PCMS Archives - SeniorTV

Installing IOGEAR DVI-D KVM switch

Dec 18, 2012 | GuideNOW, MessageNOW, PCMS, PlaybackNOW, Support

The image below is the KVM switch that we install with our commnity channel computers 1) Plug in the USB keyboard and mouse to the KVM switch. 2) Plug in the computer monitor (using a DVI cable) to the DVI port of the KVM switch. Plugging the DVI switch to the...

Basic Router Port Forwarding

Jun 17, 2011 | CMTS, GuideNOW, Internet, MessageNOW, PCMS, PlaybackNOW, Routers, User PC's, Video Messenger

From Inside of Your Network Here’s a map of a simple home network. As you can see, you’ve got three computers with unique IP addresses all connected to a router. You can easily access the other computers, but when they all access the internet, they go through the...

Making a Category 5 patch cable 568-B

Jun 8, 2011 | Cable Modems, CMTS, GuideNOW, Internet, MessageNOW, PCMS, PlaybackNOW, Routers, User PC's, Video Messenger

In general, the patch cables that you use with your Ethernet connections are “straight through“, which means that pin 1 of the plug on one end is connected to pin 1 of the plug on the other end. For patch cables, 568-B wiring is by far, the most common...

VCR/DVD Daisy Chain – In House Channel

Apr 14, 2011 | Channel Modulators, MessageNOW, PCMS, PlaybackNOW, Support, Video Messenger

A/V CORDS: (Also known as RCA cables) Connect the cords starting with the first VCR in the sequence. Patch from Line Out of the first device to Line In in the next. Always go from outputs to inputs. Try to stay with the same colors: yellow to yellow, red to red, white...

Malwarebytes Offline Install

Feb 11, 2011 | Cable Modems, GuideNOW, Internet, MessageNOW, PCMS, PlaybackNOW, Support, User PC's

Some spyware/scareware/malware infections can be tricky enough to block you from updating or installing anti-malware programs. Luckily some of these software developers post links where you can download the new rules and install them manually. Use these links to...

Checking your IP Address

Feb 8, 2011 | Cable Modems, GuideNOW, Internet, MessageNOW, PCMS, PlaybackNOW, Support, User PC's

Your IP address is used to communicate between devices. Your IP address is also used by our MessageNOW software to communicate between the server side and the client side of the software. This is the software that displays messages through a cable tv channel modulator...