Connecting your TV to the Internet

How does a TV without wi-fi connect to the Internet via wi-fi?

If we study the current TV market, then most of them support Smart TV. For example, LG TVs come with webOS, Samsung has its own Smart system, but Sony and Philips use Android TV. Of course, there are many other manufacturers, but that’s not the point now. You should understand that TVs with Smart TV are an additional source of income for manufacturers, as they are aimed at selling additional accessories with a good marketing approach.

With these TVs users can take advantage of a lot of cool tricks. These include accessing the Internet directly from the TV, watching YouTube, reading the news, monitoring the weather, and a host of other.

But we must pay attention to those who do not like to overpay, what will be more profitable. to buy a TV with Smart TV or buy a TV without these functions, but to pick up the console to him. This is because not infrequently a simple Android box makes TV more “Smart” than the built-in systems. But let’s not talk about that yet, because the article is about how to connect a TV without wi-fi to the Internet via wi-fi.

Many models of TVs with built-in Smart TV come to customers without a built-in wi-fi receiver. Of course, the new models of 2017 in the vast majority come with a built-in receiver. Let’s look at how to connect your TV without wi-fi receiver to the Internet via wi-fi.

If you don’t have internet connected to your TV, you won’t have access to the Smart functions. The presence of LAN port does not always solve the problem, because the extra cable in the apartment will be annoying, if it is not pulled through the box in the wall. And now there are still few of them, because not everyone has the opportunity to do so. And the cable is annoying with its presence because of the possibility to hook it and even bring down the expensive TV.

Smart TV without wi-fi module can be considered a devious plan of TV producers. You can equip your TV with a wireless module and make it a bit more expensive for a couple of dollars. But they do not, wanting to sell original wi-fi adapters at three times the price. Not seldom the price of such an adapter starts at 100. And it is not so easy to find these adapters. It is interesting that TVs without wi-fi modules are sold and do not take into account the wishes of customers to connect to the World Wide Web via the usual wi-fi.

There are several options on how to connect a TV without a wi-fi module to the Internet via wi-fi.

To begin with, we advise you simply study in detail the technical specifications of your TV and use the information from the manufacturer’s official website. It happens that your TV-set already has wi-fi and you can connect it to wireless networks. Often the manual for LG televisions helps, as well as a separate manual for connecting Philips on Android TV. If you definitely do not have a built-in wi-fi receiver, then there is an option of buying a branded external USB-adapter.

The second option is to buy the usual wi-fi adapter made by TP-Link, D-Link and others. You just need to flash it to work with the appropriate TV. We haven’t tried it ourselves, but it’s quite easy to find this information and firmware versions on the Internet. Although according to the information presented this process is clearly not easy.

Third option is to buy an ordinary inexpensive wi-fi router or repeater and then configure the device to perform the role of the adapter for TV without wi-fi. And now more about this option to connect your TV without wi-fi to the Internet via wi-fi.

How to make a wi-fi adapter from a router for TV with Smart without built-in wi-fi modules.

Everything is very simple. Almost any modern router can work in different modes. precisely, as an amplifier (repeater), as an access point, adapter or wireless bridge.

And now step by step instructions on how to make a wi-fi adapter from a router for your TV to connect the latter to wi-fi.

Buy a router. You can use any old one. You can use completely cheap models like Netis and Totolink. The choice is yours, since other manufacturers’ routers are also suitable.

Configure the router to the adapter mode. If it is in this mode, then the router of your choice gets the Internet from the wi-fi network in your home and passes this Internet to the TV over a normal network cable. You can also use the bridge mode or the same network amplifier. Only in this mode will the router boost your wi-fi network.

Use a network cable to connect your TV to your router.

As a result, your TV gets the Internet via wi-fi and you do not need to pull a separate cable through the whole apartment.

Roughly it would look like this:

As an adapter you can also use an ordinary repeater with a LAN-port. Fortunately, LAN-ports are available on almost all models.

What do you get. You can buy a router or a repeater in any of the stores, including ours. If compared to LG, Philips, Samsung, etc. branded wi-fi receivers, the price might be many times different. It all depends on what you choose. It is just that original adapters are very expensive.

We hope that we’ve managed to solve your problem with the connection of TV without wi-fi module (receiver) to your home wireless network.

How to connect your LG TV to Wi-Fi

Modern models of LG Smart TV have a wide range of functions thanks to which owners can not only watch digital, cable or satellite TV, but also take full advantage of all multimedia features of the Internet: enjoy movies and TV series on Russian and foreign streaming services, search videos on YouTube, listen to music online, play games, communicate in social networks and search for relevant information.

All this is possible thanks to the Smart TV technology, which has been integrated into LG TVs since its introduction in the 2010s. Smart TV technology is a computer system integrated into LG TV.

In order to enjoy all the capabilities of Smart TV you have to set up Internet access by connecting LG TV to your home network wirelessly (with wi-fi) or with a cable connection right after turning on the TV for the first time.

Both methods have their advantages, however LG TV owners are increasingly opting for the wireless connection since the wi-fi capability allows to transmit data without any loss of quality and speed. In addition, this method is preferable, since it does not clutter the space of the room in which there is a TV, extra wires.

To connect LG to wi-fi TV is very simple, absolutely anyone can cope with it, even without special technical knowledge. All you have to do is follow the instructions.

All modern LG models released after 2012 are equipped with a built-in wi-fi module. For some models of TV sets manufactured earlier, you may need to buy a special receiver.

