Pc's Shared Media Files (Upnp) - Archos 501582 User Manual

The four menu items when playing a video. If not already present, the Video player widget
one of the five home screens to give you quick access to your recently added and recently played videos.
9. Playing your PC's shared media
You don't have to limit yourself to playing only the video, music, and photo files that are stored on your
device. When connected to your home WiFi network, your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to watch, directly
on your device, the shared media files (videos, music or photos) stored on your computer. There are two main
ways to "stream" media to your ARCHOS via WiFi.
9.1. Media from your PC's shared folders (SMB)
If there are computers on your WiFi network that are sharing folders, then you will be able to browse
those folders and play whatever content is in them. As shown to the left, a folder on your PC that is
being shared has the hand-holding-a-folder icon. To share a folder on your PC, right-click on it and
select Sharing. You can browse all the shared folders by using the Files application on your ARCHOS. In the file
browser, find the group External and select Shared folders (SMB). You'll see the computer's name here, and
then the shared folders and files inside it. If you have shared video or music files, you can access these folders
directly from the Video application (select Shared Folders (SMB) from the list when you first open the video
player) or the Music application (select the icon Storage on the right side). For photos, you will have to use
the Files application to locate and display your photos. If the computer with the shared folders normally has a
Windows® username and password, you will be asked to enter these before you can access the folder
contents.

9.2. PC's shared media files (UPnP)

The UPnP standard is a simplified and universal method for a computer to share its media contents. For this
to work, you will need a WiFi connection and Windows Media® Player 11* or higher installed on your PC. This
is especially useful when you have a large library of music and video and you cannot fit it all onto the internal
memory of the ARCHOS. The ARCHOS uses the UPnP (Universal Plug-and-play) standard to stream shared
media files from your PC's Windows Media® Library.
* There are other products (software) on the market that also can share media files using the UPnP standard.
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