Connecting a Rostelecom TV set-top box to a TV

Over the past few years, Rostelecom Interactive Digital Television has been gaining well-deserved popularity among users in our country. Today's TVs have many options that allow you to watch high-definition TV shows and movies. IPTV set-top boxes from RTK allow you to watch TV via the Internet. Rostelecom set-top boxes can be bought at RTK offices complete with channel packages. Below are detailed instructions on how the Rostelecom TV set-top box is connected.

Service features

In order to watch digital television via the global network, you need to connect a compact special IPTV device to the TV. Such consoles Rostelecom offers several dozen models, of which even the most demanding user will quickly find the best option for themselves.

Then you only need to connect the device to the TV and make settings to use the service. Then you can enjoy a variety of digital quality channels.

It should be noted that the procedure for setting up devices from RTK is absolutely identical to other providers.

Users who have used RTK services receive the following digital TV features:

1. Full control of viewing specific channels (parental control);
2. Ability to record broadcasts, archiving programs, pause and rewind;
3. High-quality image and 3D viewing capabilities;
4. Simultaneous connection to interactive TV 5 devices (laptops, tablets, phones);
5. Huge library of movies of all genres.

The composition of the component equipment

It includes the following components:

1. IPTV set-top box;
2. remote control and batteries for it;
3. Adapter for connection to 220 V;
4. VGA cable to connect to TV;
5. Cord to connect to the router;

How to connect?

There are three main methods for connecting an IPTV device from RTK to TV:

1. Using a WiFi connection. In this option, the user will need to purchase several more devices. You can connect via WiFi using Motorola media bridges, or using an additional WiFi adapter. The way to connect via media bridges is much more expensive financially, but it has many advantages (it operates at a frequency of 5 GHz), for example, high broadcast quality due to the complete absence of interference generated by equipment located near the subscriber's home. The way the WiFi adapter is used is often hampered by conflicts with the hardware of the set-top box, as well as significant problems with the complex setup procedure. In this regard, professionals do not recommend connecting via WiFi;
2. Using PLC-adapters over the power transmission network. You will have to purchase several devices and, having connected to the mains, perform special settings to ensure their joint functioning;
3. Using an Ethernet cable connection. This is the most optimal and most importantly reliable connection method. The process is carried out very quickly and at the same time does not incur large financial costs. There is only one drawback of this method, which is that you will have to lay a cord from the router to the TV in the subscriber's house. If it is possible to place all the equipment next to each other or hide the wire being laid, this minus disappears by itself, and only advantages remain. In this connection option, there will be no external interference when watching channels, and the method is also the most reliable in terms of broadcast stability.

To ensure comfortable operation and to achieve minimum costs, it is recommended to choose the third connection method.

Connection procedure

The connection algorithm consists of the following steps: