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Verbatim MediaShare User Manual

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  • Page 1 MediaShare User Guide English...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    MediaShare Agent Using MediaShare Agent Starting the MediaShare Agent MediaShare Agent Menu Options MediaShare Application Starting the MediaShare Application Logging into the MediaShare Application gg g MediaShare Application Landing Page Media Library Accessing the Media Library Media Sources Working with Media Source Folders...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Front Panel The front panel of the MediaShare includes an Easy Transfer button which is used to quickly and easily transfer all fi les and folders from a USB drive to MediaShare through the USB port also on the front. Status LED’s are also included to indicate the active/inactive status of the system.

  • Page 4: Accessing Mediashare G

    Push Reset button default settings Accessing MediaShare MediaShare can be accessed in several ways. Depending on your needs and location, you can use one or all of the following methods to access your MediaShare. Local Area Networking Using default network browsing tools (such as My Network Places), any system connected to your home network will recognize the MediaShare as a computer in your Workgroup.

  • Page 5: Resetting Your Mediashare

    Easy Transfer Button The Easy Transfer button is a quick and effi cient way to copy fi les and folders from any USB drive directly to MediaShare. Proceed as follows; 1. Connect the USB Drive to the front USB port 2.

  • Page 6: Accessing Transferred Content

    Start the MediaShare Agent on a PC To start MediaShare Agent on a PC, navigate to Start > Programs > Verbatim > MediaShare Desktop Applications > MediaShare Agent > MediaShare Agent...

  • Page 7: Mediashare Agent Menu Options

    MediaShare Agent Menu Options Not logged in/Logged in as The label at the top of the top of the menu displays who is currently logged into MediaShare Agent, or shows Not logged in, as appropriate. This item is available on a PC only.
  • Page 8 Switch User If someone is logged into MediaShare, the Switch user menu options logs out the current user and allows another person to log in. This menu option is available on a PC only. Figure Chapter 2-4 Switch User Log Out The Log out menu option closes the current user’s connection to MediaShare Server.
  • Page 9 Launching MediaShare Application opens your default browser, prompts you to log in (if not already logged in), and displays the MediaShare Server landing page where you can access your media library folders, view album, set preferences along with other server options.

  • Page 10: Mediashare Application Pp

    Smart Web shortcut. Logging into the MediaShare Application When you launch the MediaShare Application, you will be asked to log in using the credentials you set up when you fi rst installed your MediaShare system. To log in: 1.

  • Page 11: Mediashare Application Landing Page

    After you launch and login to the MediaShare Application, the MediaShare landing page appears. From this screen you have local access to the Albums, Media Library, Backup my MediaShare and Preferences areas, as well as the Help menu, which contains a link to the User Manual and MediaShare support.

  • Page 12: Media Library Y

    Help, and allows you to sign out of the application. The Help menu provides access to the user manual, and connects directly to MediaShare support. When you enter one of the application areas, such as the Albums area, the main menu on the top will also contain a “Go To”...
  • Page 13 Tip of the Day Each time you launch the Media Library, MediaShare will provide a Tip of the Day screen, giving helpful tips and tricks for using your system to its fullest potential. You can click back or forward to see other tips. If you do not want to see the tips, you can disable it by checking the “Don’t show tips”...

  • Page 14: Media Sources

    Media Sources The Media Sources section shows your FamilyLibrary folders, MyLibrary folders, and MyComputers folders. FamilyLibrary The FamilyLibrary folder displays FamilyDocuments, FamilyMusic, FamilyPhotos and FamilyVideos subfolders. These folders are accessible to all users unless you block user access. These folders can also be shared with digital music adapters (DMAs) making the content available to media players on the home network.

