Owner manual
HP Media Collector 
•  A Firewall may be Blocking Applications or Port 21 TCP/Outbound
The aggregation application may not be accessing the desired media files on 
the client computer 
Media Collector runs with the permissions of the logged on user, if the material to be aggregated 
is in a folder that the user doesn't have permission to access, then that folder's contents can't be 
collected when this user is logged in. 
The server may be down or unreachable 
The client computer cannot access the shares or server console. The server may be down, so 
aggregation cannot occur. Restart the server. 
Services may not be running on the client computer 
Reboot the client computer. 
A Firewall may be Blocking Applications or Port 21 TCP/Outbound 
If Media Collector is not collecting music, photos, or videos and you use a third party firewall, add 
a firewall exception for port 21 TCP/outbound within the local subnet. Consult your software's 
documentation for details on how to do this. For additional information, see Update Your 
Firewall’s Trusted Program List. 
The Server may not have refreshed yet  
Click the HP Data Vault tab on the Windows Home Server Console and your media files should 
now be listed on the Media Collector status page. 
Media Type is not Enabled for Collection 
The HP Data Vault may not be set up to scan for photos, music, or videos. Check your HP Media 
Collector settings to make sure the media type is configured for collection. 
1.  At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon 
 in the system tray and log on. 
At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu 
. 
2.  Click Settings. 
3.  Click Media Collector in the left menu of the Windows Home Server Settings dialog. 
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