernet network port into TVs not only with support for the Smart TV function, but also in those models where this function is not available at all. If you do not know what Smart TV is, then watch this short video.
With TVs where the Smart TV function is provided, everything is clear, but the on-board LAN connector for models where this function is not sometimes leads consumers to bewilderment ...
Having delivered their cherished dream home from the store, they try to connect it to the Internet and are surprised to find that there are no applications and no browser in it. Hmm, but it also has a network LAN input, which means there is access to the Internet.
However, in this situation, they are right in part ... There is indeed access to the Internet, but for completely different purposes, but first things first.
Having been savvy with certain knowledge, you have a much higher chance of buying exactly what you want, and not what others will advise you.
Secondly, if you have already become the owner of a Smart TV, then in this case you have access to the Internet via LAN input and various "goodies". You can connect the TV directly (using the provider's cable) or via, and if there is a built-in Wi-Fi module, then via wireless network. If you see the inscription “Optional” in the Wi-Fi line, then there is no built-in wireless module, but you can connect an external Wi-Fi adapter from the manufacturer.
The TV does not have a Smart TV function, but there is a LAN port.
On one of the forums, a person wrote that his TV does not connect to the Internet, and after he indicated the model, it turned out that the model does have an Ethernet port, but there is no built-in browser ... After some time, a similar discussion appeared on the site in one of the discussions about connecting a TV. Both on the forum and in the comments on the site, it turned out that this port can only be used to flash the TV, and there may not be any smart options in it.
I don’t know how expedient it is to update the firmware over the network, although it’s certainly convenient, but I have heard from experts more than once as recommendations that it’s better to update the TV software not via the Internet, but a USB flash drive (and). The point is that the update software over the network, may lead to its incorrect installation, and the previously downloaded update to the drive from the official site during installation has a minimal probability of failure. But the manufacturer has the last word. Is not it?
From myself I will add that it is quite possible that the presence of a LAN connector on the TV can be used not only for updating the firmware, but also for DLNA technology. Look at the specifications of the TV and if you see support for this technology there, then you can connect the TV to your computer and transfer media streams. That is, you can either media content (photos, videos) on the TV using the Ethernet port.
2018-01-26T23:08:47+00:00
There is a LAN port, but there is nothing to expect from it - some glitches from updates.
2017-12-06T22:02:41+00:00
Actually, the Ethernet port is for network connection and you can connect your soundbar to your home network through it, and through it ... P.S. What's stopping you from repairing it?
2015-11-03T12:35:59+00:00
Zhadaev Andrey, I don't understand who offers people to create a server for transmission, the question is why???? If you can connect via hdmi and use the TV as a monitor! There is one way to find the firmware that will fit with the browser, flash the TV and try, if there is an input, then there must be an output!
2015-09-11T21:08:12+00:00
I am very sorry that in society there are still "specialists" in your words, who cannot personally determine the presence of certain functions by technology. Believe that a flash drive and a media server are different things and provide different conveniences. Since the appearance of such a TV in the house, I completely forgot about flash drives and use them only outside the house. It is very comfortable. As a rule, modern TVs have browsers, but budget models can be limited by hardware or software. Bye!
2015-09-11T17:06:45+00:00
This is where I ran into this issue. Two TVs, both have a LAN port, but how to use it is not written. The master came - connected the Internet and included television. And he doesn't know. He suggested that the TV should have a browser and advised to contact the manufacturer. But it turned out that you can create a media server on your computer and broadcast data to a TV. Somehow not practical. It turns out that you need to pull a line to the TV, have the TV and computer turned on in order to watch the video. Isn't it easier to dump it on a USB flash drive and watch it on TV? No wires needed?
Boys and girls, welcome! What is LAN? LAN is a Local Area Network - a local area network, as opposed to a WAN. The WiFiGid portal is with you and personally, Botan, with clever terms. Bored? Nothing is clear? Then everything will be much simpler, chewed and on the shelves. I suggest you read this super article!
And if something suddenly remains incomprehensible, you can always write your question or wish in the comments, and I or someone from our crazy team will definitely answer it.
Finger theory about LAN and LAN connector
So, let's start all over again, and we will gradually delve into the concept:
LAN - Local Area Network - Local Area Network - in common "Local Area Network"
The key word here is "local". Those. separated from the outside world. Let's keep it simple: here you are sitting in your apartment - this is a local space. And the street is a common space. So it is with networks - there is a local network, and there is an external global network (Internet).
For reference - network - connecting devices via a network cable or Wi-Fi for data transfer. Few people knew.
To simplify even more - any device on the network at home or in the office is a local network, the Internet is global. The average person doesn't need to know more. Here is an example of a typical home network:
Yes! We don’t always notice that we have so many devices connected at home, but in practice it’s usually like this - every family member has a phone, tablet and laptop ... And it also connects to your local network through Wi-Fi, the evil neighbor kid from the 5 "G" of the local school - he is also in your network, and not in the external one.
