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LaCinema HD Connect

Playing Files From a Networked Media Server

User Manual

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6.2.3. Shared folders on your Computer

After you modify some settings in your operating system, you can
make files located in certain folders on your computer available for
playback on your LaCinema HD Connect in

Network > Shared

Folders

(

Fig. 71

). Follow the steps below according to your operat-

ing system.

Windows XP

1. Log on to your computer as an administrator.

2. Right-click the folder that you want to share, and then click

Sharing and Security

(

Fig. 72

).

3. If you see a message that reads,

As a security measure, Win-

dows has disabled remote access to this computer

, click the

Network Setup Wizard

link (

Fig. 73

). Then follow the instruc-

tions in

How to set up your computer for home network-

ing

. On the File and printer sharing page of the Network Setup

Wizard, be sure to select

Turn on file and printer sharing

. If

you do not see this message, skip this step and go to step 4.

4. In the

Properties

dialog box, select the

Share this folder on

the network

check box (

Fig. 74

).

5. Click

OK

. Windows Explorer will show a hand holding the fold-

er icon, indicating that the folder is now shared.

The files contained in the folders you select will now be available to
the LaCinema HD Connect in

Network > Shared Folders

.

Fig. 71

Fig. 72

Fig. 73

Fig. 74

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