Does this unit connect wirelessly to the router on it's own or does it require an additional module or connector?
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This is addressed to the person who says the Panasonic BD 77 only plays disks. I have owned mine for several years now and it is connected to the home network via cat5e to my router and it works great for streaming movies and music from my PCs and my NAS. So it does far more than just play disks.
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No this player has no built in Wi-FI. Worse a USB off the shelf Wi-Fi radio Internet dongle will not work. The USB Wi-Fi adapter for this unit was never produced by Panasonic. This unit plays discs and that's it. Forget any Internet connection with this unit. I returned mine for one with built in Wi-Fi. This is a DO NOT purchase unit for sure.
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You need to have it connected to the internet through it's Base station, which is hardwired to your router.
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That's about it. It does not need to be wired to the original router. It does need to be configured but that's consumer-doable. Note that the placement, composition of the walls etc. affects where the signal can go.
1898315
No, it needs a wired ethernet connection to the internet (through your router).
984202
I would think that it would have to be connected to your router to have access to your wireless network.
2241415
Yes, Router will be needed to connect wireless devices. Modem is a short of access point to access intrrnet from your service provider but using ethernet cable. You can buy separate router and create your own wireless network.
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Yes, you need to buy a separate wireless router. I think it is called a W1000. I got mine pretty cheap though.
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It has a standard ethernet connector and works with both wired and wireless networks. I've used it with both without any issues.
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Hi Anne, This is a Modem only. It has no inherent router/wireless capabilities. It has a port for the Coaxial cable and another port, Ethernet, to plug in the Cable from your router. Normally, your router will have a special ethernet port for the wire to the modem and 4 other ethernet ports.I have this modem for over a year now and it has been pretty reliable, only dropping the connection when Comcast burps.Good Luck Jim
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No. All you need is an electrical power outlet to plug it in. I did all the setup wireless since I have a compatible Netgear router. I never connected it to the router physically. Recently we had some construction in the room where it was placed. I just unplugged it from the outlet and moved it to a new room, plugged it back in to a new power outlet and it reconnected without any issues or action on my part.
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Connect to your router using an ethernet cable or if you want to connect wirelessly you will need to buy additional hardware.
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It will connect just fine to the Internet Router; but it won't actually provide electrical power to the Router itself, you'll still need a separate power source.
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These answers are not correct. You can log into the system settings using the IP address provided and turn off the wireless portion and connect it to an external router.
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You can hook it directly from your wireless router via an Ethernet connection
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for the initial setup you have to use the provided Ethernet cable and plug in the device to your wifi router and you can program the unit as instructed from there you will not require the cable
986804
It is connected via an ethernet cable (no wireless). Personally I bought a cheap wireless bridge ( Edimax EW-7228APn 150Mbps 11n Wireless Range Extender/Access Point with 5 Port Switch ) and plugged the receiver and all my other internet-saavy A/V equipment into that. I figure I will never need to stream more than 1 of those devices at once so why not plug them into a single point.
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It must be connected to the router via cable, but if you dont have or dont want to extend ethernet cables you can install a wifi extender near your receiver and connect the receiver to the extender by ethernet, i did that