This step by step Manual will give
you detailed guideline on how to
connect to the internet with your
decoders, either HITV,DSTV,MYTV
etc. you must take note that all
relevant equipments for this setup
must be available before doing
the configuration.
Introduction
comminication between
computers is a major part of the
PC computing Industry. Thanks to
the World Wide Web (www), no
computer user is an Island.
Whether using a dialup modem or
broad band technology, virtually
all PCs can be connected to other
computers, enabling them to
share files, send and receiving
email, and access the Internet.
With the explosive growth of the
internet, modem and network
technologies were joined because
both could use the same client
software and protocols. Today,
the most popular suite of
networking protocols –TCP/IP – is
used on both Local Area Network
(LANs) and the internet. When you
dial into an Internet Service
Protocol (ISP), you are actually
connecting to a network using a
modem instead of a network
interface card, and when you use
most broadband services, your
path to the internet typically starts
with a network interface card,
built in network card, built in
network port, network – to – USB
adapter, or even a wireless
connection.
Thanks to the combination of
huge multi megabyte downloads
needed to update software and
support hardware, dynamics
websites with music and full –
motion videos and increased
demand for online services, even
the fastest dial up modem (such
as mtn fastlink,starco mms,
visafones etc) which can
download at just 53kbps, isn’t
sufficient for heavy internet use.
More and More users are taking
advantage of various types of
broadband internet access
solution. But the most preferred
to me is the cable decoder
internet access system.
For many users, cable modem
service which piggybacks on the
same cable TV service line that
brings your TV many channels,
represent both a big boost in
speed from the available with
ISDN and a major savings in initial
cost and monthly charges which
your subscription fee covers.
Cable Modem Services normally is
sold as an “all you can eat”
unlimited access plan with a
modest installation cost (materials
to buy to commence installation).
Because more and more cable
networks (such as DSTV, HITV, CTL
and the most recent DAAR SAT)
support a single standard, you
can choose any of the decoders of
all this cable TV providers to
connect your system to the
internet.
Connection Requirements and
Overview
Connection Requirements
* SPLITTER
* LINKSYS CABLE MODEM
* RJ – 45 NIC Cable
* Ethernet Cable
* Router(WIRELESS OR WIRED if
you intend to use more than one
pc)
* DECODER(mytv, hitv, dstv, daarsat
etc)
* Coaxial to RJ-45 converter or
adapter
* COAXIAL CABLES
Overview
* SPLITTER
* There are many types of Satellite
Decoder Splitter, you buy your
favorite at the shops where it’s
been sold What do we use the
Splitter for? This enables you to
create a parallel connection for
the coaxial cable (this is the cable
that is used to connect your
decoder to the TV and as well as
the decoder to the Dish hanged
outside).the splitter will share the
signal that comes from the dish
outside between the TV and the
Router cable modem, which will
convert the signal to an internet
signal
* LINKSYS CABLE MODEM
* Definition of a Cable Modem: A
cable modem is a device that
delivers high-speed Internet
connectivity via a cable television
company which serves as the
Internet service provider (ISP). A
cable modem requires a
subscription to cable Internet
service, and will not function by
simply
* connecting it to a cable TV
(CATV) feed. Externally, a cable
modem resembles a DSL modem.
The coax cable that brings in the
digital CATV signal provides a
channel for upstream and
downstream Internet service. This
does not interfere with television,
as there is plenty of "real estate"
or bandwidth space on the coax
cable to handle both TV and
Internet signals. Why Linksys Cable
Modem: The Linksys Cable Modem
does not require you to pay any
additional separate monthly
subscription to the cable
company, you only need to
connect it with your current
subscription with your satellite
cable TV provider which will only
work with a Coaxial Cable.
* RJ – 45 NIC Cable
* This is a typical networking
cable which we will use to
network all the network devices
that we have listed above such as
the Router (Cable Modem), we will
use it to make a connection from
the Router to the computer to
transmit internet.
* Ethernet Cable
* Ethernet cables connect
network devices such as modems,
routers, and adapters. They
transmit data using the Ethernet
protocol. Most Ethernet cables
have RJ-45 jacks on both ends,
each with 8 pins. (They look
similar to telephone jacks, which
use 4 pins or 6 pins.)
* • Equipment using an Ethernet
cable is referred to as wired.
* • Wireless equipment uses radio
waves in place of some (or all)
Ethernet cables. A network device
that uses both Ethernet and
wireless connections is usually
called just wireless.
* The Physical Ethernet Cables
* • Use Cat 5 cables. (Cat 5 is a
measure of quality, meaning that
it supports traffic up to 100 MB /
sec.) These are also called 10/100
Base-T Cat 5 cables.
* • Some Ethernet cable wires
crises-cross internally, others are
straight through, meaning that
pin 1 is wired to pin 1 on the
other end, etc. A port (socket) for
a straight through Ethernet cable
is sometimes called an uplink port.
If you aren't sure about a cable,
and you can see the inside wires'
colors, hold the two ends of the
plugs up, so the same side of the
plug is facing you.
* Router
* A router is used to transmit
internet to more than 1 computer
system on a network setup, this
enables you to network your
connection to other system (PCs).
This is also known as cable
modem.
* The connection runs the
incoming cable connection to an
external cable modem, which has
an Ethernet connection to a
router, which then connects
* DECODER
* A decoder is a device which is
used to decode the satellite signal
receive from the satellite dish into
a video, the decoded signal
converted into video is what we
receive on our TV, The purpose of
we connecting to the internet
with a decoder is to convert your
decoder to a Modem, a cable
decoders is a modem because it
modulates and demodulates, but
it also functions as a tuner, a
network bridge, an encryptor etc.
