How to set up a TV in your home media server. Installing and configuring home media server. Computer connection and TV

This article will talk about configuring and on your computer. This technology is useful in that with the help of it you can view media content with PCs on your TV.

This is possible when the TV and the computer is connected to the same network, or when connected directly. After that, it remains only to run DLNA and turn on viewing the right movie, or a photo. It is quite convenient, because much more pleasant to show a large company photo, video, or make a presentation on big Screen.

There is a lot different programsallowing to implement this. Among them are often recommended. "Home Media Server (UPNP, DLNA, HTTP)". And indeed, this application has shown well in practice. Therefore, in today's article, we will show an example using this particular program.

The homemade media server It is quite universal and is able to launch a DLNA server, which is compatible with any TV (and in general with many devices, such as game consoles), capable of working on such technology. If the TV is capable of connecting wireless network, Or it has a connector, to connect a network cable, then the likelihood is that it supports DLNA. In general, the program itself has a lot different settings, so standard applicationsFor televisions, it is very inferior to it.

The same article itself will be useful to TV owners from almost any manufacturer. After all, as already noted, the homemade media server is third-party program, having a great functionality and wide opportunities, allowing it to work with any technique. And she is free.

Today we will consider in detail only ways to open access to the necessary folders on the computer, instructions how to create a server and with the help of it to watch movies.

For reference, this example used LG 32LN575U TV, router Asus. RT-N13U and laptop asus R56CM.

Install the connection between the TV and Computer

As you already understood, so that you can watch the video from the computer through the TV, you need to establish a connection between these two devices. If you are already connected to each other, you can skip this step and proceed to the following.

Well, if your TV is not connected to the PC, then you can do through the router. Thus, without unnecessary problems, you can connect the telly to the computer via Wi-Fi. More TV, you can connect with the router. The most important thing is that both devices work with the same router.

In case there is no home Wi-Fi

When you do not have a router, and accordingly there is no wireless network at home, you can connect a TV with a laptop using a network cable, directly.

It will look like this:

This method of connection is quite reliable, so there should be no special problems here. The minus is the presence of a cable that connects these two devices. Even if the TV will not see such a connection, you can still, through the home media server program, play multimedia files.

It is possible that it is actually connected to a computer with a computer. But we still did not check and search for ways to implement such a venture. Most likely, it will be able to make this laptop as a router.

By connecting the computer to the TV, proceed to the settings for the DLNA server.

Customize "Home Media Server"

Of course, in the first place, we need the program itself. You can download it from the official resource https://www.homemediaserver.ru/index.htm and then install. On the developers website, click on the download button.

After that, save the archive with the program to your PC. After that, it must be unpaved. There will be a "SETUP" file, run it and following the instructions, install the application. When the program is installed, its label will appear on the desktop. Run the home media server.

Now we will specify all types of multimedia files and folders that will be available for viewing on the TV. We go in the setting, at the top of the program window there is an appropriate button.

In the Settings window, go to the Media Resource tab. There will already be indicated by several standard folders With music, pictures and video. Here we can add our own and edit the type of files that will be displayed on the TV.

In order to be too rummaged in folders, in search of the desired video or photo, it is better to open access to local disks. Check the checkbox opposite the relevant item (or make sure that it is there).

Activation of this parameter will provide the ability to receive access to any files that are on all local disks.

In order to add separate directories with files or, for example outdoor HDDOn the right, click on the Add button. Then find the desired folder, or external device And choose it.

The tablet in the center displays all the folders for which the TV is open. At the same time, the type of files that can be viewed in these directories are shown. In general, it is the main setting required for us, but there is a lot of others in the program, useful parameterswhich can be configured.

After you do everything, you will need to save these parameters. Press the "OK" button and agree to the catalog scan.

Some time the program will scan selected directories. After that, you can start the DLNA server start. On the top menu, click on the start button. A message should appear about the successful server startup.

Turn on your TV and open on your computer, in the program, tab with playback devices. In the right corner, click on the "Update" button. After that, the list must appear.

