Sony BDV-E580 User Guide

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Step 3: Connecting to the Network
• To connect the system to your network, you need to make network settings that suit your usage environment and 
For BDV-E580/BDV-T58
Select the method based on your LAN (Local Area Network) environment.
• If you use a wireless LAN
The system has built-in Wi-Fi, and you can connect the system to the network by making the network 
settings.
• If you use other than a wireless LAN
Connect to the network by making a LAN cable connection as follows.
• The placement distance between the unit and your wireless LAN router differs based on your usage environment. 
If the system cannot connect to the network or the network connection is unstable, place the unit and the wireless 
LAN router closer to each other. When you cannot place the unit and the wireless LAN router closer to each other, 
use the optional USB Wireless LAN Adapter (Sony UWA-BR100* only).
• To connect to a wireless LAN using a 5 GHz frequency band, you need the optional USB Wireless LAN Adapter 
(Sony UWA-BR100* only). 
* As of November 2010. The USB Wireless LAN Adapter may not be available in some regions/countries.
• You can also get information for network settings from the following Sony support page: 
For customers in the U.S.:
http://www.sony.com/support
For customers in Canada:
English: http://www.sony.ca/support
French: http://fr.sony.ca/support
For customers in Mexico and Latin America:
http://esupport.sony.com/LA
LAN 1
LAN 2
LAN 3
LAN 4
WAN
ETHER
LAN (100)
ADSL modem/
cable modem
Broadband router
LAN cable 
(not supplied)
Internet
Rear panel of the unit