Media Servers for LG TV. Configuring Home Media UPNP DLNA Server - How to use Windows? Install the connection between the TV and Computer

Today, many users face the problem of playing a video in the memory of your computer or file storage, on other devices, such as TV, game console or tablet. All this is quite feasible with the help of DLNA.

So what is DLNA? The abbreviation of Digital Living Network Alliance, literally translates as a "home network alliance". This technologywas created by developers and manufacturers of audio / photo / video - techniques for transmitting media content (photo, video, audio) from one device to another, bypassing any digital media and using an exceptionally local network for these purposes.
Exists great amount software (both paid and complimentary), which can cope with this task, but we will use the easiest, possible way, ways and create your homemade media server, through standard and public tools operating system Windows. All we need is an operating windows system 7 or higher and 15 minutes of free time, proceed. What we need to know:

The device where you want to view media content supports DLNA technology and connected to your home network.
The version of your operating system is older than Windows 7 Home Basic.
If you use wireless Wi-Fi connection, then it bandwidth It should be enough for a comfortable transfer of media data. (It is preferable to use the 802.11n standard)

To begin with, we will need to create a "home group" on the PC, from which we are going to broadcast media content. First, go to the control panel.

And here is the password of the home group, write it down, later you can change to the one that you easier to remember.

Setting up the parameters of the home group:

After we have pressed the "ready" before us, a window with a home group parameters should appear. Here we perform final settings and can change the password that has assigned automatically. (! Recommendation - Change the password before connecting other devices to your home groupOtherwise, they all will be excluded from it!)

How it works?

Now you can access other devices to previously selected folders, such as "video", "Music". Accordingly, on your devices, you will see these folders as - "Video Library", Allshare, Smartshare and others. Names can change, it all depends on the manufacturer and the type of device itself, but it does not change the essence. (Often, this information You can specify from the user manual that comes with the equipment)
In addition, the most fast way get into your media server settings menu, start it standard application operating system - Windows player Media. From this menu item, you will go to the multimedia streaming settings.

Possible difficulties:

Sometimes, devices, such as TV, can meet a video that it cannot reproduce. For this, just need to include item "Allow remote control player "and not close it (player) on a computer
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By fulfilling all the above recommendations, we were able to configure the media server at home, without using any extraneous programs and devices.

I recently realized that televisions are still in the last century. If mobile gadgets and computers are becoming more convenient, faster and easier, the only thing that changes in the TVs is the size of the screen and permission. About convenience is not worth talking.

A TV without a media server on a computer or special device is a practically useless thing, unless you like to hang in so I chose the top 5 mediover for a computer that pump your TV and make it much more functional.

Plex

Plex is the most popular and, perhaps, a convenient option. By running the server on the computer, you can manage it from the browser, to adjust the library, add subtitles and so on. All information about the PLEX film loads automatically and makes it perfectly in 9 cases out of 10. The TV sees the PLEX server without any problems and everything is perfectly losing. The only minus Plex and other similar programs is that the TV does not see the subtitles built into the film, but for most it does not matter.

PLEX is distributed free of charge, but for additional functions will have to buy a subscription.

Plex

I used this server for a long time on the old TV. It works well enough and unlike Plex, HMS is a whole combine whose functionality does not know the boundaries. The only minus will be the terrible program interface, but since it is needed to play movies on the TV, it will not become a big problem. The program is absolutely free and only in version for Windows.

Initially, PS3 Media Server distributed as an addition to PlayStation 3, which allows you to play movies on the TV using the console. Then the program began to live a separate life. Like previous alternatives, it supports playback via DLNA and does not require the setup.

SERVIIO is far from the most popular media server, but he also deserves places in our top. App for free, however for $ 25 you can buy Pro versionwhich opens access to your content from any, not only the home network, and allows you to play the content from the Web (this feature is given as familiarization and in free version). SERVIIO has Android applications, however, they act as an auxiliary control panel for the server part on the computer.

Kodi (former XBMC)

XBMC was created to implement the video playback function in Xbox. The project then separated and now KODI is one of the most popular media centers that support almost all platforms due to open Code. Kodi has applications for iOS and Android, which allow you to use a smartphone as a control panel. The service lives on donations and is absolutely free.

Kodi.

For me, the unequivocal favorite is PLEX. And what do you use?