  • Page 15: Working With Media Source Folders

    However, if you delete a fi le from the folder, it will no longer be available in the albums. You can add a theme to your album by displaying background graphics that come with the MediaShare application. You can leave the album unshared for your own enjoyment, or you can share it with your family, friends or everyone.
  • Page 16 Figure 3-13 Adding a Folder Deleting a Folder Deleting a folder removes it and all its fi les from MediaShare. Delete folders carefully. 1. To delete a folder a. Select the folder from the area you want to delete on the left navigation panel.
  • Page 17 If you upload a fi le to a folder within FamilyLibrary, any user with account access permission to this folder will be able to access it. Blocked accounts will not have access to it. The MediaShare Application allows you to copy a fi le or set of fi les that are less than 2 GB. If you want to copy fi...

  • Page 18: Folder Options

    Figure 3-17 Drag and Drop Folder Options The MediaShare Application uses option commands for working with folders. 1. To display the options from the Media Sources list or subfolders, move the mouse over a folder. 2. The word Options will appear on the folder.
  • Page 19 • Select Cut. • Select the destination folder. • Display the menu. • Select Paste Note: You cannot cut and paste a folder to another application, and you cannot cut and paste data from another application into the MediaShare Application.
  • Page 20 Select the destination folder and display the menu d. Select Paste Note: You cannot copy and paste a folder to another application, and you cannot copyand paste data from another application into the MediaShare Application. Figure 3-20 Copying a File or Folder Renaming a Folder Renaming a folder changes its name.

  • Page 21: Albums

    The Albums section shows the albums you have created using the Media Library, and allows you to edit and share them with other users. An album allows you to group related pictures, music, videos and documents from multiple folders. To view your albums select Albums from the Landing Page of the MediaShare application. Displaying the Albums Page From the Landing page, click Albums.

  • Page 22: Working With Albums

    Displaying the Album Menu The MediaShare Application has a menu with commands for working with albums. To display the menu, move the mouse over an album. An arrow will appear beside the name. Click the arrow to display the menu.
  • Page 23 Share with other family accounts Checking this option allows you to share the albums with others on the Family network. Sharing an album with family makes it available to the other MediaShare users, unless their account blocks access. See “Let user access family...
  • Page 24 Send email to invitees – Emailing your Friends When you share an album with friends, MediaShare can send them an email notifi cation from myfriend@emailaddress.com that contains a link to the album. By default, anyone who clicks the link can view the album. The link will take them to a Guest login page, where their email address is verifi...
  • Page 25 1. To use a fi le as the album cover, start by selecting the album. 2. Select the fi le, display the menu, and then select Use as Album Cover. Running a Slideshow Running a slideshow displays the images within the album or folder, one at a time, along with their captions. Music, videos and documents are not shown.

  • Page 26: Working With Files

    Working with Files Filtering Files – Media Filter Filtering the fi les specifi es which fi le types will appear. To fi lter the fi les, select All Files, Images, Music or Videos in the Media Filter list. The Files section will only display fi...
  • Page 27 1. To select a fi le, click it. To select multiple fi les, hold the Ctrl key while clicking fi les. Displaying the Menu The MediaShare Application has a menu with commands for working with fi les. You can display the menu in Thumbnail view or List view. The menu is not available in Shuffl e view or CoolIris view.

  • Page 28: Adding A Caption

    3. Alternatively, select the fi le, and then click the Show Details icon. Enter the tags in the Tags box of the Details section. Tags allow you to describe each fi le on your MediaShare. If you tag fi les consistently, you will be able to fi nd them more easily, especially as their number grows over time.

  • Page 29: Setting Up Contacts

    View Viewing an image displays it in a paused slideshow. 1. To view an image, double-click it. 2. You can also select the image, display the menu, and then select View. If you play the slideshow, it will display the other images within the selected folder or album. See “Running a Slideshow”. Rotate clockwise / Rotate counterclockwise Rotating an image clockwise turns it to the right.

  • Page 30: Social Media

    Facebook. Sharing with Flickr You can share an album with Flickr. Your MediaShare will upload the images from the album, and Flickr will add them to the photostream or to a set. To create a set on Flickr that contains the images from your album on MediaShare, select Share with Flickr. The Service Authorization window appears.

