TracVision TV5 User’s Guide
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Receiver Settings
Assigning a Static IP Address to a DIRECTV Receiver
Once you have identified a valid static IP address range for your
receivers, follow these steps to assign a unique static IP address within
that range to each receiver.
NOTE: These steps may vary, depending on your receiver's model and
software version. Refer to your receiver's owner's manual for details.
NOTE: A video tutorial showing how to navigate to the receiver’s IP address
is available in
KVH’s TracVision Tutorials playlist on YouTube
access required).
1.
Activate the receiver for DIRECTV service, if you haven’t
already done so (see
“Activating Your Receiver(s)” on
). The receiver must be activated before you can access
the required menus.
2.
Press
MENU
on the receiver's remote control to access the
onscreen menu.
3.
At the main menu, highlight
Settings & Help
. Then select
Settings
.
4.
Highlight and select
Network Setup
.
5.
Select
Advanced Setup
.
6.
Change the IP address to the new static IP address. (On a Genie
DVR, the IP address is called the "Server IP"). All of the other
fields can be left as is.
7.
Highlight and select
Connect Now
to save your changes.
Disregard any error messages about missing Internet
connectivity. Note this receiver's IP address and location
onboard for future reference.
8.
Repeat this procedure for each additional receiver. Be careful
not to use the same IP address twice.
