How to Connect a Smart TV to a Dlink Router?

If you want to connect a Smart TV to a D-Link router there are a couple of ways of getting this done. You can use an Ethernet cable to facilitate such an expected connection or you can also initiate wireless pairing.

But while trying to accomplish this you must advisably follow the simple procedure that is mentioned in this quick guide.  

Here is How you can Connect a Smart TV to a D-Link Router using an Ethernet Cable

Step 1 - Begin by having an Ethernet cable that is sufficiently long to be able to easily connect your Smart TV and the D-Link router.

Step 2 - Now insert one end of the Ethernet cable into the relevant port of your Smart TV followed by plugging the other end into one LAN port of your D-Link router. Please note that you have to insert the Ethernet cable into the yellow-colored LAN port.

Step 3 - Now open your Smart TV and cause to launch the “Settings” panel on your Smart TV.

Step 4 - Here at this stage you need to select the “Wired Connection” option within the “Network Settings” panel.

Step 5 - Most of the time your Smart TV will directly retrieve the IP address and its pairing with the D-Link router will come through eventually.      

Step 6 - Next, what you have to do is to save the settings to finally connect a Smart TV to a D-Link router with the help of an Ethernet cable. 

What to do if Connection using Ethernet Cable doesn’t Materialize Automatically    

Step 1 - Just make an attempt to find the IP address which generally begins by right-clicking on the “Network” icon followed by clicking on the “Properties” option.

Step 2 - Now you have to go to the “Change Adapter Settings” and then again right-click on the “Ethernet” option.

Step 3 - At this point in time click on the tab named “Status” and make sure that the “Details” option is selected subsequently.

Step 4 - Here you have to take down credentials like IP, subnet mask, etc., and then open the “Network Settings” option on your Smart TV.

Step 5 - Moving further just go to the “Wired Connection” tab followed by punching in the IP address corresponding to the relevant field under the “Wired Connection” tab.

Step 6 - Also cause to add other details like “Subnet Mask”, “Default Gateway”, “Preferred DNS, etc., and then save these settings.

Cautionary note: While adding the credentials manually to connect a Smart TV to a D-Link router, ensure that all the details are correct else the connection will not take effect.     

The Point Regarding Facilitating Wireless Connection Between the D-Link Router and the Smart TV

It is also possible to connect a Smart TV to a D-Link router by feeding the correct wireless credentials into the relevant fields of the “Settings” panel of your Smart TV. Along with this you also have to make sure that your Smart TV is in the wireless range of your D-Link router.