• Make sure your home wi-fi network settings allow you to connect new devices. You can do it in the settings of your wi-fi router.
• Turn on your LG TV and go to the “Basic Settings” section.
• You will need the “Advanced Settings” section. Find “Network” on it, and then select “Connect to wi-fi network.
• The list of networks available to connect will appear on the TV screen. Select the name of your home network and confirm with the remote control.
• You will most likely need to enter a password. This should be the password for your home wireless network.
• Confirm your password with the OK key. Then your LG TV will connect to wi-fi and will be connected to it automatically each time it is turned on.

Some older LG TVs from before 2012 do not have a built-in wi-fi module. So to connect them to the wireless network you will need to buy a special receiver (it is important that it is suitable for your LG TV model)!)

• Connect the adapter to your LG TV by plugging it into the back. To do this, you’ll need to plug it into any available USB connector.
• You’ll see a pop-up notification on your TV about the connection.
• After that, go to the TV settings and follow the steps described above.

There are alternative ways to connect your LG TV to the wireless network. For example, you can do this with your smartphone and Wi-Fi Direct. (How to connect LG TV to wi-fi Direct, read more here. For constant use this method is not optimal and recommended to use it only when you can not connect LG TV to wi-fi through a router.

If you want to connect your LG TV to the Internet using a wired method, How to connect your LG TV to the Internet using a LAN cable, read here.

WPS (recommended)

If the router has WPS, a direct connection can be made on the router without scanning. 1-2: Select: [WPS] Go to the router, press the WPS button and return to the TV within 2 minutes.

How to connect your TV to the Internet with a cable

If your TV with Smart TV feature does not have a built-in or external Wi-Fi adapter, you can connect it to the Internet via a wired connection. There are two ways to do this:

If you have cable internet in your apartment or house, you can connect it to the TV directly. But to do this, your service provider must use dynamic IP address technology. Keep in mind that by plugging a single cable into your TV, you won’t be able to use the Internet on your other devices.

In addition, most Internet service companies tie the user to a specific MAC address. In this case, you can connect using a router or router with a network already setup. To do this, you need to connect the TV with it via cable.

On many models, you will immediately see an information window that says that the cable connection is active. If not, you need to activate it in the network settings. After that you can use the internet.

Ways to connect your TV to the internet

Technology does not stand still for a minute and every day people are trying to improve it more and more. At first it was just necessary to buy a more powerful antenna, then the TV showed better. Then experts came up with WI-FI, at first it came as a separate device, and then it began to be built into televisions for the convenience of customers. Nowadays, you can buy a TV with a Smart add-on, and you can turn a simple TV set into a great entertainment and game center.

First of all, you need to see exactly what you have to connect to the network. You should have the TV manual, the TV connection itself, the router, and the network cable. If you see it all in front of you, you have at least two ways to connect wirelessly and wired. In the first option, you need a nice cable to the TV, and the second, more alternative option is to connect using WI-FI.

Which TV set can be connected to the Internet?

You can only connect the Internet to a TV with a Smart TV. Here everything is clear and logical. If you have a TV without a Smart TV, it doesn’t need the Internet at all. Since there are no applications with which you can watch videos, browse the Internet, etc. д.

Whether there is support for Smart TV?

If you chose and bought a TV yourself, you should know if it has a Smart TV or not. If you do not know, you can look at the box, it usually has all the main characteristics.

If the box doesn’t say, or isn’t there, then look at the remote. There should be a button to bring up the Smart TV menu. This is usually what it says. On Philips TVs for example, there is an icon of a house on this button. On Samsung. a button with a multicolored diamond.

If you still can’t find out if you have a Smart TV or not, check its specifications on the official site, or in an online store (preferably a popular one). Just type in a Yandex, or Google search box with the model of your TV. For example: LG 32LN575U.

Open the official website, or some other popular resource.

You can check any TV using this method: Samsung, Sony, LG, Philips, Panasonic, etc. д. If you have a TV with Smart TV, then it is definitely possible to connect it to the Internet. You only need to choose the connection method: Wi-Fi, or LAN.

Connecting through a router

For example, you have a router, but your TV has no Wi-Fi. We can simply run a network cable from the router to the TV.

Our router must be connected to the Internet and must be configured.

Also, we need a network cable. A small cable comes with the router, or with the TV. But if you need a longer cable, you can make it yourself, as written here https://f1comp.You can also go to a computer store and ask them to crimp the cable to the right length.

One end of the cable we connect to the router, in the yellow connector (sorry for the quality of the photo).

Connect the other end of the cable to the network connector on the TV (RJ-45). It is better to have the TV switched on.

If everything is OK, immediately after connecting the cable, the TV should display a message saying that it is connected to a wired network (it disappears quickly).

That’s it, the TV Internet is up and running! You can use all the functions of Smart TV.

Setting up the connection via WI-FI on the TV

Let’s see how to set up a network connection using LG Smart TV LA620V as an example. If you have a different brand of TV. Samsung, Panasonic, Philips, then you must do everything similarly, only the interface of the TV will be slightly different. Firstly, switch on the TV and enter the settings by pressing the Settings button on the remote control or on the TV. Press Settings button when the TV is on

In the TV menu, go to Network and select the network connection

That opens the setup page with the choice of TV connection to the Internet. Press the “set up connection” button.

At this stage, the TV will display visible and available wireless networks. We need to choose our home network from the list provided.

If there is a password (encryption key) for the WI-FI network, you must enter it. Then press the red button on the remote control, or select OK on the virtual keyboard of your TV.

After everything is done correctly, the TV successfully connects to WI-FI network, and the TV happily reports about it in the following screen.

One of the disadvantages of connecting the TV via Wi-Fi to the Internet is possible hiccups and slowdowns associated with the low bandwidth of Wi-Fi and a weak signal level. In my own experience I can say that most of the time the TV with Wi-Fi connection works quite stable without much noticeable lags and in the end I’m quite happy with it.