User's Manual

26 Set up + software
Media player software
Music les stored on your computer hard drive are accessed by REX in a client-server
arrangement. REX is the “client” that is “served” music from the computer. For REX to
access music stored on a computer on your network, that computer must have media
player software installed, running, and congured to share that music.
REX works with any UPnP media server. The two most common media player programs for
music in use today are iTunes® and Windows Media Player®. See the REX home page at
www.alteclansing.com for information on media player software and REX .
Automatic updates
To keep REX up-to-date, new software will become available for REX periodically. These
software updates will add new capabilities and address changes in media player software,
security, and other aspects of the networked computing environment.
When REX is connected to the Internet though your home network, software updates take
place automatically, at a time when REX is unlikely to be in use. You will see a message on
the REX display telling you a software update is in progress. During the update, music cannot
play and the REX controls are disabled. Updates usually take 30 minutes or less. At the end of
the update, REX will automatically shut down, restart, and let you know that an update has
taken place.
For information on the latest updates and documentation describing new functions, visit the
REX home page at www.alteclansing.com.