Can I use a usb wireless adapter with HR20. If so how do i do it?
thanks for all the help
Ok, so why network it? Is is just for VOD or can they share recordings?
I'm not sure I would go with a wireless adapter if this thing is supposed to ever stream video or do VOD over ethernet. You are just asking for trouble. Hardwire it.
I would hardwire too IF you can do it neat & clean, BUT I do stream video via a wireless"G" setup running near 108mbps with almost zero issues. I could see issues depending on how many other things you were doing simultaneously.
I'm running wireless-g as well, with the VOD beta. The nice thing about VOD is that you can start playing the download before it has completed, so you don't have to wait to watch.
Somewhere in these forums I saw a step-by-step Networking set-up for WMP11 sharing between your WIN XP pc and the HR-20; but I can't find that string. I have a wireless home network in place with a main PC and router and three other PC's on the wireless network. How do I add the HR-20 via wireless to this network? Step by step help would be appreciated.
My whole house is wired up with cat-5, how should I proceed to set up for this? I have no boxes, just the wiring so far.
Just purchase one of the following devices or one that does the same thing. You only need to setup the device to attach to your wireless network and then plug your HR20 into it by a Ethernet cable.
I prefer the Buffalo Ethernet converter over the other since it adds 4 Ethernet ports for the same a a little less of the cost.
Buffalo Technology - Products - Wireless-G MIMO Performance* Ethernet Converter
Wireless Gaming Adapter - DWL-G820 Wireless Gaming Adapter by D-Link
Linksys.com - Products/Wireless/Entertainment/Game Adapters/WGA54G
Connect the HR20 to your router with cat-5, just like any other box on your network. I recall that DHCP was already enabled, so going to "network" on the setup menu should take you through the steps (you can set up a static IP if you wish). You may have to do something on your media server to enable sharing, depending on the software you use.
So, just set one of these devices beside the DVR with it plugged into it and have it recognized by the router and you are set?