If this did not happen and the home media server does not find anything and the connected devices are not shown on the TV itself, then it is necessary to check the connection itself. Make sure that the TV and PC are connected.

In some cases, the operation of the media server can block antivirus programs and firewalls. In this case, add this application to exceptions and try again.

If everything has successfully discovered, you can proceed to view media files. We will start with photos. In the top menu, select need type Files, in this case, this photo.

Next, in the central part of the window, you can select the desired directory and find suitable files in it. When the desired photo is selected, you just click on it with right-click and move the cursor on the line "Play on" and then select your TV.

This photo is instantly displayed on the TV screen.

In the same way, you can run and play video and music. This is just one of the ways to play files, running them from the media server. But this method is not too comfortable. In many cases, it is much more convenient to look for files On the TV itself, and then run them.

By the way if the window launched program Close, it will be hidden on the notifications panel.

But the server itself will not stop and will continue to work.

Open files through the TV

After the server is running, go back to our TV.

Usually on TVs there is a special program that allows you to work with the DLNA server. In our case, this Smart Share.. But perhaps in other examples, it can be a completely different program.

If you have such a TV, as in our case (LG), you need to go to the Smart TV menu (click on the blue button of the console) and then find and run SMART Share. True, if, but supports DLNA technology, then it can all be quite different. We open it and go to the "My Computer" folder, where all available files and directories will be accessible.

You can open anyone and run the desired video, see photos, or listen to music

Let's summarize

No matter how cool, but "home media server" is enough interesting programwhich opens up new opportunities to your TV. And by the way, there are still a lot of others in this program, useful features. For example, if you look a long movie enough, the computer can go into sleep mode and the show will stop on the TV. What would not be, in the settings there is a special parameter, with which you can prohibit for PC to go into sleep mode.

Before proceeding with the story about setting up a homemade media server programI would like to clarify what this program will help to solve the issue "How to watch movies, listen to music from a PC on TV with DLNA technology". These include all ashare technology from Samsung. Download program "Home Media Server" You can follow this link.

Supported HMS operating systems:

• Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7;
• UNIX-like systems using Wine;
• Mac OS using Winebottler, Crossover Mac.

Adding media resource directory to the home media server program

• button "Settings" - section "Media resources" - page "Catalog List" — "Add"
• of windows Explorer Drag (and let go) "mouse" to the main form of the program required directories (can be used with the standard search for files in Windows).

To access the server through the browser, you must enable the mode Web., set a permanent server port in section Settings - Server - Port Field (value from 1024 to 65535). Access to the browser server:

http: // Server IP Address: Specified Server Port.

Server IP address can be found in the section Settings - Server - List of Allowed Network Connection - Search.

Starting a home media server program

Carefully treat all messages that may appear from programs. network protection When you first start the server.

Press the button "Run" In the button panel of the main program window. In case of successful server launch, button "Run" It will be unavailable, but the buttons will be available. "Stop" and "Restart", in the message log there will be lines
"Running server".

What to do in case of errors when starting a home server

• check the list of available network connections in the program setting (section Server - List of Allowed Network Connection - Search). If the list of allowed network connections is not empty, then compare it with a list of available network connections by the button. "Search".
• check the settings of the network security program used, the "Home Media Server (UPNP)" program must be allowed network activity, for more stringent rules UDP 1900 must be opened for incoming and outgoing packets specified in the TCP program configuration of the server port must be available for incoming connections.

You can form a list of allowed network connections from the list of available network connections, mark network connection To enable in the list in the first column. If for a media server in the program setting (section "Server" -field "Port") set permanent number Port, then the availability of the media server can be checked from the browser at http: // Server IP Address: Specified Server Port. In the positive case, the Media Server Greeting page opens. If in the section Program Settings - Device , wEB mode is enabled, the top level of the media resource base opens.

