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Asus Router IPTV
I am looking for help to get my 2 Optik TV boxes that are wired to my LAN to work on my Asus AT-AX86U Pro... I just purchased the RT-AX86U Pro to replace my RT-AC68U which has been working flawle...
Nighthawk
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Community Power UserThird party routers do not all support multicast data which the Optik TV set top boxes require to stream. Some router manufacturers obscure it as part of the IGMP Snooping settings but others just call it what it is. Your new router either doesn't support it or it is not enabled on it. Look through the settings for that on the new router and enable multicast data.
If you look in the admin interface, is there an IPTV tab under Advanced Settings > LAN and an option "Enable multicast routing"? If yes, change the drop down from Disable to Enable and hit Apply below it. Another newer Asus router has it looking like this:
Thank you so much for the response. I should have mentioned that I have tried these settings and various combinations of them.
Select ISP Profile: None
Choose IPTV STB Port: None
Use DHCP routes: Microsoft
Enable multicast routing: Enable
Default IGMP version: IGMP v3
Enable Fast Leave: Disable
UDP Proxy (Udpxy): 0Tried these combinations…….
Use DHCP routes: RFC3442 & MicrosoftDefault IGMP version: IGMP v2
Read that turning off in Wifi Professional area the IGMP Snooping: Disable don both WiFi channels and tried this with both IGMP v2 & IGMP v3
Choosing IPTV STB Port: LAN2 – This works!...but nothing else connected to the switch along with the STB gets internet.
I have also tried the latest Merlin firmware.
I'm having a similar problem. I have an older R7200 router but it is perfectly capable of IGMP Proxying, which I have enabled.
I've been reading that the UIW8001/4001 expect to be on VLAN ID 33 (or some sources also say 7). I can't figure out how that could possibly make a difference but figured I'd share it.
Is there anyone from Telus support that could provide some guidance in this area? I also hear that upgrading to the newest hardware doesn't require multicast so maybe that's the route to follow....but still I'm perfectly happy with my 8001 and don't want to upgrade for this simple issue.
