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Can I connect a DirecTV receiver to my wifi so all video traffic goes through wifi?
Ok, we currently have DirecTV stream. All of the TVs in the house are using a roku which go through my wifi. I like it a lot because, since it goes through my Internet router, I can set time limits per tv and also filter out shows based on packet captures.
We are moving in a month or so. The new house is not going to have any high speed internet available. (We'll have to use mobile hotspots for internet.) I still plan on hooking up my router that I'm using here so all devices are connected to eachother and I can run servers to serve different functions within the house. But, it won't have any internet access.
So, I know the genie receivers are wireless. But, how does it work wirelessly? Is it IP based? Is it possible for me to somehow get the traffic to go through my router to get to the main receiver? Or does each Genie talk directly to the main receiver wirelessly and there's no way to get them to connect to a non-DirecTV receiver?
shannon02
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4 years ago
The WVB sets up a separate WiFi network that only the clients can use.
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litzdog911
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4 years ago
You don't need internet for DirecTV Satellite equipment.
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Juniper
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4 years ago
@davidortenn79
DirecTV is service by satellite, not internet. As such it doesn't go through your router.
Sorry but that is false. Genie receivers are wired.
Now there are a couple models of Mini Genies (which are clients, not receivers) that are wireless (C41W and C61W). This is still not going through your internet. They are connected by way of a wireless video bridge (WVB). The WVB sets up a wireless connection from the client to the coax cabling that is wired to the main Genie. The new but limited Genie-2 (HS17) has the WVB built-in, but still uses coax to the receiving dish.
The Genie can connect to internet for optional On Demand services, but with limited internet like you've described I wouldn't connect it as it would eat through any data allowance.
Satellite signal to receiving dish on your home, through wired coax to your DirecTV boxes. This is how the service works as no internet is needed.
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