Automatic Starting Home Media Server

• Enabling automatic server start when starting the program: Settings Button - "Advanced" section - "Server Auto Tap when starting the program."
• Auto start program at the user login in windows system: Settings Button - Section "Advanced" - "Program Startup at the start of the Windows session".
• Installing a server as windows services: Settings button - "Advanced" section - "Service installation Windows home Media server (UPNP).

Media Device Connection Options for Server

With options for printing network cables you can read. To avoid misunderstandings, a TV is also meant under the media device.

1. Computer - Media Device. To connect, you must use the cross (cross) cable.
2. Computer - Switch - Media Device
3. Computer - Router (Router) - Media Device. For connecting devices, use direct cables.
4. A computer - Wi-Fi Router - Media device. More details with a wireless connection method you can find it in the article .

The work and settings of the media server do not depend on the connection option. When using the router, turn on the automatic assignment mode of the IP addresses devices, read the details of the router (router) in the article. When using 1 and 2 options for connecting the IP address are assigned manually, the addresses should differ in the last part of the IP address, the subnet mask 255.255.255.0, the main gateway - the IP address of the computer, if necessary, set the address of the DNS servers, you can specify the address of the computer. Example: Computer address - 192.168.1.4, media device address - 192.168.1.5.

Search for a server in the media device

The server's search for smashed folders is performed according to the user manual for the media device. If you have any questions, come back to the above items on Allshare and Smart TV.
If the server is not found, but all connections are made correctly, then in the configuration of the program (Section Server), check that the list of allowed client devices is empty or the device's IP address is present in the list of allowed. When using the network security program, check the rules for accessing the module network hMS.exe. (If the server works as a Windows service, then for the HMSVC.exe module), if possible, transfer the network protection program to the learning mode, restart the "Home Media Server (UPNP)" program. If other media server is used, then it is better to turn them off at the setup.

If the server is found, but it is not possible to open it in the media device

Settings "Home Media Server (UPNP)" program that can help solve this problem, in section Device: Mode "DLNA 1.0", "DLNA 1.5", "authorization service", "Russian names of key folders", in the server section of installing a permanent server port (from 1024 to 65535).

File navigation on media device (TV, media player)

If the device supports the Russian language, then in the program setting (device), you can enable the "Russian names of the main folders" mode, this affects the names of the basic folders of the media resource base. If the Russian language is not supported by the media device, the Russian name coding mode select translite, the "Russian name folder names" mode turns on / off at the request of the user (if disabled, there will be the English names of the main folders of media resources).
The names of the folders can be changed in the main form of the program on the right button "Mouse" - item "Change Title".
Unfront folders of media resources can be removed in the main form of the program on the right button "Mouse" - the "Delete folder" item or the "Exclude empty folders to transmit information to the UPNP device" can be turned on in the Device section.
The slow navigation on the basis of media resources may be associated with the features of the media device, the inclusion of the "Exclude empty folders when transmitting information to the UPNP device", the presence of slow removable media in the system, frequent change in the media resource directory and the "Automatic" Scan directories when changing them during server operation. " Mode "Exclude empty folders when transmitting information to the UPNP device" can be turned off, folder " Removable carriers»You can delete in all sections of media resources (movies, music, photos).
Navigating media resource directory in the disk storage structure can be performed through the "Watch Folders" folder, "media resource directories" (Russian language is included).
If any media resources are not visible on the media device, but are present in the main form of the program, it can be associated with the MIME-type transmitted server for this media resource. MIME type can be changed in the program setting - the setup button is the "Media resources" section - "File Types" section - Select the file extension - the Edit Button.

View movies from server

The server can transmit movies to the media device in its original form or through transcoding (conversion of the film to the format supported by the media device). The film is automatically transoded if the file extension is not included in the list of the transcoding profile supported or for the film. Configure Movies Supported Media Device: Button "Settings" - section "Device" — "Built-in file support" — "Films". The file extension list is formed by the user manual for the media device or information on the media device manufacturer website. If the movie is played in the original form, then the selection of the audio track and the subtitle filming file is possible only if this selection is supported by the media device. If you select a movie through the Transcoding folder, you can select a sound track, internal and external subtitles, audio delays, transclode profile to convert the film.

