Media server lg smart tv. How to set up a DLNA server: setting up a media server on a home network

All devices that have a DLNA module have been tested in advance and have a corresponding sticker on the case.

It is also necessary to have a description of the type of content supported, there is a DLNA server, a printer or a player, that is, the module allows you to transfer a certain type of content - images, signals, sound.

All these devices can be freely connected to each other, depending on the purpose, the technique has its own class. The classes can be distinguished as follows:

Digital media servers. This category includes storage devices such as mobile phones.
Digital media players. This includes devices that can receive and play digital content. For example, a TV that can play music and sound from another device.

How to create a home network

Scheme home network for DLNA is similar to the data transfer scheme over the Internet.

It is he who provides the connection of devices to each other. To set up your home network, you need the following:

TV for playback.
Media server for data storage, phone or laptop.
Router - used to provide a connection between transmitting and receiving devices.
Cables or wireless adapters are required to connect DLNA to the network.
Powerline adapters - will allow you to distribute the Internet over the mains.

The first thing to do is connect the playback media device to your router.

There are several ways to do this - connecting by power supply, via cable, or via a wireless bridge.

Plugging in a media device is a great way to set up a network throughout your home. For this, ordinary electricity is used, no cables are needed. For configuration, only the Powerline adapter is useful.
All that is required is simply to connect the TV to the network via the adapter and the DLNA home network will start functioning.
If your router and TV are close to each other, it is best to use a cable connection. The Ethernet cable connects to the TV and router port.
Creating a media group using a wireless bridge is appropriate when the TV is located far from the router. The bridge can be connected to a TV via a cable, and to a router via a wireless network.

Advice: optimal solution there will be an electrical connection for any occasion.

The next stage of setup is to connect other DLNA devices to the router.

After connecting to the TV, you can connect to the network any DLNA server- laptop, phone, tablet.

But if this is not possible, you can connect them using the above methods.

Thus, the TV will be able to “see” the devices and play the content.

Setting up DLNA HomeGroup Devices

For the TV to recognize the content, the media group devices must be configured. For laptop and tablet, you will need to install a special software.

These programs can be:

Windows Media Player 11 or 12.
VAIO Media Server (for Sony TV).
AllShare for Samsung.
LG Smart Share.
Home Media Server.

The group must be allowed access to the laptop, this can be done in the software settings by activating media sharing.

These can be music files, images or videos. Typically a library or list is created that the media device can play back later.

Not every smartphone can be connected to a DLNA group. But those that have such a function connect via Wi-F to a wireless router.

Alternative program for playing video / photo / music on your TV. Any video stored on your computer is launched from the remote control. You don't need to run it from your computer. During playback, your TV does all the work, and your computer acts as a network storage device. This allows you to watch HDTV movies stored even on old weak computers.

(First, delete from the computer AllShare and all the "junk" files that it created next to the video files (if there were a lot of folders, it is better to search for these files by the name of the extension with a search and delete from there)

Home media-server(UPnP, DLNA, HTTP)

Program website http://www.homemediaserver.ru/

Latest version on home page

Download update http://www.homemediaserver.ru/forum/viewforum.php?f=2

At the time of this writing, 1.20.2 was installed and updated to 1.20.3

Edited after upgrading to 1.42

Settings:

Run the program. Everything that you see on the left is displayed on the TV. I believe that all folders should be hidden except for the "Media Directories".

When you go to the TV in the "All Movies" folder, the TV starts downloading all open video files, and since there are a lot of them, this will take a lot of time each time and, as a result, will turn out to be terribly inconvenient (both in terms of time and sorting).

Hide folders one at a time by right-clicking and choosing "Hide Folder". Do the same for the "Music" and "Photo" categories.

There are folders that cannot be hidden. In this case, I recommend deleting them.

"Settings" - "Media resources" - delete unnecessary folders and add our own, do not change the green dots

(For most users, it is enough to add 2 folders - Desktop and My Documents)

"Settings" - "Devices" - uncheck "Auto detect" and select the model of your TV, we do not pay attention to the year and resolution

(For example, I have "Samsung TV 2012 (DNLA, 16: 9, 720x406)", "Samsung TV 2009 (DLNA, 16: 9, 1920x1080)" was previously selected, but this mode could not play * .MOV)

(If you still can't open folders from the TV, return the "Auto detect" checkbox)

"Settings" - "Server" - In the name field, enter the name you like or leave the standard (name of your pc)

"Settings" - "Advanced" - put a check mark "Startup program at startup Windows session"and" Installation windows services"Home Media Server (UPnP)"

"Settings" -> "Media Resources" -> "Service"

"Service" folder -> Uncheck "Unload server", "Stop server"

Folder "Sort" -> Uncheck "Folder" Sort "in each folder of media resources"

Folder "Bookmarks" -> Uncheck "Folder" Add bookmark "in each folder of media resources

Folder "Bookmarks" -> Uncheck "Folder" Navigation history "in the root folder of media resources

A window will pop up asking "Scan media resource directories?" - we press "YES" and wait for completion.

