ZyXEL Communications EMG5324-D10A User Manual

Chapter 7 Home Networking

EMG5324-D10A User’s Guide

The media server feature lets anyone on your network play video, music, and photos from the USB 
storage device connected to your Device (without having to copy them to another computer). The 
Device can function as a DLNA-compliant media server. The Device streams files to DLNA-compliant 
media clients (like Windows Media Player). The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a group of 
personal computer and electronics companies that works to make products compatible in a home 
network.

The Device media server enables you to:

• Publish all shares for everyone to play media files in the USB storage device connected to the 

Device.

• Use hardware-based media clients like the DMA-2500 to play the files. 

Note: Anyone on your network can play the media files in the published shares. No user 

name and password or other form of security is used. The media server is enabled 

by default with the video, photo, and music shares published. 

To change your Device’s media server settings, click Network Setting > Home Networking > 
Media Server. The screen appears as shown.

Network Setting > Home Networking > Media Server

The following table describes the labels in this menu.

Network Setting > Home Networking > Media Server

Enable Media 
Server

Check this to have the Device function as a DLNA-compliant media server.

Enable the media server to let (DLNA-compliant) media clients on your network play media 
files located in the shares. 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes.