

Now that the app has is activated, we need to input an IPTV source from a provider of your choice. From the device info page of the app, find Virtual MAC address and send it to the IPTV provider. Once the portal URL is received, follow these steps to input it into the app: They should register the MAC address on their system and provide you with a stalker portal URL. Just like the first time we did it above at the beginning of this tutorial, right after Loading Portal sign shows up, press enter. You should see the Portal Settings page like the earlier picture.

In Portal 1 URL type the desired name for the main portal and in Portal URL: Once done, press the Return button on the remote controller. Going back to the preceding page, Restart Portal must be selected. Next time you start the app, IPTV portal should load with bouquets and details of IPTV service ready to be used.This article describes how to install free open source IPTV/OTT Middleware from the company Infomir, what it is for and what options it provides users and admin staff with. This post will be useful to small operators as well as to end users. Anyone can set up Stalker at home and use it to watch free* IPTV and Internet channels on a set-top box, or to record EPG and TV channels. There is a good brief definition in Wikipedia: * Stalker Middleware does not contain any links to services or channelsdoes not open access to any content, only provides a convenient interface for the service administrators and end users. Middleware is computer software that provides services to software applications beyond those available from the operating system.It can be described as “software glue”.Middleware makes it easier for software developers to implement communication and input/output, so they can focus on the specific purpose of their application.

I agree with this definition and can only add that Middleware is the basic component of an IPTV solution, since it is Middleware that defines the set of services available to subscribers, the user interface, transmission logic and control algorithm. It is impossible to build an IPTV/OTT service without Middleware.
