Wi-Fi

Introduction

Wi-Fi is a family of wireless network protocols that allows nearby digital devices to communicate with each other and connect to the internet without physical cables. It achieves this by using radio waves to transmit data. Wi-Fi operates on specific radio frequency bands, which are allocated for unlicensed use; the two most common bands are 2.4 GHz (longer range) and 5 GHz (faster speeds).

A typical Wi-Fi network consists of a few essential components:

Modem: This device connects your home to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). It translates the signal from your ISP (via cable, fiber, or DSL) into a standard digital signal.
Wireless Router (Access Point): The router is the heart of your home network. It connects to the modem and performs several crucial functions: creates the wireless LAN (WLAN) by broadcasting a Wi-Fi signal, acts as a DHCP server, and manages traffic by routing data packets between your devices and the internet.
Wireless Adapters: These are built into your devices and contain a transmitter and receiver to send and receive Wi-Fi signals.

To connect to a WLAN, a device has to be equipped with a wireless network interface controller (WNIC), which uses an antenna to communicate via microwave radiation.

Native support

HMP400W

iBX410W

The HMP400W and iBX410W player models have a built-in WNIC and can connect to Wi-Fi networks operating in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) is supported. Some third-party DSOS players may also be Wi-Fi enabled.

See how to set up the Wi-Fi network details by connecting to the player's built-in Wi-Fi access point from a smartphone or computer. Alternatively, you can use the network configurator tool and a USB stick for that.

External assistance

For players without Wi-Fi native support, the solution is to use either a third-party wireless adapter or a WiFi Access Point as bridge between the WLAN and the wired Ethernet connection toward the player. Wi-Fi USB adapters are not supported.

For fixed installations with numerous units, you may also want to consider power-line networking, especially if there is excessive wireless traffic in the area already.

Wireless adapters

Wi-Fi Ethernet adapters or Access Points can be used as a bridge between the WLAN and the wired Ethernet connection toward the SpinetiX player. They are also referred to as "Wireless media adapters" and are commonly used to connect games consoles, Blu-ray players and similar devices to wireless networks.

The following list is not exhaustive and you are invited to share your experiences with devices you have successfully tested, so the list remains up-to-date. Special thanks to all our partners reporting compatible devices!

Device	Added on	Tested by	Notes
Acksys WLg-LINK	2013-03-14	Madison Technologies (AU)	Discontinued product, replaced by AirLink
D-Link DAP series	2013-11-19
Edimax BR-6428nS V4	2018-11-01	Urbanit (CH)
NETGEAR N300 WNCE2001	2012-04-18		It can be powered via USB.
TP-Link TL-WR802N, TL-WR702N	2018-11-01	Urbanit (CH)	It can be powered via USB.
TrendNet N300 TEW-647GA	2011-07-28
Ubiquity NanoStation M	2013-11-21	Sanel (BE)

Access points

Wi-Fi Access Points are usually connected to a wired network and allow different wireless clients to get access to that LAN. Many of them can be placed into "bridge mode", where they wirelessly connect to another AP, and one or multiple clients can use the wired connection for access to that network. Check your access point's manual to see if it can be placed into Bridge Mode.

Wi-Fi USB adapters

⛔ Wi-Fi USB adapters are not supported because they require proprietary drivers to be installed on the host, and this is completely disabled on SpinetiX players for security reasons.