Buffalo Technology PC-P1LAN Network Card User Manual
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1. BUFFALO Link Theater amp Netvvork Media Player PC P1LAN User s Manual 4 p u 1 yur Bulsn Oo D F o 2 o 5 n co 00 Contents Using LinkTheater Supported file formats 3 Registering playback folders 4 Data playback on a television 4 Converting files 4 Configuring access restrictions 6 DLNA media server playback 8 LinkTheater Advanced Settings 9 Media Server Configuratiohn 10 BootServer Manager 11 Manually configuring an IP address 12 Verifying computer s IP address 12 Configuring the LinkTheater s IP address 14 Troubleshooting 16 Glossary 21 adam n n 22 The following notations and symbols are used throughout this manual Notations and Symbols Caution mark Items which follow are items that you must pay particular attention to when handling Link Theater Failure to follow this mark may result in personal injury and or damage to the device2. MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 Compatible image formats e JPEG 4 BMP PNG 1 LinkTheater plays MPEG 2 and MP3 files Other formats are transformed into MPEG 2 and MP3 for playback For format transformation your PC should meet the following requirements m Minimum system requirements CPU Pentium4 1 4GHz or higher or equivalent performance CPU Memory 256 MB or higher m Recommended system requirements CPU Pentium4 1 8GHz or higher Celeron 1 8GHz or higher Pentium M 900MHz or higher Celeron M 1 0GHz or higher or equivalent performance CPU recommended Memory 512 MB or higher recommended Lovv bit rates may allow some files to play from PCs that do not meet the above requirements Not all files can be played 2 The AVI codec must be installed in your computer to convert and play AVI files 3 If LinkTheater is connected to an 11Mbps wireless LAN or if playback is performed from an USB1 1 device demanding video files 3Mbps or more may skip or drop frames 4 Only baseline JPEGs can be viewed Registering a folder for playback In order to play computer files on LinkTheater you need to register the folders on the computer Refer to the separate Read Me First document and register your media folders for playback Data playback on a television Refer to the separate Read Me First document for details on the procedure for playing back computer or server data on a television Lin
3. PC P1LAN PC P1LAN BootServer to launch the BootServer media server on your PC Mini LinkTheater User s Manual 11 qu o co o o Appendix This section gives proceedures for manually setting IP addresses describes firmware update procedures and the procedure for playing back LinkStation data addresses basic troubleshooting and gives device specifications For customers that do not have a router Procedure for manually configuring the IP address If you have no router on your network and connect your LinkTheater directly to your PC you ll need to set the IP address manually To do this you ll need to determine the IP address and subnet mask for your computer Only configure the LinkTheater s IP address manually if you have a good reason for doing so e g you are not using a router or your network has no DHCP server The numbers and letters that are displayed on the screen will differ according to your environment Checking the computer s P address T Click the menu belovv and start the command prompt Select Start All Programs Accessories Command prompt 2 C gt is displayed on the screen Type IPCONFIG ALL and press the ENTER key 3 The IP address is displayed in the IP Address column and the subnet mask is displayed in the Subnet Mask column C gt IPCONFIG ALL Ethernet adapter local area connections IP
4. Mini LinkTheater User s Manual 15 gt D 5 x Troubleshooting cannot switch the power on Cause The power cord is disconnected from the wall socket or LinkTheater Solution Connect the power cord to the wall socket or Link Theater cannot see videos or hear sounds Cause 1 The connection to the television is incorrect Solution 1 Connect the television correctly Cause 2 The correct video input has not been selected on the TV Solution 2 Select from inputs that are connected to LinkTheater for example video etc Cause 3 The LinkTheater or television mute function is enabled Solution 2 Press the Mute button on the remote control to disable the mute function Refer to the manual that came with your television for details on how to disable the television s mute function Cause 4 DirectX has a problem or has been deleted Solution 4 Insert the CD provided into the computer s CD drive and select Install DirectX from easy setup Then follow subsequent onscreen messages to install DirectX The remote control doesn t work Kaxn nx nuns xn x n unun nuxuu x ununun n aamnxn n V R NIR Cause 1 There are no batteries inside the remote control Solution 1 Set batteries inside the remote control 16 Mini LinkTheater User s Manual Cause 2 The batteries are exhausted Solution 2 Replace the o