Transcoding profile - script (macro) that shapes the transcoding program call parameters or performing transcoding using DirectShow. Editing Transcoding Profiles: Button "Settings" - section - Button "Profiles".

The transcoding profile used can be selected:

• for all movies: Settings button - Transcoder section - "Transcoded File Settings" - Movies - "Transcoding Profile"
• for movie files of a specific type (extension) - Settings button - "Media resources" - "File Types" button - Selecting a file extension - Edit Button - "Transcoding Profile"
• for a specific movie: In the list of films of the main form of the program, on the right button "Mouse" - "Transcoding Profile" or via a media device navigation, if the movie selection is performed through the Transcoding folder in the Settings folder formed by the server for each movie.

When playing movies, the media device usually stretches the video to the full screen, so to save the proportions of the movie frame, the server generates the parameters of the original frame size of the frame to the frame specified in the setting. Configuring the trans-code size of the frame and the addition of the supplement is set in the program setting - the settings button - the "Transcoder" section - the "Codec, Frame" page - "frame size". The complement to the color is supported not by all transcodera programs, so when choosing a transcoding profile other than the main, it may not be.

Causes of errors when playing movies from a home media server:

• the original film file is selected, in which the format, video or sound track encoding is not supported by the media device, possible Solution Problems - Choose a movie through the Transcoding folder
• the film is selected through the transcoding folder in which the video coding or audio track is not supported by the transcoder program, a possible problem solution is to select another transcoding profile for the film; Sound track problems can also be solved in setting up the program (section Transcoder - Page "Codecs, Frame") channels of channels - 2
• the media device or server is not available: restart the media device or server.

Causes of termination \\ Delete Content Playback:

• the termination of the view can occur due to insufficient disk space used to store temporary files; excess file size supported by the device; Exceeding the maximum size of the transcoded file specified in the program configuration (Transcoder section - "Parameters of the Trans-Code File" - Maximum size).
• the film transcoding speed is insufficient for viewing, check this in the main form of the program: perform test transcoding on the PCM in the movie list - the transcription speed (FPS parameter) must be greater frequency of the film. If in the configuration of the program (section of the transcodeter), the "Transcoding Panel" mode is enabled, the transcoding speed can be viewed in it after selecting the movie on the media device. You can also enable the transcoding speed indicator (section of the transcodeter - "subtitles, speed indicator"), with a transcription indicator less than the value specified in the program setting, the current transcription speed will be displayed on the film frame in the user-specified location.

Decisions of the aforementioned problems:

• select to view a transcoding profile with a smaller frame size, video quality
• if the video track coding is supported by a media device, but the movie file format is not supported, you can select a transcription profile. Converting a movie file format and leaving a video track (transcoding profiles "Movies - TSMUXER" - Forming M2TS files, "Films - WMF "- forming WMV files). For the Transcoding Profile "Movies - Tsmuxer" you need to additionally download the TSMUXER transcoder program homepage (In configuring transcoding profiles)
• stop viewing a movie on a media device for generating a non-transit transoded movie file
• specify to store temporary transcoding files disk, different from the system used to storing the paging file.
• optimize the system as a whole - check the disk fragmentation, a list of automotive programs, etc.

Settings of the home media server program on the example of my model tV SONY. BRAVIA KDL-46XBR9

Install, run the home media server on the PC, go to the settings by clicking on the appropriate button.

On the right button "Add" for disks / directory with media content. In this case, you can choose which of these files will be scanned at the start of the program. Scanning is necessary if you have changed the contents of this directory and changes occurred there. The green circle notifies that the type of these files is scanned.
Now it is worth paying attention to the file types on the right pane. On some TV models, PAL video playback is not possible, you must add NTSC to recognize the content. (For example, MPEG-PS_PAL_NTSC for * AVI).

