E3000 Media Server - Remote Access?

I got the the e3000 media server setup and can play all my music through it on all my PCs. Really Cool.
Is there a way I can access this media from another location (WAN side)?
I'm going to a party this weekend and my job was to have the music. Instead of copying my entire library (4.5GB) to my laptop, I was hoping I could access my library on the router USB port from his connection. Is this do-able? I am running Linksys 1.0.0.4 firmware now from Dec 2010.

Well i don't think you have an option to access media server from the remote location?
But you can access your drive from the remote location using FTP feature.

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Well i don't think you have an option to access media server from the remote location?
But you can access your drive from the remote location using FTP feature.

E3000 USB Storage / Media Server - Web access?

I just set up an E3000 router and haven't any problems so far. I have a question about the USB storage and/or Media Server though.
I hooked up a USB drive to the router, and it works just fine via Windows Explorer. Is there a way to access it through a web browser though? I'd like to access the drive from my Wii if that's possible, so is there a way, possibly with the media server? Mainly, I want to play videos from the drive on my TV, but I don't have a fancy internet-enabled TV
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I think you can try to upgrade/re-flash the firmware on your router.
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E4200 - media server remote library

i've not seen anything that sugests this (also my E4200 is on order, pending delivery, so unable to look into it more), but is it possible to have a remote library with the E4200 media server?
i currently have a server with alot of content on it, but it does not support uPnP/DLNA. would i be able to use the E4200 to connect to the server and access it via the E4200's media server?

Once you get the Router E4200 you can create a remote library with the E4200 media server..But Media server controls are very simple with only server naming and scan controls. E4200 will distribute your media files with the built-in UPnP or DLNA server so Yes you be able to use the E4200 to connect to the server and access it via the E4200's media server...

E3000 Media Server not seen by Windows Media Player (v 12.0) on Win 7

I've enabled the Media Server on my E3000 router. My PS3 can see the server and play media from it by my PCs can't!
I'm using Windows Media Player v 12.0 on Windows 7 and some older version on Windows XP and it's my understanding that the Media Server should appear under the "Other Libraries" section but it does not.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there a bug in the E3000 firmware (I have the latest as of this date) or is the Media Server simply not compatible with Windows Media Player?
If it's an incompatibility issue, can someone please point me to a compatible media player for Windows 7?
I did read a post about a firmware upgrade on the 4200 that broke the media player, but I don't know if such a problem exists for the E3000.
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Martin.

This is what you can try in getting the Computer to see the media server on the E3000:
(Obviously make sure you have the media server enabled on the router and at least one folder shared....and make sure you have scanned the folder(s))
1) Turn your computer on.
2) Disconnect your external usb drive.
3) Pull the power on the E3000.
4) Connect the external usb drive.
5) Plug the power back into the E3000.
Then see if that works or not.
If the issue still persist then here is the link which may help you: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01832417&tmp_track_link=ot_recdoc/c00859236/en_...

E3000 Media Server disconnection

My setup (I'll use wired to ease things up) :
I have Cisco E3000 router wired to a Western Digital HD TV Live Media Player.
A USB external hard drive is plugged into the router and acts as the media server.
E3000 has both a guest and a private network (I'm using the private network with the TV Live).
Workgroup of both TV LIVE and router (and PCs) is "WORKGROUP".
I'm using static, internal IP adresses for the TV LIVE and any other equipment in my network.
When the wired TV LIVE looses its connection, I have to check the connection in my settings and resume playback.
When the wireless TV LIVE looses its connection, I cannot only check the connection again because it hangs at DNS server. I have to go to Wireless favorites, re-connect and resume playback. I'm using a Linksys WUSB600N v2 dongle and the signal only needs to travel a flat 20ft through a single wall.
I think it might be a router setting since both wired and wireless drop connection, but I'm not sure.
What should I check ?
See link below for my almost complete router setup.
http://pages.videotron.com/rouxjean/LIVE/TVLIVE.html
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Where is the USB adapter is connected....?
Is Digital HD TV Live Media Player working wired and wireless....?
Try the following settings on the router...
On the router setup page,Under the Wireless tab,click on the subtab "Basic Wireless Settings"..Now,select the option "Manual".For 5GHz...Change the Channel Width to 40MHz only and Channel to 161-5.805GHz.For 2.4GHz...Change the Channel Width to 20MHz only and Channel to 11-2.462GHz.Click save settings.
Power Cycle the router and check.

E3000 Media Server

Where can I find documentation on the built-in media server? There doesn't seem to be anything that comes with the router. I have it up and functioning - however, it shows me music files, but doesn't show any of the videos or photos that are available on the connected drive? Is there some special folder format I should be using? It shows up in my DLNA device (my Sony TV) and it shows three options "root music folder" "root video folder" "root picture folder" - the only one with anything in it is the "root music folder" - how do I change these? I've set up the scan to scan the entire partition. But not having any luck.
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i'm also having this problem, with a PS3.
there might be something to the fact that when selecting the information of the media server from the PS3, the manufacturer is listed as PacketVideo and the Model as TwonkyMedia. the latter being a product of the former.
with the HDD connected directly to the router and that directly to the PS3, i don't see this being a huge deal. there's just something missing, most likely a specific folder structure, as previously metioned... though at this time i'm not finding it by trial and error...
OKAY. i figured this out (i've been going over this while typing far a minute or 90), and get ready to feel pretty dumb...
open the advanced settings browser page. select storage and then media server. i had enabled this already, but do it if you haven't already. now SPECIFY A FOLDER to scan. that's our problem. right freakin' there. god i feel like a moron.
hope that helps.

