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16. Sharing your Media Files in Windows
If you want to play your media files from a computer or NAS without UPnP AV server, you can use the
Samba client feature of the unit. The Samba client of the unit is combined in the ‘
My Media
’ section of
the main menu.
With the steps in this chapter, you can share your media files on your Windows computer. For instructions
how you can share your files on your NAS device, please check the manual of your NAS device.
16.1
File sharing in Windows XP
•
Open ‘
My Computer
’ with the shortcut in the start menu and navigate to the folder with media files
you want to share.
•
Single click on the folder with media files and select the option ‘
Share this folder
’ in the left menu
bar.
[ My Computer – Share Folder ]
The properties of the folder are shown, with the ‘
Sharing
’ page displayed.
The section ‘
Network sharing and security
’ can be used to share the folder.
If you did not share any folders previously, you need to run the Network Setup Wizard by clicking the
‘
Network Setup Wizard
’ line in the window.
