Chapter 9 Applications

 

 

 

 

Table 53 Applications > Copy/Sync Button

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

USB Volume

If your USB device has multiple partitions, select which partition to use with the

 

 

synchronization function.

 

 

 

 

Sync Direction

Select USB -> NSA to synchronize files from your USB device to the NSA.

 

 

Select NSA -> USB to synchronize files from the NSA to your USB device.

 

 

Select NSA <-> USB to synchronize files in both directions simultaneously.

 

 

 

 

Backup Files to be

Select this option to save the files that will be replaced by the source files.

 

Replaced or

 

 

Removed

 

 

 

 

 

Backup Target

Select a share in which to save the backup files.

 

 

Note: The NSA will not create a new folder to store the backup files. It is recommended to

 

 

create a specific share (such as “backup”) for backup purposes.

 

 

 

 

Apply

Click this to save your changes.

 

 

The configuration file is saved on the USB device.

 

 

 

 

Reset

Click this to restore your previously saved settings.

 

 

 

9.12 Technical Reference

This section provides technical background information on the topics discussed in this chapter.

9.12.1 Sharing Media Files on Your Network

The media server feature lets anyone on your network play video, music, and photos from the NSA (without having to copy them to another computer). The NSA can function as a DLNA-compliant media server and/or an iTunes server. The NSA streams files to DLNA-compliant media clients or computers using iTunes. The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a group of personal computer and electronics companies that works to make products compatible in a home network.

•Publish shares to let others play the contained media files.

•The media server is a convenient way to share files you download using the broadcatching service (see Section 9.9 on page 194).

•Hardware-based media players can also play the files. See Section 20.2 on page 346 for the supported multimedia file formats.

Note: Anyone on your network can play the media files in the published shares. No user name and password or other form of security is used. The media server is enabled by default with the video, photo, and music shares published.

Songs from the iTunes Store

After using iTunes on your computer to download songs from Apple’s iTunes Store, you can copy them to the NSA. Many of these songs have DRM (Digital Rights Management). At the time of writing, you can use your Apple account ID and password to authorize up to a total of five computers to play the files. To authorize a computer, open iTunes and click Store > Authorize Computer.

 

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