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C41W Wireless Genie Client

Look ma, no wires!

It’s the number one question our support department gets: “Is there a

wireless client?” and until today, the answer has always been “No.” We’re

proud to give you our exclusive review of the DIRECTV C41W Wireless

Genie Client. Just imagine our C41 Mini Genie Client, but without a

coaxial cable. Bring the DIRECTV receiver and TV into any room! This is

a whole new product for DIRECTV and will make installations easier and

give customers options for redecorating.

This product is currently in pilot testing and will be

available from Solid Signal soon.

HOW IT WORKS

The wireless Genie client can be used with either the HR34 or HR44 Genie DVRs, and

can be used in combination with other C31 and C41 clients. You can use the Genie

DVR and up to 3 clients (wired or wireless) at any time. The wireless client does

not depend on your wireless network at all. Instead it uses the DIRECTV Wireless

Video Bridge to create a secure wireless network that only communicates with

your clients. That means that you don’t even need wireless networking and your

DIRECTV experience won’t be impacted by any other network trafc. The Wireless

Video Bridge needs a coax connection but it has a passthrough feature so it can

share a line with the Genie DVR if necessary.

The wireless video bridge connects to the splitter. It can be its own coax run from the

splitter or, as shown, you can pass the satellite line through it to your Genie DVR.

Regular Genie Mini Clients connect as they always have, but the wireless client

doesn’t need a coax connection at all.

All three clients can be wireless if you would prefer and all of them can share the

same wireless video bridge.

The next page shows a more detailed diagram of a typical installation. Your

installation may vary.

PROJECT: Installation options

for Residential DIRECTV

DATE: July, 2013

GENIE SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS CLIENT

Power to

Power

Inserter

from RED

port on

splitter

Use Solid Copper Core

Wiring for lines from LNB

and power inserter

TO DISH OR MULTISWITCH

To home router

(wired/wireless)

Client connects wirelessly

Wireless

video bridge

SIGNAL

TO IRD



POWER

TO SWM



Stand-Alone SWM Module Only

SWIM

DIRECTV

HR44

C41

Wireless C41

OUT OUT OUT OUT

DC POWER PASS

IN DETAIL: THE C41W WIRELESS CLIENT

At rst glance, the C41W (bottom) looks

just like a C31 (top) until you realize it

doesn’t have a coax input. It is wider and

not as tall. The power button design is

different, with a bit of thick clear plastic

between your nger and the logo. From

the top it’s very obvious that the C41W is

larger than the C31, but not by much.

Like the C31 and C41, the C41W doesn’t

have an access card slot. In fact the only

buttons on the clients are reset and power.

Looking at the back of the C41W, it’s pretty

sparse. There’s an AV Out connector that

can be used for the DIRECTV H2510PIN

10 Pin to Component Dongle for DIRECTV

H25 and C31 (H2510PIN) from Solid

Signal or DIRECTV 10PINCOMPOS 10 Pin

to Composite Dongle for DIRECTV C31

(10PINCOMPOS) from Solid Signal) to

connect to older TVs. There’s an HDMI

out, digital audio out, power in, and of

course the always-useless USB port.

IN DETAIL: THE C41W WIRELESS CLIENT

On the front right of the

client is an ever-growing

list of endorsement logos,

in this case for Dolby

Digital, RF4CE (the

remote control technology)

RVU (the tech that makes

clients possible) and

energy star.

Another big improvement from the C31/C41 series is that there’s a center spine

on the bottom with two keyhole slots. This means that you can mount the box on

the back of the TV or on the wall without a separate plastic mount. The spine also

creates two channels on the bottom that probably help direct airow to cool the box.

Like all of DIRECTV’s little boxes, this one runs pretty hot.

IN DETAIL: THE WIRELESS VIDEO BRIDGE

The wireless video

bridge is about the

size of an average

router. The base can’t

be removed in order

to force you to keep

it vertical, which

improves wireless

range. The only

feature on the front is

a blue light.

If you look at the video

bridge from the side

you get a better idea

of its overall shape. you can also see the coax input and output. The video bridge

must be connected via coax but you can pass coax through to another receiver if you

are out of space on a splitter.

FOCUS ON THE REAR CONNECTORS

The Wireless Video Bridge is based on an existing Cisco ref-

erence design and this is most apparent in the back panel.

There are a lot of unused connectors. Here’s a closer look,

top to bottom:

At the top is a hole for WPS which is unused. WPS is not

supported and production video bridges will probably have

this hole removed. The red reset button factory resets the

bridge. Below that is an ethernet connector which is also un-

used. Future versions of the video bridge may support ether-

net as well as coax networking but for now it’s coax only.

