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Setting up the HDHomeRun

The HDHomeRun works by providing live TV to your home computer network from over-the-air TV broadcasts using an antenna (or from a cable TV provider if they support CableCARD, DVB-C, or clearQAM). This allows you to use your own devices in your home, such as phones, tablets, laptops, computers, set top boxes, and more, to watch live TV.

Quick start guide

One HDHomeRun can be accessed from the entire home network/wifi, and each home can have multiple HDHomeRun units. If you have multiple units then the HDHomeRun software will automatically consolidate them into one seamless channel list.

1. Connect your HDHomeRun

Step 1

Connect your antenna.

Short intro about this being important and can determine what channels you receive. Location and antenna type. Must also link to our antenna selection guide. Maybe include the selection guide as a collapsible section.

  • if you have a working antenna and are happy with your channels, connect the HDHomeRun and go to step two
  • if you need an antenna, or are trying to improve what you can receive with your antenna, see our antenna guide

Step 2

Connect to your network or home router using the provided ethernet cable.

  • If you can connect the HDHomeRun easily to your home router using a wired (ethernet) cable, do so and go to step 3
  • If you cannot easily connect the HDHomeRun using a wired connection, please see here for ideas on how to connect it
  • If you have connected the HDhomeRun to your home router, but are having issues, see our network troubleshooting guide here

Step 3

Connect the power adapter. The green ethernet light will power on.

2. Download the HDHomeRun app for your devices

Smart TVs and set-top boxes

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Phones and tablets

Computers and laptops

Other

I'm not sure

None of the above

3. Optional DVR

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The web interface

To perform channel scans, hide channels, update firmware, and more, use the HDHomeRun's web page interface. While connected to the same local network as your HDHomeRun, open this link in a web browser:

http://hdhomerun.local

NOTE: That address will go do the first HDHomeRun device found on your network. If you have more than one HDHomeRun device, use the “device ID” printed on the bottom of the unit instead of “hdhomerun” in the address. For example, if your device ID was 104FFFFF then you would go to http://104fffff.local

For more information about the web interface, see webui.

  • Last modified: 2025/04/16 23:01