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MovedGoalPosts · 27-12-2008, 16:42

Ultimately, it's recommended that they do move over to a stand alone cable modem (SACM) as the broadband via STB is being phased out, can be more troublesome, and ultimately cannot support higher speeds that the shared connections of a router might be desiring.

Any router that does not have a built in ADSL modem, i.e. expects to connect to a modem with an ethernet cable to it's WAN (internet) port will work.

The real connectivity issue with STB to router, is the need to register the connected device with the VM server. You don't need the registration process if you use a SACM.

You will need the customer's PID and Password to register. When you power off STB, connect router to STB, router to PC(s), after then powering up in sequent STB, router, PCs on first browsing the internet you will get redirected to the VM registration screen where you will use the PID and password stuff.

To avoid the registration, clone the mac address of a previously registered device into the router.

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Ultimately, it's recommended that they do move over to a stand alone cable modem (SACM) as the broadband via STB is being phased out, can be more troublesome, and ultimately cannot support higher speeds that the shared connections of a router might be desiring.

Any router that does not have a built in ADSL modem, i.e. expects to connect to a modem with an ethernet cable to it's WAN (internet) port will work.

The real connectivity issue with STB to router, is the need to register the connected device with the VM server. You don't need the registration process if you use a SACM.

You will need the customer's PID and Password to register. When you power off STB, connect router to STB, router to PC(s), after then powering up in sequent STB, router, PCs on first browsing the internet you will get redirected to the VM registration screen where you will use the PID and password stuff.

To avoid the registration, clone the mac address of a previously registered device into the router.

27-12-2008, 16:42	#2
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: setting up router with set top box Ultimately, it's recommended that they do move over to a stand alone cable modem (SACM) as the broadband via STB is being phased out, can be more troublesome, and ultimately cannot support higher speeds that the shared connections of a router might be desiring. Any router that does not have a built in ADSL modem, i.e. expects to connect to a modem with an ethernet cable to it's WAN (internet) port will work. The real connectivity issue with STB to router, is the need to register the connected device with the VM server. You don't need the registration process if you use a SACM. You will need the customer's PID and Password to register. When you power off STB, connect router to STB, router to PC(s), after then powering up in sequent STB, router, PCs on first browsing the internet you will get redirected to the VM registration screen where you will use the PID and password stuff. To avoid the registration, clone the mac address of a previously registered device into the router. ---------- Post added at 16:42 ---------- Previous post was at 16:42 ---------- Ultimately, it's recommended that they do move over to a stand alone cable modem (SACM) as the broadband via STB is being phased out, can be more troublesome, and ultimately cannot support higher speeds that the shared connections of a router might be desiring. Any router that does not have a built in ADSL modem, i.e. expects to connect to a modem with an ethernet cable to it's WAN (internet) port will work. The real connectivity issue with STB to router, is the need to register the connected device with the VM server. You don't need the registration process if you use a SACM. You will need the customer's PID and Password to register. When you power off STB, connect router to STB, router to PC(s), after then powering up in sequent STB, router, PCs on first browsing the internet you will get redirected to the VM registration screen where you will use the PID and password stuff. To avoid the registration, clone the mac address of a previously registered device into the router.