Archos 605 WiFi 160GB User Manual - Page 49

Connecting to a WiFi Network

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GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 the WiFi features > P. 49 • This is especially useful when you have a large library of music and video and you cannot fit it all onto the internal hard drive of the ARCHOS. • The ARCHOS uses the UPnP (Universal Plug-and-play) standard to stream shared media files from your PC's Windows Media® Library. Streaming one of your PC's shared videos and displaying it on your TV * If you cannot install Windows Media® Player 11 or higher, it is possible to access and stream your PC's files from the ARCHOS File Browser. See Browsing Other Computers on the Network. setting windows media® player's sharing options 1. Connect the ARCHOS to your WiFi network (see Connecting to a WiFi Network). 2. Connect your PC to the same WiFi network and start Windows Media® Player, version 11 or higher. 3. Click on the Library tab, and select Media shar- ing... 4. Check the box Share my media to, and click on OK. The ARCHOS' icon should appear in the window, with a warning symbol next to it*. * ATTENTION: the first time you set your sharing options, it might take a couple of minutes for your PC to display the ARCHOS' icon.

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MANUAL
V2.0
GEN 5
THE WIFI FEATURES
>
P. 49
This is especially useful when you have a large library of music and video and you
cannot fit it all onto the internal hard drive of the ARCHOS.
The ARCHOS uses the UPnP (Universal Plug-and-play) standard to stream shared
media files from your PC’s Windows Media® Library.
Streaming one of your PC’s shared videos and displaying it on your TV
* If you cannot install Windows Media
®
Player 11 or higher, it is possible to ac-
cess and stream your PC’s files from the ARCHOS File Browser. See
Browsing
Other Computers on the Network
.
SETTING WINDOWS MEDIA
®
PLAYER’S SHARING OPTIONS
Connect the ARCHOS to your WiFi network (see
Connecting to a WiFi Network
).
Connect your PC to the same WiFi network and
start Windows Media® Player, version 11 or higher.
Click on the
Library
tab, and select
Media shar-
ing...
1.
2.
3.
Check the box
Share my media to
, and click on
OK
. The ARCHOS’ icon should appear in the win-
dow, with a warning symbol next to it*.
* ATTENTION: the first time you set your shar
-
ing options, it might take a couple of minutes
for your PC to display the ARCHOS’ icon.
4.