Iomega 34337 User Guide - Page 73

73 Iomega® Home Media Network Hard Drive Cloud Edition Media Server The Home Media Network Hard Drive has a built-in media server that, when turned on, can scan for media content in specific folders that have media sharing enabled. Any media content contained in these specific folders will be scanned by the Home Media Network Hard Drive media server and be accessible to any user on your network with a media player. For information on enabling a folder as a media folder, refer to Managing Shares. The Media Server supports playback of videos, music and pictures from any UPnP AV (Universal Plug and Play Audio Visual) network media players, such as Playstation®3, Windows Media Player®, or Xbox 360®. Scanning for media content The Media Server automatically scans for media content on a regular basis. However, you can click Scan now at any time to force the media server to perform an immediate scan for media content. This is especially useful after you have created new folders with media sharing enabled and copied a large amount of media content to them. Using your Home Media Network Hard Drive as a media server You can move all of your media files from your individual home computers to your Home Media Network Hard Drive and have the ability to access all of your media content from any media networked device. You can also connect USB mass storage devices (such as your iPod, Mp3 player, or thumb (or jump) drive) to your Home Media Network Hard Drive and directly stream files through the device, or access media files through a networked media player. Below are two examples of how to set up the following media players: iTunes Xbox 360 The procedures shown below are intended as examples. Your media player or version may operate slightly differently than documented here. It is recommended that you refer to your media player documentation on how to add a network device. Example: Setting up iTunes 1. Locate the source directory of your iTunes media content. 2. Drag, or copy, your existing media content to a Share that has media sharing enabled. 3. When you open the iTunes Library, iTunes will display all of the media content from the Home Media Network Hard Drive. Example: Setting up Xbox 360 1. Connect your Xbox 360 to your TV and connect your Xbox to the same local network as your Home Media Network Hard Drive. 2. Navigate to the Media Tab in Xbox 360 and select a media-enabled Share. 3. Select Computer from the options menu. 4. Click Yes, Continue when asked if you have downloaded and installed media sharing software on your computer, since the Home Media Network Hard Drive device comes preconfigured with this software. 5. Select Home Media Network Hard Drive from the list of names. You should now see all the public media content on your device.