How to Set Up a Roku Box or Streaming Stick

How to Prepare a Roku Box or Streaming Stick

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Gear up to set a Roku box or streaming stick? Well, you've come up to the right place for more aid. Having tested and reviewed the best Roku devices, we know all about what awaits yous for your next steps. And nosotros even did a factory reset to one of our test units, and then nosotros could walk you through the whole procedure of getting your new Roku up and running.

You could go near this in a number of ways, after plugging your Roku in and powering information technology on, just you lot're going to demand a telephone or estimator for setting up your Roku business relationship (which tin't exist done via the Roku).

1. Connect the Roku to a TV (or plow on your Roku TV).

The Roku Streaming Stick 4K in a TV — (Image credit: Henry T. Casey)

2. Select a language on the Welcome screen.

three. Select whether y'all accept a wired or wireless Net connection. Your Roku may automatically observe this office.

The setup process will be slightly different for Ethernet and Wi-Fi users, but Roku volition walk you through the next few steps either way.

4. Permit Roku detect your display type.

Roku TV detection screen — (Image credit: Future)

If the Roku detects your resolution correctly, keep it. Otherwise, change information technology.

5. Your Roku remote will at present try and pair with your TV. Test your book and power buttons to brand sure it worked.

Roku TV remote screen — (Paradigm credit: Future)

6. Enter an email address for your new Roku account. You could too brand an account from the Roku business relationship creation page, or enter a pre-existing business relationship email address here. , follow the instructions, and let the site take information technology from in that location.

Roku account email input screen — (Image credit: Future)

7. Open the link in the email Roku sent you.

Email sent by roku with link — (Image credit: Roku)

viii. Follow the business relationship setup process. You'll be entering your payment info, selecting apps y'all want, accepting or failing free trials and more.

Roku will requite y'all the opportunity to add together channels, if yous similar. Simply click on whichever ones you desire to add, and ignore whichever ones you don't. If you don't add together them now, you lot can always add them later on.

Roku account setup — (Epitome credit: Roku)

Once yous finish setting up your account online, your Roku will begin to download all the channels that you selected.

(optional) 7. Download the Roku app for iOS or Android . It serves as a secondary remote, and tin too help you add channels and edit your watch list.

8. Wait for your Roku to update and click Right on this screen.

Roku volition now update each channel, every bit well as the system software, if necessary. This process will accept a few minutes, just y'all'll only accept to do it once.

That'southward it! Your Roku should exist up and running. If not, try unplugging information technology, plugging it back in again and running the setup procedure from scratch.

Roku Home screen — (Image credit: Future)

See our complete Roku User's Guide for more Tips, Tricks and Solutions.

Henry is a senior editor at Tom'south Guide covering streaming media, laptops and all things Apple tree, reviewing devices and services for the past six-plus years. Prior to joining Tom'southward Guide, he reviewed software and hardware for TechRadar Pro, and interviewed artists for Patek Philippe International Magazine. He's besides covered the wild world of professional person wrestling for Cageside Seats, interviewing athletes and other industry veterans.