Sony VGC-RA810G - Manual (Page 160)

Starting VAIO Media Console
VAIO Media Console software manages all of the Media Servers, enabling you to register and grant access to the client
computers on your network. You can also register folders containing video, music, and still image contents. When a folder is
registered with VAIO Media Console, the contents can be accessed by the network's client computers and devices.
To configure client and server access
1. Click Start in the Windows ® taskbar, and then point to All Programs.
2. Point to VAIO Media, point to Server Administration, and click VAIO Media Console.
VAIO Media Console
The VAIO Media Console software window appears, enabling you to:
 Check the status of your servers.
 Troubleshoot problems.
 Start and stop all media servers.
 Identify devices registered to the server.
3. Register folders.
4. Add password protection.
5. Enable access through the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF).
6. Run the software when the system starts.
To make additional content available to the network
After creating additional playlists, recorded TV programs, or other video content, you can make them available to client
computers on your network.
1. Create or add new content, such as playlists, recorded TV programs, and still images, to registered folders.
2. Close VAIO Media software, if it is running.
3. Refresh the VAIO Media software.
Information about the new content is updated when the server software starts again.
When you stop and restart the server, it displays new connections and refreshes the content on the network
computers.
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