Media Server Settings - NETGEAR WNDR3800 - N600 WIRELESS DUAL BAND GIGABIT ROUTER-Premium Edition User Manual

N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800

Media Server Settings

By default, the router is set up to act as a ReadyDLNA media server, which lets you view
movies and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV compliant media players, such as Xbox360,
Playstation, and NETGEAR's Digital Entertainer Live.
To view these settings, select Advanced > USB Storage > Media Server to display the
following screen:
By default the Enable Media Server check box and the Automatic (when new files are added)
radio button are selected. When these options are selected, the router scans for media files
whenever new files are added to the ReadySHARE USB hard drive.
Setting this device as a ReadyDLNA Media server enables playback of videos, movies, and
pictures on DLNA/UPnP AV compliant media players like Xbox360, Playstation, and
NETGEAR's Digital Entertainer Live.
ReadyDLNA implies this device serves media in DLNA compatible form to DLNA/UPnP AV
compliant media players.
Enable Media Server. Select this check box to enable this device to act as a media server.
Enable TiVo support. Select this check box if you want to play ReadyNAS media on your
TiVo device. See the following section on
Play WNDR3800 Media on TiVo with ReadyDLNA
page 62.
Media Server Name. Specify the name of the media server.
Automatic (when new files added). Automatically scans for media files whenever new files
are added to the ReadySHARE USB storage. Only shared folders with "All – no password" in
read access can be scanned for media files.
USB Storage
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