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wireless LAN home internet access point, then configure
the Home media application. See ‘Wireless LAN’, p. 70 and
the wireless LAN settings in ‘Access points’, p. 121.
The options related to Home network in applications are
not available before the Home network settings have been
configured.
When you access the home media application for the first
time, the setup wizard opens, and helps you to define the
home media settings for your device. To use the setup
wizard later, in the home network main view, select
Options > Run wizard, and follow the instructions on the
display.
To connect a compatible PC to the home network, on the
PC, you must install the related software from the
DVD-ROM supplied with your device.
Configure settings
To configure the home media application, select Tools >
Connectivity > Home media > Settings and from the
following:
Home access point—Select Always ask if you want the
device to ask for the home access point every time you
connect to the home network, Create new to define a new
access point that is used automatically when you use
Home media, or None. If your home network does not
have wireless LAN security settings enabled, you get a
security warning. You can continue, and switch the
wireless LAN security on later; or cancel defining the
access point, and first switch on the wireless LAN security.
See Wireless LAN in ‘Access points’, p. 121.
Device name— Enter a name for your device that is shown
to the other compatible devices in the home network.
Set sharing on and define content
Select Tools > Connectivity > Home media > Share
content.
Content sharing—Allow or deny sharing media files with
compatible devices. Do not set Content sharing on before
you have configured all the other settings. If you set
Content sharing on, the other UPnP compatible devices in
the home network can view and copy your files you have
selected for sharing in the Images & video and Music
folders.
Images & video and Music—Select media files for sharing
with other devices, or view the sharing status of Images &
video and Music. To update the content of the folders,
select Options > Refresh content.
View and share media files
If Content sharing is on in your device, the other UPnP
compatible devices in the home network can view and
copy the media files you have selected to share in Share
content. If you do not want the other devices to access