i have been trying to get the wf up for 3 days all the settings are right ok by wildchild i can get the guide and even the weather but no audio or video i even put a new lnb using dish twin 500 anyone have any suggestions also i have atnt dsl and vontage for my phone service
This setup is almost as easy as the old standalone days... It is definitely the easiest of any other I have tried. This is assuming your receiver is already hooked up to tv and satellite dish and ready to go.
1. Flash receiver via USB with your specific receiver sofware, in this case, Ultra-Lite, PFTAUSW-100222UL 2. remove WF from box, attach serial cable to serial side of main body, then connect other side to serial on receiver. 3. Connect your WF to internet via Ethernet RJ45 cable. 4. Attach Power cable to main body, then plug into outlet. 5. Click menu on receiver remote. 6. For static IP: Go to installation => Serial Setup => Network Setup => Network setting => put your IP For non-static IP Go to installation => Serial Setup => Network Setup => Network S/W upgrade => Start Upgrade. Software for WF is upgraded automatically.
Once upgrade is done, exit from menu system, it is now functional!
you i know i thought the same i could not wait till the wf came out then this it will not work i thought i had a firewall with vontage phone service i turned it off now bellsouth that is the only thing i have left to do cannot find how to do this
THE Weather Forecaster Guide At the present time and the foreseeable near future there is no standalone N3 fix for fta receivers. The only way to get TV on ANY FTA stb is to utilize something called IKS. What this does is hook your FTA unit up to the internet by using what is refered to as a hub, dongle, or in this case...the Weather Forcaster.
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What do you need?
- Weather Forcaster - Router - Modem - Internet Capability
Note: Any wireless bridge will also work for the purpose of the weather forecaster as very little data is transmitted.
Would it be better to just run a long Cat5 or do the Bridge thing?
The Weather Forecaster will be plug n play, however, setting up wireless bridges is NOT!
I would think it would be much better to set any device up with WIRE first, once working, add your bridges. You do not have to run wires all over the place, but to run One to test and get setup.
What Viewsat receivers will it work on?
It WILL work with the Ultra, Ultra Lite, MaxHD, 9000HD, and Pro PVR
It will NOT work on the Platinum series, Xtreme, or VS7000PVR units.
Files will NOT come out all at once. They will trickle in. The first 2, will be the Ultra and Ultra Lite. Others will follow during the next couple weeks. I will NOT give definate timelines as we know what happens to those.