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Mac UPnP set-up guide
To enable UPnP playback from your Mac...
Unlike Windows computers, Macs do not currently have a built-in UPnP server. This means
that you must manually install UPnP server software on your Mac for it to serve music to
any UPnP clients (such as our Stream Magic players) on your network. Examples of UPnP
server software for Mac include the following;
Plex Media Server
http://www.plex.tv/
Serviio
http://www.serviio.org/
PlugPlayer
http://www.plugplayer.com
Universal Media Server
http://www.universalmediaserver.com
My Tunes RSS Server
http://www.codewave.de
XMBC
http://xbmc.org
Please note that these links are to third party UPnP software providers, so for technical
assistance you will need to contact the UPnP software provider directly.
Once installed and configured on your Mac, the Stream Magic player will see the UPnP
server in its ‘Media/UPnP Servers’ menu and will be able to play back files from your Mac
computer.
Note: Your Mac will need to remain switched on and with the UPnP server program
running in order to stream music to the Stream Magic player.
This is one of the advantages of using a NAS drive; no computer is required to be switched
on. See our separate NAS setup guide for more information.
The example on the following pages shows how to install a UPnP server (Plex in this case) on
a Mac and stream music to the Stream Magic player.
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Mac UPnP set-up guide
Click on the “Mac Download” button. This will download to your ‘Downloads’ folder.
Locate the downloaded application in the ‘Downloads’ folder.
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Click on the application to open it. You will see a prompt on the screen like this:
Select “Open” from this section and you will then see the following prompt:
Select “Move to Applications Folder”. Plex will then begin to open.
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Mac UPnP set-up guide
Plex will ask you to agree to the terms of service.
Once you have agreed to the terms of service, Plex will begin the setup process.
After you have named your computer, you can then begin to select the media locations.
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Mac UPnP set-up guide
Click on “Add Library”.
You will then be asked which type of media you would like to add. Select “Music”.
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Mac UPnP set-up guide
You can then name the media type to whatever you wish. We’ve used Music for simplicity.
The following screen will then appear and prompt you to “Add Folder”
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Mac UPnP set-up guide
The next two pictures illustrate where our music is kept on the computer.
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Mac UPnP set-up guide
In this example, we are using a Minx Xi to connect to the Plex Media Server. Select “Media”.
Select “UPnP Servers”
Select you Plex Media Server from the list. Ours has MacBook Air in the title.
You can then browse the music on your computer which you added as a folder in the
previous stages. Once you select the track you wish to play, it will begin streaming.
Note: Your Mac will need to remain switched on and with Plex running in order to stream
music to the Stream Magic player.
This is one of the advantages of using a NAS drive; no computer is required to be switched
on. See our separate NAS setup guide for more information.
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