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Playing/Streaming Videos, Photos, & Music, Media Server Overview, Media Server Settings, TwonkyMedia

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PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 12 Playing/Streaming Videos, Photos, & Music Media Server Overview Media Server Settings Media Types Supported Media Storage Accessing My Book Live from Media Players Accessing My Book Live Using iTunes Media Server Overview My Book Live is designed to serve as your home's central media hub. It enables you to stream photos and music, and videos to your home entertainment center and/or other computers on your home network. The TwonkyMedia server searches for all the media stored in the Public share on the My Book Live connected to your home network. If you do not want Twonky to find specific files, place them in a private share that is not serving media. The server is pre-set, so you can just transfer your multimedia content to the respective shared folders on your My Book Live and you are ready to stream and view content on your home entertainment center, game consoles (for example, Xbox 360™, PlayStation® 3, or DLNA® 1.5 Digital Media Adapters, such as WD TV™ Live HD) and media services such as iTunes. For more information, visit http:// www.twonkymedia.com. Media Server Settings The Media tab on the My Book Live dashboard enables you to define TwonkyMedia and iTunes settings so that you can enjoy media in every room in your house. Note: TwonkyMedia and iTunes only work on your network. TwonkyMedia TwonkyMedia streams your music, photos and videos to compatible devices in your home. Playing media on a compatible device is easy. The TwonkyMedia server searches for all the media stored in the Public share on the My Book Live connected to your home network. The server is pre-set, so you can just transfer your multimedia content to the Public share on your My Book Live, and you are ready to stream and view content on your home entertainment center, game consoles (for example, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3), WD TV Live HD media player, or DLNA 1.5 Digital Media Adapters), and other PCs on your home network. Visit http://www.twonkymedia.com for further information on TwonkyMedia. To enable TwonkyMedia to stream content from your My Book Live drive to your media server(s): 1. On the Navigation panel of the My Book Live dashboard, click Settings and then click the Media tab. 2. Click Twonky to open the section. MY BOOK LIVE 116 USER MANUAL

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PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC
116
MY BOOK LIVE
USER MANUAL
Playing/Streaming Videos, Photos, & Music
Media Server Overview
Media Server Settings
Media Types Supported
Media Storage
Accessing My Book Live from Media Players
Accessing My Book Live Using iTunes
Media Server Overview
My Book Live is designed to serve as your home's central media hub. It enables you
to stream photos and music, and videos to your home entertainment center and/or
other computers on your home network.
The TwonkyMedia server searches for all the media stored in the Public share on the
My Book Live connected to your home network. If you do not want Twonky to find
specific files, place them in a private share that is not serving media.
The server is pre-set, so you can just transfer your multimedia content to the
respective shared folders on your My Book Live and you are ready to stream and
view content on your home entertainment center, game consoles (for example, Xbox
360™, PlayStation
®
3, or DLNA
®
1.5 Digital Media Adapters, such as WD TV™ Live
HD) and media services such as iTunes. For more information, visit
http://
www.twonkymedia.com.
Media Server Settings
The Media tab on the My Book Live dashboard enables you to define TwonkyMedia
and iTunes settings so that you can enjoy media in every room in your house.
Note:
TwonkyMedia and iTunes only work on your network.
TwonkyMedia
TwonkyMedia streams your music, photos and videos to compatible devices in your
home. Playing media on a compatible device is easy.
The TwonkyMedia server searches for all the media stored in the Public share on the
My Book Live connected to your home network. The server is pre-set, so you can
just transfer your multimedia content to the Public share on your My Book Live, and
you are ready to stream and view content on your home entertainment center, game
consoles (for example, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3), WD TV Live HD media player, or
DLNA 1.5 Digital Media Adapters), and other PCs on your home network.
Visit
for further information on TwonkyMedia.
To enable TwonkyMedia to stream content from your My Book Live drive to your
media server(s):
1.
On the Navigation panel of the My Book Live dashboard, click
Settings
and then
click the
Media
tab.
2.
Click
Twonky
to open the section.