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Media Server User’s Guide 21
CHAPTER 1
Getting to Know Your NSA
1.1 Overview
This chapter covers the main features and applications of the NSA. Use the NSA to do the following.
• Back up and share files on your network.
•Use the COPY/SYNC button to copy or synchronize files between the NSA and USB devices like
card readers, MP3 players, mass storage devices, and digital cameras without using a computer.
• Have the NSA handle large file downloads.
• Automatically download files from website feeds for convenient viewing.
• Use the included media client software or a media client device like the DMA-2501 to play the
video, music and photo files on the NSA.
• Use the NSA’s website to share files with remote users.
• Use iTunes on your computer to play video and music files stored on the NSA.
• Share printers.
• Automatically upload photo and video files to your FTP server, Flickr, and YouTube accounts.
Figure 1 Example of the NSA in a Home Network
Above is the NSA in a home network. Users back up and share data on the NSA. The DMA-2501
plays the NSA’s media files on the TV. A USB hard drive provides extra storage space and files are
copied directly from the USB mass storage device to the NSA.
NSA