For the * MKV container, select Transcoding Profile - Core AVC. In DLNA, enter the MPEG-PS_PAL or MPEG-PS_NTSC line depending on your TV.
Now consider the left panel "Categories" - "Device". You need to choose the type and resolution of the TV. DLNA1 and DLNA1.5 is old and a new versionAbout the supported version of DLNA your TV you will learn from the manual or on the official website. Also here you can configure Web access to the server. Let us turn to the next category of the left panel of the "Server" settings section.

Add your TV to the client devices (Look in the menu, the settings of the TV static IP network). When you click on the rescue circle icon, the program will automatically determine the name of your computer and add it to the server string - the name. To determine device devices, related technology DLNA, use the "Search" button. Check that the TV is turned on and connected to a wired or wireless network. After the network scanning, the program will add network clients found (PC and TV). Click on TV and go to customer settings.

By clicking on the settings button, you will fall into individual settings Devices. Place the settings that we talked above.

When you press the "File Types" button, you will be taken to the logging settings where you can produce the necessary changes.

Return to the main window of the settings and go from the left panel to the category "Transcoder".

Set the settings according to the image and go to the bottom tab "Codecs, Frame".

I draw your attention to the parameter section "Sound - original soundtrack If the compression is the same ". Removing this check mark will help avoid the loss of the Russian path when playing video. Remember that in front of the transcoding each file can be viewed and changed if necessary.
Next tab, which we consider subtitles.

In this window, you configure the display style of subtitles to your taste and other parameters required for their correct display. Consider the last category of the left panel "Optional".

Checkbox checkbox "Installing the Windows Home Media Server Service (UPNP)". Thus, the program will automatically boot when the computer is turned on as a service, I wrote about this in the section Automatic start Server.

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

There is also a description of the type of supported content, there is a DLNA server, a printer, or player, that is, the module allows you to transmit a specific type of content - images, signals, sound.

All these devices can freely connect to each other, depending on the purpose, the technique has its own class. Classes can be allocated as follows:

1. Digital mediarsers. This category includes cumulative devices, such as mobile phones.
2. Digital media players. This includes devices that can receive and reproduce 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, it looks like a data transmission circuit over the Internet.

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

1. TV for playback.
2. Media server for storing data, telephone or laptop.
3. Router - used to ensure the connection of reception and transmission devices.
4. Cables or wireless adaptersnecessary for dLNA connections to the network.
5. Powerline adapters - allow you to distribute the Internet by electrical network.

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

To do this, there are several ways - connecting the power grid through the cable, or through a wireless bridge.

• Connecting media device by electrical network - a great way to customize the network throughout the house. For this, the usual electricity is used, the cables will not be needed. Only the Powerline type outlet adapter can be used to configure.
  All that is required is to simply connect TV to the network through the adapter and home dLNA network Start functioning.
• If the router and TV are located nearby, it is best to use a cable connection. Ethernet cable connects to the TV port and router.
• Creating a media group using a wireless bridge is appropriate in the case when the TV is located away from the router. The bridge can be connected to a TV through the cable, and to the router - on a wireless network.

Tip: optimal decision For any occasion there will be an electrical connection.

The next setting step is to connect to the router of other DLNA devices.

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

But if there is no such possibility, you can connect them to the methods specified above.

Thus, TV will be able to "see" devices, and reproduce content.

Setting up DLNA home group devices

To make the TV can recognize the content, you must configure the devices of the media group. For a laptop and tablet, you will need to install a special software.

These can be the following programs:

• Windows Media. Player 11 or 12.
• Vaio. Media Server (for TV from Sony).
• Allshare for samsung.
• LG Smart Share.
• Home Media Server.

It is necessary to allow the group access to a laptop, this can be done in the software settings by activating the exchange of media files.

It can be music files, Images or video. A library or a list that can subsequently reproduce media device is created.

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

As part of this article I will write how to create a home media server for Windows 10. Creating a DLNA server will allow you to use the library placed on the PC to other devices. First of all, it is useful for those who have a Smart TV.

What is a DLNA server?

DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) is a special protocol that allows compatible devices to transmit and take media traffic (video, music, photos) in the home LAN, as well as broadcast it in real time.

