Formerly Xbox Media Center this project had grown into massive open source and cross-platform media application. It can act as UPnP server , player and renderer. Initial setup is supposed to be as easy as adding some folders or iTunes database. Comparing to Linux platform choice of decent software for the task on Windows is extremely limited. Despite complicated choice of software which I just did for you actual server setup is quite easy to perform and media playback is nice and convenient experience.
This howto is adapted from this article describing how to install an older version of UMS on an older version of Ubuntu. Why bother Setting up centralized media server allows to keep everything organized, in single place and depending on your level of media obsession offers numerous expanding and integrating opportunities — from simple convenience enhancements to smart home networks.
Universal Plug and Play UPnP is set of open standards that aims to simplify networking tasks and among other things allows compatible hardware devices and software to share and access media files. Terminology There are three basic types of nodes in UPnP setup: server — does media sharing computer, NAS, etc ; renderer — does media playback software or hardware ; control point — enumerates and controls servers and renderers.
Scope of my setup Few variants I offer are all software based and for Windows environment. Windows Media Player 11 Native Windows solution. Each remote player must be confirmed and allowed access first time it tries to connect.
For additional reference Microsoft has FAQ on media sharing. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content. From there, you click on the Turn off network discovery button ever since Windows Vista, UPnP has been called network discovery on all Windows operating systems.
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