Grace Digital GDI-IRBM20 Business Music System - Manual (Page 25)

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Set Up your Windows PC to enable the radio to access your audio files
via Windows Shares
Windows XP
1. Please ensure that your PC is available on the network for your Internet radio, then, using Windows
Explorer, locate the folder where your audio files are stored.
2. Right click on the folder.
3. Select ‘Properties’.
4. Click on ‘Sharing’.
5. Select ‘Share this folder on the network’ and ‘Allow network users to change my files’. Please note, do not try to make your ‘My Documents’
or any of its sub-folders (e.g. ‘My Music’) shareable.
Windows Vista
1. Please ensure that your PC is available on the network for your Internet radio.
2. Open the ‘Network and Sharing Center’ windows from ‘Start menu > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center’.
3. From the ‘Network and Sharing Center’, under the ‘Sharing and Discovery’ heading, ensure that the following parameters are set:
Network discovery On
File sharing On
Public folder sharing On
Password protected sharing Off
4. Open ‘Windows Explorer’ by right clicking on the Start menu and selecting ‘Explore’. Create a new directory in the ‘Public’ directory and
move your media files into this new directory.
5. Right click on the directory just created and select ‘Share…’. Ensure that the directory is listed as being shared, if not, click on the ‘Share’
button.
6. Right click on the directory just created and select ‘Properties’. From the ‘Properties’ window, click the ‘Sharing’ tab and then click the
‘Advanced Sharing…’ button. From the ‘Advanced Sharing…’ window, click to check the ‘Share this folder’ option.
Apple OSX
1. The MAC will require Windows File Sharing. MAC OS 9 and earlier versions of the OS will need extra software to use Windows File Sharing.
MAC OS X 10.2 and later versions have Windows File Sharing built into the OS. Please ensure that your PC is available on the network for
your Internet radio. Your radio will also need to be able to access directories that require a user name and password.
2. Setup Windows File Sharing on the MAC:
From the ‘Dock’, click ‘System Preferences’. From the ‘System Preferences’ window, under the ‘Internet & Network’ section, click
‘Sharing’.
From the ‘Sharing’ window, do the following:
• Under the ‘Services’ section, enable ‘Personal File Sharing’ and ‘Windows Sharing’ Also, click ‘Start’ for each of these services.
• Under the ‘Firewall’ section, keep the firewall off.
• Under the ‘Internet’ section, keep ‘Internet Sharing’ off.
3. Setup Account:
From the ‘System Preferences’ window, under the ‘System’ section, click ‘Accounts’. Select an account and remember its ‘Short
Name’ and password. This will be used for the radio to connect to the MAC.
4. Directory Setup:
From the ‘Dock’, click ‘Finder’. From ‘Finder’, click ‘Applications > Utilities’. Click on ‘More Info’ for ‘Directory Access’ and ensure that
it is ‘Read/Write’ enabled. Double-click on ‘Directory Access’ and enable the following: