Network Cables User Manual

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• The media server is a convenient way to share files you download using the broadcatching
service (see Chapter 8 on page 105).
• Media client software is included on the CD.
• Hardware-based media clients like the DMA-1000 can also play the files. See Appendix
on page 160 for the supported multimedia file formats.
" Anyone on your network can play the media files in the published shares. No
user name and password or other form of security is used. The media server is
enabled by default with the video, photo, and music shares published.
8.3.1 iTunes Server
The NSA iTunes server feature lets you use Apple’s iTunes software on a computer to play
music and video files stored on the NSA. You can download iTunes from www.apple.com.
• The iTunes server feature lets computers on your network use iTunes to play media files in
the NSA’s published shares.
• See Section 16.4 on page 160 for the multimedia file formats iTunes supports.
• A link for the NSA in iTunes under SHARED. Click it to display the NSA’s published
media files as shown next.
Figure 66 NSA link in iTunes