Issues with Actiontec Router & Panasonic Viera Connect or Viera Cast
drbellard
Enthusiast - Level 2

So my wireless connection between the two was working fine; when on or about 5/21, I could connect to router, but not to Viera Cast.  I ran the test and it would stop at "Acquire IP address from Router."  It could not get beyond that.  I have no idea why this thing worked flawlessly for almost a year.

After going through the forums, I found a solution:


Go to Network Settings on TV:

IP: 192.168.1.25 (or any number did is within the range, or doesn't conflict with any other devices plugged into your router)
Sub Net: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Primary DNS: 192.168.1.1
Sec DNS: (leave blank)

It worked perfectly and so far so good.  I'm fairly new at messing with router things, but this didn't require that I reset anything with my router, just the TV.

Hope this helps someone because I was going nuts trying to figure this thing out.

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Re: Issues with Actiontec Router & Panasonic Viera Connect or Viera Cast
tns
Master - Level 2

First  you probably could try and go back to DHCP having the Actiontec assign the address.  Note for my Samsung's, they sometime become hung up trying to use a previously assigned address after the lease has expired.  I break them of it by assigning an address, and then going back to automatic address assignment.

To change to WPA2 or WPA(highly recommended) see

http://www22.verizon.com/Support/Residential/Internet/fiosinternet/networking/setup/security/125521....

WPA2 is by far the preferred security.  WPA/WPA2 is next preferred. WPA with tkip is breakable with some effort. WEP is down right broken security.

To change to a static address such as 192.168.1.200,

1)  login to your router from a browser specifying using URL address http://192.168.1.1  The default id and password if you didn't change them should be id "admin" and password the serial number of your router.  If reset the password is "password" and asks you to select a new admin id and password.  In the past the installers used to set the password to "password1", but should be setting to the serial number.  Note id and password are case sensitive. 

2) Click network

3) click network connections

4) click network home/office

5) click settings

6) down towards the bottom of the page is start IP 192.168.1.2  and end IP 192.168.1.254.  Change the end IP to 192.168.1.199.  That makes 192.168.1.200 to 192.168.1.254 address available for you to assign statically.  APPLY.

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Re: Issues with Actiontec Router & Panasonic Viera Connect or Viera Cast
tns
Master - Level 2

What you did is a little dangerous as you assigned a fixed IP that the router could in theory give out.  Normally you should go into the router and change the range of addresses it would assign, and pick an address outside that range. 

Of course of you don't have many devices it is unlikely that it will get as high as 25 and try to assign it to a device.

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Re: Issues with Actiontec Router & Panasonic Viera Connect or Viera Cast
drbellard
Enthusiast - Level 2

Oh no!  Would you kindly explain that solution more gently so that a novice  can understand?  I'm already concerned about WEP security; but I think I understand what you're recommending.  I'm just not sure what steps I'd need to follow.

Thank you.

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Re: Issues with Actiontec Router & Panasonic Viera Connect or Viera Cast
tns
Master - Level 2

First  you probably could try and go back to DHCP having the Actiontec assign the address.  Note for my Samsung's, they sometime become hung up trying to use a previously assigned address after the lease has expired.  I break them of it by assigning an address, and then going back to automatic address assignment.

To change to WPA2 or WPA(highly recommended) see

http://www22.verizon.com/Support/Residential/Internet/fiosinternet/networking/setup/security/125521....

WPA2 is by far the preferred security.  WPA/WPA2 is next preferred. WPA with tkip is breakable with some effort. WEP is down right broken security.

To change to a static address such as 192.168.1.200,

1)  login to your router from a browser specifying using URL address http://192.168.1.1  The default id and password if you didn't change them should be id "admin" and password the serial number of your router.  If reset the password is "password" and asks you to select a new admin id and password.  In the past the installers used to set the password to "password1", but should be setting to the serial number.  Note id and password are case sensitive. 

2) Click network

3) click network connections

4) click network home/office

5) click settings

6) down towards the bottom of the page is start IP 192.168.1.2  and end IP 192.168.1.254.  Change the end IP to 192.168.1.199.  That makes 192.168.1.200 to 192.168.1.254 address available for you to assign statically.  APPLY.

Re: Issues with Actiontec Router & Panasonic Viera Connect or Viera Cast
drbellard
Enthusiast - Level 2

Wow, thanks for that easy fix, man.  I had no idea that it was that easy.  I was also terrified of making any changes.  I now have a much better, more secure network!  Thank you.

Re: Issues with Actiontec Router & Panasonic Viera Connect or Viera Cast
ajhoff1972
Newbie

The above solution (switching from WEP to WPA, and then assigning an IP address manually) worked perfectly for me on my new Panasonic Viera TC-L47ET5. I needed to do both in order for it to work. Thanks so much for positing this- I'm not sure that panasonic support would have been able to solve this!!!

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Re: Issues with Actiontec Router & Panasonic Viera Connect or Viera Cast
FLASH4
Newbie

Go to your Firewall set it to low which will allow it to accept incoming connections then connect with your VIERRA. Set VIERRA network settings at automatic and connect with the TV. After your TV connection has been established go back to your firewall and set it back to medium. This worked for me

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Re: Issues with Actiontec Router & Panasonic Viera Connect or Viera Cast
WjG1
Newbie

Thanks drbellard!!! - Bought a Panasonic Smart Viera last week.  Could not link it to my Verizon Fios Wireless Internet for a week.  Tried everything - (automatic, manual input of IP address, WPS) - all without any luck.  Kept getting "Home network is available.  IP address is not acquired."  Your solution worked perfectly.  Thanks again. 

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