Chapter 7: Advanced Configuration; How To Access The Web-Based Utility - Linksys NMH Series User Manual

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Chapter 7
Chapter 7:
Advanced Configuration
NOTE:
When first installing the Media Hub,
you should use the Setup Wizard on the Setup
CD-ROM. If you want to configure advanced
settings, use this chapter.
After setting up the Media Hub with the Setup Wizard
(located on the CD-ROM), it is ready for use. If you want to
change its advanced settings, use the web-based utility.
This chapter describes each web page of the utility and
each page's key functions. You can access the utility via a
web browser on a local computer connected to your router.
(If you enable and set up the Remote Access service, you
can use the Media Hub over the Internet. Refer to Remote
Access Instructions, page 39.)

How to Access the Web-Based Utility

To access the Media Hub from any computer using a web
browser, double-click the desktop icon that was created
during the Setup Wizard.
Media Hub Desktop Icon
You can also follow these instructions:
1.
Open your web browser.
2.
In the
Address field, enter one of the following:
http://<Friendly_Name> (example: http://Media1)
or
h t t p : / / < I P _ a d d r e s s _ o f _ M e d i a _ H u b >
(example: http://192.168.1.101)
Press Enter.
NOTE:
The Friendly Name is the name you
created during the Setup Wizard. If you did not
create a Friendly Name, use the default name;
enter http://mediahub.
Media Hub
Advanced Configuration
NOTE:
For the Media Hub with LCD (model
number: NMH405), look up its IP address
through the LCD menu. Refer to Status, page 26.
For the Media Hub (NMH300 Series), look up
its IP address through the router's web-based
utility. Refer to the router's documentation for
more information.
NOTE:
To access the Media Browser from a Mac,
use one of the following:
http://<Device_Name>.local
<Device_Name>.local
http://<IP_address_of_Media_Hub>
3.
If you do not have Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or
higher) installed, you will be prompted to install it.
Follow the on-screen instructions. (An active Internet
connection is required.)
4.
The
Media Browser screen of the web-based utility
appears. Click Configuration.
Media Browser Screen
NOTE:
For more information about the Media
Browser screen, refer to Chapter 4: Use of the
Media Browser, page 15.
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