Using Media Server - Maxtor Shared Storage Plus+ User Manual

Use Media Server to Manage your
Digital Photo, Music and Video Collection
If you have a networked home entertainment system, you can use Media
Server to manage your digital photo, music and video collection on your
Shared Storage Drive and use it with your entertainment system. Media
Server can even search your iTunes Music folder for music and video files.
Media Server recognizes files in the following folders on your Shared
Storage Drive: Our Photos, Our Music, Our Movies, My Photos, My Music,
My Movies or My Multimedia. By placing your files in these folders, they will
automatically be available for use with your entertainment system. In order
to use Media Server, your entertainment system will need to be compatible
with UPnP (Universal Plug and Play).
To enable Media Server on your Shared Storage Drive, click the Media
Server button in the main Quick Start screen. To enable Media Server:
1. From the Quick Start main menu, click the Media Server button.
2. This will launch your browser. When prompted, type the user Name
and Password to authenticate.
3. Click Login.
4. This will launch your browser directly to the Manage Digital Photos,
Music, and Video page.
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