A TV with Smart TV function, now you will not surprise anyone. There are new models on which this technology works very well. Although, some manufacturers have not yet been able to make a normal, stable and functional Smart TV. If you are interested in my opinion, then I think LG has got the best Smart TV system. And the new webOS platform has taken their TVs to the next level.
In this article, I want to tell and show you how to connect your LG TV to the Internet via Wi-Fi. We will consider the connection process using the example of the 2013 model. There will be an opportunity, I will definitely prepare instructions for a newer LG TV on the webOS platform. If you bought a TV with Smart TV, then you just need to connect it to the Internet, and preferably a high-speed one. Otherwise, the function for which you paid a lot of money will be of no use. Any Smart TV and LG, including the Internet, can be connected via a network cable. Through a router, or directly from the provider (if the provider uses a dynamic or static IP).
But, if you do not have the ability to lay a network cable, or you just do not want to, then the TV can be connected via Wi-Fi to your router. Your TV must either have built-in Wi-Fi, or you have to buy a special, branded receiver. It plugs into the USB port of the TV. A simple Wi-Fi receiver will not work, you need a proprietary one. So, if you are just going to buy a TV and want to connect it to the Internet wirelessly, then it is better to buy a TV with built-in Wi-Fi right away. Look carefully at the characteristics, best of all on the official website.
Connecting LG TV to the Internet via Wi-Fi
We turn on the TV, and immediately go to the settings by pressing the button SETTINGS.
In the settings, open the tab Net, then select Network connection.
We see a screen on which we are informed that Smart TV often uses an Internet connection and suggest connecting via cable or wireless. Click on the button Configure connection.
Further in the list, we look for our Wi-Fi network (if there are many of them), and select it.
Using the on-screen keyboard, write the password for our Wi-Fi network and press Ok... Password must be at least 8 characters. Enter your password slowly and carefully.
Press again Ok, and wait for our TV to connect to the Internet via a Wi-Fi network.
You should see a message that the network is successfully connected.
Click the button ready, and you can start using the Internet. You can, for example, read help-wifi.com through your browser :)
Instructions for new LG Smart TV on webOS
The above shows the Wi-Fi connection process for LG TVs that run on the old Smart TV system. New, and most not so new TVs run on the webOS system. And there the connection process is different. I decided to update the article and add up-to-date instructions.
You need to open the settings. To do this, press on the remote the button with the gear icon... The quick settings sections appear on the screen. We need to select the very last item "Advanced settings". Then the TV settings will open.
Go to the "Network" section and select "Connect to a Wi-Fi network".
From the list of available Wi-Fi networks on the TV, select our home network.
Next, you need to enter a password (if your wireless network is password protected).
If the connection was successful, a checkmark should appear next to our network.
We go to the Smart TV menu, launch some application (YouTube, for example), or open a browser (WWW) and try to enter the site, or open a video view.
If you have any problems during the connection, something does not work out, or errors appear, then write about it in the comments, I will try to help.
Update: prepared a great article in which he collected the most popular problems and solutions related to Wi-Fi on LG TVs.
After connecting the TV to a Wi-Fi router, it will be possible to watch movies on the TV that are on the computer (via DLNA), browse sites through a browser, install applications, watch movies online, etc.
