Install guide
How to install Smart STB on Dreamlink
Installing Smart STB on Dreamlink comes down to two parts: getting the app onto the device, then signing in with your IPTV details. Dreamlink boxes run Android and support both store installs and sideloaded APKs. Smart STB emulates a MAG box, so it signs in with a portal URL and its own MAC address rather than an Xtream or M3U login.
This guide covers both steps for Dreamlink, using an OTTV subscription as the example. You'll sign in with a portal URL and the device's MAC address, just like a MAG box.
Install method: Install from the store or sideload the APK.
Step 1: get Smart STB onto your Dreamlink
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Check the built-in store
On your Dreamlink, open the app store (Google Play on certified models) and search for Smart STB.
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Sideload if it isn't listed
If Smart STB isn't in the store, install a file manager or the Downloader app, enter the official APK URL for Smart STB, and install it that way.
- 3
Open Smart STB
Launch Smart STB from your apps list once it's installed.
Step 2: sign in with your subscription
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Enter the portal URL
Smart STB signs in like a MAG box: open its settings and enter the portal (Stalker) URL from OTTV.
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Share your MAC address
Smart STB shows a device MAC address. Your provider may need to whitelist it before the portal will connect.
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Reload the portal
Save and reload; your channels and guide appear once the MAC is authorised.
Don't have login details yet? An OTTV free trial gives you a working Xtream Codes and M3U login to test on your Dreamlink before you commit. See the Set up IPTV on Dreamlink guide or the Smart STB full guide for more detail.
Common problems on Dreamlink
If Smart STBinstalls but something isn't right, these are the issues most likely to affect this setup — each links to a full fix.
Install Smart STB on other devices
How Smart STB connects
- Samsung & LG Smart TVTizen (Samsung) and webOS (LG) televisions that run native IPTV apps such as Smart STB or SS IPTV.
- Amazon Firestick & Fire TVThe most popular IPTV device. IPTV Smarters Pro is sideloaded via the Downloader app.
- Android TV boxNvidia Shield, Chromecast with Google TV, MECOOL and Xiaomi boxes, where TiviMate is the strongest player.
- NVIDIA Shield TVNVIDIA's high-end Android TV streamer, powerful enough to run TiviMate smoothly on very large playlists.
- MECOOL Android TV boxBudget Android TV boxes; the Google-certified models run Play Store IPTV apps like TiviMate and IPTV Smarters.
- BuzzTV set-top boxAndroid IPTV set-top boxes with a programmable remote that run standard players like IPTV Smarters and TiviMate.
- Dreamlink IPTV boxAndroid-based IPTV set-top boxes that run their own player plus sideloaded apps like IPTV Smarters.
- Formuler IPTV boxPurpose-built IPTV boxes running the MYTVOnline app for portal and Xtream logins, with Android sideloading too.
- Xiaomi Mi Box & Mi TV StickXiaomi's affordable Android TV streamers with the full Google Play Store, so IPTV players like TiviMate and IPTV Smarters install directly.
- Onn Google TV 4KWalmart's budget Google TV streamer running full Android TV, so Play Store IPTV apps like TiviMate and IPTV Smarters install with no sideloading.
- Amazon Fire TV CubeAmazon's fastest Fire OS streamer with hands-free Alexa and Ethernet; IPTV players sideload through the Downloader app like any other Fire TV device.
Frequently asked.
- Is Smart STB free on Dreamlink?
- The Smart STB app is free to install on Dreamlink. You still need an active IPTV subscription to sign in and watch — a few players also charge a one-time fee to unlock extras like recording.
- Which login details do I need for Smart STB?
- Smart STB connects like a MAG box, using a portal (Stalker) URL and the device's MAC address rather than an Xtream or M3U login.
- Will the TV guide work in Smart STB on Dreamlink?
- Yes — once your playlist loads, Smart STB fills in the EPG for channels your subscription provides guide data for. A blank guide is usually the EPG source or a player setting rather than the Dreamlink itself.
Try Smart STB on your Dreamlink.
The same login works across every app and device, so you can set up Smart STB on your Dreamlink and watch on your other screens too. Start with an OTTV free trial and test it before you pay.
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