Playing/Streaming Videos, Photos, & Music; Media Servers; Media Server Overview - Western Digital My Cloud EX2 Ultra User Manual

Playing/Streaming Videos, Photos, & Music
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Media Servers

Media Storage
Enabling DLNA and iTunes
Accessing Your Private Cloud Using Media Players
Accessing Your Private Cloud Using iTunes
Media Servers
My Cloud EX2 Ultra is designed to serve as your home's media server. It enables you to
stream photos, music, and videos to your DLNA-compatible devices and music to your
iTunes-compatible devices.
Both DLNA-compatible and iTunes-compatible devices search for media stored in any
Public share that has media serving enabled. By default, DLNA Media is disabled. Once
you enable it on the Settings > Media Server page, the media serving for the Public share
is also automatically enabled. For all other shares, the media serving remains off.
If you do not want DLNA to display specific media files, place them in a private share that
is set to disable media sharing. (See "Making a Share Private" on page 30.)

Media Server Overview

The My Cloud EX2 Ultra device uses TwonkyMedia as its DLNA media server. It streams
your music, photos and videos to compatible devices in your home. Playing media on a
compatible device is easy.
The media server searches for all the media stored in the Public share on the My Cloud
EX2 Ultra device connected to your home network. After enabling media serving for the
device (see
content to the Public share on your My Cloud EX2 Ultra device, and you are ready to
stream and view content on your home entertainment center, game consoles (for
example, Xbox 360
media adapters), and other PC computers on your home or office network. Visit
http://www.dlna.org
iTunes Overview
You or anyone connected to the My Cloud EX2 Ultra device can use iTunes to play stored
music files. iTunes creates a virtual music library on the device and treats it as an iTunes
repository, making it possible to stream music files from the My Cloud EX2 Ultra device to
Windows or Mac computers running iTunes.
iTunes scans any shares that have the Media Serving setting enabled, including the
Public share by default.
MY CLOUD EX2 ULTRA PRIVATE CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL
"Enabling DLNA and iTunes" on page 72)
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for further information on DLNA.
PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC
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