5. you can disable the firewall function or accept use of UDP ports 59821 59823 and TCP ports 8888 9666 9667 58080 58001 59824 or uninstall the software that has firewall settings Contact the software maker for information about firewall settings The following is an example of how to disable a firewall When Trend Micro PC Cillin 2003 is installed Use the following procedure to disable the Personal firewall function 1 Select Start All Programs Trend Micro PC Cillin 2003 PC Cillin 2003 operations 2 When the PC Cillin 2003 operation screen starts click on the Professional tab 3 Click the Emergency lock button displayed on the right side check that Emergency lock is OFF is displayed and click OK 4 Check that there is an x mark in the Wireless LAN mode button If there is no x mark click the Wireless LAN mode button to switch the wireless LAN mode OFF When these settings are completed close the PC Cillin 2003 operation window Mini LinkTheater User s Manual 17 gt D 5 x 5 Select Start A D Programs Trend Micro PC Cillin 2003 PC Cillin 2003 settings If Use LAN proxy server is unchecked the settings are complete If it is checked click Detailed settings and proceed to procedure 6 6 When the PC Cillin 2003 operation screen starts remove the Enable personal firewall in Personal firewall Security level an
6. 2 File is damaged Solution 2 Damaged files cannot be played back Cause 3 JPEG files other than baseline JPEG files are being displayed Solution 3 LinkTheater can only display baseline JPEG files Use normal baseline JPEG files Cause 4 The saved folder heirarchy is too deep Solution 4 For image files only files in the first two levels can be played back Move the files into second level or higher folders Cause 5 Image and audio are not interleaved Solution 5 AVI files that are not interleaved cannot be played back When creating AVI files create them with the interleave setting Cause 6 Files that have been encoded in DivX 5 format with Use Quarter Pixel or USE GMC options enabled are being played back Solution 6 Files that have been encoded in DivX 5 format with Use Quarter Pixel or USE GMC options enabled cannot be played back Disable these options when encoding the files Cause 7 Files are copy protected Solution 7 DRM and copy protected files cannot be played back on the LinkTheater Play only files that do not have DRM or copy protection Videos are not displayed correctly Cause 1 Videos are recorded in a television format other than NTSC Solution 1 LinkTheater plays NTSC video Record all videos in NTSC format for playback on the LinkTheater Cause 2 Link Theater is connected to your television through aVCR Solution 2 LinkTheater is equipped with
7. International standard of animation compression defined by the Moving Picture Expert Group commonly known as MPEG format forum MPEG format adopts a method that compresses the video and audio data separately and is the format used on DVD Video and Video CD There are a number of formats within MPEG format such as MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 e MPEG 2 Like MPEG 1 but much better This is the format used for DVD Video WMV VVMV is Microsoft s Windows Media Video format e Codec Codec is the collective name for coding and decoding A codec is a program that compresses decompresses video and audio and is required for playing saving video on a computer There are many types of codecs and different codecs are required for different video files If there are no codecs that suit a particular file on the computer the video may not be displayed or the audio may not be outputted e Bitrate Rate of data flow for a video file Higher bitrates give better quality video but increase network traffic and file size Mini LinkTheater User s Manual 21 gt D 5 x Specifications For the most up to date product information or model compatibility please refer to the catalog or www buffalotech com Wired LAN interface External output BUFFALO MediaServer compatible computer DOS V computer with Ethernet board OADG specifications and NEC PC98 NX series Supported OS Windows XP WIndows 2000
8. Next operation mark Page numbers that come after indicate the page you should proceed to next Terminology notation vvithin the manual e This manual assumes that your computer has the following drive configuration C Hard disk E CD ROM drive e Names enclosed in brackets within the manual represent dialog box names menus buttons check boxes or other such items that you need to select when operating the device e Names enclosed in gt brackets represent keys on the keyboard Example lt Enter gt Using LinkTheater Thank you for choosing LinkTheater This manual should help you configure and use your new LinkTheater Supported file formats The following file formats can be played back using LinkTheater Media Server trans code compatible AVI 2 WMV WMA GIF format 1 e Audio files encoded in either MP3 or WAV uncompressed Compatible formats e Image files saved compressed in JPEG BMP or PNG formats e Video files encoded in MPEG 2 format Image section MPEG 2 standard resolution MPG file m2p file digital compres Maximum resolution 720 x 480 Maximum 8Mbps 3 sion format e Maximum frame rate 30fps Compatible video Audio section MPEG 1 Audio Layer 2 2 channel formats digital com MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 2 channel pressed Audio section Linear PCM 2 channel digital uncom S P DIF 16 bit 48kHz pressed A rey Ane e Linear PCM WAV ompatible audio formats p
