Thecus Technology N8800 Media Server, Adding Media Share Folders, Media Manager Settings

Media Server

With the built-in Media Server capability, the N8800 provides media streaming service to stand-alone networked home media adapters that support the UPnP AV protocol or are Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard compliant.

With the N8800’s built-in media server capability, you can share digital media such as music, pictures, and movies with any compatible device throughout your entire home.

To configure the media server, under the

Network menu, click Media Server and the

Media Manager Settings window will appear.

A description of each field follows:

Media Manager Settings

Item	Description
Media Server	Enable or disable the Media Server service.
Shared Media Folders	Select the folder(s) that contains media files to be shared.
Rescan	Click the Rescan button to have the N8800 for new contents in
	the selected media folder.

Adding Media Share Folders

Once the Media Server software is installed, you can start adding folders that contain the media that you would like to share. To create a media share folder, follow the steps below:

1.Click on Network > Media Server in the menu bar.

2.From the Shared Media Folders window, select the folder that contains your media files, and click its checkbox.

3.The contents in the folder will be scanned for the Media Server. The time required for scanning depends on the size of the folder.

Connecting DMAs to the Media Server

Next, it’s time to connect your Digital Media Adapter (DMA) to the media server:

1.Connect your DMA to your Media Server

a.Configure your DMA to use a Dynamic IP address. The IP address will be assigned by the router.

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