Click "Start Server", or right-click on the tray icon and select "Start Server"

Exploitation:

Adding a new movie

When you have downloaded a new movie, in order for it to appear in the list on the TV, you must perform any of the steps to restart the service. After that, the program synchronizes its list with the files. From simple to complex:

Option 1: Restart your computer

Option 2: Run the program and click "Restart"

Option 3: Restart the Home Media Server (UPnP) service manually

Option 4: Run the command net stop HmsService && net start HmsService

Option 5: Create a * .bat file that restarts the service. Great convenience in subsequent operation. The instructions for creating will be provided below.

Rewind video

Unlike turning on rewind when viewing via USB, rewinding when viewing via a network is slightly "cut", namely - the standard rewind buttons do not work (only play, pause and stop). You can use 2 options for rewinding

Option 1: Press the "Tools" button on the remote control and rewind in 1 minute increments, moving to any point in the movie almost immediately. (This function does not work on all TVs)

Option 2: When watching a movie, use the "Left" "Right" buttons (rewind for 10 seconds) (which move through the folders.

Occasionally there may be files that cannot be rewound at all (depends on the codec and your TV)

File cannot be read

If you do not read any * .mkv file (very rare * .avi) referring to "Not Supported Video Codec" (this message may appear even if the audio codec is not supported), there are options for solving the problem. (For example: my TV's firmware T-MST4DEUC-1026.0 supports H.264 BP / MP / HP up to H.264, Level 4.1. H.264 FMO / ASO / RS formats are not supported)

Option 1: Use the "Transcoding" function

Option 2: If "Transcoding" does not work on your TV model, select a Philips device with a suitable configuration instead of a Samsung in the program settings and restart the server. In this case, the notification on the TV about the connected device will not be shown. Go to desired folder and the files in which the error was written will start to open. This method is not suitable for everyone, only for those who have a more or less modern PC. on the PC, the process of encoding video "on the fly" is started when viewing and weak computers simply will not have time to process the video without visible "freezes". With this method, rewinding will not work, however, if you go to the transcoding folder (located in the same folder with the video file being opened) and then go to the folder with parts of the movie, you can select any part of the file (1 minute intervals), at the end of the minute, another piece will not "loaded" taking a break for a couple of seconds, and everything is played as it should be.

But I do not recommend leaving the Phillips device in the program settings. when watching any video file (even the one that went without problems), it will still be encoded and load the processor on the computer.

(Tested on Samsung LE32D550K1W)

Information:

The "Transcoding" function provides for video transcoding "on the fly", etc. if it is impossible to view in normal mode(if your TV does not support any format or codec).

In my case ( Samsung TV) transcoding rarely helps, you have to select a separate mode for each video.

Creation *. bat file to quickly restart the service (after adding a new movie)

Since there are 2 processes running on the computer at the same time:

C: \ Program Files \ Home Media Server \ hmssvc.exe - a service that does all the main work (for those who set the option "Install Windows Service" Home Media Server (UPnP) "

C: \ Program Files \ Home Media Server \ hms.exe - a program for managing through the interface (open a folder, change settings, etc.)

We remove in the settings "Startup program at the start of a Windows session"

Create on the desktop a text document "Server restart.txt"

Copy the following text there

net stop HmsService && net start HmsService

On very old / weak / slow computers, where the service does not have time to complete quickly and instead of restarting, it turns off the service, another option (I recommend it to everyone):

@echo off

(net stop HmsService && net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & ping localhost> nul & net start HmsService) || (ping localhost> nul & ping local

The whole team must be entered on one line (except @echo off)

Save and rename "Server restart.txt" to "Server restart.bat"

When you download a new movie from the network / Internet, run "Server restart.bat" and after a few seconds (depending on the power of the PC and the number of open files) everything will be ready

If you get access to your own home media server for Windows, then your opportunities for using the accumulated information will expand significantly.