In general, the Home Media Server program is conceived by developers as a homemade media server. But most often HMS is used as DLNA Server. It is ideal for this purpose and has many useful settings, often functioning even better than such official programs as LG SmartShare PC SW and standard fashion DLNA settings through Windows Media Player.. The meaning is to allow TV to play movies, music, pictures and other content right from your laptop or computer. At the same time, they must be connected to one home network, for the organization of which the router or router is usually used. After that, it remains only to configure the program, and the case is in the hat. You can download it on the official website http://www.homemediaserver.ru by clicking on the "Download" button.

Install Media Server is simpler simple: unpack the archive and run "setup.exe", where we agree with all the conditions and click the "Next" button everywhere. After successful installation And the launch of the HMS will appear the main program window. When you first start, select your TV from the device list (for example, LG TV). Add Media Resources to which your TV will have access can be in the next window or in the settings later. In the Backup and Data Recovery window, click "Run" and "Close".

HMS as a DLNA server

Immediately go to the program settings. Here we have to configure our home media server type DLNA. To do this, in the category "Media Resources" in the first tab of the "List of directories" using the "Add" button specify the paths to the folders on our computer, where Media files you want to see on a LG TV or other are located. After adding all folders, click "Scan". Although we will configure the autocaning of new media resources, new items are still not automatically appear, and you need to scan using this button manually.

On the Scanning tab, it is important to enable automatic directory scans when changing and starting the program so that new media files are immediately displayed on the TV.

In order for Home Media Server to start when the computer is loaded, in the category "Advance" you need to put the checkboxes "Autoloading the program when starting windows sessions"And" Installation windows services Home Media Server ... ". The HMS setting for the DLNA server is complete, click OK.

Next, select the "PC Connection" tab and click 3 times press the "Next" button. Please note that your home network (wired or wireless, depending on the TV connection method), otherwise, select it.

On the 4 step you should see your PC. If it is not there, restart the server, usually helps. Next, select the device and get to the "Connected Devices" item.

Viewing Media.

After the first connection, our device will be displayed in the last LG Smartshare station - "Connected Devices". If it is not there, restart the server on the PC. For example, to view movies, you need to select the "Movies" folder, then "Catalogs of Media Resources".

Here you will see a list of folders added in the HMS settings. Go to any folder and run the movie. Sometimes the TV can write that "the file type is not supported." Do not despair, it's a glitch, try to run again and from 2-3 times everything will turn out.

Features HMS

The advantages of the home media server from SERVIIO are as follows:

on the TV you can see a clear structure of PC folders;
the ability to run the playback of media files to TV from the program itself on the PC. To do this, select a file from the list and click on the Green Play button, which is present if the TV is on;
relative stability of work (after PC SW DLNA from LG is just a fairy tale);
a large number of settings.

Disadvantages:

some confusion for beginners;
sometimes it does not work automatically scanning new files;
periodically you have to restart the server so that the device appears in TV.

Despite these disadvantages, HMS is ideal as a home media server, including DLNA. The details of the Home DLNA server settings are on the following video.

Other features

The possibilities of the considered Home Media server do not end on the DLNA. HMS can provide access to Media computer resources still using UPNP (Universal Plug and Play) and HTTP protocol. It is more relevant for smartphones and tablets.

But for DLNA this Server. Maybe more. For example, you can give access not only to computer resources, and also the flow of Internet radio and television IPTV.. There is also an opportunity to broadcast so-called podcasts from various online cinemas, such as HdSerials.ru, HDKinoklub.ru and hundreds of others. There are still possibilities for transcoding media format files that are not supported on TV. How do you like? All this will be discussed in the following articles, subscribe to our newsletter, as well as VKontakte and Twitter.

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Probably, each of us has a lot of digital media devices that communicate with WiFi or network connected to the network using a conventional twisted pair. For example, I have a PDA, a netbook, a pair of laptops, a pair of computers and a couple more smartphones. The last (Nokia 5800 Xpress Music couple), due to the fact that even in the bathroom or in bed, they are constantly at hand, turned out to be the most commonly used devices. Fortunately and surfing, and communication through GTalk / Skype, and unpretentious time killer toys - everything is available. That's just the memory of the devices of only 8 GB, so the films do not chibly throw there, and even convert, and then pour each film to the smartphone - it takes time, and after all, there is still such a thing as lazy! In a word, I wanted to be able to somehow view the media system (and first of all - video) from the home server at any time, without converting and not committing unnecessary televitations.

Fabul

In principle, if it were not for what Nokia 5800xm came out, I would have decided this problem for a long time - router Asus. WL-500G supports UPNP, so it would only be enough to stick a flash drive. The trouble is that despite the sometimes encountered specifications in online stores, but the Nokia 5800xm does not support UPNP / DLNA and the client's third-party implementation does not exist. So what does it ask, do? Put the fat cross on the idea of \u200b\u200bviewing a remote content?

