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Section 11
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Advanced Features
Networking to a PC or Mac
Many owners of the Systemline Server
will have experienced digital music
through their PC or Mac and you may
have already amassed a large number or
tracks or albums that are stored on your
PC/Mac hard drive. Simply follow a few
basic steps and these tracks can become
part of the Systemline Server music
library too.
The Server can not only play music
stored on its own hard drive but can also
access music stored on other computers
connected to the same Local Area
Network (LAN). To do this you must first
make sure that the location containing
the music files is in a shared folder on
the host computer. Right click the folder
on your PC and select the sharing option.
Select the sharing option and make the
necessary adjustments to the share name
and permissions. For more information on
this you will need to consult the Help files
for your particular operating system.
The next step is to tell the Server where
to look for the music. From the SETTINGS
menu select CONTENT and then select
ADD LOCATION.
Details
Use this option to edit the details of the
content location you wish to add.
You will be presented with a set of
editable data fields to fill in:
Friendly Name
– edit this field to give
the new location a name that you wish
to appear in the list of available music
content in the Server Music Library.
File Location
– this is the most important
field to edit correctly and must be
completed in the following format:
\\<computer name>\<shared folder name>
for instance if your PC was called My
Computer and the music files were in your
My Music folder you would type:
\\my computer\my music
To find out the name your PC has on the
network, right click My Computer and
choose Properties. Depending on your
operating system the name will be under
Computer Name or Network Identification
(for Mac OS X it can be found in the
Sharing panel in System Preferences).
User Name
– edit this field if your
computer requires a user name on the
network, otherwise leave it blank.
Password
– edit this field if your computer
requires a password on the network
otherwise leave blank.
Defaults
– This option is not used.
Scan
– Use this option to make the Server
scan the location that you have added
once you are happy that the details have
been correctly filled in.
The SCAN page will be shown and you
must select CONFIRM. If the details have
been entered correctly and the location
can be seen across the network the scan
will begin and the progress bar will show
you how much time is left.
If for any reason the location cannot be
found the Server returns to the DETAILS
page.
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