This is very useful if there is not one, but several PCs and TVs at home, but even on mobile phones, laptops and set-top boxes, the server will simplify the use of information, because it will unite everything into one network.

With the help of such a network, any user can view available photos and videos, listen to music, etc., using the required device.

1. Home media server is ...

This is a special software that makes it possible to simplify the exchange of information between devices connected by a home network - for example, a smartphone, computer and TV and other equipment with similar technology.

It requires DLNA (Streaming Data Standard) and free apps type: " Home Media Server UpnP, DLNA, HTTP».
Each of the devices can be connected to the same network using a "wired" connection, even if setting up a home network is very complicated and tricky. But this option will provide incredible speed up to 1000 megabytes per second.

The second option is wireless connection devices through a Wi-Fi router that can support speeds up to 300 megabytes per second. But when watching videos in 4k and 1920r quality, freezes are possible.

But this connection is greatly simplified - after all, to configure it, you only need to configure the router and connect TVs, smartphones and PCs to it.

Most often, it is the second option that is chosen - wireless networks due to the simplified connection method and the minimum number of wires in the rooms.
Yes, and in modern world, most of the equipment simply does not have the necessary connectors, the same tablets and smartphones.

2. Create a DLNA server

To create a DLNA server, you first need to download and install special software on your PC.
Today, for all systems from Windows 7 and above, you need to follow these steps:
- go through the "Control Center" to the "Home group";
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If such a "home group" has already been created, then your screen will display a list of devices connected to it at the moment.
If there is no group, then it must be created using the special item "create a home group", this is done through the "creation wizard". Next, you need to specify to what information on the main PC the information will be opened for any connected device.

To watch movies from your PC hard drive, you need to select "streaming to all devices."
The same item will be needed in order to create a DLNA server.

We save the changes and wait for the end of the application of the necessary settings. During the creation of such a network, a password for it will be set automatically. You can view the password in the section "Show or print password home group", But it can be changed in the same paragraph with the appropriate name.

3. Setting up the created DLNA server

After creating a DLNA server, you need to configure it, and first, select the name of the library itself.

A special “streaming” menu will show the devices that are already connected to the network.

You can quickly access the DLNA Server settings using Windows Media Player.
This application should be opened on the PC, it will be the "home server".

Thus, on a TV that does not support any format, music and video playback will be possible.

4. Special programs for settings

Creation DLNA server can also be done with other applications
Home Mediaserver is one of those programs that makes it easy to work with pc files. You can download it on the official website in Russian.

Plex- no less convenient option for working with media files. The server can be launched on a PC, and it can be controlled from the Plex menu itself, or through a browser. Judging by the reviews of software users, up to 90% of them are satisfied with the work of the program.

PS3 / PS4- a media server, needed to work with consoles of the same name, namely: Sony Play Station 4 and 3.
With simple settings and software, and even Windows tools, you can create your own home network to connect your home devices locally.

This will greatly simplify the viewing of various programs or films on TV, without buying a package of services from a particular telecom, and this will allow you to display information from the Internet to any gadget in the house.

UPnP (abbreviationUniversal Plug and Play) – kit network protocols published by the forum of the same name.

The UPnP Forum is an open association of industry representatives with the goal of setting standards for UPnP technology, which aims to simplify the integration of smart devices, initially at the home and then at the corporate level.

UPnP is built on the basis of such standards and technologies as TCP / IP, UDP, HTTP, XML and provides automatic connection between similar devices and their joint work online .

In this case, in order to give access, for example, to the resources of an FTP server located on a PC, you need to perform a port forwarding operation on the router and assign a static IP address to the computer.

Note! Using the UPnP function on the router, all port forwarding settings are made in automatic mode, so this method is suitable for people who are just starting to learn a computer. The downside to UpnP is that it reduces the security level of your home network.

In most cases, the user gets a router with activated mode UpnP. Let's check the activation of this mode in the settings of our router.

To do this, in any available browser, write the IP address of your router (as a rule, this is 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1), enter your username and password.

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Section "Forwarding", subsection "UpnP" - "Status - Enabled"

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Section "Advanced", subsection "Advanced Network" is checked in the "Enable UPnP" field.

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"Internet" section, "Connection" tab - "Enable UpnP" checkbox is selected in the "Yes" field.

After the UPnP mode has been enabled on the router, you must also enable it in the application that requires port forwarding.

For example, to enable UpnP in Skype you must go to the section "Additionally", subsection "Compound" and check the box next to "Enable UpnP".