The first attempt to get out of the dead end was streaming video broadcasting. Judging by the RTSP Protocol Specification (RFC 2326), it must maintain playback control when Broadcast: Play, Pause, and Teardown. Unfortunately, after the VLC was configured to stream broadcasting, it turned out that the pause request is either not processed by this server and works only on the server side, or not sent by the smartphone client. In addition, in any case, in this way, only the video file selected on the server is available for broadcasting, and not a whole media library.

But the first disappointment did not cool the dust, the search continued.

Next to the queue became Home Media Server, more known as a home media server - a program that provides media resources (photos, audio and video files) of your computer to other UPNP (DLNA) devices in the home network. After installation, he pleased me with the wealth of options, ease of setting, but ... completely disappointed as the UPNP / DLNA, as mentioned above, the Nokia 5800 did not support, and through HTTP video completely refused to play ...
I needed a working alternative. Here I just came to my eyes the media server TVERSITY. - The name slipped into someone's comments when discussing DLNA media servers.

So...

TVERSITY MEDIA Server (Free Edition) is an even simpler in the development of a media server, again the UPNP, DLNA and HTTP offer us. If everything is clear with the first two protocols, then the HTTP, as it turned out, is not so simple - access to the media library turned out to be implemented in two ways: classic and through flash. But first things first.

For starters - interface. Friendly, and I would even say quite simplified. The first thing immediately climbed into the settings. Hints to each option (albeit in English) simplify the configuration of the server "for itself".

The most important thing for me, of course, was video recoding. Server settings, unfortunately, are focused on an ordinary user, so you will notice the fine configuration of the codecs, but it is better at least something that is not at all, isn't it?

The setup of the media library is also quite simple (and unlike the above-mentioned Home Media Server does not require a long restart at its update), when you add a source using special checkboxes, you can specify the type of its content: audio, video, and / or images. I say it is the "source", not "folders", because in this way you can add external content: For example, Video RSS or Internet Radio, as well as some services like YouTube and Flickr. By the way, pay attention - when you select a folder using the "Browse ..." button, instead of Cyrillic names, you will get krakozyab, so it is better to enter the name manually or scope let from the file manager.

Well, with how to configure the library figured out. Now - about how to work with it. And let's start with that for what all this was stood: viewing video from a smartphone. The happy owners of the Nokia 5800 are known that the smartphone does not know how to open the AVI container, and initially it was a big problem, because Local viewing of the film required to convert video to MP4, but then there are still third-party players with support for this container. In this case, it does not matter - only FLV support is needed, which is not a problem for him. So, as already mentioned earlier, access to the media library is implemented in two ways. To view the HTML pages in the address bar you need to specify http. : // Server-Address: Port / Lib, and to download the interactive flash application - http. : // Server-Address: Port / Flashlib. In this case, the last option is exactly what you need, there is a bookmark with an address in a smartphone browser

http. : //192.168.1.33:41952/flashlib. Well, now you can check what happens.

And it turns out such a picture: After a short loading of the flash application, the library directory appears on the screen with quite convenient navigation:

For smooth video posted, I had to play with the settings of the transcoder, but in the end it was possible to achieve an acceptable picture. True, positioning significantly slows down, but this is not such a substantial trouble - you can put up.

In the media server itself, you can see the broadcast status, a list of addresses connected to it devices, video transcoding status, as well as work log and connections.

DLNA / UPNP.

It would seem that everything. Yes, no: after all, the media server is a convenient thing, and, of course, I want to use it in full, which means not only through HTTP. In addition to smartphones, there is also a laptop with Windows 7 and a netbook - there is installed Lubuntu. With the first everything turned out to be simpler - with launch Windows Media Player 12 He detected a library of a DLNA media server and began to view it without any problems.

With Linux everything turned out to be a little more difficult. From the list of cross-platform UPNP / DLNA Media Customer XBMC I could not establish simply - it was missing in the repository binaries for Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal, and the installed VLC - under Linux he supports UPNP - did not always find the server, although at the same time I I wonderfully went on it through the browser. As a result, it was decided to look for another way.

As a result, one wonderful thing was found - based on the utility for mounting UPNP servers resources. Since the program has already been in the repository, the installation did not take much time. Now it remained only to create a mount point yes to register an auto. After a short study and advancing on a rake, it was still possible to implement. All the following commands are performed exclusively from under root, so do not forget to execute:

Sudo -S.

