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PCTV To Go Network Configurations
• PCTV To Go supports the following network configurations:
– Scenario #1 - If you are using a wireless network connection from the computer you wish to
use to watch video from PCTV To Go, then DO NOT connect PCTV To Go to your network
with an Ethernet cable prior to running the Setup Wizard. Run Setup Wizard and Player from
a wireless PC.
– Scenario #2 - If you are using a wired network connection from the computer you wish to use
to watch video from PCTV To Go, then connect PCTV To Go to your network with an
Ethernet cable prior to running the Setup Wizard. Run Setup Wizard and Player from a wired
PC.
– Scenario #3 – If you have both wired and wireless clients, follow the steps for Scenario #1
(wireless). After local viewing is confirmed on a wireless client, you can run an Ethernet
cable from PCTV To Go to the LAN side of your router. Now wired clients can access local
viewing from PCTV To Go after installing the drivers and Player application. If you ever need
to run Setup Wizard again, do it from a wireless PC.
• Not supported:
– Local viewing is not supported for wired clients when PCTV To Go is connected only
wirelessly to the home network.
• The limitations described on the following pages apply to LOCAL viewing mode. As long as you
have an internet connection to your PC and sufficient bandwidth (300 kbps or greater) you should
be able to use REMOTE viewing mode from any PC with the drivers and player software installed
- whether within your home or halfway around the world.
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Scenario 1: PCTV To Go, with wireless only connection to router or AP
• Multiple wireless clients supported simultaneously for local viewing
• Wired clients can access remote viewing 1 at a time, but not local viewing
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• Do not connect PCTV To Go to wired network
• Run Setup Wizard and Player from wireless PC
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• Multiple wired/wireless clients supported simultaneously for local viewing
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• Connect PCTV To Go to wired network
• Connect power to PCTV To Go
• Run Setup Wizard from wired-only PC – options to configure wireless settings
are skipped automatically
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• Multiple wireless and wired clients supported simultaneously for local viewing.
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• Disconnect PCTV To Go from wired network
• Run Setup Wizard using wireless PC
• Now connect PCTV To Go to the wired network to allow wired clients to
connect using local viewing mode.
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Notes
1. Remote viewing is supported in all scenarios with an internet connection.
2. Remote viewing is always unicast, MPEG-4 320 x 240. Typical bitrates on
the same network > 1 Mbps. Remote viewing bitrate on broadband to a
remote location is limited by (and somewhat less than) available bandwidth.
3. Local viewing is always 720 x 480 MPEG-2, typical bitrates above 5-6 Mbps.
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