Network Protocols to Play Media
To browse and playback the audio, photo and video media files stored on your
computer (connected to your network) or NAS, WAP-V6000 offers various access
solutions like NFS, SMB and UPnP.
UPnP Mediaserver installation on computer
For UPnP access to your media files, a media server software is required. The
media server is beneficial to have the media contents sorted according your
individual requirements, independant from their “physical“ arrangements in
subdirectories. E.g. for audio files, the mediaserver can refer to ID3 tags in the files
to have them sorted by various categories like album, artist, genre etc. The UPnP
mediaserver access ensures full data safety on your computer without direct data
access as required for SMB or NFS. With WAP-V6000, the TwonkyMedia Server
software is provided on the
installation CD
.
Attention:
WAP-V6000 cannot find and playback your media files stored on a
networked computer by UPnP (without using SMB/NFS) without the UPnP
mediaserver installed. Before looking for UPnP mediaserver contents from your
network computer, ensure properly installed mediaserver software!
Other access solutions for networked resources
Firstly, have the IP address and the subfolder name of your target source ready (e.g.
your NAS’ IP and the sub folder of the NAS), below are two options of approaching
your target source by NFS and by SMB protocol.
NFS protocol
The NFS protocol allows the WAP-V6000 to access media files on NAS (Network
Attached Storage) without the using of other UPnP server.
1. Select and enter “iMedia” from the Main Page.
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