Philips WAC3500 - Upnp; Upnp(Universal Plug and Play); About Upnp; About the Upnp-Enabled Device

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8. Radio
9.1 UPnP (Universal Plug
and Play)
UPnP is a standard which connects multiple
devices with each other and enables them to
work seamlessly.
For those users who are familiar with UPnP-
enabled devices,WAC3500 brings additional
benefits to enrich wireless music streaming
experience.
For those who are not so familiar with UPnP-
enabled devices, please visit www.upnp.org for
details.
9.1.1 About UPnP*
In addition to the music library in the Center, an
UPnP-enabled device can also serve as a music
library.
The music collection on the UPnP-enabled
device can be played on the Center, wirelessly
or through an Ethernet cable (supplied).
You can also play the Center’s music library on
the UPnP-enabled device.Thus expanding your
home music network.
*Universal Plug and Play (UPnP
TM
) builds on
standard networking technologies and provides
standardized protocols for a wide variety of
home and small business devices. It allows easy
interoperability of all the devices supporting the
networking technologies.
9.1.2 About the UPnP-enabled device
The UPnP device can be a PC or other devices
running UPnP software.To use the UPnP device
with the Center,
1 Connect the Center to the UPnP device’s net-
work (see 9.2 Connecting to the UPnP
device)
2 To play the music library of your UPnP device
on the Center, check that the UPnP server soft-
ware is properly installed and enabled on the
device (e.g. Windows Media Player 11, Window
Media Connect
®
)
3 To play the Center’s music library on the UPnP
device, check that the UPnP device is able to
receive music from other UPnP-enabled devices
9.2 Connecting to the
UPnP device
When connecting to the UPnP device’s
network, you have the following options:
1 Connect wirelessly or through an Ethernet
cable
2 Connect the Center
For more information on the connection, see
11 Network setting: Connecting to
external Wi-Fi network and Connecting
to external wired network.
Important:
– It may take a longer time to connect other
UPnP clients to Philips Wireless Music Center
than to connect a Philips Wireless Music Station
to Philips Wireless Music Center.
– To download Windows Media Player 11, use the
following URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedi
a/download
– Windows Media Player and Windows Media
Connect are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation
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