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Grunchy
Sep 07, 2021Aspirant
ReadyDLNA not working at all
I got ahold of this Netgear ReadyNAS 2100 and installed 4x 6TB drives into it. Then I upgraded the system to Raidiator 4.2.31 and did "factory default". Finally, by utilizing Flex-Raid, I got it set...
- Sep 07, 2021
Streaming services were disabled on the rackmount models because it was assumed most users wouldn't use it on those models.
Install this toggle add-on: http://www.readynas.com/download/addons/x86/4.2/ToggleStreamingServices_1.0-x86.bin
Installing it once will show Streaming Services in the web admin GUI. Installing it a second time will revert that change.
StephenB
Sep 07, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Grunchy wrote:
"ReadyDLNA" add-on seems to be working when I first install it except there's no way to add a share or configure media streaming at all,
ReadyDLNA is a built-in streaming service, it is not an add-on. What are you installing and where did you find it?
You enable the service and configure the media shares here:
- GrunchySep 07, 2021Aspirant
No, I don't have that service unfortunately. Please see attached.
I had never seen that "Streaming Services" option which is why I did the add-on.
This is the download I got, was it a mistake? "x86 (Pro/NVX/Ultra/Ultra Plus): Latest ReadyDLNA Update Addon Package (1.1.4)"
https://kb.netgear.com/24547/ReadyDLNA-Updated-2014-11-13
- GrunchySep 07, 2021Aspirant
Oh by the way I forgot to mention: it's a ReadyNAS 2100 v1.
Maybe this one never had the DLNA?
- mdgmSep 07, 2021Virtuoso
Streaming services were disabled on the rackmount models because it was assumed most users wouldn't use it on those models.
Install this toggle add-on: http://www.readynas.com/download/addons/x86/4.2/ToggleStreamingServices_1.0-x86.bin
Installing it once will show Streaming Services in the web admin GUI. Installing it a second time will revert that change.- GrunchySep 07, 2021Aspirant
Huh! It says it worked, but it didn't? There's still no streaming service under the "Services" tab.
Crazy.
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