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Configure netgear to my smart tv
I recently bought a samsung link stick to connect my smart tv to the internet wirelessly. I was told my the Netgear support that I will need to configure my netgear router to connect to my television...
I don't know what Netgear support told you. You should not have to open any ports in order to access the Internet.
I found these instructions on eHow (link). It looks pretty straightforward. Use the menu on your TV to join your Wi-Fi network and enter the Wi-Fi password. That should be all that is necessary.
You are very incorrect, you may need to open ports to acess the internet, reasons why XBOX and Ps4 needs ports to be opened when they cant acess the internet.,
HiThere22 wrote:You are very incorrect, you may need to open ports to acess the internet, reasons why XBOX and Ps4 needs ports to be opened when they cant acess the internet.,
In the context of this discussion (i.e. OP trying to connect a TV to Wi-Fi), I am correct. It is not necessary to open ports to access the Internet. The firewall in a consumer router, by default, does not restrict traffic initiated from LAN to WAN (i.e. home to Internet). It will also permit return traffic associated with the outgoing traffic. This is why it's not necessary to open ports to surf the web or stream a video, which is probably what the OP wants to do with a Smart TV.
OTOH, if something on the Internet wants to access something, unsolicited, in the home network behind a consumer router, like an XBox, PS4 or even a server, then it's necessary to open ports. Many peer-to-peer games on XBox or PS4 need to receive unsolicited traffic from other players on the Internet.
Anyway, opening ports or putting a device into the DMZ don't seem particularly relevant to this thread. Let's focus on connecting OP's TV to Wi-Fi.
You are still incorrect. I know for a fact, because I work as Tier 2 rep for CC, everyday I get calls related to this issue and DMZ with a static IP will fix the issue or PF. Same thing related to network security mode, a device will say connected but not to the internet. Again you are wrong.