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Chapter 14: File Manager
Shortcuts’ in the menu. Select “My_Shortcuts” and press OK
button. Press the RED button and a pop-up menu appears.
- Select Add to open a popup menu where you can input
Label, Net User ID, Net Password, Domain, Host Name,
and Specific File Server IP. Select OK to confirm, Cancel to
cancel, and Simple/Detail to switch between simple and ad-
vanced options.
- Select the shortcut you added and press the OK button to
confirm. Then you can select and play the shared media files
on the destination computer.
A/V Streaming via UPnP-server
A built-in UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) client has been in-
tegrated on the system, which enables the player to auto-
detect UPnP Media Servers on the network to browse and
stream media files from them.
Installing UPnP Media Server on your PC
There are a lot of free and commercial UPnP Media Server
software, such as Windows Media Connect, Windows Me-
dia Player 11, XBMC Media Center (Linux/Mac/Windows),
MediaTomb (Linux), etc. Please install one of them on your
computer.
Sharing Media on your PC
The Media Sharing feature of Windows Media Player lets you
enjoy the contents of your library anywhere in your home.
Step 1. Open Windows Media Player, click Organize -> Man-
age libearies to add or remove media files from the library.
Step 2. Click Stream -> More streaming options, then you can
allow or deny devices to access the media library. Click Allow
to authorize your player.
Streaming Media on your Player
Step 1. Connect your player to the home network.
Step 2. Visit File Manager - > UPnP menu on the player, se-
lect the UPnP-server, and press OK.
Note: Firewalls may prevent your player communicating with
your computer. Please open manually and add your player to
the ‘trusted’ list, or disable the firewall temporarily.