Verbatim MediaShare - Page 9

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O
p
en Me
d
iaS
h
are A
ppl
icatio
n
The O
p
en MediaShare A
pp
lication menu o
p
tion starts MediaShare A
pp
lication, which is visuall
y
a user
f
riendl
y
and
fl
exible wa
y
to mana
g
e
y
our content and administer settin
g
s usin
g
a web browser. Launchin
g
MediaShare A
pp
lication o
p
ens
y
our de
f
ault browser,
p
rom
p
ts
y
ou to lo
g
in (i
f
not alread
y
lo
gg
ed in), and dis
p
la
y
s the MediaShare Server landin
g
p
a
g
e where
y
ou can access
y
our media librar
y
f
olders, view album,
set
p
references alon
g
with other server o
p
tions
.
Figure 2-7 Open MediaShare Server Landing Pag
e
Albums
.
Click the Albums icon to view albums currentl
y
available
.
Me
d
ia Li
b
rary. Click Media Library icon to view the contents of your MediaShare Server. From here you can add additional content, manage
y
our folders, and create albums that
y
ou can share with famil
y
and friends
.
Backup my MediaShare. Click Backup My MediaShare to access the server backup management tool allowing you to select which
f
olders are
scheduled to backup to a connected drive on one o
f
the back USB ports, view the status o
f
backups and review the amount o
f
remaining space
on the drive being used to backup MediaShare Server content
.
Preferences. Click here to change your user preferences or administer your MediaShare Server
.
Preference
s
T
h
e Pre
f
erence
s
menu option on MediaShare Server agent allows you to check
f
or so
f
tware updates to desktop applications, and displays the
name and IP address o
f
the MediaShare Server on your home network
.
The Advanced tab shows the MediaShare Server found on your network
.
Figure 2-9 Agent Pre
f
erences
N
o
t
e
: The Preferences available on MediaShare A
g
ent are different from the Preferences offered on MediaShare Server. For more information
about MediaShare Server Preferences, see “Preferences” under the Chapter 2 MediaShare Application section.
A
bout
T
h
e A
b
out menu option
d
isp
l
ays t
h
e Me
d
iaS
h
are Agent version insta
ll
e
d
on your comuter.
Figure 2-10 A
b
out Me
d
iaS
h
are Agent
Exi
t
The
E
xi
t
menu option closes MediaShare Agent and removes the icon from the system tray
.