First you need to create a folder that will be a mount point:

CD / Media.
Mkdir Upnp.
Chmod 777 UPNP.

Now, in fact, the launch of FUSE and the Mounting itself:

ModProbe Fuse

After that, you can already go to the library as an ordinary folder and open its contents in any convenient programs as ordinary files.

By the way, I have never found references to those found by the most melligent rakes in working with DJMount, expressing in the wrong encoding of files. According to the DLNA specification, file names must be solely in the UTF-8 format, while Tversity Media Server does not even have the file encoding settings. Thus on the message when mounting the DJMOUNT, it also uses this encoding by default - UTF-8. But file managerAs well as the console, stubbornly refused to display the usual letters in the file names, everywhere replacing them with questionnaires. Attempts to specify the CP1251 or IBM-866 encoding to complete success did not lead, although now it was possible to look into Cyrillic folders. To my complete surprise, the exit from the situation was the direct indication of the use of the UTF-8 encoding - I don't know why I decided to try it, but it worked!

The autorun also turned out to be a thing not simple, but here came to the aid of Google, and as it turned out, the problem with the impossibility of auto-confusion from FSTAB has already been solved. As a result, the mount occurs at each rift of the network. Made it as follows. Create a script:

CD /etc/network/if-up.d.
Nano Djmount.

Script contents:

# NOT FOR LOOPBACK!
["$ IFace"! \u003d "Lo"] || EXIT 0.

ModProbe Fuse
FuserMount -u / Media / UPNP
djmount -o iocharset \u003d UTF-8, ALLOW_OTHER / MEDIA / UPNP

Exhibit him Attributes:

Chmod 755 djmount
Chown Root Djmount.
CHGRP ROOT DJMOUNT

Now everything is really. The media library is available from any device anyone for it possible / in a convenient way.

The media server is an excellent solution for home computer network owners, in the structure of which is expected to simultaneously use several devices - Smart-TV TVs, mobile gadgets, as well as PCs and laptops. How to create a functional home media server? What type of program can this be used for this?

What is a homemade media server?

Many Russian users go online through a Wi-Fi Router. This device Allows you to connect several devices to the network at once. It can be laptops, tablets or, for example, SMART TV TVs. Capabilities wireless networks allow you to create a real home media server - for a TV, laptop and any other device with wi-Fi support. What functions should he have? For example, a server can distribute between different devices of media resources - video files, music, photos. Another useful feature is to provide sharing of devices to online services, such as IPTV.

Why create a home media server?

For what purpose users create homemade media servers? This is usually due to the desire to organize a more convenient and operational version of working with media content by several devices. If, for example, with using Smart. TV person wants to watch a movie, then without a media server of the appropriate type, you can only do this by way out of online where you have to search for a long time the desired file., or through an external carrier - flash drive or hDD. In the second case, all the time to transfer the media from one device to another is not always convenient. But if there is a media server, you can arrange the necessary files on it and run them from the TV, as well as from other devices, at any time.

The home media server in a number of configurations can also function as offline. This is useful if there is no access to the Internet for some reason. Even in this case, the home network users are likely to have to have fun viewing on the server video files, photos, listening to music.

How difficult is to create a home-media server? Setting up a similar system - what are its nuances? It all depends on what functions the user wants to see in home system The distribution of the media system. If we are talking about basic features - for example, ensuring general access to common multimedia files, the server structure will not be too complicated. There are quite a lot of different types of software, allowing you to create an appropriate system to a user who has some experience in working with local computer networks. If you need to create a media server for a TV, then opportunities such solutions Almost always enough. TV usually knows how to recognize not as many types of files as a computer, but it is precisely those that belong to the most common media standards.

But if there is a question about how to set up a home media server not only for general access to content, but, let's say, and to ensure the release of devices in online or to Internet television resources, you will need more comprehensive work. The possibilities of those species that are adapted for inexperienced users may not be enough.

Methods for creating a server

What are the ways to create a homemade media server? One of the most technologically, is the acquisition of a separate system Blockperforming the appropriate functions. Its performance should not necessarily be high, as it is supposed to service not hundreds of thousands of users, as in the case of Internet servers, and several devices within the home network. Therefore, large investments in the equipment will not need. What is worth paying attention - this productivity hard disk system unit. It is desirable that the corresponding hardware component has a sufficient volume and speed of rotation to cope with the work. The hard disk will have significant loads during the system.

