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Launch Windows PowerShell and run:

Invoke-WebRequest http://<ip address of hdhomerun>:5004/auto/v<virtual channel number>?duration=30 -OutFile <filename>

Example:

Invoke-WebRequest http://192.168.0.100:5004/auto/v2.1?duration=30 -OutFile test.mpg

Launch Windows PowerShell and run:

Invoke-WebRequest http://<ip address of hdhomerun>:5004/auto/ch<physical channel number>?duration=30 -OutFile <filename>

Example:

Invoke-WebRequest http://192.168.0.100:5004/auto/ch7?duration=30 -OutFile test.mpg

1. Use HDHomeRun Config (GUI) to choose the physical channel.

   NOTE: Ensure the viewer is not running for the next commands.

2. Set the filter: Open a cmd prompt and run:

   "C:\Program Files\Silicondust\HDHomeRun\hdhomerun_config" <device id> set /tuner0/filter 0x0000-0x1FFF

   (replace “<device id>” with the 8-digit device ID of the HDHomeRun)

3. Save the stream to disk:

   "C:\Program Files\Silicondust\HDHomeRun\hdhomerun_config" <device id> save /tuner0 sample.ts

4. Wait 30 seconds and stop the stream by pressing Ctrl-C.

Launch a terminal and run:

curl http://<ip address of hdhomerun>:5004/auto/v<virtual channel number>?duration=30 -o <filename>

Example:

curl http://192.168.0.100:5004/auto/v2.1?duration=30 -o test.mpg

Launch a terminal and run:

curl http://<ip address of hdhomerun>:5004/auto/ch<physical channel number>?duration=30 -o <filename>

Example:

curl http://192.168.0.100:5004/auto/ch7?duration=30 -o test.mpg

Open a terminal and run:

wget http://<ip address of hdhomerun>:5004/auto/v<virtual channel number>?duration=30 -O <filename>

Example:

wget http://192.168.0.100:5004/auto/v2.1?duration=30 -O test.mpg

Open a terminal and run:

wget http://<ip address of hdhomerun>:5004/auto/ch<physical channel number>?duration=30 -O <filename>

Example:

wget http://192.168.0.100:5004/auto/ch7?duration=30 -O test.mpg