How to set up cardsharing

Many of those who spend a tidy sum every month on satellite TV access do so because they either don’t know about sharing technology or think they can’t figure out how to set up cardsharing. In fact, there is nothing complicated here, and absolutely everyone can handle the settings. These manipulations do not require a “deep immersion” in technology or any special knowledge and skills. The most important thing is to purchase the necessary equipment and select a server for connecting to cardsharing. If you know about this way to get very cheap access to satellite television, but you are stopped by imaginary technical difficulties, we advise you to see in practice that everything is not so problematic! You don’t have to create your own server and activate a card that many users are connected to - we have already done this for you, and all you need to do is just pay for the subscription and receive a code, after which you can immediately enjoy watching an extensive package of satellite TV channels.

How users access satellite TV

There are a number of large satellite providers, such as NTV, that broadcast in Viaccess encoding. Along with the encrypted signal, a special code is transmitted every ten seconds, which is received by the chip located in the access card. It is impossible to clone such a card, therefore, it is impossible to get access to satellite television for free. In response to the code, a key is received from the chip, which is used to decode the television channel signal. After the above period of time, a new encryption key arrives and the process repeats.  Cardsharing  - This is literally a “share card.” A server is created on the network, to which a receiver with a camera operator card is connected. Using the Internet, users connect to this server, and the ProgDVB program on their devices receives codes from the satellite - of course, for this you need to install a dish. They are transmitted through the network to the server, which in turn redirects them to the chip on the card, receives the keys and transmits them to users. Since we are talking about transferring small amounts of data, the traffic is about 100Kb per hour. ADSL Internet is suitable for these purposes; you can also use GPRS or EDGE.

What is needed for cardsharing?

In order to successfully connect to cardsharing, you need to install a special program for the receiver (MPCS) or a plugin for the ProgDVB program called CSC. Communication with the server is carried out using various protocols, for example, camd3 and newcamd525. Having a computer with stable internet is also a prerequisite.

To watch satellite TV using cardsharing you need certain equipment:

• Antenna with a diameter of 0.6 or 0.9 m with mounting. It is better to choose 0.9 - then the quality of the broadcast will not be affected by weather conditions. Circular converter to set up. cardsharing NTV+, or linear for Hotbird.
• The receiver can be FTA, with support for cardsharing
• Null modem cable or extension cable for the COM port, depending on the receiver
• The required number of SAT cables, two or more F-connectors.

By the way, many modern receivers have the option to support cardsharing, but if the corresponding function is not in the menu, you will need to re-flash the software in the receiver. There are special programs for each device, which you can easily find on the Internet.

Installation of equipment for cardsharing

Before you connect to cardsharing and start enjoying all the benefits that users receive, you need to properly install and connect the equipment. Installing cardsharing can be done independently, but if you wish, you can contact a specialist. First, the dish is installed and roughly pointed at the satellite. Then the receiver is connected.

Attention! If the receiver is turned on, the cable cannot be connected or disconnected - the device may burn out!

How to set up a receiver for cardsharing is perhaps the main question. First you need to make sure that the device is working correctly. Then, if you need NTV+ card sharing, you need to configure the receiver for the 0360 Eutelsat W4 satellite. The next step is scanning channels. If nothing was found in automatic mode, you must perform this operation manually. After you manage to catch the satellite, many different channels will appear in the list. Next you should find “Infochannel” - this is a free channel from the NTV+ package. If it shows well, you can move on to cardsharing.

Cardsharing for viewing on a computer

If you plan to watch satellite TV channels on your computer, you will need almost the same equipment, with a few exceptions: an antenna, a circular or linear converter, a computer DVB card, a cable. The SkyStar 2 card is inserted into the computer that is turned off, after which the converter and SkyStar 2 are connected with a cable. After this, you need to turn on the computer and install the drivers from the disk. Then you need to download and install the ProgDVB program, and configure Diseq on the 0360 Eutelsat W4 satellite. You should also check the following boxes in the program: update the channel when there is no signal and disable multiprocessing, otherwise you may not be able to find channels.

Watching satellite TV via cardsharing

Finally, some final manipulations will be required. You need to go to our website Utgard.tv and register on it by creating a username and password. In your personal account, using one of the proposed payment systems, you need to top up your balance. By the way, you can top up your wallet both through online banking and through payment terminals - it depends on which method the user prefers. If you're wary of committing money all at once for a long period of time, pay for a short period of time or use a test period to draw conclusions about the quality of the broadcast. Then check out the list of TV packages that our server offers its clients and choose the one that best suits your needs. After this, set up the ProgDVB program by following the step-by-step instructions on the website, depending on whether you will watch satellite TV channels on your TV or computer. In general, after this everything should work. As soon as the payment is credited to your account, you will have access to your selected TV channel packages and can enjoy watching them. If for some reason problems arise, you can always contact our support service, which works on our website around the clock and is ready to help you sort out the difficulties. We are ready to help you connect inexpensive cardsharing for which you won’t have to overpay!