Eminent EM7285 - Playing Media through Your Network (Upnp); Playing Media through Your Network Using DLNA DMR

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3. Click ‘Stream’ and click ‘Turn on home media streaming’.
4. Turn on ‘Home Media Streaming’ at ‘Media streaming options’.
The steps above are usually sufficient to stream using the UPnP. If this does not
succeed, please visit the Microsoft website for more information.
Hint: Multiple other programs can turn your computer into a UPnP media server. Some
of these programs are available for download, like tversity (www.tversity.com) or
Twonkymedia (www.twonkyvision.de).
10.3 Playing media through your network (UPnP)
1. Use the navigation keys to select ‘Manager’ and press the ‘OK’ button.
2. Press the ‘Menu’ button and select the category. If you want to play a video file
using UPnP, select ‘Movies’ and press the ‘OK’ button.
3. Select ‘UPNP’ and press the ‘OK’ button after which the available UPnP server(s)
will be shown.
4. Select the UPnP server you want to use and press the ‘OK’ button.
5. If necessary, select the correct folder and press the ‘OK’ button.
6. Now select the file you want to play and press the ‘OK’ button. The file starts to
play.
Note: Although UPnP is easy to use, it has some flaws. If your video files are not
recognized or you want to play DVD’s or video files with separate subtitles files, it is
recommended to make use of Samba, also known as shared folders.
10.4 Playing media through your network (Samba)
1. Use the navigation keys to select ‘Manager’ and press the ‘OK’ button.
2. Press the ‘Menu’ button and select the category. If you want to play a video file
using Samba, select ‘Movies’ and press the ‘OK’ button
3. Select ‘Network’ and press the ‘OK’ button after which the workgroup(s) will be
shown.
4. Select the correct work group and press the ‘OK’ button. The available Samba
server(s) will be shown.
5. Select the Samba server you want to use and press the ‘OK’ button. If you need
to login enter the username and password en press the ‘OK’ button.
6. If necessary, select the correct folder and press the ‘OK’ button.
7. Now select the file you want to play and press the ‘OK’ button. The file starts to
play.
10.5 Playing media through your network using DLNA
DMR
The media player also has the option to function as a DLNA slave. This means the
media player functions as a digital media receiver. Using this function, it is not