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LaCie Network Space 2

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Accessing & Transferring Files

User Manual

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3.7.2. Multimedia Server: Windows Media

Player

Once configured, Windows Media Player (WMP) can play files lo-
cated on the Network Space 2 through the network connection. Fol-
low these steps:

1. Make sure the Network Space 2 is properly connected to your

home network as described in section

2. Connecting to a Net-

work

.

2. Enable Multimedia server on the Network Space 2 Dashboard

(see section

4.6. Dashboard: General Settings

) (

Fig. 42

).

3. In WMP, click

Organize > Manage Libraries > Music

(or Video

or Pictures) (

Fig. 44

).

4. In the dialogue window, click

Add

, select

NetworkSpace2

(if

you haven’t changed the machine name) under the Network
section, and click

Include Folder

(

Fig. 45

).

5. WMP will begin indexing the media files. Once completed, they

will appear in the WMP library.

Fig. 44

Fig. 45