i am trying to get an internet connection for my mother in law trough her dish system. the dish system is at the daugher's doublewide and they have run a cable from there to the mother's house so she has tv but no internet connection. The wifi at the daugther's only goes to the front porch of the mother's. do I spilt the cable at the mothr's house and hook it up to this wifi, or do I get a modem adapter to hook up to the split then tothe cat5 on the computer? i am trying to get an internet connection for my mother in law trough her dish system. the dish system is at the daugher's doublewide and they have run a cable from there to the mother's... » Read More i am trying to get an internet connection for my mother in law trough her dish system. the dish system is at the daugher's doublewide and they have run a cable from there to the mother's house so she has tv but no internet connection. The wifi at the daugther's only goes to the front porch of the mother's. do I spilt the cable at the mothr's house and hook it up to this wifi, or do I get a modem adapter to hook up to the split then tothe cat5 on the computer? « Show Less
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Consider a wifi extender for the daughter's wifi. It's about the cleanest solution, plus your mother in law gets full wifi access for other things.
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If you are planning to connect this TV to your home network through a 802.11 wireless router or access point, you will first need to buy the optional WiFi adapter that allows the TV to connect to a wireless network. Honestly, I didn't bother with the added expense of the adapter because of all the lower ratings that adapter has received here. Your TV also has an Ethernet port on the back of it, and I used that port on my TV to connect to my home network. It is more robust than wireless, and I don't have to worry about security holes in my network that a wireless network can introduce if it isn't configured correctly. If you are planning to connect this TV to your home network through a 802.11 wireless router or access point, you will first need to buy the optional WiFi adapter that allows the TV to connect to a wireless network. Honestly, I didn't bother with the added expense of the adapter because of all the lower ratings that adapter has received here. Your TV also has an Ethernet port on the back of it, and I used that port on my TV to connect to my home network. It is more robust than wireless, and I don't have to worry about security holes in my network that a wireless network can introduce if it... » Read More If you are planning to connect this TV to your home network through a 802.11 wireless router or access point, you will first need to buy the optional WiFi adapter that allows the TV to connect to a wireless network. Honestly, I didn't bother with the added expense of the adapter because of all the lower ratings that adapter has received here. Your TV also has an Ethernet port on the back of it, and I used that port on my TV to connect to my home network. It is more robust than wireless, and I don't have to worry about security holes in my network that a wireless network can introduce if it isn't configured correctly. « Show Less
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I did not try this connection and cannot answer this question. However, I am wondering why you would want to plug one router to another. It may make more sense to set up the second router as an extender to have a longer range. I plugged my router directly into the cable modem. The range for this router is much better than the previous one. The two bigger antennas really help.
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i don't know about internet. i don't have my internet through dish at home either.
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I don't think I can really help; I just connected mine to the TV and followed steps. However I have wireless dsl through my local phone company so I did not hook anything to a router.
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Actually what Im trying to figure out is how to actually connect to that wifi connection. HOw do I hook up to it with my PC? Or do I actually need something to plug into my laptop that picks up the signal. Im not sure if the tiny laptop I have will automatically pick up a wifi signal if there is one in the area, or If I have to buy some kind of device to hook up to it. And if I need a device, I wouldnt even begin to know what Im looking for.
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Dave. Thanks for your input. It was thorough and cogent. I will follow your advice. I do have a stand alone Motorola modem supplied by ATT. i will still need the connection to my computer. Do I get a splitter so that I can have an output to both the computer and the wi-fi roouter?
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I have Dish satellite tv and this dish works to perfection. I think Dish also offers internet but you would also have to check with them. You can reach them at mydish.com or call Customer Service at 1-800-333-DISH. I use Verizon for my cell phone and internet needs. The SK-1000 is the best one out there IMO.
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First of all this device allows you to connect a non-WiFi computer to a WiFi network. It is an after-market device that allows the WiFi connection. WiFi in your home is another topic altogether. You need to have an internet connection either through telephone lines, such as dial-up or DSL, or cable, such as Cox, or satellite, such as Wildblue or HughsNet. WiFi in your home is a communication system that can be setup with a Windows system or a Mac system. The WiFi system is called a network. First get the internet into your home, then set up the home network, then if you need it, modify your computer with the device you were inquiring about. Sounds like you may need some hands on help getting this set up. As easy as the computer folks say it is, it is not easy when you don't know where to start. Good luck. Some hands on help will get you understanding this stuff in time.
