I have taken the live hub away on holidays and realized I forgot the remote.
I am in a hotel room with no network.
all I have is my MacBook and my iPhone
is there anyway to control the wd tv?
Download the WD Remote app from the App Store. It’s free.
thanks for response
- last time I checked, the app was $$ but I’ll check again
- does the app work without a network?
I guess I’ll download and have a look.
thanks
Oh, good point. No, it needs to be on the net.
no - the app will not work unless it’s on the network along with the wd tv.
no network, no remote, no wd tv!
I wouldve thought connecting directly from the phone via USB would’ve enabled control? ike is that a ridiculous expectation?
Ok,
I have found the solution - I now have control over my WD TV Live Hub without the remote or a local network.
How?
It was not simple and requires a basic understanding of networking but for those of you with the same issue, here is a step by step gude.
Firstly - This guide is for a macbook laptop but I’m sure some googling will help you find similar instructions for a Windows machine.
Basically, you have to set your pc/laptop up as a dhcp server.
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Set up your laptop as a DHCP server - http://www.aleph0.com/computing/macosx/dhcp-setup/
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Once complete, plug a cat5 cable into the ethernet port of the WD TV and the MacBook
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The Macbook will now assign an IP address to the WD TV
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I assumed that the IP address would be next in line (192.168.2.2) - Just connect to this IP address in Safari (or any web browser)
That is it - you can now control the WD TV using the browser interface.
NOTE: if your WD TV does not respond on 192.168.2.2 you can keep trying 192.168.2.3, 192.168.2.4, etc… or simply download an IP address/port scanner tool to search for the connected device.