User`s guide

Chapter

Chapter 19: Manage Media Server and iTunes

Service

Synology DiskStation can become a multimedia server on the local area network, allowing computers (using

Windows Media Player or iTunes) and DLNA/UPnP home devices (such as stereo system or TV set) to play its

multimedia contents.

This chapter explains how to stream multimedia contents from Synology DiskStation to your computer or other

DLNA/UPnP home devices. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help.

Install DLNA Media Server

Go to Main Menu > Package Center to install Media Server.

Manage DLNA Media Server

Go to Main Menu > Media Server to browse and play the multimedia contents on Synology DiskStation via

DLNA/UPnP home devices, also known as Digital Media Adapter (DMA). With Media Server, you can easily

connect those devices such as TV sets and stereo systems to your home network, and stream multimedia files

stored on DiskStation to the devices to enjoy music, photos, and videos. More indexed folders can be added for

sharing at Media Indexing Service. See "Manage Indexed Folder" for more information.

Note: You can play the following multimedia file formats on Synology DiskStation with DLNA/UPnP enabled DMA

 Audio: AAC, FLAC, M4A, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, PCM, WAV, WMA, WMA VBR, WMA PRO, WMA Lossless

 Image: BMP, JPG (jpe, jpeg), GIF, ICO, PNG, PSD, TIF (tiff), UFO, RAW (arw, srf, sr2, dcr, k25, kdc, cr2, crw, nef,

mrw, ptx, pef, raf, 3fr, erf, mef, mos, orf, rw2, dng, x3f)

 Video: 3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, DAT, DivX, DVR-MS, ISO, M2T, M2TS, M4V, MKV, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4,

MTS, MOV, QT, SWF, TP, TRP, TS, VOB, WMV, XviD, RV30, RV40, AC3, AMR, WMA3, RMVB

 Playlist: M3U, WPL

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The actual playback capabilities may vary depending on the DLNA/UPnP client.