Mirage Media Server Set Up
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To install the Mirage Media Sync software, browse to this page using the computer that you
want to automatically keep synchronized with your server, and click on the appropriate
download link (Mac or PC).
Once installed, the Mirage Media Sync software can be configured to synchronize your MMS
with iTunes, Windows Media Player (Windows PC’s only), or folders on your hard drive
containing music.
You can make selections to instruct the synchronization software to synchronize all music, or
you can select individual playlists to be copied to your MMS.
All content synchronized with this utility is physically copied to the MMS to provide for
backup and high availability. This means that once synchronized, you can still play your content
on the MMS, even when your computer is off.
If you want to stop synchronizing with one of the computers, clicking the “X” next to the
computer name will remove it from the list and remove all content contributed by that
computer to your MMS library.
Synchronizing Multiple Mirage Media Servers
Using Google Cloud Drive, you can synchronize all of the content and playlists of multiple
Mirage Media Servers located anywhere in the world.
Simply put the same Google account information into each server that you want to keep
synchronized, and select both copy options (copy to, and copy from).
MMS synchronization does not require any one unit to be designated as the master. The
server uses a sophisticated algorithm that accomplishes bidirectional synchronization with all
locations.
If you want to create a master/slave relationship between one master and one or more slaves,
you can accomplish this by enabling only the “Copy To my Google Cloud Account” option
on the server that you want to act as a master, and only the “Copy From my Google Cloud
Account” on the server you want to act as a slave.
Please note that you will not see or change the files synchronized to the Mirage Media Server’s
hard drive in the shared Music folder. These files are copied to a hidden location on the MMS
in order to maintain the integrity of the synchronization. If you want to modify these files you
must do so at the source, or on the Google Cloud Drive.
Streaming Music Services
Configuration of streaming music services is accomplished on the
Content
tab of the
configuration utility in your web browser.
It is important to remember to press the Save button at the top of this tab after you are finished
making any changes to this page. If you navigate away from this page without pressing Save,
your changes will be lost.
Pandora Internet Radio
Pandora is a free service that lets you create custom radio stations based on albums or artists
that you like, and will mix in other music that you have yet to discover.
Subscribing to Pandora Plus will yield additional benefits on the MMS such as higher bitrate
content, and no commercials during playback.