9. SP4 or later If you are using Windows 2000 SP4 update your computer to the newest version from Windows Update LinkTheater may not operate correctly unless VVindovvs 2000 is up to date vvith the nevvest version Pentium3 800MHz or above or equivalent performance CPU To playback files other than MPEG 2 and MP you need the operating environment descried on Page 2 256MB or higher To playback files other than MPEG 2 and MP you need the operating environment described on Page 2 Hard disk or more free disk space To playback files other than MPEG 2 and MP3 you need 4GB or more of free disk space Others Temperature 32 104 F humidity 10 50 without condensation 8 7 W x 1 8 H x 4 9 D including rubber legs Supported LinkStation BUFFALO HS DGL series Video and audio files other than MPEG 2 and MP3 files cannot be played back 22 Mini LinkTheater User s Manual Display lamp specifications LINK lamp Power lamp Lights when the LAN link is up goes out when the LAN link is down Flashing red twice System malfunction Contact the BUFFALO support center Flashing red three times Wired LAN malfunction Reconnect the LAN cable Flashing red five times Server malfunction Check the following items e s the startup server running on the computer e Check that the ulmage file and initrd boot file are in the ProgramFiles BUFFALO PC P1LAN BootServer firm folder on the comput
10. You can choose to gr UPnP device name the MAC address of the device an P address or an IP Address range Coed 1 Screen 7 Select the conditions for access restriction then click Next You can select restriction conditions of host name IP address network address and MAC address get MAC address from the back of your LinkTheater o i gt D Q ge D m Create Rule Wizard Choose Type Choose a method to identify the device to which to grant access Grant access by device name access by device IP Address access by IP Range access by device MAC Address PC Screen al Step through the vvizard to complete the access restriction settings Mini Link Theater User s Manual 7 Playing back DLNA compatible media server data About DLNA Digital Living Netvvork Alliance DLNA Digital Living Network Alliance has defined product design guidelines Home Network Device Interoperability Guidelines with the aim of standardizing electronic industry technology and realizing an interconnected environment of digital equipment computers household appliances mobile devices LinkTheater can play media files from DLNA compatible media servers such as the Buffalo LinkStation HS DGL Home Server series Select HOME Server the DLNA compatible media server from the LinkTheater Home screen and press the Select Play button on the remote control Yo
11. address 192 168 11 2 Subnet Mask 7 200 200 2000 Connection specific DNS Suffix Description BUFFALO LGY PCI TXD Ethernet Adapter Physical Address DHCP Enabled Yes Default Gateway 192 168 0 1 DNS Servers 192 168 0 1 Now you know your computer s IP address See page 13 for more on LinkTheater s IP address and Subnet mask Continue to page 14 to set LinkTheater s IP address and subnet mask 12 Mini LinkTheater User s Manual What is the LinkTheater IP address value Set the following values for the LinkTheater IP address Computer IP address LinkTheater IP address When the IP address is 192 168 11 2 Set to 192 168 11 12 Set a different Set the same value number from the computer between 2 and 254 VVhat is the LinkTheater Subnet mask value Set the Link Theater subnet mask value to the same value as the computer s subnet mask value Computers subnet mask LinkTheater subnet mask When the value is 255 255 255 0 Set this to 255 255 255 0 Set the same value gt D 5 x Mini LinkTheater User s Manual 13 Configuring the LinkTheater s IP address 1 Press the power button and start LinkTheater BUFFALO MediaServer BI HOME Server Settings 7 1 a TV Screen 2 Select Settings and press gt button on the directional pad BUFFALO BUFFALO MediaServer HOME Serve FELA TV Screen 3 Select Netwo
