Accessing Hp Pocket Playlist Configuration Screens; Connecting To Hp Pocket Playlist From An Apple Computer Or Mac Os X - HP Pocket Playlist User Manual

To connect a Linux system to the device man pages:
1. Open a Terminal session.
2. Become root.
3. If necessary, install the Samba plug-in.
4. Create a directory for the shared files.
Example: mkdir /mnt/sharefiles
5. Mount the device folder to the Linux computer, using the following syntax:
mount -t smbfs //PocketPlaylist/sharename /mountpoint/sharedirectory
NetBIOS name example: mount -t smbfs //PocketPlaylist/WiFiDrive /mnt/
sharefiles
IP address example: mount -t smbfs //192.168.1.102/WiFiDrive /mnt/
sharefiles
NOTE:

Accessing HP Pocket Playlist configuration screens

To access the device's configuration screen, use a browser such as FireFox or Konqueror.
1. Open the web browser. Make sure the Linux system has a wireless connection to the HP Pocket
Playlist.
2. In the Location box, enter the IP address or name of the device.
IP address example: http://10.10.10.254
NetBIOS name example: http://PocketPlaylist
Connecting to HP Pocket Playlist from an Apple computer or
Mac OS X
You can configure an Apple computer with the latest OS X operating system to access the folders
and configuration screens on HP Pocket Playlist.
Accessing HP Pocket Playlist configuration screens
1. Open a web browser, such as Safari or Firefox. Make sure the Mac system has a wireless
connection to the HP Pocket Playlist.
2. In the Location box, enter the IP address or name of the device.
IP address example: http://10.10.10.254
Name example: http://PocketPlaylist
NOTE:
usually under DHCP Client Table or Show Connected Devices.
3. Click Settings to access the configuration/settings screen.
PocketPlaylist is the default Samba share on the device.
You can find the IP address for the device on your router's configuration screens,

Connecting to HP Pocket Playlist from an Apple computer or Mac OS X

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