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Window shares set up and WD TV Live
Hello guys. I've had my readyNAS duo v1 for a few years now and I just recently bought a WD TV Live box for my TV. Now, I have a bit of a problem as the TV box can't see my readyNAS in window share...
I have a WDTV Live (though I don't use it much). If you can access the NAS already from a PC, then this should be very easy to set up.
When you select "media server" from its UI it is using DLNA. That does have limitations, including the ability to read ISO files.
If you go push the down arrow on "media server" you navigate to "network shares". When you click "enter", you should then see a list of servers (as usual to the right of the "network shares" icon).
Scroll to the NAS, and click on it. You should then go to a password screen, where you can enter the username/password you need (for instance admin and the NAS admin password). The default "anonymous" works if your NAS is set up to allow anonymous access.
Then you browse the shares on the NAS, and you can navigate and play DVD ISOs. Mine won't play BluRay ISOs - not sure if newer versions will, but I suspect not.
-If nothing happens when you press "network shares", then power down the unit, and then power up again. It discovers the NAS, and while that is pretty fast, its not 100% reliable.
-The WDTV will remember the login name for the device as long as it remains powered.
-If you scroll down into "settings" you will find a screen where you can set the workgroup name, and set up an automatic login to a specific network share.
When you select "media server" from its UI it is using DLNA. That does have limitations, including the ability to read ISO files.
If you go push the down arrow on "media server" you navigate to "network shares". When you click "enter", you should then see a list of servers (as usual to the right of the "network shares" icon).
Scroll to the NAS, and click on it. You should then go to a password screen, where you can enter the username/password you need (for instance admin and the NAS admin password). The default "anonymous" works if your NAS is set up to allow anonymous access.
Then you browse the shares on the NAS, and you can navigate and play DVD ISOs. Mine won't play BluRay ISOs - not sure if newer versions will, but I suspect not.
-If nothing happens when you press "network shares", then power down the unit, and then power up again. It discovers the NAS, and while that is pretty fast, its not 100% reliable.
-The WDTV will remember the login name for the device as long as it remains powered.
-If you scroll down into "settings" you will find a screen where you can set the workgroup name, and set up an automatic login to a specific network share.
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