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Completing the Recorder’s Network SettingsCompleting the Recorder’s Network SettingsIf your Recorder is connected to a wired (Ethernet) network adapter, skip to“TCP/IPSettings for a Home Network” on page 124.Wireless Settings for a Home NetworkIf you have a wireless home network, and have connected a wireless network adapter toyour Recorder, as described on page 117, you are ready to complete Wireless Settings fora home network.To get to Wireless Settings: press the TiVo button on the remote control to go to TiVoCentral, then select Messages & Setup, then Settings, then Phone & Network Setup, then“Edit phone or network settings,” then Wireless Settings.Wireless Checklist. This is the first Wireless Settings screen you will see. It listsinformation you need to complete wireless settings. You can find all this information inthe configuration settings of your network’s wireless access point or router.If your wireless network does not use encryption (WEP), then you only need to provide awireless network name; you do not need to provide a password format or password.When you are ready to continue, press SELECT on your remote control.Wireless Connection and Wireless Network Name. You must now provide the name ofyour wireless network. Wireless networks have a network name (sometimes called anSSID for service set identifier). A wireless network may be open or closed. Open wirelessnetworks broadcast their network names, allowing devices in their vicinity to identifythem automatically. Closed wireless networks do not broadcast their network names, sothey cannot be identified automatically.®Many of the screens you use tocomplete Wireless Settings orTCP/IP Settings have the same title.However, they have different subtitles. Inthis section, each screen is identified byits subtitle.Screen subtitle7121