Below that, there’s a coax in and coax out. The coax out

has a chained-on terminator which should always be used if

the coax out is not used. Coax out is used in order to let one

coax line feed both the Genie DVR and the video bridge if

you have no room on your splitter. Signal loss is similar to

using a 1x2 splitter. Finally at the bottom is a power con-

nector.

EPS10 POWER SUPPLY & RC71 REMOTE

HOW IT ALL WORKS / FAQ

How does the system work?

The video bridge creates its own secure wireless network and doesn’t depend on your router. The only informa-

tion on that network is between the client and the video bridge.

Is the client truly wireless?

It doesn’t have a coax connection but you still need a wire from it to the TV, and you need to plug it into the wall.

How do you configure the video bridge?

Just plug it in and wait until the light stops flashing, which takes 2-3 minutes. There are no user configurable

options.

Can I navigate to the video bridge and log into it like I can with my router?

That option is disabled on production units.

Can I use an RF remote with the client?

The RC71 remote is RF-capable. You can’t use an older DIRECTV remote in RF mode.

Where should the video bridge be located?

For best results, it should be within about 50 feet of the wireless client.

What if my home is so big that one video bridge doesn’t cover it?

You can have several video bridges (not sure what the limit is) and the clients can connect to any of them.

Both the video bridge and the

C41W use the EPS10 power

supply. This is the same power

supply that ships with H25s,

C31s, C41s, and Broadband

DECAs. DIRECTV has

standardized on this design

because having an external

power brick makes the power

supply easier replace if it fails.

The client and video bridge each

need their own power supplies.

The C41W ships with the same RC71 remote used by the HR44 and C41. It is fully

RF-capable and self-programming. A regular white DIRECTV remote can be used in

IR mode only if you prefer.

FIRST TIME INSTALLATION

Setting up the video bridge is easy. Connect it

to a free coax line, and if needed disconnect the

terminator cap and run a coax line to another

receiver. (Otherwise keep the cap in place.)

Connect it to the power adapter and plug it in.

Withing a moment the light on the front should

start ashing blue. When it turns solid blue,

you’re done. That’s it.

Just like the wired clients, there is a setup and

pairing procedure. It only needs to be done once.

Connect the client to the TV and power it up.

You should see the normal DIRECTV startup

screens and eventually you will see the rst

pairing screen:

Go to the Genie DVR and turn it on. Then, press

{MENU}. From there, go to Settings&Help,

Settings, Whole-Home, Add A Client. A PIN will be

displayed on the screen-- write it down because you

will need it later. This is the same procedure you

use to pair a wired client. (Click here to read our

pairing instructions for wired clients.)

It may take up to a minute but if the client is able

to communicate with the video bridge you will see

the Signal Strength display and you will see that

“Continue” is highlighted. Press {SELECT}.

Now, the client will wait up to 2 minutes to

complete the pairing procedure, during which

time you will see this screen:

When the video bridge and client are paired,

you will be asked for the PIN that you saw on

the Genie DVR menu. From here the process

is very straightforward. You can copy settings

from another client (or from the server) you can

name the client, and program the remote. This

is an RF remote but it will also control your TV

in IR mode so there’s no reason not to put it in

RF mode right away.

WHAT CAN GO WRONG?

If the client pairs properly the network light on the front of the receiver will glow

solid green. If it is ashing yellow or solid yellow, that means the connection is too

weak to use. In a case like that it may not pair properly, or it may work very slowly.

The best thing to do at that point is reposition the video bridge. Don’t put it in a

cabinet, don’t lay it on its side. Put it as close to the wireless client as possible with

a clear view of a door. This will give the best possible wireless signal.

OVERALL IMPRESSIONS

I was expecting this client to be kind of a dud, honestly. AT&T’s wireless receiver

is pokey and takes a long time to work. Its remote response wasn’t that good and it

was denitely one of those things you only use when you have to. On the other hand,

there was no real difference between performance between the wired and wireless

clients. The wireless client starts up in about the same time and response to the

remote is just as good as it is with the wired client. That was the biggest surprise.

I was not surprised at all that this client runs hot, about as hot as an H25. There’s a

lot going on in that little box. I would not say it was so hot that I worried, but it was

noticeably warm to the touch.

Also, while I know that the RC71 remote isn’t everyone’s favorite, I will say the RF

performance is very strong. I used a threaded machine screw in one of the mounting

holes on the back of the TV, and hung the C41W behind the TV. The RF remote

had no problems

shooting straight

through the TV.

I would denitely

recommend this

wireless client for

everyday use.

Here’s a video

that shows

the C41W and

Wireless Video

Bridge in action:

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