How Do You Set Up A Media Server?
A media server is a computer-like device that is used to store and distribute digital media. Media servers can come in various forms from portable hard drives to dedicated computers running specialized software for the distribution of music, movies, photographs and other digital media to commercial web servers that host media for websites. At home, media servers play a more important role in the storage of digital media for the consumer whereas commercial media servers are used for paid services for use of digital goods. MediaPortal is one example of an open source media center software. Step 1 Initiate the download of the MediaPortal Media Server software. If Windows Media Player 11 is not installed on your computer, the install software will prompt you to download the application from Microsoft before continuing. Step 2 After the download of the Media Portal application is complete, launch the Media Portal configuration application, “MediaPortal.DeployTool.exe.” The configuration too