Share Media Folders; Connecting Dmas To The Media Server - Thecus 1U4600 User Manual

A description of each field follows:
Media Manager Settings
Item
Media Server
Shared Media Folders
Rescan

Share Media Folders

Once the Media Server software is installed, you can start adding folders that
contain the media that you would like to share. To create a media share folder,
follow the steps below:
1. Click on System Network > Media Server in the menu bar.
2. From the Shared Media Folders window, select the folder that contains
your media files, and click its checkbox.
3. The contents in the folder will be scanned for the Media Server. The time
required for scanning depends on the size of the folder.

Connecting DMAs to the Media Server

Next, it's time to connect your Digital Media Adapter (DMA) to the media server:
1. Connect your DMA to your Media Server
a. Configure your DMA to use a Dynamic IP address. The IP address will
be assigned by the router.
b. Some DMAs are wireless enabled. You can connect the DMA to a
wireless router. For instructions on how to connect your DMA to a
wireless router, please refer to your DMA's user manual.
2. Connect your DMA's video output to video input of your TV set.
3. Turn on the TV and change the video signal input to DMA.
Description
Enable or disable the Media Server service.
Select the folder(s) that contains media files to be shared.
Click the Rescan button to have the 1U4600 for new contents in
the selected media folder.
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