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Connections Home media settings To share media files with other compatible UPnP devices through wireless LAN, you must create and configure your wireless LAN home internet access point, then configure the Home media application. See 'Wireless LAN', p. 73 and the wireless LAN settings in 'Access points', p. 125. The options related to Home network in applications are not available before the Home network settings have been configured. When you access the home media application for the first time, the setup wizard opens, and helps you to define the home media settings for your device. To use the setup wizard later, in the home network main view, select Options > Run wizard, and follow the instructions on the display. To connect a compatible PC to the home network, on the PC, you must install the related software from the DVD-ROM supplied with your device. Configure settings To configure the home media application, select Tools > Connectivity > Home media> Settings and from the following: Home access point-Select Always ask if you want the device to ask for the home access point every time you connect to the home network, Create new to define a new access point that is used automatically when you use Home media or None. If your home network does not have wireless LAN security settings enabled, you get a security warning. You can continue, and switch the wireless LAN security on later; or cancel defining the access point, and first switch on the wireless LAN security. See Wireless LAN in 'Access points', p. 125. Device name- Enter a name for your device that is shown to the other compatible devices in the home network. Set sharing on and define content Select Tools > Connectivity > Home media> Share content. Content sharing-Allow or deny sharing media files with compatible devices. Do not set Content sharing on before you have configured all the other settings. If you set Content sharing on, the other UPnP compatible devices in the home network can view and copy your files you have selected for sharing in the Images & video and Music folders. Images & video and Music-Select media files for sharing with other devices, or view the sharing status of Images & video and Music. To update the content of the folders, select Options > Refresh content. 82

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Connections
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Home media settings
To share media files with other compatible UPnP devices
through wireless LAN, you must create and configure your
wireless LAN home internet access point, then configure
the
Home media
application. See ‘Wireless LAN’, p. 73
and the wireless LAN settings in ‘Access points’, p. 125.
The options related to
Home network
in applications are
not available before the
Home network
settings have
been configured.
When you access the home media application for the first
time, the setup wizard opens, and helps you to define the
home media settings for your device. To use the setup
wizard later, in the home network main view, select
Options
>
Run wizard
, and follow the instructions on the
display.
To connect a compatible PC to the home network, on the
PC, you must install the related software from the
DVD-ROM supplied with your device.
Configure settings
To configure the home media application, select
Tools
>
Connectivity
>
Home media
>
Settings
and from the
following:
Home access point
—Select
Always ask
if you want the
device to ask for the home access point every time you
connect to the home network,
Create new
to define a
new access point that is used automatically when you use
Home media
or
None
. If your home network does not have
wireless LAN security settings enabled, you get a security
warning. You can continue, and switch the wireless LAN
security on later; or cancel defining the access point, and
first switch on the wireless LAN security. See Wireless LAN
in ‘Access points’, p. 125.
Device name
— Enter a name for your device that is shown
to the other compatible devices in the home network.
Set sharing on and define content
Select
Tools
>
Connectivity
>
Home media
>
Share
content
.
Content sharing
—Allow or deny sharing media files with
compatible devices. Do not set
Content sharing
on before
you have configured all the other settings. If you set
Content sharing
on, the other UPnP compatible devices in
the home network can view and copy your files you have
selected for sharing in the
Images & video
and
Music
folders.
Images & video
and
Music
—Select media files for sharing
with other devices, or view the sharing status of
Images &
video
and
Music
. To update the content of the folders,
select
Options
>
Refresh content
.