Media server / router access loss internet OK

Hi all,
If there is already a post covering this a quick redirection is fine an my apologies.
I have a problem with the e4200 router and a mybook 1 TB connected to it. The media server works fine but after a while i loose contact with the router and the server this means that the Cisco connect doesn't work, the 192.168.1.1 doesn't work and I can't find the disk via \\. I do have internet connection via wifi as im using it now....
Any guesses as to why I loose connection to the router? The lease time is 24h and it can happen more than once in a day.
I have a telenet internet connection.
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What hardware version of E4200 do you have? Version 1 or 2? Let me know the current firmware version on the router? You can try the following steps:
A] With the help of Cisco Connect Software (if at all you have installed the router with the help of this software)
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          2] Then click on the option which says "Advanced Settings" which will take you to the router's configuration page.
         3] Lower the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) from 1500 to 1400 or less (usually found on your routers main/ basic setup page)
B] If you haven't installed Cisco Connect then you can log on to the router's user interface using it's default IP address in the browser which is 192.168.1.1 and type in 'admin' as the password leaving the username field blank. This will take you to the router's web interface and then follow steps as mentioned above to make the changes.

Remote access and network services problem

I have a Mac Pro with two IP configs:
Ethernet 1: 69.##.##.## /255.255.255.248 [hidden for public forum security]
Ethernet 2: 10.0.0.20/255.255.255.0
My primary needs:
Able to remotely access the Mac via Remote Desktop using the public IP. Local LAN connectivity using 10.##.##.##.
Setup:
I have a 10 public IP address from my ISP and using one of the 10 now. Everything pings OK.
Question:
How can I customize the network service so that I can select the Ethernet 1 or Ethernet 2 port to use? So far it forces me select Ethernet 1 for all of the services selected. I'd like to use FTP & Web Server & Remote Access on the Ethernet 2 (public). The rest is LAN. I notice that Appletalk is only allowable on a single IP.
Quick experiment with the Internet sharing using Ethernet 2 (public) to Ethernet 1 failed to provide the desired forwarding result.
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.9)

I think you need to go further into the settings and define FTP etc. to the specific Ethernet. There are also settings Automatic and where you define your connection. I have a 3 inch book that I will look at to see if they address it. I to plan to do something similar, but haven't got there yet.
Michael

USB remote access problem for E3000?

Hi,
I recently got the E3000 router because it has USB and is dual band simultaneous router.
It's connected to ATT modem+router. I've disabled wireless on ATT 2wire modem and connected the linksys router to it.
Now after a lot of messing with it i have configured the USB drive to work and be visible on the network, also media server seems to be working fine.
Now i need help with the following:
Now what i am trying to do is have remote access to my USB connected hard drive over the internet.
Also I want to set the USB HDD as media download drive. E.g. if i am downloading a big files or torrent download i want it to be directly in the USB connected HDD.
Also in My Computers/network i have the drive visible as a computer and when i double click on it, it ask me for admin user id and password and i have files access available, i dont understand why is that? Because the same can be achieved through "map network drive" so what is the difference between the two?
Awaiting reply
Thanks for the help guys
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Remote Management allows you to manage the router from a remote location, via the Internet. Managing a Linksys router from a remote location is similar to accessing it locally. The main difference is, instead of typing the router’s LAN IP Address in the web browser’s Address bar, you have to type the router’s Internet IP Address.
Remote Management Port
Enter the port number that will be open to outside access. The default setting is 8080. This port must be used when you establish a remote connection.
To enable remote management on a Linksys router, you need to perform three steps:
1] Enabling Remote Management on a Linksys Router
2] Checking the Internet IP Address of a Linksys Router
3] Managing a Linksys Router from a Remote Location
Here is the link: http://www6.nohold.net/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=98e570a093ae4ccda0d7cfb7fda97df7_4023.xml&pid=80&r...
Second, there are three things you need to do to be able to share the contents of your USB storage device:
i. Accessing the Storage Setup Menu
ii. Creating Share
iii. Mapping a Network Drive
Here is the link which can help you in the HDD installation: http://www6.nohold.net/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=0868d4e24a6a468280c3cf270c1d6a31_21517.xml&pid=80&...

Home media server for mac, that you can also get to remotely. Any ideas? I am out of space on my macbook pro hard drive and appletv. Need some sort of media server for delivery to macs, ipods, ipads, etc. Any suggestions?

