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How to setup IPTV on MAG Box?
In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to bring IPTV channels to your MAG device.
How to setup IPTV on a MAG device
Step 1: When the box is being loaded the main portal screen appears. After that click on “settings”, press remote button “SETUP/SET”.
Step 2: Then press on “System settings” and click on “Servers”.
Step 3: Select “Portals”.
Step 4: In the “Portal 1 name” line enter the following ” IPTV “.
In the “Portal 1 URL” enter the portal address provided by your IPTV distributor. First, you must provide your device Mac address which can be found on the back side of your box to your IPTV distributor.
Step 5: When all the operations listed above is done, then press “OK”.
When the settings are being saved click “EXIT” on the remote control and press option “General”.
In the “NTP server,” line enter the following address “pool.ntp.org or us.pool.ntp.org“ for North America.
Press “OK” to save the changes you made.
When all the steps listed above are done press”EXIT” 2 times on the remote control and restart the portal.
Now everything is ready to start watching Live TV…
Password for adult content
The password for adult content on MAG is usually 0000 unless it is changed manually by the user.
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How to change Portal address on MAG?
Sometimes you may require changing your portal address to another IPTV provider and the steps below will guide you through the entire process of changing your portal address on your MAG box.
How to Change the Portal Address
Turn off the box and remove its power line, then unplug the cable between the box and the router.
Turn on the box without the cable to the modem.
Wait until you see the “Loading Portal” on the screen.
On the remote control press the “SET” button.
Go to the Settings and press “OK“.
Press the “SET” button on the remote control again.
Go down to Servers and press “OK“.
Go to the Portal 1 URL and delete ALL the text (to delete use the back button on the remote).
Press the “KB” button on the top right on the remote. It is like a keyboard picture.
Enter the new portal address.
Press the “KB” button on the remote so the keyboard goes OFF the screen, go down the bottom of the screen and select “OK“.
Plug in the Cable that goes from the box to the modem, then go to reload portal or restart TV Box using the power supply.
How to setup IPTV on MAG with M3U url?
This tutorial, we are going to show you how to bring IPTV channels to your MAG 4XX and 5XX ( MAG410, MAG420, MAG425, MAG500, MAG520, MAG524 and etc) device.
Note: IPTV providers do not support MAG 4XX and 5XX with portal system and this setup is the alternative solution to bring IPTV to your MAG box.
How to setup IPTV on MAG Box with Portal?
How to use M3U url to setup IPTV MAG
Step 1: Download the M3U url which provided by the IPTV provider.
Step 2: Copy/paste this static M3U file to a USB storage.
Step 3: Insert the USB storage to your MAG.
Step 4: Once mag box shows the login screen click on embedded portal.
Step 5: Click on Home Media.
Step 6: Scroll down and click on your USB.
Step 7: Find and click on the M3U file in the USB storage.
Step 7: Click “Open”.
Step 8: A window will appear saying *Open playlist* , Now use F3 (yellow button on remote).
Step 9: The m3u file is added to the IPTV section of the Home Media section.
Step 10: Use “Back” button to return to the portal page and to “IPTV channels”
Now everything is ready to start watching Live TV…
What is MAC address on MAG Box?
Where to find the MAC address
MAC, an acronym of Media Access Control address, is a unique feature which identifies device manufacturers’ registered number and will be usable when the device has to be utilized in network environments.
Each MAG device is specified with a particular MAC address that should be registered in the servers of the IPTV provider.
Privileged IPTV providers give you a dashboard to can edit your IPTV subscription, in the dashboard you can Add the MAC.
And if there is not any dashboard, need to contact IPTV provider about this case.
If the users want to change their MAG device, use another MAG device, the new MAC address has to be replaced by the old one in the servers. How to setup IPTV on MAG?
In order to find the MAC address of your MAG box, simply turn the box around and you can find the MAC address on the backside of your device. The Mac address usually starts with 00:1A:79 and the rest of the numbers and characters are exclusive to each box.
How to use Catch-up on MAG?
In broadcasting live TV channels, the catch up is the recording of live TV programs to an IPTV provider’s server so that it can be accessed at a later time after the program is finished.
Many of these devices have other methods of time shifting, for example, being able to watch the recorded program from the beginning even if the TV program is not finished. Some of the IPTV providers broadcast timeshifted versions of their contents, regularly one hour in the future.
In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to use the time shift or catch up feature with your MAG device. How to setup IPTV on a MAG device?
As displayed in the below picture, channels that have catch up available, are marked with a clock next to their names.
Step 1: In order to watch a previously recorded content by using the catch-up feature, click on the right arrow on your remote control to open the TV guide.
Step 2: After opening the TV guide you will see the available content for the catch-up feature with a yellow dot on it as depicted in the below picture.
Step 3: Select the desired content and press OK on your remote control.
Please note, contents that are not marked with a yellow dot are not yet available for using the catch-up feature.
