DirecTV HD DVR User Manual page 157

Powerline
Use your home's existing power lines to connect your DSL/cable router to your DIRECTV DVR
Receiver via Ethernet Adapters that use HomePlug
Along with the Network Requirements listed at the beginning of Appendix 3,
you will need:
2 wall mount Ethernet Adapters
2 Ethernet Cables
Step 1: Connect your router to your Ethernet Adapter
Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the back of your router.
Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the wall mount Ethernet Adapter.
Plug your wall mount Ethernet Adapter into an electrical outlet.
Step 2: Connect your DIRECTV DVR Receiver to your second Ethernet
Adapter
Connect one end of your second Ethernet cable into your second wall mount Ethernet
Adapter. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on the back
of your DIRECTV DVR Receiver. Plug your second wall mount Ethernet Adapter into an
electrical outlet.
or a similar power line technology.
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Appendix 2: How to Network Your DVR
IMPORTANT:
Please be advised that your Ethernet Adapters must
be plugged directly into a wall, unless you have
a power strip that is certified to work with your
Ethernet Adapter.
Wall Mount Configuration
Router
Ethernet cable
connects to an
unused port on the
router.
Ethernet
Adapter
Wall Mount
Ethernet into Wall
Cable Outlet
Ethernet cable
plugs into receiver
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