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Enabling Media Streaming for a Folder

Streaming to DMA-enabled Devices. Enable media streaming if you have a Digital Media Adaptor (DMA) and want to stream photos, music, or videos in a folder to your television or stereo. Media streaming looks for files of a certain type—photos, music, or videos—within the specified folder. Therefore, music must be placed in the music folder or a sub-folder of the music folder. Photos must be within the Photos folder. Videos must be in the Videos folder.

For example, if a .jpg (a photo file format) is placed in the music folder it will not be streamed as a photo. It is ignored since it is not in the photos folder.

Streaming to iTunes. You can also enable media streaming if you are placing music files in a folder and want to listen to them using iTunes. Only music files that are not DRM-protected can be streamed to iTunes. Music purchased from the iTunes store or some other online stores cannot be streamed to iTunes from the Media Vault. Likewise, photos or videos cannot be streamed to iTunes, just music files.

To enable media streaming for a folder

1. At the computer, click Start, All Programs, HP Media Vault, and then Control Center.
2. On the Tools tab, click Customize HP Media Vault.
3. You are prompted for an administrator name and password if you set one up. For additional information, see Editing System Settings.
3. On the Shared Folders tab, click Edit next to the shared folder with media files that you want to stream.
4. Check Enable Media Streaming.
5. Click Save.

You are returned to the shared folders list and "Enabled" appears next to the folder. The shared folder and all of its subfolders are available for streaming.

	Note
	It can take a long period of time for files that you copy to a shared folder to appear on your DMA even if the shared folder has been enabled for media streaming.

	Note
	USB devices attached to the HP Media Vault have media streaming enabled automatically. If the USB device was formatted using the HP Media Vault Administration Console, you can enable or disable media streaming for the USB device.