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Hello, if I understand you, this is posible. In fact, I have my actual connection very similar to your description. Look, I have one wireless router as my internet source and this is at my living room, so because my room is so far from there I connect one tp-link(1) to this principal router through a ethernet cable and I connect the another Tp-link(2) at my room and in this point with another ethernet cable I connect another wirless router with the same internet signal, so that is magic, now I have internet covering all the place without drop signal. I hope it helps.
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I have another computer in the living room, that has a dsl box hooked up to it, and the one in my bedroom has no dsl box, only this USB adaptor hooked to it, and I get the signals from my dsl box from it, to have internet in my bedroom. You don't have to have the ethernet cable hooked onto the one the adaptor is hooked into because of the wireless signals. I'm not all that computer savvy to explain it any other way, hope this helps.
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The only way you will be able to utilize the AV500 is in a hardwired manner. It does not rebroadcast WiFi signals. You would need a repeater for that purpose, providing the smart TV has Internal WiFi, which some do. Most have an Ethernet plug to attach your signal. The AV500 extends wired signals through your AC lines in the house. Kind of like stringing a really long CAT5/6 Ethernet cable through your house between your router to your TV. If you want to extend the range of your WiFi, use a TP-Link TL-WA854RE Range Extender (repeater) or one of it's brethren. There are several models depending on the data rate (speed) you desire. Funny, I just got one in the mail today. No kidding. So, no. It will not extend your WiFi. If I may make a suggestion, take a look at NewEggFlash today at a product called an Edimax CV-7438nDM Wireless Bridge Adaptor. It's an inexpensive little toy that you might find useful in the near future. Get one quick; it's only $20 w/free shipping. I ordered one today too. Recommendation: Plug your AV500's directly into the outlets and away from other things. They are allergic to power strips and they tend to get pretty warm from dealing with the AC electricity, ok. If for some reason they don't work, try a different outlet. They prefer being on the same wired circuit. I hope I helped.
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All I can say is that I attached the cable to the receiver and had dish activate it. and all is working just fine. hope that helps some. Good luck to you.
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You will need a computer with an ethernet jack to configure the two dishes. You will also need to plug them in to a switch/router on both ends.
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In using this I found the best setup is the cable feed enters the house. Put in a 2-way splitter. One leg of the splitter run directly to the cable modem (I have Comcast), run the other leg of the two way splitter into this Booster. From this booster run to a single splitter with enough ports to supply all your televisions. If you have unused ports put terminators on them. I used this splitter from the Motorola Amp to my televisions Calrad 75-713-8 8-Way 1GHz Digital Splitter. They make smaller splitters, but this one had the amount of ports I needed. If you use multiple splitters you degrade your signal a lot, that's why one large splitter with all home runs of cable is best. Good luck.
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Your best bet is to go online to the Dish website. It works just like regular cable. There are several packages you can choose from. You can get anything you can get at home.
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Hi David, I'm not an expert, but I have my Sony Playstation connected to my modem (via Linksys Router) with Cat5e cabling in my crawl space. This is how I get my internet connection an Netflix to my family room LCD. Once the Sony Playstation gets the internet signal it routes Video and Audio via HDMI. I would imagin the Mediabridge Cat5e would work as well. If it doesn't, then there might be a wire mis-match becuase as I understand it there are a couple of standards in which the 8 copper wires in the Cat5e can be configured. I wouldn't worry too much. Just buy it and tryit. If it does not work,the return it. I don't think it costs that much. Hope this helps. Hi David, I'm not an expert, but I have my Sony Playstation connected to my modem (via Linksys Router) with Cat5e cabling in my crawl space. This is how I get my internet connection an Netflix to my family room LCD. Once the Sony Playstation gets the internet signal it routes Video and Audio via HDMI. I would imagin the Mediabridge Cat5e would work as well. If it doesn't, then there might be a wire mis-match becuase as I understand it there are a couple of standards in which the 8 copper wires in the Cat5e can be configured. I wouldn't worry too much. Just buy it and tryit. If it does not... » Read More Hi David, I'm not an expert, but I have my Sony Playstation connected to my modem (via Linksys Router) with Cat5e cabling in my crawl space. This is how I get my internet connection an Netflix to my family room LCD. Once the Sony Playstation gets the internet signal it routes Video and Audio via HDMI. I would imagin the Mediabridge Cat5e would work as well. If it doesn't, then there might be a wire mis-match becuase as I understand it there are a couple of standards in which the 8 copper wires in the Cat5e can be configured. I wouldn't worry too much. Just buy it and tryit. If it does not work,the return it. I don't think it costs that much. Hope this helps. « Show Less