Change The Media Server Settings Or Rescan Media Files - NETGEAR Nighthawk RS700 User Manual

5. Click the Safely Remove USB Device button.
This takes the device offline.
6. Physically disconnect the USB storage device.
Change the media server settings or rescan
media files
By default, the router functions as a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) media server,
which lets you view movies and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV-compliant media players,
such as TVs and game consoles.
To change the media server settings or rescan media files:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
router network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
3. Enter the router admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified when you set
up your router. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > Media Server.
The Media Server (Settings) page displays.
5. To enable or disable the media server, select or clear the Enable DNLA Media
Server check box.
By default, the media server is enabled, allowing the router to function as a DNLA
media server.
6. To rescan media files immediately, click the Rescan media files button.
The router automatically scans for media files whenever new files are added to your
ReadySHARE USB storage device. Only a shared folder for which the read access
settings are All – no password can be scanned for media files.
Share a USB Storage Device
Attached to the Router
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