Send the MAC address
It is on the label under the box and under System Settings, in the form 00:1A:79:XX:XX:XX. The portal shows nothing until we have it, so this comes before every other step.
Find the portal settings
- 1Once the box has started, open Settings, or use the SETUP or SET button on the remote.
- 2Open System Settings, then Servers, then Portals.
Type in the portal address
- 1Under Portal 1 Name, enter any name you like.
- 2Under Portal 1 URL, enter the portal address from your order.
- 3Press OK to keep it.
Point the box at a time server, then restart
- 1In System Settings, open the time or NTP entry.
- 2Enter europe.pool.ntp.org; outside Europe, pool.ntp.org does the same job.
- 3Back out of the settings twice and pick Restart Portal.
Worth knowing. An empty guide on a MAG nearly always means the time server was left blank. The listings can only line up with the channels once the box knows the correct time.
Because a MAG is activated by MAC, that address is the whole setup. Formuler boxes do the same through MYTV Online, and BuzzTV boxes add a portal in much the same way. Look at the channel list before spending money on a box.
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