Media Server
Media Server allows you to stream and play multimedia files in the "photo", "music" and "video" shared folders from your DiskStation to DLNA/UPnP DMAs (Digital Media Adapter), such as stereo systems, TV sets or gaming consoles. More indexed folders can be added for sharing at Media Indexing Service.
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To add a folder as an indexed folder, log in to DSM as admin (or a user belonging to the administrators group), and then go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Media Indexing Service > Indexed Folder. For more information, click the Help button at the top-right corner of the window.
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Users can save playlists directly in the "music" shared folder, and use it to play the selected music. To play music from playlists normally, please make sure the playlists are edited with a relative file path.
- You can play the following multimedia file formats on Synology DiskStation with DLNA/UPnP enabled DMA, but the actual playback capabilities may vary depending on the DLNA/UPnP client:
- Audio: AAC, FLAC, M4A, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, PCM, WAV, WMA, WMA VBR, WMA PRO, WMA Lossless
- Image: BMP, JPG (jpe, jpeg), GIF, ICO, PNG, PSD, TIF (tiff), UFO, RAW (arw, srf, sr2, dcr, k25, kdc, cr2, crw, nef, mrw, ptx, pef, raf, 3fr, erf, mef, mos, orf, rw2, dng, x3f)
- Video: 3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, DAT, DivX, DVR-MS, ISO, M2T, M2TS, M4V, MKV, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, MTS, MOV, QT, SWF, TP, TRP, TS, VOB, WMV, XviD, RV30, RV40, AC3, AMR, WMA3, RMVB
- Playlist: M3U, WPL
Set DMA Menu Language
You can choose your DMA menu language from the drop-down menu.
To customize a DMA menu language:
- Click the DMA menu language drop-down menu, and choose a language from the list.
- Click Apply.
Note: For users to correctly browse the multimedia files on the server, the codepage and menu language you set above should be identical with those of the DMA.
Change DMA Menu Style
You can decide how your multimedia files would be organized on the DMA menu by selecting a predefined menu style or customizing your own. The system can save up to three different sets of customized menu style.
To customize a DMA menu style:
- Choose one of the three customized styles, and then click Customize.
- Select Music, Photo, or Video.
- Create a new menu style. If you have selected Music, there will be a list of templates. You can edit an existing template or create new ones according to your preference.
Record Diagnostic Log
The log can help determine the cause of the problem when you contact Synology Support for assistance.
To manage DMA communication log:
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Click Diagnose and tick Enable DMA communication log for diagnostic purpose to start recording the log.
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You can download or clear the recorded log by clicking Download or Clear.
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Click OK.