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Use a WPS router to set up a Wireless Cinema Connection Kit

Learn how to set up the DIRECTV Wireless Cinema Connection Kit (W-DCCK) with a WPS router.

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Install a Wireless Cinema Connection Kit

Enjoy On Demand programming, DIRECTV CINEMAplusTM, TV apps and more by setting up the W-DCCK. Start by identifying your router as WPS capable and then follow these steps to connect to a W-DCCK.

You’re in the right place if you see a button with one of the WPS logos on your router.

WPS logos

Are you unsure if you have a WPS capable router? Follow the steps in Connect your DIRECTV Genie or HD DVR to the Internet (HR20-24, HR34, or R22).
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Wireless DIRECTV Cinema Connection Kit set up

  1. Check that the receiver and TV are both on.
  2. Connect the power adapter to the power port on the W-DCCK.
  3. Plug the other end of the power adapter into a surge protector or an electrical outlet. 
  4. Turn the W-DCCK device on but do not connect the device to the receiver.
  5. On the router, press the WPS button.
  6. Press and hold the WPS button on the W-DCCK device until the WLAN light flashes green on the W-DCCK.
    WLAN LED flashes green
  7. When the WLAN light is a solid green on the W-DCCK, you've connected the W-DCCK to the router.
  8. Do you see a message on your screen asking if you want to set up your connection now? If so, select either Set up Now or Set up Later and the message disappears.

If the WLAN light does not light up, follow these steps:
  1. Press and hold INFO on your remote until the System Info & Test screen appears.
  2. Select Network Setup > Connect Now.
  3. The details of your wireless connection display on the TV after the setup is complete. Select Continue > Done.

Please allow up to 48 hours for all the available On Demand programs to become accessible on your HD DVR.

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