12. is recorded in AVI format without using codec the recorded file size becomes larger because video compression is not used if recorded at 320 x 240 resolution 30 minutes of video requires about 5GB of space Advantages are that files can be processed simply using editing software but video and audio timing may become out of sync if recorded for a long period of time e CBR Constant Bit Rate Constant bitrate Videos are usualy recorded at the same bitrate amount of data For this reason there may be reduced image quality if you compare scenes that have a lot of movement with those that have little movement Furthermore block noise may also occur in scenes that contain intense movement because of the lack of bitrate e CQ Constant Quality Constant quality The bitrate is changed automatically to keep image quality constant As the bitrate changes according to the video the size of the recorded files will differ greatly depending on the video being recorded videos with lots of movement are larger e CVBR Constrain Variable Bit Rate Variable bitrate This mode records within a bitrate range data size set prior to recording Recording is performed with a higher bitrate when there is a lot of movement and a lower bitrate when there is only a little movement On LinkTheater you can specify the average bitrate and maximum bitrate and record using the average bitrate value as the average value e MPEG
13. CPU Performance 2 Processing Smoothing Spatial C Low Quality About 03hour s 1 7minutes 42Gbytes Deinterlacing None Custom Audio 224 kbps Frequency 46KHz Edit Add Delete Screen sl 4 Mini LinkTheater User s Manual If you wish to configure image quality settings individually click Add in step 4 on page 4 and set the details as desired Individual items can be selected under New Profile The following items can be set Mode Mode can be selected from constant bitrate CBR variable bitrate CVBR and constant quality CQ The features of each mode are explained in the Glossary on page 21 Items that can be set in Rate settings differ depending on the mode selected here Bitrate The larger the set value the clearer the image will be However the size of the recorded file also increases The possible setting range is 192 8000 kbps If Variable Bitrate is selected in adjustment mode recording is performed within the range of bitrates set for maximum bitrate and minimum bitrate Set this value so that it falls between the Maximum Bitrate and Minimum Bitrate which will be set below Maximum Bitrate This setting is the maximum bitrate used when recording This can only be set when Variable Bitrate is selected in adjustment mode It is possible to set a value in the range of the Bitrate value in the item above 8000 kbps Minimum Bitrate This setti
14. artup This setting enables file sharing when the computer starts up e Display icon in task tray when program is closed This setting displays an icon in the task tray when Media server settings is closed e Default settings Restores Media server settings to the initial settings e Do not share files This setting disables file sharing e Share files This setting enables file sharing Access restrictions screen BUFFALO talba Directories Options ermissions nchronizing Link Theater Turn ON Access Control GD PC Screen xsl e Enable access restrictions This setting enables access restrictions This is not displayed if the settings are already enabled Disable access restrictions This setting disables access restrictions This is not displayed if the settings are already disabled e Only allow access from the following client devices This setting only allows access from devices listed in Restriction rules This cannot be selected when access restrictions are disabled e Prohibit access from the following client devices This setting prohibits access from the devices listed in Restriction rules This cannot be selected when access restrictions are disabled e Add This starts the Add access restrictions wizard You can set allow prohibit conditions host name IP address network address MAC address using this wizard This cannot be selected when access restrictions are disabl
15. cable to the LinkTheater and to your LAN switch the LinkTheater s power off and then on again Cause 3 The software that came with LinkTheater has not been installed Solution 3 Insert the CD provided into the computer s CD drive and click Install PC P1LAN Utility from easy setup Cause 4 The BootServer is not running on your PC Solution 4 Check that the BootServer icon is displayed in the task tray If the icon is not displayed click Start All Programs BUFFALO PC P1LAN PC P1LAN BootServer Cause 5 There is a problem with the router or access point Solution 5 If you have tried all of the above solutions but LinkTheater is still not recognized on the environment connected to your router or access point refer to Read Me First and connect LinkTheater directly to the computer Cause 6 The IP address is wrong Solution 6 Refer to For customers that do not have a router page 12 and check that the computer IP address and LinkTheater IP address have the first three groups of numbers the same and the last group of numbers different For example if the Link Theater IP address is 192 168 11 51 check that the computer s IP address is 1192 168 11 611 or something similar Subnet masks should be the same for both Cause 7 Software that contains a firewall is installed Solution 7 If a firewall is enabled the computer may not be recognised from LinkTheater In this case