LAN ports - ports on the router for access to the local network.
LAN devices
The connecting link in the picture and in the usual apartment is a router (in a different way, a router). It is he who creates a local network in himself, and all devices connected to him are included in this network. What is now usually connected to it:
- Computer - via wire.
- Laptop - already usually via Wi-Fi.
- Smartphones - via Wi-Fi.
- Tablets - via Wi-Fi.
- TVs - I have one wired, the second via Wi-Fi.
And these are the most typical representatives of a home network. And besides this, all sorts of switches, repeaters, smart sockets, video cameras, etc. can be found. All this is also in your LAN zone.
Connection and ports
Here I will talk about connecting to the LAN. There are 2 options:
- Through WiFi.
- Through the wire.
Here it is worth understanding that everything revolves around the router. Everything that connects to the router is LAN. What is the router connected to - WAN. As an incoming and outgoing connection.
The router itself can connect via Wi-Fi, but usually they still connect to it. Who connected - immediately gets into the local network. Another option is to connect by wire. To do this, let's look at the back of any average router:
Pay attention to the LAN ports - there are usually several of them, and they are usually yellow (both not always). They are written LAN, or local area network, or something else. It is difficult to confuse with others. The WAN port is specially taken out separately and allocated. Total - if you want to connect something to your local network - connect only to LAN ports. If you want to connect a router to an ISP (for Internet access, 99% of cases) or another router (for example, for perverted repeater mode), use the WAN interface.
Now, both LAN ports and WAN ports typically have the same type of Ethernet twisted-pair cable connector, RJ-45. But this may not always be the case. So an ADSL modem can use RJ-45 (LAN) for a local area network, and RJ-11 (WAN) for connecting to the Internet via a telephone cable. The LAN connector has mostly been RJ-45 lately.
LAN - black ports, WAN - blue, there are 2 ports for telephony WAN and LAN - what's the difference?!
Let's start from afar:
LAN - Local Area Network - local area network
WAN - Wide Area Network - global network
We read: LAN - LAN, WAN - WAN
There is a broad meaning and a narrow one. In a broad sense, I have already named the difference above - there is your home personal network, and there is a network to which all devices in the world can connect - the Internet. In a broad sense, the WAN is the Internet. Basically, this difference is asked everywhere in schools and universities. They also ask for the main differences:
- Network size - the Internet is ubiquitous (we are not even talking about the Earth, since it is also used in orbit, and in the future, it may be used on other planets, and this will not limit WAN to only our globe), LAN network - limited apartment, office, enterprise network (key - not everywhere).
- The number of users is again the difference in the limitations of the local network.
- Services - local services (print, files), global services (WWW, global routing).
- Topology - in the LAN everyone is equal, connected to each other, Peer-to-Peer. WANs are characterized by client-server connections.
So, if someone asks you what is the difference between WAN and LAN - we list the points above with a comma and end the conversation - everyone will be definitely happy.
But there is another point related to technology. It's about the WAN port. As a rule, a provider's cord is connected to it - to connect to the Internet. The WAN port makes an outgoing connection in the router. And in this approach, the global concept of LAN and WAN in some cases can blur the boundaries between them)
In this case, the outgoing connection through the WAN can be connected to another router in your home (special cases). Connecting an external device through the WAN port without dancing with tambourines will not work.
There is another type of networks - MAN (Metro Area Networks). This is something in between - the network of a metropolis or a city, perhaps a provider. Those. this is a kind of local area network between all users, for example, one provider. As an advantage - high speed between points. On this base, file sharing services used to live well.
Related videos
There is no point in describing the rest. For those who want details, it is recommended to watch several videos on the topic for ease of understanding, for example, this one:
Most modern TVs are no longer just repeaters of analog or digital television, they have such features as Smart TV, communication via Skype and much more. But most of the new features that have appeared are based on one paramount one - access from the TV to the Internet. It is thanks to Internet access that you can fully use Smart TV, watch movies from the Internet, chat on Skype, add and use other TV functions. How to set up Internet on TV, a paramount task that arises immediately after its purchase. In this article, I will show in detail how to connect a TV (suitable for any TV - LG, Philips, Samsung, Sony, etc.) to the Internet using a LAN cable.
Almost all modern TVs have functionality that allows them to access the Internet. It remains only to connect and configure it. There are two ways to connect your TV to the Internet:
1 With network cable;
2 Using a Wi-Fi wireless connection.
Connecting a cable to a TV is not as easy as it might seem at first glance, because you need to understand where this cable comes from, where one of its ends is connected. And here there are two options:
1 The network cable is connected to the router;
2 The network cable comes from the entrance (provider's cable).
Let's analyze each of the options in more detail.
