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How does the WM-201 access music files for the Media Player function?

April 26, 2017files function media Music Player wm-201

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How does the WM-201 access music files for the Media Player function?

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The WM-201 can access files using either or two methods – Windows Shares and UPNP. Windows Shares are folders or drives which have are configured to be available to other users on your computer network. This does not require a specific server application to be running on a PC. Other computer types normally support equivalent mechanisms which are compatible (Linux systems can us Samba for example). Greater flexibility is generally obtained, however, if a UPNP server application is used. This allows a wider range of search criteria when selecting music to play. If a PC is used, then the server application could be Windows Media Player version 11 (this will serve MP3, WMA or WAV file types only). Third party UPNP server applications are generally much more flexible and can also be used (example: TwonkyMedia is a flexible server application which can serve MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC and other formats, and is available for platforms in addition to the PC).