Help with Wireless N adapter configuration for S3

After you plugged in the N adapter did you reboot the Tivo? I've seen through experience that if you add the wireless adapter and dont do a reboot it [usually doesnt work. It may "see" the internet but wont connect.

You can just unplug the Tivo but a simple restart (via the menus) works just fine.

 

wait huh?

You take the N adapter and plug it into the back of the Series 3...the USB port. Then reboot the Tivo and go into the settings to switch it to wireless. It will find your wireless hotspot (and any other Wireless networks in the vicinity). Select that and enter your password and it should be fine.

 

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1. Hook N adapter to USB port as shown in below pic and unhook phone line
2. Reboot Tivo
3. Once its back up and running go into messages & setup, then settings, phone and network
4. select change network settings
5. Follow the rest. It will try and find any wireless networks in your area. When it shows the hotspot select it and enter password if you have one. It should do the rest and say its been setup.



It should look like this (yes my wireless name is MyInternetDammit. I use to live in a big apartment complex and wanted to make sure NOBODY attempted to hook onto my internet)


I have a Series 3 (well its called a TivoHD...I think the Series 3 has the cool OLED display on the unit)

 

Does the N adapter have a separate power source?

I must have a Wireless G adapter because all mine does is plug in and do the setup

I found something on the Tivo site about using a N adapter. Does it look like this?
https://support.tivo.com/articles/Installation_Setup_Configuration/TiVo-Wireless-N-Adapter-Setup

 

After doing some looking I see the N adapter is the "newer" one and does use ethernet. So I guess best thing to do is follow the link I posted above

 

If I may. If your laptop has WiFi, connect it to the hotspot first. That will let you know that the hotspot is working. Then disable the wireless on your laptop, connect the wireless N and follow the instructions in the link. If I remember, there is no "modify" mode. You have to start from scratch each time.

 

This may sound dumb but you are using the right password?

 

I'm sorry, I don't have your hardware. I've never used a hotspot. My feedback isn't very useful.

In keeping with the previous post, can you disable security as a test?

 

so if you put the security mode as NONE what happens? Still fails?

This is new to me as all I've ever used are Wireless G adapters. Plug them into the Tivo, reboot it, set up to wireless and done.

 

Any update?