Panasonic Smart TV has transformed the normal vision of TV into an intelligent world of multimedia entertainment. Panasonic Smart TV brings extraordinary quality and sound into your home. In addition to streaming content directly from the Internet, the Panasonic Smart TV also has the ability to transmit content directly from the tablet or the SmartPhone.
People living outside the United States or the United Kingdom can not access content reserved for persons residing in the United States and the United Kingdom. Many media portals have geographical restrictions in place, thus reducing the choice of content for people living elsewhere. A VPN service can remove these restrictions on geographical boundaries on multimedia portals and present you with a US or UK IP address that will allow you to enjoy all the content available on these multimedia portals.
Steps to configure the VPN connection on Panasonic Viera Smart TV:
Things needed
- A VPN service
- A laptop with a wireless network adapter and an RJ45 port
- Wireless Internet connection (via router or ISP provider)
- Crossed Ethernet cable
You must proceed with the steps below only after you have configured a PPTP VPN connection on your laptop. Connect your Panasonic Smart TV to the laptop’s RJ45 port using a crossover Ethernet cable.
On your laptop
- On your laptop, click Start-> Control Panel-> Network and Internet
- Click the Network and Sharing Center link
- Click on Local Area Connection listed in View active networks
- Click on Properties
- Select “Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP / IPv4)”
- Click on Properties
- Click on the “Obtain an IP address automatically” radio button
(Important Note: Keep the Default Gateway, DNS Server, Alternate DNS Server fields blank)
- Click on the VPN connection you’ve created
- Click on Properties
- Click on the Sharing tab
- Select “Allow other users on the network to connect via this computer
- Internet connection”
- Under Home Network Connection, select Local Area Connection from the drop-down menu.
- Note: make sure that the options “Establish a dial-up connection” and “Allow other users of the network to check” are deselected
Make sure that the Establish a dial-up connection option is not marked and that Allow other users on the network to check is unchecked
Turn on your Panasonic Smart TV and follow the steps below.
On your TV
- On the Panasonic Viera Smart TV remote control, press the down arrow button until
- Setup-Wrench is highlighted
- In the setup screen, press the down arrow buttons until “Network Settings” is highlighted
- Make sure your network connections say “Ethernet cable”
- Use the arrow key on the remote to highlight “Connection Test”
- The connection test will continue and the check mark will be displayed on all options, which means that the wired connection is set up and ready for use.
- Press the Exit button on the remote control