Media Server; Network Share - Western Digital WDBGXT0000NBK User Manual

WD TV Live Streaming Media Player
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Media Server

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This menu displays network attached UPnP media servers (such as the WD TV Live
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Hub media center) connected to your network via the DLNA protocol.
The benefit of using a media server is that it aggregates the content together from
the device that is hosting it. The media server hosts a list of supported file formats
with metadata information that allows a client device like the media player to easily
browse and play back the content.
However, using a media server can restrict supported file types and you may not be
able to see all the files stored in the media server. When using a Network Share,
every file is presented to the media player and it does the content filtering based on
what it can support.
Follow the steps below under "Accessing a Shared Folder," selecting the name of
your media server and referencing your media server documentation for password
setup and administration if necessary.

Network Share

The media player supports both Samba and NFS network shares.
Samba
Samba (also known as SMB) is a more common protocol among devices such as
PC, NAS, and Mac (before Lion). If you want to simply discover and/or share a folder
on the network to be accessed by the media player, Samba is a common method,
especially for Windows.
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