TiVo Series2 Supplementary Manual

Completing the DVR’s Network Settings

and “N”; entering “my network” would not work. Use THUMBS UP 
and THUMBS DOWN to change to uppercase or lowercase. Select ‘Done 
entering text’ when you are finished.

If the DVR detects that your wireless network does not use encryption 
(WEP) you will see the Confirm Settings screen, described on page 17.

You see the Wireless Password Format screen if there is a chance that your 
wireless network uses WEP encryption.

WEP. WEP is a kind of encryption used by wireless networks to improve 
their security. There are different levels of WEP encryption, typically called 
40, 64, 104, 128, or 256-bit encryption. Encryption at higher levels offers 
better security. At the highest levels (104-bit or above), WEP encryption 
may slow down the transfer of programs from one DVR to another by a 
small amount. WEP is usually turned on or off through the configuration 
settings of a wireless access point or router. If your network uses WEP, then 
it has a password or “key.” 

To connect a DVR to a network that uses encryption, you need to provide:

• A wireless password format. WEP passwords may be hexadecimal (a 

combination of letters from A-F and numbers from 0-9), or 
alphanumeric (a combination of letters from A-Z and numbers from 0-
9). If your network has both an alphanumeric and a hexadecimal 
password, we strongly recommend you use the hexadecimal password.

• A wireless password. It does not matter whether the letters of a 

hexadecimal password are uppercase or lowercase, but for 
alphanumeric passwords, capitalization is important. For example, if the 
password is “Password,” then entering “password” will not work. Some 
hexadecimal passwords have only numbers.

• A level of wireless encryption. If you specify an alphanumeric password, 

you must also specify a level of wireless encryption. TiVo Series2 DVRs 
are compatible with 40, 64, 104, and 128-bit encryption; they are not 
currently compatible with 256-bit encryption.

Choose a format or select “The wireless network doesn’t use a password.” If 
you select “The wireless network doesn’t use a password,” you will see the 
Confirm Settings screen, described on page 17.

• Hexadecimal (preferred). Enter a hexadecimal password by using the 

arrow keys on your TiVo remote to highlight a character, then pressing 
SELECT to enter it. It does not matter if a letter is uppercase or 
lowercase. Some hexadeximal passwords contain only numbers.

• Alphanumeric. Enter an alphanumeric password by using the arrow keys 

on your TiVo remote to highlight a character, then pressing SELECT to