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The following window appears:

Select

Guest

and click

Connect

.

4

If prompted, select the partition that you want to open and click

OK

:

5

Your USB storage device is now mounted and is displayed on your desktop.

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The UPnP AV Media Server

Introduction

Your MediaAccess Gateway has a built-in DLNA-certified UPnP AV media server. This section describes how to use and

configure this media server.

UPnP AV

UPnP AV (AV stands for Audio and Video) is a protocol especially designed to share

media

files on your

local network

.

DLNA-certified

The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is an organisation that imposes requirements to ensure the interoperatability

of your media devices and standardize the communication between them.

Buying a DLNA-certified device like the MediaAccess Gateway guarantees you that it will seamlessly integrate with your

other DLNA-certified devices.

To allow you to access your media in a quick and easy way, the MediaAccess Gateway scans your storage device for meta

data information (for example, title, artist, album) and stores it in a database. When you are looking for a file, the

MediaAccess Gateway can simply query the database instead of having to go through all the files.

UPnP AV network components

A UPnP AV network consists of the following components:



The

UPnP AV server

is directly connected to your media files and makes them available on the network. In your network

the MediaAccess Gateway will fulfil this role.



The

UPnP AV client

is a software application or hardware device that allows you to play or view the media files provided

by your UPnP AV media server.

This database will only be created if the following conditions are met:



Your disk or partition must have at least 250MB of free space



Your disk or partition must not be read-only.

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Configuring the UPnP AV Media Server

Introduction

The Network File Server is

enabled by default

and ready to use.

Enabling/disabling the UPnP AV Media Server

Proceed as follows:

1

Browse to the MediaAccess Gateway GUI.

For more information, see

“Accessing the MediaAccess Gateway GUI” on page 33

.

2

On the

Tools

menu, click

Content Sharing

.

3

In the

Navigation bar

, click

Configure

.

4

Under

UPnP AV Media Server

, click

Server Enabled

.

5

Click

Apply

.

Media Database

When you plug in your USB storage device, the MediaAccess Gateway will automatically start building the

media database

.

This database contains all meta data of the media files stored on your USB storage device.

To view the status of the media database:

1

Browse to the MediaAccess Gateway GUI.

For more information, see

“Accessing the MediaAccess Gateway GUI” on page 33

.

2

On the

Tools

menu, click

Content Sharing

.

3

In the

Navigation bar

, click

Configure

.

4

Under

UPnP AV Media Server

, you can find the

Database Status

.

5

If you want to rebuild the database, click

Rebuild

.

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Using the UPnP AV Media Server

Introduction

The UPnP AV Media Server lists all audio, video and picture files located on the connected USB storage device. All UPnP

AV renderers (for example, a DLNA-certified Set-Top box) that are connected to your network are able to view this list and

play or view items from this list.

On your UPnP AV renderer, the MediaAccess Gateway’s UPnP AV media server will be listed as

Technicolor TGXXX

.

Below you can find a screenshot taken on a smartphone with a UPnP AV client.

Via this entry, you can browse to your media files.

Windows 7

Windows 7 has native support for UPnP AV. It automatically detects UPnP AV and makes your media files available for

playback on your Windows Media Player.

Proceed as follows:

1

On the Windows

Start

menu, click

Network

.

2

The

Network

window appears:

Under

Media Devices

you will find the MediaAccess Gateway’s UPnP AV Media Server (displayed as

Technicolor

TGXXX

).

3

Double-click the MediaAccess Gateway’s UPnP AV Media Server to access your media files.

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Windows Media Player

starts up.

Your MediaAccess Gateway’s UPnP AV Media Server is listed on the left. This entry allows you to browse to your media

files.