Media Server; Chapter 12 Media Server; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications P870HNU-51B User Manual

12.1 Overview

You can set up your Device to act as a media server to provide media (like video) to DLNA-
compliant players, such as Windows Media Player, ZyXEL DMAs (Digital Media Adapters), Xboxes or
PS3s. The media server and the clients must have IP addresses in the same subnet.
The Device media server enables you to:
• Publish all shares for everyone to play media files in the USB storage device connected to the
Device.
• Use hardware-based media clients like the DMA-2500 to play the files.
Note: Anyone on your network can play the media files in the published shares. No user
name and password or other form of security is used. The media server is enabled
by default with the video, photo, and music shares published.
The following figure is an overview of the Device's media server feature. DLNA devices A and B can
access and play files on a USB device (C) which is connected to the Device (D).
Figure 91 Media Server Overview

12.1.1 What You Can Do in this chapter

The Media Server screen lets you use the Device as a media server and allow DLNA-compliant
devices to play files stored in the attached USB hard drive
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