its plug and play if you want FTA channels as long as your dish is pointed at astra 28.2 (sky sat) if you want premium channels you need to flash the box with firmware, and purchase a c'line, if you want premium channels (is that when u hook up to the ur broadband or sumthing else ??? thanks ) then you enter you c'line and broadband hooked up to box has to be on. c'lines come at a price search around and get a test line, and no offence but read up about sat