How to create a DLNA home media server

DLNA- a technology that allows devices to be combined into a single digital network for the purpose of receiving / transmitting and viewing various media content on-line.

In practice, it looks like this, there is a computer with hard disk larger capacity, which stores photos, films, audio recordings and other media content.

What if you want to watch one of the films not on a PC screen, but on a large diagonal TV?

Or friends have come to you and you want to show photos from your vacation either on big screen TV, or on the phone, because you do not want to go into the house.

What if each family member wants to watch their media on their personal device (phone, tablet)?

The problem is solved by creating a PC-based media server and combining all devices into a single network using a router.

Draw your attention to that routers supporting the 802.11N standard (data transfer rates up to 300 Mb / s) do not always cope with the transmission of large streaming volumes of high-quality video over Wi-Fi, and fading occurs on the TV screen.

Download and install the program.

After the installation is complete, you should specify from which directory and what type of content will be broadcast to the network (the "Add" button on the right panel of the program).

The selection is made by placing green dots in front of the corresponding catalogs and content type.

To add resources hosted on network or removable drives check the boxes in the corresponding boxes at the bottom of the window.

If necessary, you can add the program to startup and install the service "Home media server", this will allow the program to start automatically after turning on the computer.

To start the DLNA server, press the "Start" button in top panel programs, after which you need to turn on the TV.

To launch the content, click on the file with the right mouse button and in context menu select "Play on ..." instead of three dots, there will be your device (in our case, a TV).

Now, in the century mobile technologies and gadgets, it seems to be a very convenient opportunity to link them within the home network. For example, you can organize a DLNA server on your computer that will distribute video, music and other media content to the rest of your devices. Let's see how you can create a similar point on a PC with Windows 7.

DLNA is a protocol that provides the ability to view media content (video, audio, etc.) with various devices in streaming mode, that is, without completely downloading the file. The main condition is that all devices must be connected to the same network and support the specified technology. Therefore, first of all, you need to create a home network, if you do not already have one. It can be organized using both wired and wireless connections.

Like most other tasks in Windows 7, you can organize a DLNA server using third-party software or be limited only by the capabilities of your own tools. operating system... Next, we will look at the various options for creating such a distribution point in more detail.

Method 1: Home Media Server

The most popular third party DLNA server software is HMS (Home Media Server). Next, we will study in detail how it can be used to solve the problem posed in this article.

Run downloaded setup file Home Media Server. The integrity of the distribution will be checked automatically. In field "Catalog" you can write the address of the directory where it will be unpacked. However, you can leave the default here as well. In this case, just press "Run".

The distribution kit will be unpacked to the specified directory and immediately after that the program installation window will automatically open. In a field group Installation directory you can specify the disk partition and the path to the folder where you want to install the program. By default, this is a separate subdirectory of the standard program installation directory on the disk C... It is recommended not to change these parameters unless absolutely necessary. In field "Program group" the name will be displayed Home Media Server... Also, there is no point in changing this name unnecessarily.
But opposite the parameter "Create a shortcut on the desktop" you can check the box, as it is unchecked by default. In this case, on "Desktop" the program icon will appear, which will simplify its launch in the future. Then press "Install".

The program will be installed. This will display a dialog box asking if you want to launch the application right now. In it you should press "Yes".

The Home Media Server interface will open, as well as an additional shell initial settings... In its first window, the type of device (DLNA Device by default), port, types of supported files and some other parameters are indicated. If you are not an advanced user, we advise you not to change anything, but just click "Further".

In the next window, the directories are assigned in which the files available for distribution are located and the type of this content. By default, the following standard folders are open in the user shared directory with the corresponding content type:
- "Videos"(movies, subdirectories);
- "Music"(music, subdirectories);
- "Pictures"(photos, subdirectories).
In this case, the available content type is highlighted in green.

If you want to distribute from a specific folder not only the type of content that is assigned to it by default, then in this case you only need to click on the corresponding white circle.

It will change color to green. Now you can distribute the selected content type from this folder.

If you want to connect new folder for distribution, then in this case, click on the icon "Add" in the form of a green cross, which is located on the right side of the window.

A window will open "Directory selection", where you should select the folder on your hard drive or external media from which you want to distribute media content, and then press "OK".

After that, the selected folder will be displayed in the list along with other directories. By clicking on the appropriate buttons, as a result of which the green color will be added or removed, you can specify the type of content to be distributed.

If, on the contrary, you want to disable distribution in a directory, then in this case, select the appropriate folder and press the button "Delete".