16. copy protection so playing back videos through a VCR may cause the video to roll or become distorted Connect LinkTheater directly to an input on your TV Sound skips frames dropping occur during playback Cause 1 Traffic on the network is not leaving enough bandwidth for the LinkTheater to operate Solution 1 If another device is communicating on the network while LinkTheater is playing back the network may become congested and skipping or dropped frames may occur If skipping or dropped frames occur finish other network tasks then play your video files Cause 2 LinkTheater is connected to an 11Mbps wireless network Solution 2 If Link Theater is connected to an 11Mbps wireless network playing back files above 3Mbps may lead to skipping or dropped frames Cause 3 The type of file definition or encoding conditions for playback are not suited to Link Theater Solution 3 skipping or dropped frames may occur with some files Play files that are supported by LinkTheater page 2 Cause 4 The bitrate exceeds 8Mbps Solution 4 Using the procedure on page 3 to convert video files to MPEG 2 format with a bitrate less than 8Mbps When watching on a television the edges perimiter of the video are cut and the video appears distorted Generally televisions display with overscan which cuts a small amount of the video signal periphery when displaying the video on the screen The amount of periphe
17. d click Apply When Trend Micro PC Cillin 2002 is installed You can either use LinkTheater with the Personal firewall function disabled or you can register LinkTheater as a Trusted computer using manual settings See below for more details Procedure for disableing the personal firewall function 1 Select Start All Programs Trend Micro PC Cillin 2002 PC Cillin 2002 settings If PC Cillin is permenantly running right click the PC Cillin icon in the task tray and select Open settings screen 2 Uncheck Personal firewall from quick settings in the PC Cillin 2002 operating screen and click Apply This completes the settings Procedure for registering the Link Station IP address 1 Select Start All Programs Trend Micro PC Cillin 2002 PC Cillin 2002 settings If PC Cillin is permenantly running right click the PC Cillin icon in the task tray and select Open settings screen 2 Select Personal Firewall Trusted computers from the menu on the left side of the PC Cillin 2002 settings screen 3 The network adapter is displayed in the Trusted computers column Check it and click Apply 18 Mini LinkTheater User s Manual cannot playback videos music or pictures Cause 1 The file is not suitable for playback on Link Theater Solution 1 Not all computer files can be played by LinkTheater Play only the filetypes listed on page 2 Cause
18. e Display settings In Screensaver you can set the amount of time 1 60 minutes before the screensaver starts on the television screen when there S M are no operations performed You can set the amount of time 3 seconds 2 minutes that a photograph is displayed on the television screen in Photo display intervall o EL TV Screen e Firmvvare Version This displayes the firmvvare version number Mini LinkTheater User s Manual 9 Media Server Configuration You can register folders that will be played on LinkTheater and also set access restrictions Click Start HA Programs BUFFALO PC P1LAN Configure Media server to display the settings screen Shared folder screen lolx Modified 4 Add Remove Auto Search m PC Screen e Add Registers folders that contains files that you want to play on the LinkTheater e Delete By selecting a folder and clicking Delete registration of the shared folder is deleted e Update This updates the shared folder and file display e Automatic search This starts the automatic search wizard You can find folders on the computer that contain video audio and image files by using the automatic search wizard 10 Mini LinkTheater User s Manual Settings screen nronizing Link Theater Restore Defaults Turn OFF File Sharing GD PC Screen e Enable file sharing on computer st
19. ed e Delete You can delete conditions by selecting them in Restriction rules and clicking Delete BootServer Manager You can set firmware rewrite FW and enable disable server functions using the BootServer administration tool Click Start All Programs BUFFALO PC P1LAN BootServer Manager to start the tool BootServer Management screen PC P1LAN BootServer Manager i x Update Firmware Turn ON the Server Turn OFF the Server version techwriter02 Detect Servers Check All Clear All Pc PC Screen e Detect servers This detects BootServer media servers on the network Check all This displays a check mark in the check boxes for all detected servers e Clear All Removes all of the check mark displays e Update Firmware This updates checked server firmware FW version after rewrite displays the version number after rewrite e Turn ON Server Enables servers that have a check mark displayed e Turn OFF Server Disables servers that have a check mark displayed Do not disable all servers on the netvvork or the PC P1LAN startup screen will not be displayed You need at least one BootServer media server to use the Link Theater An icon is displayed in the task tray vvhen your computer is running the BootServer media server f no icon is displayed the PC P1LAN startup screen will not be displayed Click Start All Programs BUFFALO
