How to Connect Blu-ray Player to Wireless Network
Each Blu-ray BD Live (Profile 2.0) player provides an Ethernet port (RJ-45) and optionally a wireless LAN (typically wireless-G) for network connection. To add wireless to a player without one, or to upgrade a player's built-in wireless, you need a device that may be called by many different names including Bridge, Access Point Client, AP Client, or Gaming Adapter. (Computer network adapters will not work with players since they cannot run the network adapter software.) The devices that will work with Blu-ray players have the following features:
- Ethernet port (Rj-45) connection
- Own power supply since Rj-45 port doesn't provide power
- Operate without software except for configuration
- Can be configured on a computer and will retain their configuration through power cycling
Technically oriented folks may also want check out OpenWrt and DD-WRT projects which provide open source firmware to convert any supported wireless router into a wireless bridge or an AP Client.
