How To Connect - Shaw HDDSR 600 User Manual

A home router allows multiple computers and devices in your home to use your internet
connection. This is how your satellite receiver will connect to the internet. If you've got a
wireless network, or more than two computers which connect to the internet in your house,
chances are you have a home router.
Your router may be a separate device which plugs into your internet modem, or it may be
integrated into your modem. Either way, you must have at least one free Ethernet port to
connect to your satellite receiver.
REQUIREMENT 4: A CONNECTION BETWEEN YOUR ROUTER AND RECEIVER
If items 1, 2, and 3 check out, now all you need is a connection between your satellite receiver
and home router. If your router is near your satellite receiver, this is as simple as taking an
Ethernet cable and plugging one end into the router, and the other end into the satellite receiver.
An Ethernet Cable is also known as a "Network cable", "Cat5e cable" or "Cat6 cable". If you
don't already have one lying around, you can purchase a cable from your favourite local
electronics retailer or a variety of stores online.
2B. HOW TO CONNECT
If you've reviewed 2A. Minimum Requirements to access Shaw Direct On Demand, this section
will provide details on the different ways to connect your satellite receiver to your home network.
Don't worry – it's easy!
If your home router is located close to your Shaw Direct satellite receiver, this is the simplest and
most reliable way to access Shaw Direct On Demand.
1. Find or purchase an Ethernet Cable (also known as a "network cable", "Cat5e" or "Cat6"
cable) of an appropriate length.
2. Plug one end of the Ethernet Cable into a free port on your home router.
3. Plug the other end of the Ethernet Cable into the
satellite receiver. This port looks like an oversized phone connection, as pictured at
right.
REQUIREMENT 3: A HOME ROUTER
METHOD 1 – WIRED ETHERNET CONNECTION
Ethernet port on the back of your
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