Connecting the TV to the Internet with an ISP network cable.
This method does not require any additional devices and at first it may seem that everything is simple, but this is not entirely true. The thing is that providers use various connection technologies, such as PPPoE, L2TP, Dynamic IP, Static IP. It is on what technology your provider uses that the settings that need to be made on the TV in order for the Internet to work there depend. You can find out what technology your provider uses by looking at the contract with the provider or by calling technical support. Next, I propose to disassemble each of the connection technologies:
Dynamic IP. If your ISP uses Dynamic IP, you need a minimum of effort:
1 Connect the network cable of the provider to the TV;
2 Make sure your TV is set to Automatic search for network settings.
For example, I will describe how to do this on LG TVs with webOS.
Press the "Settings" button on the normal remote control.
If you have a remote magic, press the "Input" button.
Select the gear icon.
Then select "Network" - "Wired Ethernet Connection". There you should see the inscription "Connected to the Internet", if so, then congratulations, you have set up the Internet on your TV.
If you have the message " No connection to the Internet via Ethernet", select this connection and make sure that automatic network settings are set there.
Static IP. With this connection method, you need to find out your network settings from the contract with the provider and register them in the TV settings. We do everything step by step:
1 Connect the provider's network cable to the TV's LAN port.
2 Go to the TV settings and write down the network settings of the provider.
For example, on LG TVs, press the "Settings" button, select from the menu - "Network" - "Wired Ethernet Connection",
Uncheck "Automatically" and write down the IP address, mask, gateway, DNS issued by the provider.
PPPoE, L2TP. Unfortunately, very few TVs allow you to set up the Internet if your provider provides the Internet using PPPoE, L2TP technologies. And for most, the way out of this situation is to use a router to connect the TV to the Internet.
Setting up the Internet on the TV when connected via a router.
For this method, it is necessary that the Internet is already configured on the router (you can find how to configure the router in other articles on our website). Connect one end of the cable to any LAN port on the router.
The other end of the cable to the TV.
Go to your TV settings. On LG TVs, for this, on a conventional remote control, press the "Settings" button
or "Input" button on the remote magic
and select the gear icon.
Go to the "Network" - "Wired Ethernet" menu and make sure that "Connected to the Internet" is indicated below this inscription.
If this is not the case, check that the TV receives network settings automatically by selecting an Ethernet connection. Click the "Edit" button.
And check the "Automatic" box.
Thus, without much effort, using a LAN network cable, you can set up the Internet on any TV (LG, Philips, Samsung, Sony, etc.).
Video connecting TV to the Internet using LAN, Wi-Fi.
Hello dear readers! This article is the first in the "Smart Home" section. The task of the new rubric is to describe in simple terms the basics of interaction with modern devices in our home.
For example, take modern TVs. Nowadays, it is already quite difficult to find a TV without Smart TV technology, and even more so, it is almost impossible to find a TV without a LAN connector or a wi-fi module.
This is where the question arises: why do we need all these bells and whistles? Since you have to spend money on them, maybe it’s worth at the same time and learn the benefits of these innovations? The answer is simple: “Of course it is!”.
Obviously, the LAN connector is used so that the TV can be connected to the home network via a network cable. This is done so that network technologies can be used, whether with or without Internet access.
So, let's briefly talk about the network technologies used in TVs. There are two of them. These are Smart TV and DLNA.
Smart TV Technology
This technology allows you to connect the TV to the Internet, for example, via the LAN connector, which we are talking about in the article. Once connected, the TV can play streaming video from the Internet, and there are a number of additional options, such as installing applications that will expand the functionality of the TV.
Here's a simple example for you. Connect your TV to the Internet, install an application to watch movies and TV shows. As an option - Amediateka (this is an online cinema). After that, you have access to a huge number of different films and series in a very decent quality. You can forget about cinemas :)
DLNA technology
If the TV is older and does not support Smart TV technology, it still most likely has a LAN connector. Let me explain why you need it.
In addition to Internet access, you can also configure access to your home network. Let's say you have a media server at home. I mean a computer that stores a lot of multimedia information (movies, music). By properly setting up the home network, we can make sure that the TV can access the folders with the content of this media server.
This procedure will help us watch movies and music downloaded from the Internet through an intermediary (media server) on the TV.
Obviously, to connect the TV to the network, we need a LAN connector. That is, even if the TV cannot be connected to the Internet, the presence of a network connector is still justified.
Conclusion
In the following articles, we will talk in more detail about Smart TV technology, and about DLNA, and about setting up a home network and media server. Subscribe to site updates so as not to miss new interesting articles.
I also have a small request for you. Please write in the comments if you would be interested in reading articles about the basics of organizing a smart home system in your home. Perhaps the audience of this site is not so interested in technologies that are at the forefront of progress. Or are you interested? ;)
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