Thecus Technology M3800 manual Adding Media Share Folders, Connecting DMAs to the Media Server

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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 M3800 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.

b.Some DMAs are wireless enabled. You can connect the DMA to a wireless router. For instructions on how to connect your DMA to a wireless router, please refer to your DMA’s user manual.

2.Connect your DMA’s video output to video input of your TV set.

3.Turn on the TV and change the video signal input to DMA.

4.Setup the DMA (These steps will be different if you use a different DMA)

a.From the Server List screen, select “M3800:Mediabolic Server” as the server.

b.Go to My Media

c.Click on the Up/Down Arrow buttons to select Music Jukebox, Photo Albums, or Video Clips

d.Start enjoying the contents stored in your M3800.

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