Watching IPTV on TV

Interactive television is an opportunity to watch a large number of channels in high quality, powerful sound and broadcast control. To use this service, you will need a special set-top box or, if your TV has an IPTV function, an Internet connection. Let’s consider how to use the service using a set-top box, how to watch IPTV on an LG or Philips TV, and how IPTV is configured on Samsung Smart TV equipment?

Methods and features of IPTV connection

IPTV, with a smart TV, has a number of important advantages. Many owners of Smart TV sometimes do not even realize that they can watch TV programs from their TV for free.

This broadcasting has several objective advantages. Namely:

• There is no need to buy any additional equipment. Unlike conventional TVs, which lacks the Smart function. For the latter, a TV tuner will become a must-have component.
  
• There is no need to spend money from the family budget to purchase the same satellite dish, or pay for watching TV channels by connecting cable television.
  
• IPTV technology allows you to stop broadcasting at any time, and then continue watching it from the same place.
• A rich selection of additional features and the TV channels themselves. You can watch not only what is broadcast on the territory of your country, but also include TV channels of other states.
  

There are several ways to implement a connection.

Several options are offered at once to choose from:

• If this is not a Smart TV, then you can use a special set-top box. It connects directly to the TV.
  
• Instead of a set-top box, you can use a player or player that has support for broadcasting IP TV channels.
  
• The wireless connection is becoming popular. To do this, it is enough to have a router at home, that is, a router. Plus the TV must be connected via Wi-Fi.
  
• Through special branded applications. Many brands of TVs have corresponding software.
  
• You can also start watching TV channels using a web browser.

Which of this variety to use, everyone will decide for himself.

The most relevant methods are considered to be connecting through a set-top box, as well as using proprietary software for smart TVs. But wireless connection is also in demand.

Wireless connection

To watch IPTV using a Wi-Fi router, you will need to properly configure the TV broadcast. The router itself usually does not need any serious settings. The technology works in automatic mode.

But sometimes it also happens that you still have to get into the router settings.

Alas, there is no one-size-fits-all guide to setting up IPTV wirelessly. This largely depends on the brand and model of the equipment used to distribute the Internet over the air.

At the same time, there are 2 main ways to configure the router.

The first option involves activating IGMP Proxy. But this feature is available on a limited number of routers.

Here you need to do the following:

• connect the router, as stated in the instructions, set up its standard operation;
• go to the control panel;
• open the section with a wired connection;
• find IGMP in the list of available functions, if there is one;
• enable this feature;
• save changes;
• reboot the router.

Or there is a second option.

The essence of the second method is to put the router into Access Point mode. The advantage is that this functionality is available on all modern routers.

This will require:

• go to the router settings menu;
• disable the DHCP function here;
• activate the mode with the Access Point;
• rearrange the main wire to the LAN connector;
• connect a service from a provider by contacting technical support.

Although on thematic forums you can find numerous reviews that it is better not to use this method. After all, the quality of the connection does not have a high level of reliability. Plus, if you interrupt the contact, you can interrupt viewing at the most interesting place.

Therefore, wireless connection is not in the same demand as watching IPTV using a set-top box or proprietary software.

Connecting a set-top box for IPTV

First of all, connect the device to the router and the Network, connect the set-top box to the equipment using an SD or HDMI cable. What is the difference between them? When you connect a standard SD cable, you will get a regular digital image. To watch broadcasts in HD mode, which is especially important for models with a large screen, it is worth using the HDMI input, so check if it is provided on your device.

Turn on the set-top box and TV, select the image source (AV or HDMI), fill in the account parameters (the required data are specified in your agreement with the provider). After authorization, you can use all the advantages of the set-top box menu to customize the broadcast for yourself and watch your favorite TV channels with comfort.

IPTV service on LG TVs

To watch TV channels on interactive TV without a set-top box, a separate program was created for LG equipment – SS IPTV. But before installing it, you need to connect the TV to the Internet, and this is done as follows:

• Connect the LAN ports of the devices with a network cable.
  
• Go to Smart settings and in the Network section select the “Network Settings: Wired” tab.
  
• Here you will see the DNS and IP address parameters, in most cases they are filled in automatically, but in some cases you need to enter them using the remote control.
• After checking the connection, you will see information about the current connection to the network.

If you have a built-in Wi-Fi module, you can establish a wireless connection. To do this, follow these steps:

• In the Smart settings, select the “Network” section and the item about wireless network settings.
  
• Determine the connection method – the easiest way is to choose the “Easy installation” option, in which case the parameters will be set automatically.
• In some cases, you will need to select an access point and enter a password to access it.
• The LG TV will check the entered data and display the Internet connection mode.

Note. Another wireless connection can be made using a special adapter that connects to the USB input on the TV.

Now let’s move on to installing an application developed for LG technology, which is supplied free of charge to all users. You can download the installation package through the device menu or using a USB drive.

To download it via TV, go to the Smart menu, open the Smart World window. Then enter the name – SS IPTV in the address bar and start the search. After installing the utility, do not forget to run it immediately.

If you want to open the application via a USB drive, download the archive www.ss-iptv.com/files/lg_usbapp.zip, unpack it on an external drive. Connect the device to the TV, launch the Smart menu, item “My applications”.

Here you will need to register, if you have not done so before, after which you will enter the applications menu. Select an external drive as a source, run the utility and enjoy watching your favorite TV shows.

IPTV connection on Philips TV

Installing IPTV on models of this brand is quite simple, just a few steps are required from you:

• Connect your Philips device to a router with an access point.
  
• Press the Home button on the remote, enter the configuration menu.
• Open the “Operation mode” tab in the network settings, in the window that appears, enter the DNS value to get an Internet connection.

Now all that remains to be done is to download the widget with which you will watch IPTV on your Philips TV, and the choice of it depends entirely on your preferences.

Setting up IPTV for Samsung models

To watch digital channels on Samsung equipment, you need to establish an Internet connection and the corresponding utility.

The installation of these components goes like this:

• Connect the cable between the TV and the router.
  
• On the remote, select the Smart Hub menu, press the red button A.
  
• Create your account – enter Develop in the login line, create a password and re-enter this login information.
  
• Enter the settings, stop at the Development section. After selecting it, enter the IP address – 188.168.31.14, if it does not fit, try the combination 31.128.159.40.
  
• Now go to the item “Synchronizing user applications”, when the process is over, press Enter.
• Now you have the nStreamPlayer utility, you can find it in the list among other applications.
• Run the program, enter the address powernet.com.ru/stream.xml in the Playlist URL1 field.

Sony bravia

Smart TVs manufactured by Sony are quite popular. Their Bravia series has a wide range of functionality and useful additional features. Among them is IPTV.

To activate this feature on Sony Bravia TVs, you need to use the built-in Opera TV Store browser.

The sequence of operations during the settings will be as follows:

• take the remote control, and click on the Home button;
• now just open the said built-in application;
• go to the tab called “Tools”;
• now open the URL Loader menu;
• further in the address bar you need to register operatv.obovse.ru 2.5 ;
• click on the “Go” button;
• the Forkplayer page should now open on the screen;
• icons of TV channels, TV series and films are displayed here;
• with just one click, select what you want to watch.

After that, the setup of the interactive television on the Sony Bravia series TVs is completed. You can enjoy watching.

Now watch digital TV by choosing channels from the presented list.

The IPTV setup process is different for TVs of different brands, be it Philips, Samsung or LG, but it’s pretty simple for the user anyway. By connecting this affordable and convenient service, you can watch your favorite channels in high quality and without interference, control the air, adjusting it as you wish.