User manual NERO MEDIAHOME 4

[. . . ] Manual Nero MediaHome Copyright and Trademark Information Copyright and Trademark Information This document, like the software described therein, is provided as a license and may only be used or reproduced in accordance with the licensing agreement. The contents of this document, as well as the associated software, is subject to change without prior notice. Nero AG rejects any responsibility for the correctness of the contents of this document and rejects any claims that transcend the clauses of the guarantee agreement. This document and all of its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Nero AG. [. . . ] Displays the Devices screen, which shows the players found in the network. Nero MediaHome 9 Main window TV Status Displays the TV screen, where you can define the setting and selection options for TV streaming. Displays the Status screen, which shows the status of the server and the media files currently being used by players. In addition, the following buttons are available in the main window: ?Starting the Server Stop Server Exit Displays a context menu where you can call up the Help and open the windows About Nero MediaHome and Nero on the Web. Terminates the Nero MediaHome server and closes Nero MediaHome. See also: Share Screen 11 Options Screen 14 Network Screen 16 Devices Screen 17 Transcoding Screen 19 Remote UI Screen 21 TV Screen 23 Working with Nero MediaHome 7 Nero MediaHome 10 Share Screen 3 Share Screen Available on the Shared screen are the Media Library, Local Folders, Internet Services, as well as the Apple iTunes tabs. Share screen The Media Library tab gives an overview of the already installed files. Nero MediaHome arranges the files in a clear navigation tree such as video or photos. Here the files are further sorted into subcategories such as the music according to artists, album or genre. The same file, for instance, will be sorted both under the name of a well known artist such as Mozart as under the genre Classics Audio, video and picture files can be defined for sharing on the Local Folders tab. In addition, you can see how many files have already been indexed and the status of the indexing process. The following setting options are available: Button Add Button Remove Opens the Browse Folder window. Only available if at least one folder has been marked in the shared list. Nero MediaHome 11 Share Screen Button More Rescan Folder - carries out indexing for the marked folder again. Open in Explorer - shows the selected folder in the navigation tree of Windows Explorer. Only available if at least one folder has been marked in the shared list. On the Internet Services tab it is possible to enter, save and update the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of various media (web radio stations, web TV stations, audio casts, video casts and image casts). Only available if at least one entry has been marked. If you have Apple iTunes installed on your computer, you can import the Apple iTunes library into Nero MediaHome. The following buttons are available for this purposes on the Apple iTunes tab. Importing iTunes library Imports the media data from Apple iTunes into Nero MediaHome. After importing the Apple iTunes library into Nero MediaHome, the files must still be indexed. The files are fully available to you only after the indexing is completed. See also: Window Dialog 12 Main window 9 3. 1 Window Dialog In the Dialog window you can create a new entry for Internet Services. Window Dialog Nero MediaHome 12 Share Screen The following setting options are available: Drop-down menu Category Input field Title Input field URL Option button Automatically (recommended) Option button Once a day Option button Never (only manually) Button Update now Updates the subscription only when an update is manually initiated. Only available when the input fields of the window have been completely filled in. Defines the category of the entry. See also: Share Screen 11 Nero MediaHome 13 Options Screen 4 Options Screen In the Options screen you can make server and autostart settings. Options screen The following setting options are available in the Server Settings area: Button Reset Message Boxes Shows all messages and warnings that you had previously disabled. The following setting options are available in the Autostart and Tray Settings area: Check box Automatically start Nero MediaHome when computer is turned on Check box Start this window minimized Check box Hide and put this window into the system tray when minimized Shows the window as an icon in the system tray when it is minimized rather than in the taskbar. Starts Nero MediaHome automatically as soon as the PC is switched on. Starts Nero MediaHome minimized. Nero MediaHome 14 Options Screen Check box Always show Nero MediaHome icon in the system tray See also: Main window 9 Always displays the Nero MediaHome icon in the system tray, even when the window is open. Nero MediaHome 15 Network Screen 5 Network Screen In the Network screen you can define network settings. Network screen The following setting options are available: Input field Network name Option button Use a random port number Option button Use a fixed port number List box Network interfaces Selects a random port number for the Nero MediaHome network port. Defines a port number for the network port that stays the same each time Nero MediaHome is launched. Shows all installed network connections with their status, the name of the respective network adapter, the assigned IP address as well as the type of network connection. [. . . ] See also: TV Screen 23 Nero MediaHome 26 Technical Information 10 Technical Information 10. 1 System Requirements Windows XP (SP2 or higher), Windows Server 2003 (SP2005 or higher), Windows XP Media Center Edition 2 or higher, Windows Vista Windows Vista x64 (the product functions in the x86 emulator that makes it possible to carry out 32-bit applications) DirectX 9. 0c Revision 30 (August 2006) or higher Windows Internet Explorer 6. 0 or higher 1. 2 GHz Intel Pentium III processor, AMD Sempron 2200+ or equivalent Minimum 256 MB RAM 200 MB hard drive space for standard installation. Graphics card with at least 32 MB video memory and a minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 16-bit color settings. Network environment with 100 Mbit/sec Ethernet, WLAN (IEEE 802. 11g) or faster. To install Nero MediaHome you need administrator rights for all operating systems. System Requirements Supported UPnP devices for streaming from the Nero MediaHome server. [. . . ]