Where to locate a home media server? It is necessary to find a place in the apartment in which the server unit can constantly work and do not interfere with anyone. It is advisable to connect a server with the Internet source - for example, a Wi-Fi-router - using a wire, as surely it will be necessary to use the maximum power of the bandwidth - it is sometimes difficult to do in wireless mode, because there are interference.

Software Server

In many cases, the optimal operating system with which you can organize a server capable of accumulating the user's media resources - Linux Ubuntu.. This OS is characterized by stability. However, in order to ubuntu help Run a homemade media server, the setup will need quite complicated, and the user needs to have extensive experience with similar platforms. But if the corresponding skills have a person, he will be able to take advantage of all the advantages of such a scheme.

Ubuntu OS capabilities allow you to create a functional server with which you can organize general access In online S. different devices, form a storage for files, as well as use DLNA standards. Home Media Server on the Ubuntu database will allow you to connect not only computers to the Internet, but also various mobile devices and even some species household appliancessupporting the appropriate function.

If the user does not have enough experience to work with Ubuntu, then it can try to take advantage of popular solutions for Windows. Among those are the "Home Media Server" or Home Media Server program. She has enough opportunities in order to meet the needs of most home network owners. So, using it you can organize sharing files, IPTV, use podcasts for homemade media server. You can download the HMS program on HomeMediaserver.ru. As soon as we downloaded and installed this type of software, you can create a homemade media server. The setting can be carried out by the next algorithm.

Configuring Server via HMS

You should run the HMS program, then select the "Settings" button. After - a section called "media resources". Then go to the "Catalog List" page and click "Add". After that, you can use windows interface Move the necessary folders to the main program window.

The HMS program is characterized by a rather high degree of operation automation. In the general case, the user does not need to make significant changes to the settings of this software. But sometimes it may be necessary, for example, if the system for any reason does not work. Possible reasons incorrect work Servers We will look at a little later.

Once the files are loaded, click "Run" in the main HMS window. If the server starts, then, it means everything is in order. If necessary, you can stop or restart. After that, you can start using a home server using devices that support the appropriate function, for example, using a TV.

To organize access to the server by means of a browser, you must again select the "Settings" item, then "server", and in the "Port" section of the desired value. With the help of a browser, you can enter the server by entering the IP address of the home server to the address bar, then the colon, and then the port number that we fit to do. You can find out the desired IP address by selecting "Settings", then "server", and after by selecting a list of connections that are allowed.

Server Setup via HMS: Error Correction

What if not started a homemade media server? The network setting is probably in this case it was carried out with errors. Consider the most typical. First of all, it is useful to check which network connections are reflected in the list of available. This can be done by opening "Settings" and "Server", and then using the list of allowed connections. It is useful to compare the data that is displayed in the program window, with information that is contained in the list of available connections, which can be viewed using the "Search" button. Allow the system to use accessible network connections can also be used by using the HMS program interface.

It is also useful to check if there are no prohibitions for the HMS program in the Windows Firewall settings or its analogs that may be installed in the operating system. The exchange of all types of packages must be allowed - incoming outgoing.

IPTV via HMS

One of the features that the user provides a functional home media server - Internet TV, or IPTV. The HMS program allows you to configure the appropriate function. The main thing is that the Internet provider to which the user is connected, provided the TV channel broadcast service via online - by subscription or in the order of additional service.

In order to organize a broadcast using the IPTV home media server, in addition to the HMS program, this type of software is also downloaded as VLC Media Player. You can do it through the site videolan.org. After the VLC downloads, it must be combined with HMS. To do this, you need to open a "home media server", then select "Settings", after - "Media Resources" and "Internet Resources". After that, find the VIDEOLAN settings and specify the folder located on the computer to which the player is installed.

Then you need to download a playlist, which includes a list of translated channels. It is a file in M3U format. This can be done by visiting a specialized site for digital TV lovers, for example, Nastroisam.Ru. Also, such files can be on providers sites. By downloading a playlist, you need to move it to the appropriate area of \u200b\u200bthe HMS interface. To do this, you need to go to "Settings", then select a "transcoder" and start working with the "Internet TV" option. After the corresponding setting is made, you should restart the home server. After that, you can use IPTV capabilities, for example, using a TV - if it supports this feature.

Work with HMS: Nuances

Consider some nuances characteristic of the "Home Media Server" program. Using the main window of this software, you can edit a list of folders forming a media system, as well as manage them when exchanging data between different devices.

