Western Digital WD ShareSpace User Manual

HOW TO PLAY/STREAM VIDEO, MUSIC & PHOTOS - 67

WD SHARESPACE

USER MANUAL

Important: Make sure to sort and add your media content to the 
corresponding shared folders. (e.g., music files must go into the Shared 
Music folders). If you do not do this, your content will not display correctly 
through your digital media adapter.

Now that you have copied your files to their corresponding folders, you can use a 
variety of media devices to stream media. The following types are discussed in this 
section:

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WD TV HD Live Media Player page 67.

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Windows Media Player 11 (works with Windows Vista/Windows 7) on page 69.

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Windows Media Player 12 (comes with Windows 7) on page 69.

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Xbox 360 on page 71.

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PlayStation 3 on page 72.

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Digital Picture Frames on page 72.

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Network Music Player on page 73.

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Digital Media Adapters on page 73.

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DLNA Devices on page 73.

Note: Windows XP can use Twonky Media PC MediaBrowser on third party DLNA client 
applications (see “Media Server” on page 150).

You can connect the WD TV Live HD Media Player to your LAN network for access 
to media content stored in network drives such as the WD ShareSpace. Following 
are general steps for using the WD TV Live to access files on a WD ShareSpace. 

Note: Please refer to your WD TV Live HD Media Player user guide for more specific instructions on 
connecting to the WD ShareSpace and accessing and playing your media content.

1. Connect a WD ShareSpace to your LAN and power on the device.

2. Make sure the WD TV Live is connected to your TV and powered on.

3. Connect the WD TV Live to the LAN.

4. Navigate to Settings>Network setting>Network setup to choose the 

connection type.

5. Use the 

 navigation buttons to select Wired and press Enter.

Note: You can choose Wireless if you use a wireless adapter compatible with the 
WD TV Live. For a list of compatible adapters, please go to 

 and search the 

Knowledge Base for answer 3805.