20. er startup hard disk If the files are missing copy them from the CD provided PC P1LAN_firm firm folder gt D 5 x Mini LinkTheater User s Manual 23
21. kTheater can play MPEG 2 and MP3 files Other formats are automatically transformed for playback You can change the image quality by right clicking on the Transcoder s task tray icon and selecting Quality from the displayed menu or as shown below Converting data VVhen videos cannot be played smoothiy because of dropped frames or if you vvant to play back MPEG 2 files that have a bitrate higher than 8Mbps you need to convert the files on your computer before playback as shovvn belovv 1 Click Start All Programs 3 Click Edit Settings BUFFALO PC P1LAN A o xi Transcoder Transcoder High Quality MPEG2 Video 2 Drag and drop the file that you 77 Constant Bit Rate 6000 kbps CPU Performance 2 e Processin g Smoothing Spatial maix Deinterlacing None Audio 224 kbps Frequency 46KHz PC Screen kal PC Screen mal 4 Select the compression quality then click OK In order for you to distinguish between MPEG Encoding Settings explanations concerning the television pie screen and computer screen and explanations about the computer screen C Mike Ato are marked with this icon pc screen BA Screens shown in this manual are examples Your display may be slightly different Video MPEG2 Resolution 640 x 480 About 01hour s 3 rninutes High Quality 42Gbytes Constant Bit Rate 6000 kbps
22. ld batteries with new ones Cause 3 The batteries are not inserted correctly Solution 3 Check the polarity of the batteries and insert them correctly Cause 4 The remote control is being pointed at the television Solution 4 Point the remote control at LinkTheater to operate it Cause 5 There is an obstruction between the remote control and LinkTheater Solution 5 Either move or avoid the obstruction Cause 6 The remote control is too far away from LinkTheater Solution 6 Move the remote control closer to LinkTheater to operate it Cannot recognize the files inside a registered folder Cause 1 The file names are written in 2 byte code characters Solution 1 Files that have names written in 2 byte code characters may not be displayed correctly Change the file names if they are not displayed correctly The startup screen is not displayed and the computer is not recognized by LinkTheater Cause 1 The LAN cable is not connected Solution 1 Check that the LAN cable is connected to both the computer and LinkTheater push in the LAN cable until you hear a click After connecting the LAN switch the LinkTheater power off and on again Cause 2 The wrong cable is being used when connecting directly to a computer Solution 2 You need to use a crossover cable when connecting LinkTheater directly to a computer Connect with a crossover cable After connecting the
23. ng is the minimum bitrate used when recording This can only be set when Variable bitrate is selected in adjustment mode It is possible to set a value in the range of the Bitrate value in the item above 192 kbps Delnterlacing Bob interlacing produces the sharpest image but may leave noise artifacts Median interlacing reduces noise but may remove image detail CPU processing speed Image quality improves with a larger value but the 5 Click Add Transcode Settings 3 x Output Formats MPEG2 PC P1LAN 1 1 10 High Quality MPEG2 Video MPEG2 Resolution 640 x 480 Constant Bit Rate 6000 kbps CPU Performance 2 Processin g Smoothing Spatial Deinterlacing None 224 kbps Frequency 48KHz Output Video File C Documents and Settings robinb My Documents LinkTheater Library carlin Browse AA PC Screen xal You can specify the save destination and name of the file after conversion by clicking Output file Browse By default the converted file is added and saved to the same location as the conversion source file and MPEG2 PC P1LAN I 000 is added to the end of the file name the 000 number counts up when the same name file is converted a number of times 6 Status displays Awaiting conversion Converting Conversion completed PC Screen xal strain placed on the CPU computer also increases A To sto