After that, a dialog box will open in which you should confirm your intention to delete the folder by clicking "Yes".

The selected directory will be deleted. After you have configured all the folders that you intend to use for distribution, and assigned them a content type, click "Ready".

This will open a dialog box asking whether to scan media directories. Here you need to click "Yes".

The above procedure will be followed.

After the end of the scan, the program database will be created, and you will need to click on the item Close.

Now, after the distribution settings are completed, you can start the server. To do this, click the icon "Launch" on the horizontal toolbar.

Maybe then a dialog box will open « Windows Firewall» where you will need to press "Allow access" otherwise, many important functions of the program will be blocked.

After that, distribution will begin. You will be able to view available content from devices that are connected to the current network. If you need to turn off the server and stop serving content, just click on the icon "Stop" on the Home Media Server toolbar.

Method 2: LG Smart Share

Unlike the previous program, the LG Smart Share app is designed to create a DLNA server on your computer that distributes content to devices manufactured by LG. That is, on the one hand, this is a more highly specialized program, but on the other hand, it allows you to achieve a higher quality of tuning for a specific group of devices.

Unpack the downloaded archive and run the installation file located in it.

A welcome window will open Installation Wizards in which click "Further".

Then a window will open with license agreement... To accept it, you must click "Yes".

At the next stage, you can specify the directory for the installation of the program. By default, this is the directory "LG Smart Share" which is located in the parent folder "LG Software", located in the standard directory for placing programs for Windows 7. We recommend that you do not change these settings, but simply click "Further".

After that, LG Smart Share will be installed, as well as all necessary system components if they are missing.

After completing this procedure, a window will appear informing you that the installation was completed successfully. Some settings need to be made right there. First of all, pay attention to the fact that opposite the parameter "Include all SmartShare data access services" there was a check mark. If for some reason it is absent, then you need to set this mark.

By default, content will be served from standard folders "Music", "Photo" and "Video"... If you want to add a directory, then in this case click "Change".

In the window that opens, select the desired folder and click "OK".

After the required directory is displayed in the field Installation Wizards, press "Ready".

Then a dialog box will open where you should confirm your consent to use LG Smart Share system information by clicking "OK".

After that, DLNA access will be activated.

Method 3: Windows 7 Native Toolkit

Now let's look at the algorithm for creating a DLNA server using your own Windows 7 toolkit. In order to use this method, you must first organize a homegroup.

Click "Start" and go to item "Control Panel".

In the block "Network and Internet" click on the name "Selecting homegroup options".

The homegroup editing shell opens. Click on the label "Choose your streaming media options ...".

In the window that opens, click Enable Media Streaming.

Next, a shell opens, where in the area "Name of the media library" you need to enter an arbitrary name. The same window displays devices that are currently connected to the network. Make sure that there are no third-party equipment among them for which you do not want to distribute media content, and then click "OK".

Next, you return to the window for changing the settings of the home group. As you can see, there is a check mark opposite the item « Streaming…» already installed. Check the boxes opposite the names of those libraries from which you are going to distribute content via the network, and then click "Save changes".

As a result of these actions, the DLNA server will be created. You can connect to it from devices on your home network using the password that you set when creating your homegroup. You can change it if you want. To do this, you need to go to the homegroup settings again and click "Change Password…".

A window opens where you again need to click on the inscription "Change Password", and then enter the desired code expression to be used when connecting to the DLNA server.

If the remote device does not support some content format that you are sharing from your computer, then you can use standard Windows Media Player to play it. To do this, run the specified program and click on the control panel "Flow"... In the menu that opens, go to .

A dialog box will open where you need to confirm your actions by clicking "Allow remote control ...".

Now you can view content remotely using Windows Player Media, which is hosted on a DLNA server, that is, on your stationary computer.

The main disadvantage this method is that owners of Windows 7 "Starter" and "Home Basic" editions cannot use it. It can be applied only by those users who have the "Home Premium" edition or higher installed. For the rest of the users, only options with the use of third-party software remain available.

As you can see, creating a DLNA server on Windows 7 is not as difficult as it seems to many users. The most convenient and accurate setting can be made using for these purposes third party programs... In addition, a significant part of the work on adjusting the parameters in this case will be carried out by the software automatically without direct user intervention, which will greatly facilitate the process. But if you are against using third party applications unless absolutely necessary, then in this case it is quite possible to configure a DLNA server for distributing media content, using exclusively the operating system's own tools. Although the latter feature is not available in all editions of Windows 7.