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Roku, TiVo, and More
Before you hook up that Over-The-Top (OTT) device, remember:
- - Every resident - student, faculty, and staff - living in on-campus housing (the College Houses, Sansom Place, and GreekNet Fraternity and Sorority Houses) has access to Comcast's XFINITY on Campus on-demand streaming service, with Cloud DVR and premium tier upgrade options.
- - Everyone connected to PennNet or AirPennNet has access to PVN Movie Channel movies on demand, through Resident Select streaming.
- - PVN is plug-and-play; you don't need a cable box or cable card to receive the regular PVN channel lineup.
About Over-the-Top Services
PVN continues to recommend using WIRED (LAN) over-the-top streaming video devices for signal stability.
- * Roku's 2 XS has HDMI outputs, supports 720p as well as 1080i resolutions, and offers the most robust WIRED streaming video experience.
- * TiVo does not currently support ClearQAM channels. Users may be able to manually program the PVN lineup into their TiVo device, allowing users to manually record while live watching a program, but season pass/auto-recording functionality is not compatible with PVN's ClearQAM lineup.
For those users who still wish to keep their TiVo device online, PVN does not require a cable card.
Alternately, all on-campus residents have access to XFINITY on Campus streaming and DVR services.
- * Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, and other on-demand video streaming services do not require a PVN connection, and will work fine on wired and wireless PennNet.
Registering an Over-the-Top Device or Smart TV
1) Unpack your Over-the-Top accessory device.
2) Find your device's MAC address. It can often be found on a sticker or plate on the back or underside of your device. You can also find it in your device's Settings. It will look like this: 00:11:11:11:AA:BB
3) Register your device on Penn's network at
https://netreg.net.isc.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/netregnb/register.pl (will open in a new window).
You will need your PennKey and password to access the site. You may need to click "Continue" to get to the registration page.4) Fill out the registration form:
Select "other" in the Type of Device field.
Click "Continue" when you are done.
You will be taken to a second page where you will be asked to input the specific type of device.
Click "Continue" when you are done.Click "OK" to complete your registration, or click "Add another device" to register another device.
5) You may need to restart your device in order for it to be seen on the network.
Other Video Options: Home Accounts
At home, you may be a subscriber to another provider. Many of these companies offer video streaming services of their programming over the Internet, to your PC or mobile device. To access these services, please contact your individual service provider.
Remember...
You are responsible for keeping your video streaming hardware and/or account(s) in good standing. If you are experiencing issues with your streaming hardware or service, please contact the provider company; PVN is not licensed to handle repair of your Over-the-Top device.
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