  • Page 31: Backup My Mediashare P Y

    Plus music or songs imported from CD. To play music, select the MediaShare:iTunes folder, and then double- click the song. The idea is to take all the music fi les on all the computers, move them to MediaShare > FamilyLibrary > FamilyMusic; and have them all accessible through each computer’s iTunes program.
  • Page 32 Figure 3-44 Backup my MediaShare Note: If a USB drive is not connected to MediaShare when navigating to Backup my MediaShare the notice below will be displayed indicating a drive is not connected. Figure 3-45 Backup my MediaShare – USB Drive Not Connected MediaSources MediaSources allows you to navigate in your MediaShare system to the folders you would like to schedule for backup.
  • Page 33 Figure 3.47 Space Availability – Backup my MediaShare Backup The Backup area can be used to review which folders have been selected for backup to the connected drive. Figure 3.48 Backup Section - Backup my MediaShare To select a folder for backup simply check the box under “USB” coinciding with the folder you would like to include.

  • Page 34: Preferences

    Figure 3.50 Legend - Backup my MediaShare Preferences The administrator can set up user, server and administration preferences. Where noted, some preferences are available to all users. Other preferences require administrator permission. Displaying the Preferences page From the Landing page, click Preferences. From one of the other pages, click Home in the Main menu, and then select Preferences.

  • Page 35: User Preferences

    The default language is from your computer’s confi guration. 2. Sharing Emails Sender The Sharing Emails Sender box sets the return email address for messages sent by MediaShare when you share an album with friends. 3. Clear Landing Page Background Clicking Clear Landing Page Background removes the image from your Landing page.

  • Page 36: Server Preferences

    Diskspace All users can view the amount of space on the MediaShare. 1. Used – The Used fi eld shows how much disk space is occupied. 2. Free – The Free fi eld shows how much disk space is available.
  • Page 37 You can change the name of your MediaShare at anytime. 1. MediShare Name – The MediaShare Name box sets the device name for your MediaShare. The name you choose must be unique. A check will be made to automatically ensure the MediaShare name is unique, and will notify you if you need to try a different name.
  • Page 38 Yes – MediaShare automatically obtains a dynamic IP address from the router using DHCP. In most cases, use this setting. b. No – MediaShare will use the static IP address entered into the Server IP address box. This is rarely required, but may improve performance for remote users.
  • Page 39 Yes enables the Internet Time Servers box. Internet Time Servers - The Internet Time Servers box sets the NTP servers used by the MediaShare. In most cases, use the default NTP servers. The Internet Time Servers box appears if Set date and time from the Internet is set to Yes.

  • Page 40: Administration

    2. Display Name The optional Display Name box sets the name that will appear in the Main menu of the MediaShare Application. The display name will also appear in the Albums page before the user’s albums. If used, it must be at least three characters.
  • Page 41 Figure 3-40 Network Services Preferences. Note: if you disable access to the FamilyLibrary folders, a user can still access them using Windows Explore or Mac Finder through MediaShare Folders. Edit user Once a user is added, you can edit user accounts. The options are the same as for Add New User.
  • Page 42 3. Follow the prompts. Figure 3-43 Subscription upgrade You can use an external device that uses a USB port to upload or download content to and from your MediaShare. 1. Plug the USB device into the front USB port of your MediaShare.
  • Page 43 You can confi gure the MediaShare to be the destination for Windows Backup for the PC, Windows XP, Vista, 7 and/or Mac OSX TimeMachine backups. By enabling this feature a special hidden section on the MediaShare is assigned to contain the backed up fi les. This section is not visible to the user because the contents are not usable by the user directly and can only be used for restoring backups.
  • Page 44 1. Eject – allows you to safely remove and replace a disk without damaging the disk or losing data. 1. Format – allows you to erase all data from the MediaShare disk. This option will automatically reboot the MediaShare. 2. Rebuild – This button will only appear if there is a problem with a disk. To restore functionality, click the Rebuild button then click OK to refresh the browser.

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