If the navigation on files forming a media system occurs slowly, this may be due to the specifics of a particular device. It is also possible that there are not enough server hard disk performance. The cause of failures may also be a frequent change of directory structure. Slow operation of the server may be due to the fact that the directory scanning mode is activated in the program, while the system works.

You can use the file forming the structure of the media system, using the folder called "media resources". It is possible that those or other media files will not be visible on the device, with which content is being viewed, despite the fact that they are viewed in the main program window. This may be due to the specificity of MIME types for a specific type of content. Mime-type can be installed other - the capabilities of the program also allow it to do. You should click "Settings", then "Media Resources", after - "File Types" and change the extension if necessary.

Connecting devices

So, we set up and launched a homemade media server. How to use it? The capabilities of the program under consideration allow you to connect to the home network the most different devices - Computers, TVs or, for example, multimedia projectors.

Suppose that the network is organized through a Wi-Fi-router, but communications technology in this case is a secondary factor. If the devices are combined into the network via Wi-Fi, then you must set the automatic procedure for assigning IP addresses to the connected devices in the router settings.

The fact that the device is connected to the server - a TV or a mobile gadget - finds folders with a media content depends on the specifics of the appropriate device. Brands that produce devices can use interfaces, sufficiently inconsistent with the solutions of devices manufacturers.

The HMS program is universal, it allows you to connect almost any devices to the server that support this feature. With this software, you can organize access to video files, music and photos. It is optimal for both Wi-Fi networks and wired connections. Through this program, access to media content can be obtained from PCs, laptops, mobile devices, as well as, for example, printers, camcorders and TV consoles that support the corresponding function.

But in some cases, the device can work correctly only subject to the use of branded software.

So, for example, if a person uses SMART TV from Samsung, then perhaps optimal option For him - Allshare program manufactured by Korean brand. It allows you to create a non-functional home media server on a user's computer. Samsung is not the only one, of course, the manufacturer of this type of software.

Another Korean brand, LG, also developed own program. In order to launch a home media server for LG, you can install the LG Smart Share program.

Home server with Plex

If you use branded software for the owner of the network less desirable, you can try to use the widespread alternative HMS - the PLEX Media Server program. Its capabilities also allow you to effectively distribute the media system between multiple devices - TV, mobile devices, PCs, laptops. Program about which this is speech, refers to cross-platform. That is, it can be used by PC owners under control Linux Ubuntu, which do not have sufficient experience to configure a home server, through the standard features of this operating system. You can download PLEX from Plex.tv.

How to configure a home media server using this program? Instructions, to study which takes a lot of time, in this case is not needed. PLEX program feature - it has friendly convenient interface. Its functionality allows to receive additional information About videos: For example, if these are movies or serials, the program will find the appropriate annotations for them and an additional media system.

Plex is a universal program. It equally correctly functions both on the PC and on mobile devices. This program - The most convenient tool for viewing network content using devices on Android, iOS and Windows Phone. The owners of the corresponding type of mobile devices can download the PLEX application, which is characterized by the above-mentioned advantages - a convenient interface, as well as the ability to supplement media files with useful content and annotations. There are B. mobile application Plex and a number of other useful features - For example, the formation of playlists, playing a file from the user selected location. It can also be noted that Plex allows you to organize sharing a media content not only from devices located in the home network, but also for users connected to the Internet. So, you can show videos and photos to friends.

Users of the PLEX program can issue paid subscription For access to services - it costs $ 4.99 per month. This will use the row additional features According to, such as, for example, Sync. It is especially useful for owners mobile devices. By running the appropriate application in the phone or on the tablet, by selecting the desired media content online, ensure its availability offline.

Among the remarkable PLEX capabilities are the transmission of the Vicontaine using the Chromecast Device developed by Google. This device allows you to run video playback on any screen with HDMI interfaces. The PLEX program allows you to refuse to use unnecessary cables when organizing broadcasts through TV - Movies can be started with mobile devices.

If we, cycling the PLEX program, create a homemade media server, how to use it? The algorithm, due to the high degree of automation of software, as in the case of HMS, is very simple. You can first copy the desired file to the folder located on the computer. Then update the list of content items using the program. Next, you can turn on the TV, smartphone or tablet - those devices that are supposed to access files. With the help of the interface provided in them, you can choose the desired media system.

HMS, PLEX, branded solutions from devices manufacturers allow you to create enough simple structure and use home media servers. These programs are easy to install even in an inexperienced user. Capabilities this type According to fully satisfy the basic needs of home computer networks.