Viewing Your Slingbox Remotely - Sling Media Slingbox User Manual

Viewing your Slingbox remotely

When you first set up your Slingbox, you were asked if you wanted to enable remote viewing. This must be set up before you can watch your Slingbox outside of your
home network. See "Changing the network settings" on page 58 if you did not do this during the initial setup of your Slingbox.
Important: The SlingPlayer application must be installed on the computer from which you remotely watch your Slingbox.
1. Double click the Launch SlingPlayer shortcut on your desktop. The Sling-
Player application starts.
2. Click under the video window or select Slingbox Directory from
the View menu.
3. Select the remote Slingbox you want to watch. A small home icon appears
next to a Slingbox while on your network. If you don't see your Slingbox you
may need to add it to your directory using its Slingbox Finder ID. Click Add
New Slingbox to add a remote Slingbox. See "Adding another Slingbox to
your directory" on page 55 for more information.
The remote viewing experience
Using your Slingbox remotely is just like viewing in your home. However, the streaming quality may be affected by the traffic between the computer you're using and
your home Slingbox, or any other Slingbox you watch.
Did you know? As you use the Slingbox, it is actually controlling your home TV source. So, if anyone's
at home watching TV while you're on the road, there may be a battle over the "remote."
The streaming quality—or audio and video quality—is represented by a number known as the bitrate. The bitrate of the connection is indicated in Kbps (kilobits per
second). The higher the bitrate the better the streaming quality. To see the streaming bitrate, select Show Statistics from the View menu. You can then click on the
bitrate to show the streaming framerate.
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