Hopper 3 connect Joey with Ethernet only

llars

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Currently have a HWS and I currently have one of my Joeys connected via the ethernet (using a wireless bridge) at a location I can't get coax to. I am wondering if anyone is successfully using Joeys on an H3 system using Ethernet instead of Coax. I know it's unsupported I'm just wondering if anyone has tried this before I make the switch.
 

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Currently have a HWS and I currently have one of my Joeys connected via the ethernet (using a wireless bridge) at a location I can't get coax to. I am wondering if anyone is successfully using Joeys on an H3 system using Ethernet instead of Coax. I know it's unsupported I'm just wondering if anyone has tried this before I make the switch.
Wouldn't a WJ fit the bill?
 
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llars

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It might but the Hopper is on a lower level on the opposite side of the place so I'm not sure if the signal would reach. My bridge links to the router on the same level and I have some high gain antennas on the media bridge in the living room to get them to link.

Can the WJ AP connect more than one WJ? Can a WJ be wall mounted?
 

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It might but the Hopper is on a lower level on the opposite side of the place so I'm not sure if the signal would reach. My bridge links to the router on the same level and I have some high gain antennas on the media bridge in the living room to get them to link.

Can the WJ AP connect more than one WJ? Can a WJ be wall mounted?
3 I think. Anything can be mounted to a wall. :)
 

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Can a WJ be wall mounted?

Anything can be mounted to a wall

While true that you can mount anything if you try hard enough, wall-mounting a WJ will not be as graceful as the built-in mounting on the regular Joeys. There are no built in provisions for wall mounting, and the WJ is a bit of an oddball shape with the protruding curved outer edges and the base being wider than the top edge.

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While true that you can mount anything if you try hard enough, wall-mounting a WJ will not be as graceful as the built-in mounting on the regular Joeys. There are no built in provisions for wall mounting, and the WJ is a bit of an oddball shape with the protruding curved outer edges and the base being wider than the top edge.

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Looks like the designers said "mount this to a wall bitches".

Perhaps a shelf. :)
 
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Currently have a HWS and I currently have one of my Joeys connected via the ethernet (using a wireless bridge) at a location I can't get coax to. I am wondering if anyone is successfully using Joeys on an H3 system using Ethernet instead of Coax. I know it's unsupported I'm just wondering if anyone has tried this before I make the switch.

It will work- just make sure you have a good router. Typically we do not like the video to go through consumer router- since that is outside our control, but it will work.




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Currently have a HWS and I currently have one of my Joeys connected via the ethernet (using a wireless bridge) at a location I can't get coax to. I am wondering if anyone is successfully using Joeys on an H3 system using Ethernet instead of Coax. I know it's unsupported I'm just wondering if anyone has tried this before I make the switch.
Keep in mind you are moving a lot of band width onto your home network by doing this.
 
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It will work- just make sure you have a good router. Typically we do not like the video to go through consumer router- since that is outside our control, but it will work.




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Thanks for the info Vivek. Will the Joeys take software updates over ethernet?
 

khemka

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It will.
Just to be clear, we do not test that config, hence it is not officially supported, but it is just a network connection, so it will function same as wired Joey. Also use Ethernet port on hopper and not wireless to connect to your router
 

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It might but the Hopper is on a lower level on the opposite side of the place so I'm not sure if the signal would reach. My bridge links to the router on the same level and I have some high gain antennas on the media bridge in the living room to get them to link.

Can the WJ AP connect more than one WJ? Can a WJ be wall mounted?
You could also locate the WJ AP closer to the Joey location you can't get a cable to. All you need is an ethernet cable from the Hopper to the AP.
 

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Or you can use the Hopper Internet Connector to locate the WJAP closer to the Wireless Joey
Vivek, how come the HIC is not used to future proof a lot of the installs? I've used everything from 612 up through H3 and WJ, and had every type of connection, and the only consistency with broadband I have found is with the HIC.
 

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