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Media Server Software

This chapter introduces the media server software included on the CD.

10.1 Media Server Introduction

The DMA can play files on DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) compliant media servers. The DLNA is a group of leading personal computer and electronics companies that works to make products compatible and able to work in a home network in order to make digital living easy and seamless. The group’s members include Nokia, Intel, Microsoft, Sony, Motorola, Philips, Samsung, Matsushita, and Hewlett-Packard.

Install the included DLNA-compliant media server software on your Windows XP computers to let the DMA play files stored on the computers.

•The software requires Windows XP.

•If you do not have Windows XP or do not want to install software, you can put your files on a USB stick. The USB stick connects directly to the DMA without need of the media server software

•You must install the media server software on each computer that you will use to share files with the DMA.

•See the Quick Start Guide for how to install the media server software and the requirement details.

The NSA-220 network storage appliance is also a media server.

10.2 Media Server Tool

Use the media server tool to configure the media server settings. Do one of the following to start the media server tool.

•Click Start > All Programs > DigiOn > DiXiM Media Server Tool.

•Double-click the DiXiM icon in the system tray (see the following figure).

 

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