Viewing Your Slingbox Remotely; The Remote Viewing Experience - Sling Media Slingbox User Manual

Viewing Your Slingbox Remotely

Remote viewing enables your Slingbox to stream content over the Internet. You can then watch your Slingbox from any place where you can access the
Internet. For this, you should have enabled remote viewing during the initial setup. If you have not, see "Network Settings" on page 74.
Important
SlingPlayer must be installed on the computer from which you
remotely want to watch your Slingbox.
To view Slingbox Remotely:
1. Double click the Launch SlingPlayer shortcut on your desktop. SlingPlayer starts.
2. Click under the video window or select Slingbox Directory from the View menu.
3. Select the remote Slingbox you want to watch. If you don't see your Slingbox, you may need to add it to your directory using its Slingbox Finder ID. See
"Adding Another Slingbox to Your Directory" on page 65.

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 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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