Before you begin
- A MAG 3xx/4xx/5xx, or a Formuler Z8, Z10 or Z11
- The MAC address printed under the box
- Your 4KIPTVUS portal URL (sent once you share the MAC)
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Walking through the setup
Get the MAC to us
The sticker under the box has it, and so does Settings, About device. It begins 00:1A:79 on a MAG. Photograph the sticker, WhatsApp it across, and sit tight until we confirm the portal is live — nothing will load ahead of that.
MAG — punch in the portal
Go to Settings, System settings, Servers, Portals. Give Portal 1 any name, paste in the portal address we supplied, save it, and reboot. Nothing loads until that reboot happens.
Formuler — go through MyTVOnline
Open MyTVOnline 2 or 3, take Add Portal, and enter the name and portal address. Alternatively pick Xtream Codes and use the standard login. Note a Formuler will happily run Android players such as TiviMate too, if that appeals more.
Reboot and confirm
Once it is back, the box brings down the 25,000+ channels with its own guide. Call up a channel to check, and lean on the remote colour buttons for favourites and the EPG.
If it misbehaves
It reads STB blocked, or the screen is blank
Either the MAC is not activated yet, or a character slipped when you sent it. Rather than retyping, send a photo of the sticker, and it usually clears inside a few minutes.
The player we would pick here
TiviMate
Sport fans move to TiviMate for its grid guide. How to install it on Android, add your 4KIPTVUS line, and decide whether Premium earns its small fee.
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MAG and Formuler box: common questions
Is a MAG better than a Firestick here?
For a main TV used every night, yes: a stronger remote, a faster guide, and no sideload ever. Expect $130 to $220 against the $40 to $60 of a stick. In a bedroom the stick is the wiser outlay, and nobody could tell them apart.