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LaCie 2big Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3.8. iTunes Music Server The 2big Network 2 can act as an iTunes Music server, streaming audio files located on unprotected shares to a computer on the network running iTunes. Once configured, a playlist bearing the machine name of your 2big Network 2 (by default LaCie-2big) will appear in the Shared category within iTunes, and audio files stored on the 2big Network 2 will be listed in this playlist. Follow these steps: 1. Make sure the 2big Network 2 is properly connected to your home network as described in section 2. Connecting to a Network. 2. Choose which share(s) will be available to DLNA/UPnP devices, then enable UPnP for that share on the 2big Network 2 Dashboard (see section 4.9. Dashboard: Shares). 3. Access the shared playlist in iTunes (Fig. 34). TECHNICAL NOTE: The iTunes Server Service supports the following file types: .mp3, .wav, .aac, .pls, and .m3u. TECHNICAL NOTE: Library sharing must be enable in the iTunes preferences for this to work (Preferences > Sharing > Look for shared libraries). Fig. 34 Accessing & Transferring Files page 33

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LaCie 2big Network 2
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DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON
Accessing & Transferring Files
User Manual
page 33
3.8. iTunes Music Server
The 2big Network 2 can act as an iTunes Music server, streaming
audio files located on unprotected shares to a computer on the net-
work running iTunes.
Once configured, a playlist bearing the ma-
chine name of your 2big Network 2 (by default
LaCie-2big
) will ap-
pear in the Shared category within iTunes, and audio files stored on
the 2big Network 2 will be listed in this playlist.
Follow these steps:
1. Make sure the 2big Network 2 is properly connected to your
home network as described in section
2. Connecting to a Net-
work
.
2. Choose which share(s) will be available to DLNA/UPnP devices,
then enable UPnP for that share on the 2big Network 2 Dash-
board (see section
4.9. Dashboard: Shares
).
3. Access the shared playlist in iTunes (
Fig. 34
).
TECHNICAL NOTE:
The iTunes Server Service supports the follow-
ing file types: .mp3, .wav, .aac, .pls, and .m3u.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Library sharing must be enable in the iTunes
preferences for this to work (
Preferences > Sharing > Look for
shared libraries
).
Fig. 34