24. p the conversion process click Use higher numbers if you have a fast computer Normally a value in the range of 0 2 is used Audio bitrate A high bitrate provides higher sound quality but it also increases the size of the file Stop Click Start to restart a stopped file Mini Link Theater User s Manual 5 o gt gt D Q ge Configuring access restrictions You can set access restrictions to shared playback folders so that the folder can only be played back when specific conditions are met These settings can be performed as follows 1 Click Start All Programs BUFFALO PC P1LAN Configure Media server 4 Click Only accept access from the following client devices When you want to prohibit specific 2 Click the Permissions tab conditions select Prohibit access from the following client devices 1511 Link Theater BUFFALO EEIE Grant Access Rule emove Turn ON Access Control 2 Screen gaj 3 Click Turn ON Access Control BEIE EEIE ermissions Link Theater Link Theater Grant Access Rule es move Turn OFF Access Control Add Remove Turn ON Access Control C C P o A PC Screen sl PC Screen PC L 6 Mini LinkTheater User s Manual 6 Click Next Create Rule Wizard Start Use this wizard to grant access to your media from one or more devices
25. rk and press gt button VERSION press RIGHT to edit Network TV Screen 14 Mini LinkTheater User s Manual 4 Select Edit Network Profile and press gt button sA NETWORK ADDRESS TV Screen 5 Select Static and press gt button Select Network profile TV Screen 6 Enter the IP address and subnet mask and press the Select Play button sA NETWORK ADDRESS qax aS 1921581200 T Netmask MAC Address wis press SELECT to enter a static IP address TV Screen TV J Make sure the LinkTheater s IP address is not the same as the computer s IP address If you are not sure of the value to set see page 12 Example If the computer s IP address is 192 168 11 2 and the subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 then set the LinkTheater s IP address to 192 168 11 12 and the subnet mask to 255 255 255 0 The IP address and subnet mask can be entered using the ten key buttons on the remote control You can enter a decimal point by pressing the 1 button twice in succession 7 By pressing 4 button twice you can return to the screen in procedure 4 8 Select Select Network profile and press gt button NETVVORK ADDRES5 Edit Network profile Select Network profile TV Screen Q Select Static and press gt button Select Network profile DHCP TV Screen Your LinkTheater is now configured with a static IP address
26. ry cut differs depending on the television so the edges perimeter section of the video may appear ragged or the video may appear either vertically or horizontally distorted Adjust this in your TV s image settings Provided software is being blocked and LinkTheater cannot recognize the computer Windows XP After installing the provided software the Continue to block this software message may be displayed after restarting the computer If this occurs click Remove block If you clicked Check later Restart the provided software Continue to block this program is displayed again Click Remove block Mini LinkTheater User s Manual 19 gt D 5 x If you clicked Block Use the following procedures to change the firewall settings 1 Click Start Control Panel 2 Click Network and Internet connections Change Windows firewall settings or double click Windows firewall 3 Click the Exception tab 4 Click the BUFFALO MediaServer check box to display a check mark Click OK Technical Support North America Support is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week Telephone 866 752 6210 Email info buffalotech com Europe Support is available between 9am 6pm GMT Monday Thursday and 9am 4 30pm on Fridays Email helpdesk buffalo technology ie 20 Mini LinkTheater User s Manual AVI Digital file format developed for Windows by Microsoft If a video
27. ur DLNA media server may not have DLNA functionality turned on by default For LinkTheater to stream media from a DLNA server DLNA must be turned on This is not always the default setting Refer to your DLNA media server s manual for more information on enabling DLNA media server functionality 8 Mini LinkTheater User s Manual Advanced Settings Normally you won t need to change these settings Here s explanations of each in case you do LinkTheater Advanced Settings 1 Press the power button and 3 You can configure each of start LinkTheater these items press R GHT to display F VV version TV TV Screen TV TV Screen DHCP server on the network an IP address is assigned automatically Screens shown in this manual are examples Your display may look slightly different Manual settings You can also manually enter the IP address and subnet mask In order for you to distinguish between explanations concerning the television screen Wired Network settings D or computer screen explanations about the The following settings can be performed in 2 television screen are marked with this icon Edit Profile 3 TV Screen Obtain automatically DHCP If there is a The settings are enabled by selecting the 2 Select Settings and press gt items edited above in Profile selection button and pressing the Select Play button on the remote control BUFFAL
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