Difference between revisions of "Sharing a media library with multiple users on a home network (LAN)"
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1) Place all of you media in a single folder, let's say "D:\Media\" | 1) Place all of you media in a single folder, let's say "D:\Media\" | ||
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2) Share this folder on your network | 2) Share this folder on your network | ||
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3) Map the shared folder "Media" as a drive on all the machines, let's say "M:\" | 3) Map the shared folder "Media" as a drive on all the machines, let's say "M:\" | ||
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| + | 4) Use Media Center Menu > File > Library > Library Manager to add a new library, let's say "Media Drive" at the location "M:\Media Center Library" | ||
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| + | 5) Switch to this new library and import all the media on "M:\" | ||
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| + | 6) On each client on the network, use Library Manager to add a library pointing to "M:\Media Center Library" | ||
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| + | 7) Enjoy the media! | ||
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| + | Remember that only one client can have read/write access to the library at any give time. The second, third, etc. client in will get read-only access. | ||
Revision as of 22:18, 20 January 2007
Media Center 12 can share a media library with any number of Media Center clients on a home network.
Below is a simple example of how to configure this on your home network:
1) Place all of you media in a single folder, let's say "D:\Media\"
2) Share this folder on your network
3) Map the shared folder "Media" as a drive on all the machines, let's say "M:\"
4) Use Media Center Menu > File > Library > Library Manager to add a new library, let's say "Media Drive" at the location "M:\Media Center Library"
5) Switch to this new library and import all the media on "M:\"
6) On each client on the network, use Library Manager to add a library pointing to "M:\Media Center Library"
7) Enjoy the media!
Remember that only one client can have read/write access to the library at any give time. The second, third, etc. client in will get read-only access.
