![]() Only a DMR can be used with UPnP/DLNA controllers, such as the BubbleUPnP Android app, which 'push' the music files to the UPnP renderer from the UPnP media server.Ī DMP streams from UPnP/DLNA media servers by 'pulling' the music files to itself, ie, if it is controlled with its own user interface, so would include using its own remote control, such as the DS Audio app. It's possible that the actual issue is that the Synology NAS's Audio Station (software) music player is a Digital Media Player (DMP) and not a Digital Media Renderer (DMR). "To connect to Audio Station via mobile devices, you can download DS audio with iOS/Android devices or Windows Phone" "Audio Station can play music with live lyrics display through USB or Bluetooth speakers connected to your Synology NAS" "With Audio Station, you can also browse and play songs on the DLNA-certified Digital Media Servers" Now I see that the NAS is accessible through Finder as well and I can just drag and drop without using DSM at all.Unfortunately, I don't have a Synology NAS to verify, but isn't its Audio Station music player application supposed to support playback from UPnP/DLNA media servers through the NAS's USB audio output, using the DS Audio app? Synology's Service & Support page, states: I did use the Finder to grab my music folder on my MacBook, but then tried to drop it into the DSM File Station window. I genuinely was not trying to be thickheaded or stubborn. In this area, the only difference between someone over their heads vs an expert, is that the expert read the instructions The MinimServer "instruction manual" on its website also includes details on how to get MinimServer pointing at the right folder in case you get stuck. ![]() The Help section on DSM will tell you everything you need to know on creating a shared folder. ![]() When you create the new shared folder on your 414, you need to have set the correct attributes for the folder. As you now have 2 versions of MinimServer running, you should have 2 instances of MinimWatch appear at the top of you Mac. If using the latter, just make sure you pick the 414 and not your Macbook. You can then point MinimServer to the correct file location either from direct web browser access to MinimServer on the 414 (via Package Centre, which will show the URL for MinimServer), or via MinimWatch. It is also possible to do this via uploading within DSM, but you will find this more complicated. Once you have done this, use Finder on your Mac to cut (or just copy if you are leaving them on your Mac) and paste the music files into the new Music folder you have created on the 414. You need to create a Music (or whatever you want to call it) shared folder on the 414, using DSM as you currently access it through a web browser (there is no "computer download" version). Perhaps it's relevant to note that I am trying to do this all through the web browser "DiskStation" and have not downloaded any kind of Disk Station Manager onto my computer yet. I know I need to create a "content directory" for Minimserver to be pointed toward, but I am not sure how and where to create the folder. I installed Minimwatch on my MacBook, and my understanding is, it's Minimwatch that will allow me to configure the NAS attached to my network. No clue how to get the music over to a proper music folder, and then to have Minimserver index the music there. Minimserver installed successfully, but I pathetically am stuck there. Yesterday I did the initial set up and connected a Synology DS414 NAS to my network. I recently started using an Auralic Aries, with Minimserver and my music library running on my MacBook Pro. I usually begin my posts by prefacing with something to the effect of "I am that guy who is usually in over his head"! So you've been warned.
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