* To connect your PC or laptop to
a decoder to access the net, you
do not use a serial port as with
dialup modem.
* COAXIAL CABLES
* This connect the decoder to the
splitter and one end of the cable
goes into the TV while the other
end goes to the WAN port of the
router (Linksys Router)
* Things to take Note before
buying all the equipments
required for setup:
* • I always recommend running
a router between a cable modem
and a PC because a router not
only allows more than one PC to
be connected, but also provides a
robust hardware firewall that
helps shield your PC(s) connected
to it from internet – based attacks.
* • You can directly connect PCs to
a cable decoder using USB; I do
not recommend that option
because it precludes using a
router (cable modem)
* • Some cable modems have a
built – in router, in which case
you don’t need to purchase a
separate one. If your computer
doesn’t include an Ethernet
adapter built into the
motherboard or a separate
Ethernet card, you can install an
Ethernet card into an available
internal expansion slot or use a
USB – based Ethernet adapter
instead. I use a USB - based
Ethernet adapter on my HITV
decoder.
* • The cable modem connects to
the CATV network using the same
coaxial cable connection as your
cable TV.
* The steps to Connection
The steps to Connection
Step 1
Coaxial Cable cord
SplitterPort
Connect the coaxial cable from
your dish to your satellite decoder
splitter( i.e the “in” part) and then
connect one cable from the first
“out” port to your decoder and
the one from the second port to
your Linksys modem; the cable
can be purchased from any shop
where they sell cable
decoder while one of the other
coaxial cable cords is connected
to your television to watch
satellite stations.
Step 2
Coaxial Cable cord
LINKSYS ROUTER
Connect the second Coaxial cable
cord from the splitter to WAN port
of your router (Linksys Router)
Step 3
Coaxial Cable cord
If your cable modem does not
have an inbuilt router facility, you
will need to connect your cable
Modem to the CATV network of
your router using the same
coaxial cable connection as your
TV, but might need to convert it
Step 4
Ethernet Cable
LINKSYS ROUTER
Connect the Ethernet Cable from
the router to your computer
system, which can stand as a
client if you are using only one
computer or server if you are
networking more than one
system, make sure that your
computer has an inbuilt Ethernet
adapter on the Motherboard or a
separate Ethernet card, you can
also install an Ethernet Card into
an available internal expansion
slot or you can alternatively use a
USB – Based Ethernet Adapter
instead. In our connection we use
a USB –based Ethernet adapter on
HITV Decoder
Step 5
LINKSYS ROUTER
RJ -45 Cable
At the back of the Linksys Router
there are several ports, port 1 – 4
Stand as the LAN(Local Area
Network) Port which can be used
to connect 1 -4 CPU to the router
with an RJ -45NIC Cable, in most
cases the cables comes with the
router when you purchase it.
Connect 1 -4 CPU to the LAN Port
of the router with your RJ -45
Cables, please don’t mistake it
with the Ethernet cable, as is only
to be used to connect the
computer which is the server to
the Router for network routing
and also note that each of the CPU
that connect to the Router LAN
Port with the help of RJ-45 must
have an inbuilt Network card
install in them, while the server
should have an Ethernet card
adapter install on the board as
mentioned earlier.
Step 6
The fifth port of the Linksys
Router which stand as the WAN
Port (Wireless Access Network)
Connect the second coaxial cable
that comes from the splitter to the
WAN Port of the Router, but note
that you need a converter which
is an adapter that convert the
coaxial cable to RJ -45 cable since
the Router WAN port does not
have a direct port for a coaxial
cable
Step 7
The sixth port of the Linksys
Router which is called the
UplinkPort, the port can be
connected to a Hub or a Switch to
enable additional users or
computers within the network
range to share with the internet
of your decoder via wireless
access
System Configuration Steps
1. Start up your computer that we
call the server, and click on the
start button and then click on
control panel
2. Click on Network connection
from the control panel tab
3. Click on Create a new Network
connection from the Network
Connection from the control panel
tab
4. Select the Connect to the
Internet Radio button and then
click on Next button
5. Select the Choose from the a list
of Internet Service providers[ISPs]
radio button and click on Next
button
6. Finally Click on Finish button,
Then the connection will then
come up
7. Open up your Internet Browser
and start browsing
Browsers Compatibility
(1) Internet Explorer
(2) Google Chrome
(3) Opera
(4) Firefox
And much more
Operating System Compatibility (1)
Windows Operating System (2)
Linux Operating System
What can this Internet Technology
be used for? (1) Personal Usage
(2) Group Usage in an
Organization or Company
(3) Cyber Café
(4) BusinessCenter for Email
Service and Internet Calls
Benefits of using this Technology
(1) Pay only monthly subscription
for your cable TV and it covers the
Internet Bill (2) Browse with a
very fast internet speed of 4 mbs
download speed
(3) Connect large number of
Computer systems with the help
of a Network devices
(4) Connection configuration is
simple and easy
(5) You can watch Cable TV while
browsing the internet at the same
time without conflict
(6) No downtime for internet
connection except if your
subscription as elapsed, or one of
the connection devices gets faulty.
(7) You can buy two decoders to
setup a mini cyber café and cable
TV football center at the same
time
Conclusion
I believe you will be successful
using this manual to configure
your decoder internet browsin