Sky Anytime + set up...help!

wayne77

OK, so we have a Sky HD Box and a router with AOL as our ISP. How/ can we set up Anytime+ wirelessly?

Thanks.

squinty

You need a Sky wireless connector -

See - http://www.sky.com/helpcentre/tv/anytime-plus/set-up/setting-up-a-sky-wireless-connector/

Or save £60 and just hide the wires

Toxteth_OGrady

Any wireless access point set up in AP client mode will do.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edimax-EW-7228APN-150Mbps-Wireless-Extender/dp/B004JV42A0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339708754&sr=8-1

wayne77

squinty wrote: »

You need a Sky wireless connector -

See - http://www.sky.com/helpcentre/tv/anytime-plus/set-up/setting-up-a-sky-wireless-connector/

Or save £60 and just hide the wires

Is this not the same as my wireless outer then?

johnnyboyrebel

wayne77 wrote: »

OK, so we have a Sky HD Box and a router with AOL as our ISP. How/ can we set up Anytime+ wirelessly?

Thanks.

I would second a wired connection over a wireless one. Even with an overly fast connection speed wireless is generally unreliable.

You are not missing much on anytime + either, there is plenty of content compared to when it first launched but mostly old stuff and no HD as far as I recall which is ironic considering you can only get it once you get a HD box!

wayne77

Toxteth_OGrady wrote: »

Any wireless access point set up in AP client mode will do.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edimax-EW-7228APN-150Mbps-Wireless-Extender/dp/B004JV42A0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339708754&sr=8-1

What does this do, and what does AP client mode mean?

I really thought my H D box would just connect wirelessly to my router!

wayne77

johnnyboyrebel wrote: »

I would second a wired connection over a wireless one. Even with an overly fast connection speed wireless is generally unreliable.

You are not missing much on anytime + either, there is plenty of content compared to when it first launched but mostly old stuff and no HD as far as I recall which is ironic considering you can only get it once you get a HD box!

OK johnnyboy, how do I set up with wired connection then?

johnnyboyrebel

wayne77 wrote: »

Is this not the same as my wireless outer then?

No, the link they posted is a switch not a router.

In order to access all files on a network from a particular device you would need to add that device to the network.

In this case, you don't need to access the files on the network from your box, you just need to share the internet connection to add the sky box to the wireless network. So a switch will do this.

If the sky box had a USB input you could just get a wireless dongle and connect that way but the box doesn't have this (presumably so they can try to sell you their own overpriced junk that can be bough cheaper elsewhere)

johnnyboyrebel

wayne77 wrote: »

OK johnnyboy, how do I set up with wired connection then?

For a wired connection, get an ethernet cable and put one end in the back of the sky box then the other in the router. Thats it.

johnnyboyrebel

wayne77 wrote: »

What does this do, and what does AP client mode mean?

I really thought my H D box would just connect wirelessly to my router!

In order for the box to just connect to the router, it would have to contain a wireless card or, as I mentioned, have a USB port that you can stick a wireless USB dongle into.

wayne77

Thanks, johnnyboy.
I'll check tomorrow if there's a USB port, if not I'll try the Ethernet.