Table Of Contents - Sling Media SlingPlayer User Manual

Table of contents

What you need to know NOW .......................................................................... 7
What you need for viewing at home .................................................................................................... 7
A Slingbox ............................................................................................................................................ 7
SlingPlayer software for the Macintosh .............................................................................................. 7
A router, or a combined modem/router ................................................................................................ 7
A flashlight ........................................................................................................................................... 8
A Macintosh computer on a home network ......................................................................................... 8
Why these specifications matter .................................................................................................. 8
What you need for viewing away from home .................................................................................. 10
SlingPlayer or SlingPlayer Mobile software ...................................................................................... 10
A high-speed (broadband) Internet connection at home ................................................................... 11
A high-speed connection to the Internet wherever you're viewing remotely ................................... 11
Connecting your Slingbox .................................................................................................................... 12
Before you connect any cables-get a flashlight ............................................................................. 12
Next, connect the cables .................................................................................................................... 12
Connect the IR Blaster ........................................................................................................................ 13
How does it all work? ........................................................................................................................... 14
How does it work when I watch at home? ........................................................................................ 14
How does it work when I do remote viewing? .................................................................................. 14
What's the secret? .............................................................................................................................. 15
Where will you watch your TV? ......................................................................................................... 15
Installing the software for your Slingbox...................................................... 16
Before you begin installation of the software ................................................................................. 16
Installing SlingPlayer ........................................................................................................................... 18
Running the Setup Assistant .............................................................................................................. 18
Terms and concepts used in the assistant ......................................................................................... 23
Remote viewing........................................................................................................................... 23
Configuring your router for remote viewing................................................................................ 24
Port forwarding............................................................................................................................ 24
Slingbox Finder and your Slingbox ID ................................................................................................ 25
Installing SlingPlayer on a remote device ....................................................................................... 26
Locating your Slingbox ID ................................................................................................................... 26
SlingPlayer basics ............................................................................................ 27
Watching SlingPlayer at home on your Mac ................................................................................... 27
If you watch a single Slingbox ........................................................................................................... 27
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