Western Digital My Book Live Duo User Manual - Manual (Page 127)

MY BOOK LIVE DUO
USER MANUAL
PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC – 121
1. Make sure that your My Book Live Duo device is connected to your home’s local
network and is powered on.
2. Follow the user instructions provided with your media player to proceed through any
initial setup or installation of drivers.
3. Using the navigation feature on your player, scan and detect your My Book Live Duo
device on your network.
4. Depending on the player you have, you may need to access a Settings/Network Setup
page in the user interface to establish connection so that your player can link to your
My Book Live Duo device. Please refer to your player’s user guide for specific
instructions.
DLNA Devices
See specific DLNA media device user manuals for instructions on connecting a DLNA
device to your local area network so you can access content on the My Book Live Duo
device. Go to
http://www.dlna.org for a list of DLNA-certified devices and for further
information.
Accessing My Book Live Duo Using iTunes
iTunes Overview
You or anyone connected to the My Book Live Duo device can use iTunes to play stored
music files. This service creates a virtual music library on the device and treats it as an iTunes
repository, making it possible to stream music files from the My Book Live Duo device to
Windows or Mac computers running iTunes.
Note: ITunes 10.4 or later only supports music files. See Knowledge Base Answer
ID 8412 for additional information on ITunes supported versions.
The iTunes Media Server supports the following file types:
• AAC
• MP3
• WAV
• MPEG-4
Note: iSTunes scans any shares that have the Media Serving setting enabled,
including the Public share by default.
See Knowledge Base Answer ID 8665 for additional information on ITunes Server supported
media types.
To enable iTunes:
1. On the Navigation panel of the My Book Live Duo dashboard, click Settings , and then
click the Media tab.