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You have several options for connecting your music library to SoundBridge:
Music Server Recommended for Users
of . . .
Notes
Windows Med ia Conn ect
(UPnP Window s Medi a DRM
10 protocols)
Windows XP w ith SP 2 A free medi a ser ver fr om Mic roso ft. Wo rks with a ny mus ic juke box,
but optimize d for Windo ws Me dia Pla yer v.10. S uppor ts S oundB ridge ’s
full Browse , Searc h and Displ ay feat ure s et. Pl ays: W MA, DR M WMA*,
WMA Lossless , MP3, WAV, p layli sts c reate d in ju kebox soft ware such a s
Windows Med ia Play er 10.
iTunes
(Bonjour, for merl y know n as
Rendezvous , for discov ery;
iTunes DAAP f or com munica tion)
PC/Mac A free music ser ver and jukeb ox sof twa re fr om App le. Pla ys: A AC, MP3,
WAV, AIFF (no supp ort f or pro tect ed AAC iTunes Music Store file s). Also
plays playli sts a nd Smar t Pla ylist s cre ated i n iTune s. Bui lt-in Intern et
radio tuner strea ms Int ernet radio to So undBr idge.
Rhapsody
(UPnP and pro priet ary
Rhapsody pr otocol )
Rhapsody Su bscri bers Serve r requ ired to run the R hapso dy Mus ic Ser vice, whic h inclu des
access to po pular m usic a nd Int ernet radio .
Musicmatch J ukebox
(UPnP AV proto col)
Windows 98 SE /Me/ XP/200 0
(SP3 or above)
Popular jukeb ox sof twa re and music serv ice. H as a bu ilt-in UPnP AV
server supp orte d by S oundB ridge . You ca n also use W indow s Medi a
Connect wit h Mus icmatc h, whi ch is m ore f eature -ric h. Pla ys: WMA ,
MP3, WAV (DRM WMA and Mu sicma tch pl aylis ts sup port ed on ly if
using Window s Med ia Conn ect Serve r).
Firefly Me dia Se rver PC/Mac/Lin ux This high qua lity “open s ource” medi a ser ver wi ll ser ve mu sic in many
formats (WM A, MP3, AAC, FLAC, Apple Lossl ess an d Ogg Vorbis). It
integrates direc tly w ith iTu nes an d can share your i Tunes m usic l ibrar y,
or any music librar y. As with all non -appl e prod uct s, it d oes N OT
support Pro tect ed AAC file s. It does n ot sup port prote cted WMA f iles. It
does suppor t Sou ndBr idge’s f ull B rowse , Searc h and Displa y feat ure s et
as well as pl aylist s and Smar t Playl ists creat ed in iTunes .
For a more detailed comparison of compatible music servers and link s to download them, visit
www.rokulabs.com/products/ SoundBridge/servernotes.php.
installing a Compatible Music Serve r
To access network music sharing, make sure you have a compatible music server installed.
Compatible music servers are listed on the previous page. To install one of these, follow the
instructions below.
installing Windows Media Connect
1. If not already installed, install Windows XP Service Pack 2, a free download from Microsoft
or via Windows Update Installer.
2. Download the latest version of Windows Media Player, v.10, a free download from Microsoft
or via Windows Update Installer.
3. Download Windows Media Connect, a free download from Microsoft, or via Windows
Update Installer.
4. Continue to “Enabling Windows Media Connect.”
installing Firefly Media Server
1. Download and install Firefly Media Server from www.rokulabs.com/firefly.
2. Continue to “Enabling Firefly Media Server.”
installing iTunes
1. If you don’t already have iTunes, download and install it from www.itunes.com.
SoundBridge requires v. 4.0 or later.
2. Continue to “Enabling iTunes.”
installing Rhapsody
1. If not already installed, download Real Networks’ Rhapsod y client from www.rhapsody.com.
2. Continue to “Instructions for Enabling Rhapsody.”
installing Musicmatch Jukebox
1. If not already installed, download a free version of Musicmatch Jukebox 9.0 on your PC from
www.musicwatch.com.
2. Continue to “Enabling Musicmatch Jukebox.”
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