How to setup your Tivo

What commands can I do?

You can send a large set of Android commands, see here. Some of the basic things you can do are:

  • Pause
  • Play
  • Launch an app
  • Play a Netflix video
  • Fast Forward
  • Rewind
  • Go Home

Enable Network mode on Tivo
You need to enable network mode

[Short video on this]

How can do I setup my Tivo?

There only one way to setup an Android TV, which is using Eddy Bridge.

[Video on How to Setup your Android TV]

Guide to setup Tivo via Port Forwarding

  1. Find your Tivo IP, you can get this from the following windows app
    [Pic of app]
  2. Setup Port Forwarding on your router
    1. Create a rule for external port and internal port to the Chromecast IP
      1. The Global Cache port is always going to be 4998, so you have to create a rule similar to this:
      2. To add an additional Global Cache , add the following Rule:
    2. Get you WAN IP from here.
    3. Add a Controller here
      1. Buttons and Activities will automatically appear when you add a Device
    4. Test to verify your port forwarding rule worked.

Guide to setup Tivo via Eddy Bridge

  1. Setup Eddy Bridge (Go here)
  2. Scan for New Controllers
  3. Add your Controller
  4. Add Devices
    1. Buttons will show up if you have a compatible device

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