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Manually Starting the Cisco Media Server, Adding Music Folders to the Cisco Media Server

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Wireless Home Audio Manually Starting the Cisco Media Server The Cisco Media Server software should start automatically, but if you need to manually start it, follow these steps: 1. Go to Start > Programs > Cisco Media Center > Cisco Media Server. 2. The Cisco Media Server will launch and a gray Cisco Media Server icon will appear on your taskbar. Right-click on the Cisco Media Server icon and select Start. Common Uses 2. Modify or type in a new directory in the Local Media Directory field by typing in the entire path, such as C:\Documents and Documents\My Music; Settings\username\My Additional directories are separated by a semicolon. If you want to change the name that appears on your network, you can modify the UPnP Friendly Name. Click OK after all updates are complete. 3. Right‑click on the Cisco Media Server icon on the taskbar and select Stop. 3. The Cisco Media Server will launch and you will see a green Cisco Media Server icon indicating it is ready. Once the Cisco Media Server is launched, you will not see any other windows indicating what music is being shared or providing any further control. You can view the shared library from your Wireless Home Audio Devices or launch the Cisco Media Player on your computer to view the shared libraries. Adding Music Folders to the Cisco Media Server During the initial configuration, you are asked to select directories where your music is stored. To change or add additional directories, perform the following steps: 1. Right‑click on the Cisco Media Server icon on the taskbar and select Cisco Media Server Properties. 4. Once the Cisco Media Server has stopped and the icon has turned gray, right-click on the Cisco Media Server icon and select Start to start the server again. The additional music should now be accessible from your media library. Conductor/Wireless-N Digital Music Center 25

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Common Uses
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Conductor/Wireless-N Digital Music Center
Wireless Home Audio
Manually Starting the Cisco Media Server
The Cisco Media Server software should start automatically,
but if you need to manually start it, follow these steps:
1. Go to
Start
>
Programs
>
Cisco Media Center
>
Cisco
Media Server
.
2. The Cisco Media Server will launch and a gray
Cisco
Media Server
icon will appear on your taskbar.
Right-click on the
Cisco Media Server
icon and
select
Start
.
3. The Cisco Media Server will launch and you will see
a green Cisco Media Server
icon indicating it is
ready. Once the Cisco Media Server is launched, you
will not see any other windows indicating what music
is being shared or providing any further control. You
can view the shared library from your Wireless Home
Audio Devices or launch the Cisco Media Player on
your computer to view the shared libraries.
Adding Music Folders to the Cisco Media
Server
During the initial configuration, you are asked to select
directories where your music is stored. To change or add
additional directories, perform the following steps:
1. Right-click on the
Cisco Media Server
icon on the
taskbar and select
Cisco Media Server Properties
.
2.
Modify or type in a new directory in the
Local Media
Directory
field by typing in the entire path, such as
C:\Documents
and
Settings\username\My
Documents\My Music;
Additional directories are separated by a semicolon. If
you want to change the name that appears on your
network, you can modify the
UPnP Friendly Name
.
Click
OK
after all updates are complete.
3. Right-click on the
Cisco Media Server
icon on the
taskbar and select
Stop
.
4.
Once the Cisco Media Server has stopped and the icon
has turned gray, right-click on the
Cisco Media Server
icon and select
Start
to start the server again.
The additional music should now be accessible from your
media library.