Requirements

What You Must Provide To Make The Chumby Work

  • Broadband Internet connection. The Internet connection needs to be highspeed, such as cable or DSL. The chumby will not work with a dial-up connection.

  • Wireless router. The chumby is compatible with most wireless routers with the settings of 802.11g/802.11b (or mixed). Most routers currently sold offer these settings. Routers that mention 802.11n may work with the chumby as long as they properly support 802.11g or 802.11b.

  • Computer. You need access to a computer to activate your chumby as well as set up the widgets you want to show on it. Once your chumby is set up, you only need occasional access to a computer if you want to change widgets in your channels.

You don't have to buy a subscription or membership or anything else extra to access widgets for your chumby.

Requirements diagram

Router Information

Supported Encryption Methods

The chumby works with the following types of personal encryption:

  • WEP 64 (WEP 40): Open, Shared, Mixed/Auto
  • WEP 128: Open, Shared, Mixed/Auto
  • WPA-PSK: TKIP, AES, AES/TKIP Mixed
  • WPA2-PSK: TKIP, AES, AES/TKIP Mixed
  • WPA/WPA2 Mixed

The chumby currently does not support enterprise encryption. Many workplaces use enterprise encryption, which may prevent wireless devices like the chumby from connecting. Talk to your network administrator if you're thinking about using a chumby at work.

IP Allocation

Both DHCP (Automatic) and Static IP allocation methods can be used with a chumby.

Tested Routers

The chumby has been tested on the following wireless routers. If your router is not on this list, it doesn't necessarily mean that the chumby won't work with it—it only means we have not verified it as compatible. As we continue to test and confirm that other routers work with the chumby, we will add them to this list.

  • Apple Airport Express Base Station (Model No. A1084) [FW v3.84]
  • Apple Airport Extreme 802.11n Base Station (Model No. A1143) [FW v7.1, v7.1.1 & v7.2.1]
  • Belkin F5D7231-4 [HW v1213, FW v4.07.07 & v4.03.04]
  • Broadcom BCM 94704GAP [PMON 3.51.5.0-MEL1.0_003]
  • Buffalo AirStation WHR-HP-G54 [FW v1.40 & v1.2]
  • D-Link DI-524 [HW vE1, FW v5.00]
  • D-Link DI-624 [HW vC2, FW v2.76]
  • D-Link DI-634M [HW vB1, FW v2.00]
  • D-Link WBR-2310 [HW vA1, FW v1.02]
  • Linksys BEFW11S4 [FW v1.45.10]
  • Linksys WRT54G [HW v2 FW v4.30.5]
  • Linksys WRT55AG v2 (dual band) [FW v1.79]
  • Microsoft MN-700 [02.00.07.0331]
  • Netgear WG602 v3 [HW v3, FW v1.1.0]
  • Netgear WGR614 v6 [HW v6, FW v2.0.13_1.0.13NA]
  • Netgear WGT624 [HW v3, FW v2.0.17_1.0.1NA]
  • Netgear (RangeMax) WPN824 [HW v1, v2.0.15_1.0.11]
  • ZyXEL ZyAIR G-100 [v3.50(HH.4)]

Apple Airport Extreme owners

The chumby's hardware only supports Apple's "802.11n (802.11b/g compatible)" default radio mode. It does not support Airport Extreme's other three radio modes for:

  • 802.11n only (2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n only (802.11a compatible)
  • 802.11n only (5 GHz)

Need Additional Help?

Looking for more information on setting up your chumby with your particular router? Visit our Chumby Forum to see if someone else shares your router.