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Configuring your Slingbox

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Configuring your Slingbox starts with downloading and installing the SlingPlayer desktop software on your computer. Once that is done, the first time you connect to the Slingbox you will be prompted to configure it for your TV source and network.

This section focuses mainly on configuring your Slingbox to work with your TV source.

Configuration Help and Troubleshooting
Installation and Setup
Nothing happens when I try to setup my new Slingbox using SlingPlayer for Mac
Privileges (permissions) error when installing SlingPlayer for Mac
If you get a "you do not have sufficient priveleges" error message when you try to install the SlingPlayer application, don't worry. It's easy to fix.
General Information
Getting started with Vista and SlingPlayer
This article details a few things that you may need to do to make sure that SlingPlayer 1.4 runs well and as expected under Microsoft Vista.
How to reset your Slingbox
How to zap your Slingbox back to its "out-of-the-box" settings. You have to do this if you have forgotten the Administrator password or if you get a new router.
What's a Slingbox ID? (Also known as "Finder ID" or "Slingbox Finder ID")
Here's what the Slingbox ID is, and how you can find yours.
Where can I find the Slingbox ID for my Slingbox?
Setting up SlingPlayer on a remote computer and can't figure out how to connect to your Slingbox? What you need is the Slingbox ID of that Slingbox.
The Slingbox and your A/V equipment
HD content not available when HDMI cable is plugged directly into the Slingbox Pro HD port
If you connect an HDMI cable directly into your Slingbox PRO, you won't be able to see your HD content. Here's how to fix this.
The Slingbox on your home network
Can't find your Slingbox on the network in Windows XP and XP/SP1?
If you can't locate your Slingbox on your home network and you're using Windows XP and XP Service Pack 1, the issue may be with the Internet Connection Firewall settings. Find out more in this article.
TV Source Help and Troubleshooting
How do I use my Apple TV™ with my Slingbox?
Own a brand-new Apple TV™? Want to use it with your Slingbox? Here's how!




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