4Home ControlPoint 2000, User Manual

Connection, Registration, and Activation

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 Connection, Registration, and Activation

2.1 Using the Setup Wizard

To use the

Setup Wizard

, simply open a browser window and go to

http://www.4homemedia.net

. If you do not wish

to use the 

Setup Wizard 

and would rather set everything up manually, continue to section

2.2 Connecting to the 

Internet

.

2.2  Connecting to the Internet

Plug one end of the provided Ethernet cable into the

1.

WAN Ethernet

 port of your ControlPoint. Plug the other

end into your router or switch/hub on your home network.
Plug one end of the power cable into the

2.

12V 1.0A

port of your ControlPoint and the other end into a wall

socket or power strip. The

Power

LED on the front of the ControlPoint will turn solid green

The

3.

LAN

 LED on the front of the ControlPoint will blink green until the ControlPoint has obtained an IP

address, at which point the 

LAN

LED will turn solid green. This can take up to two minutes

NOTE

: Your ControlPoint is pre-configured to receive IP address automatically via the DHCP mechanism used

in most home networks. If no DHCP server is present on the network, your ControlPoint will default to the IP
address 192.168.1.55.

Once the ControlPoint is connected to the local network, it will connect to the Internet automatically. You’ll
need the ControlPoint to have Internet connectivity so that you can

Activate

 and

Register

 it online. Once you’ve

successfully 

Registered 

and

Activated 

your ControlPoint, the

Broadband

 LED will turn solid green.