NEC NP901W - Connecting to a Network

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2. Installation and Connections
Connecting to a Network
The NP905/NP901W comes standard with a LAN port (RJ-45) which provides a LAN connection using a LAN cable.
The USB Wireless LAN Unit also provides a wireless LAN connection. To use a LAN connection, you are required
to assign an IP address to the projector. For setting the NETWORK, see page 99. (From the menu, select [SETUP]
→
[INSTALLATION(2)]
→
[NETWORK SETTINGS])
NOTE: Some NEC models does not come standard with the USB Wireless LAN Unit. If you buy such a projector,the optional USB
Wireless LAN unit is required to make presentations via a wireless connection.
With the LAN connection, two features are available: Projector control and Picture transmission.
Projector control feature
With the wired or wireless LAN connection, you can control (power on/off, input select, etc.) and receive information
from the projector over the network using a computer. The following three methods are available:
* Using the HTTP Server feature on the projector. (
→
page 51)
* Using PC Control Utility 3.0 from the supplied User Supportware 5 CD-ROM.
* Using Image Express Utility 2.0 from the supplied User Supportware 5 CD-ROM.
Picture transmission feature (Using WindowsVista)
A Windows Vista-based computer can be operated using the projector over a network. The projector supports the
Network Projector function and the Remote Desktop function of Windows Vista. (
→
page 54, 58)
Picture transmission feature (Using User Supportware 5 CD-ROM)
With the wired or wireless LAN connection, you can send images and slides from a personal computer to the pro-
jector which then can be projected on the screen. The following two methods are available:
* Using Image Express Utility 2.0 from the supplied User Supportware 5 CD-ROM.
* Using Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0 from the supplied User Supportware 5 CD-ROM.
With the USB mouse connected to the projector, you can also operate the desktop screen on your Windows PC
connected to the LAN or the wireless LAN.
* Using Desktop Control Utility 1.0 from the supplied User Supportware 5 CD-ROM.
TIP: Five Windows software programs (Image Express Utility 2.0, Desktop Control Utility 1.0, Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0, Viewer
PPT Converter and PC Control Utility 3.0) and a Macintosh software program (Image Express Utility 2 for Mac OS X) are con-
tained on the supplied Projector User Supportware 5 CD-ROM. For their functions and operations, see the user’s guides (PDF)
contained on the same CD-ROM.
• For the procedure to connect the projector with the network (wireless LAN/wired LAN), refer to “Network Set-
up Guide” attached.
• For the procedure to connect Windows Vista with the network (wireless LAN/wired LAN), refer to the manual
of Windows Vista.