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Gen5 Upgrade..
I have decided to upgrade to Gen5. I have some questions that I want to be addressed before the install. I currently have an HN9000 model which uses 2 cables from the dish to modem. I had my in...
No I did not change anything. Everything is what ever it was set automatically. If its something that needs changed to be able to use the web address, Why do they advise people to go to www.systemcontrolcenter.com just going to cause more confusion with the basic person. I know what is meant if someone says system control center so I know where to go (I know both methods are listed in posts)
They use the www.systemcontrolcenter.com address because that's the main address to go to. It works for most people, and if it's not working that suggests that something is altered with the setup. What exactly can cause that problem, other than what I mentioned, I don't know. I'm sure there are other things, but I don't know enough about them to know what to suggest.
And along with the fact that it works for most people, the general public knows what an address like that is and what they are supposed to do with it, but if Hughesnet listed an IP address as the location of the SCC, many people wouldn't know what to do with it. They'd be clueless as to how they are supposed to use a bunch of numbers and dots to get anywhere.
Again, the fact that the www address doesn't get you to the SCC suggests something is different with the set up that would enable you to utilize that. It doesn't mean it's a problem, per se, but only that whatever is going on stops your broswer from being able to utilize that address for the SCC. It shouldn't be affecting anything else.
Like I said, I know the reason that I can't personally use it is because of me using Google's DNS servers, so I just use the IP address. Why you can't use it I don't know.
I just connected my laptop directly to the modem and tried going to www.systemcontrolcenter.com and it worked. So I guess its my router thats stopping it. Does anyone know what I can / should do to get it working with my router?
Don't know if will work for you but I've been using Google servers for years.
Are you able to use www.systemcontrolcenter.com to get to the SCC? When using Google's servers I am not, but when using Hughesnet's I am. With that said, this was with Gen4. I haven't tried using Hughesnet's own servers with Gen5 as of yet (save for the first few minutes after the install). When it was installed one of the first things I did was change the DNS in the HT2000W to Google's.