If the devices are supported this technologyAt the request of the user, they can be configured and in the future automatically combine into a single network.

What is needed for streaming playback?

Tip! To reproduce the media content on another device (tablet, smartphone or smart TV), it is not necessary to configure the DLNA server home group Or open general access To the folder. Use the function.

To work home media server in Windows 10, not necessarily and share the folder for open access online. Can be B. publicly available network (That is, the detection over the network is hidden), but streaming playback will work.

To set up DLNA windows server 10, you need:

1. Two devices must be in one home local network (for example, connected to one router). How these devices will be connected (by LAN or Wi-Fi), the role does not play.
2. So that Smart TV (or other device) is turned on and maintained DLNA technology. In LG TVs, it is called Smart Share, in Samsung - Allshare, in Philips - Simple Share.

Setting

Configure homemade media server in several ways:

• using the built-in Windows 10;
• with the help of special programs.

Built-in tools of Windows 10

To turn on:

1. In search windows string 10 Enter the "Multimedia streaming parameters" request and open the app found.
2. Click "Enable multimedia streaming".
   
3. All devices that are online will receive access to multimedia files. Optionally, some can be deleted or configured.
   
4. Removing the "Use default settings" checkbox, you can set some filters that will apply for this device.
5. Now you can get access to multimedia broadcast from Music folders, "Video" and "Images". To transfer the video from any location on the broadcasting device, click PCM on the file and in context menu Select "Led to Device".
   
6. Opens Windows Media player through which the search is carried out network device. Then the specified content starts and is broadcast on SMART TV.
7. There is a similar function in the movie and TV player. Depending on which player is selected by default, it will be used for streaming playback.
   

If you wish to open a broadcast directly from the TV, place the media system into publicly available folder for home network or add a new one. This can be done with using windows Media Player.:

Using programs

In fact, free and convenient programs with the necessary functionality are not much. Among the programs for DLNA server I would like to note:

In general, compared with the method of setting up streaming playback in Windows 10, the programs can be easily configured. They work with playlists, a variety of audio and video formats (including RAW), have convenient sorting and navigation. The interface is easy in understanding and should not cause difficulties from a regular user.

Tip! If you use the prefix Android Box.You can also access media. For this, on windows Computer 10 . Download the ES conductor on Android, open "LAN" and click Scan. Select the device found on the local network and you will access a shared folder.

Now every Internet user has the ability to store their media files on the home server without using the computer's memory. It is very convenient if you collect your favorite movies, rollers or video clips, moreover, it is possible to view all this not only on your PC, but also on the LG TV. This review is devoted to a detailed consideration of this topic and answers the user's question how to set up home media UPNP DLNA server for LG TV.

To be able to use all the advantages home Server On your LG TV, you need to make a computer and TV to be connected to the Internet on the same network, it can be both Wi-Fi and cable.

Also to synchronize devices will be required special programIt is called "homemade media server", you can download it from the official store LG Store. In the case of a PC, the program can be downloaded on the manufacturer's official website, it is necessary to activate it on both devices, after that agree with the proposal to synchronize them.

• If you do not seem to cope with the settings, use a very convenient offer, which is represented on our website: Call the LG Service Center Master to the house.

How to set up home media server UPNP DLNA for TVLG: Access to folders and files

Open the Home Media Server program settings interface and select "Media Resources", here specify the path to all folders and files that you want to play on the TV. Simplify your task, you can open access to local disks, then all files can be played. As soon as you decide with the rights of access, you can run the DLNA server itself, the corresponding button is located at the bottom of the main screen of the Home Media Server program.

Everything will be shown here visible devices To connect, you need to select your TV.

In turn, you can activate smart application Share, on smart TV it is set by default. Open Smart Share, on the main screen you will see the icon with the image of the folder and the inscription dLNA server. This icon will appear, provided that you have already activated and configured the "homemade media server" on a computer or laptop and both devices are connected to one network.

Open the server folder and select a video folder or music, now you can play them on your smart TV.