Hi,
I have been using my macbook pro as a home media server, hosting most content on the macbook with ipod touch, ipads, and appletv streaming/sharing content. I have run out of space on both the macbook pro and the apple tv and am looking to moving the content to a home media server. Any thoughts/suggestions? I'd like something that I can access remotely too. I have an old slingbox and also have a static IP address.
Any thoughts/suggestions would be most welcome!

Don't worry I've sorted it! I just had to turn off Reminders as well in iCloud. Calendar then worked fine, even when I turned Calendar and Reminders back on.

How to use iMac as remotely accessible home media server

First time poster, and thanks in advance for any help that any of you might be able to provide. -- Josh
I have a mid-2007 iMac, several AppleTVs and Apple mobile devices, and a 2014 Macbook Pro coming at the end of the week (more detailed info below). I have a roughly 1 TB library of movies, which are currently housed in an external hard drive attached to the iMac. When I'm on my home network, I'm able to stream all the movies to all of the AppleTVs, iPhones, and iPads, using iTunes and home sharing, with almost no problem. But, my family would like to access our movie library remotely, when at the airport, visiting family, etc.
I've researched various options, and am having a hard time parsing through some of the more technical information and figuring out what setup would work best. It seems to me that although I can't use my iMac as a second display for the new MacbookPro because of technical limitations on the iMac, I might still be able to use the iMac as a remotely accessible home media server. Running Plex on the iMac has been suggested, but I keep hearing conflicting information on whether the AppleTVs are compatible with Plex, and I've had trouble successfully forwarding ports several years ago when I played with Plex briefly. iTunes/home sharing is just so easy in terms of setup and reliability between Apple devices, in my experience. I looked into buying an AirPort Time Capsule, since I was looking into upgrading my router to support 802.11ac anyway (advice on that too?), but was told that neither the Time Capsule drive nor any drive attached to it would be remotely accessible. Back to my Mac seems like it might work for me to access my library remotely when using the MacbookPro, but not any of the mobile devices (which are more important to the kids), and I'm not sure what advantage a NAS drive would have over using the iMac (although this is where it starts getting a bit technical for me). Looked at OSX Server also, but not sure how that would interface with whatever additional components I need to get.
Thank you in advance for any help. I'm sure people have figured out a way to access their media libraries remotely, but for some reason I can't find a straight answer on how. I've included additional technical details about my setup below. Thanks again!!
iMac, 20-in, Mid 2007, 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, OS X 10.9.4, 250 GB storage
Macbook Pro w. Retina, 13-in, 2014, 2.6 GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM, 128 GB PCle-based Flash Storage
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Not really recommended to do what you want as the perfomance will be undesirable and make the experience lousy at best. If you have content you want to watch remotely then simply copy it to a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro and then bring one of the AppleTV's with you. Then you can stream directly from the MBA or MBP to the AppleTV on a remote TV. We did this on our last vacation, loaded a bunch of movies on my MBA, threw one of the ATV's in the suitcase and when we got to our hotel simply connected it using the hotels Wi-Fi and connected the ATV via HDMI to the TV and we were in business.

How to use iMac as remotely accessible media server

First time poster, and thanks in advance for any help that any of you might be able to provide. -- Josh
I have a mid-2007 iMac, several AppleTVs and Apple mobile devices, and a 2014 Macbook Pro coming at the end of the week (more detailed info below). I have a roughly 1 TB library of movies, which are currently housed in an external hard drive attached to the iMac. When I'm on my home network, I'm able to stream all the movies to all of the AppleTVs, iPhones, and iPads, using iTunes and home sharing, with almost no problem. But, my family would like to access our movie library remotely, when at the airport, visiting family, etc.
I've researched various options, and am having a hard time parsing through some of the more technical information and figuring out what setup would work best. It seems to me that although I can't use my iMac as a second display for the new MacbookPro because of technical limitations on the iMac, I might still be able to use the iMac as a remotely accessible home media server. Running Plex on the iMac has been suggested, but I keep hearing conflicting information on whether the AppleTVs are compatible with Plex, and I've had trouble successfully forwarding ports several years ago when I played with Plex briefly. iTunes/home sharing is just so easy in terms of setup and reliability between Apple devices, in my experience. I looked into buying an AirPort Time Capsule, since I was looking into upgrading my router to support 802.11ac anyway (advice on that too?), but was told that neither the Time Capsule drive nor any drive attached to it would be remotely accessible. Back to my Mac seems like it might work for me to access my library remotely when using the MacbookPro, but not any of the mobile devices (which are more important to the kids), and I'm not sure what advantage a NAS drive would have over using the iMac (although this is where it starts getting a bit technical for me). Looked at OSX Server also, but not sure how that would interface with whatever additional components I need to get.
Thank you in advance for any help. I'm sure people have figured out a way to access their media libraries remotely, but for some reason I can't find a straight answer on how. I've included additional technical details about my setup below. Thanks again!!
iMac, 20-in, Mid 2007, 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, OS X 10.9.4, 250 GB storage
Macbook Pro w. Retina, 13-in, 2014, 2.6 GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM, 128 GB PCle-based Flash Storage
Iomega HDD, 2 TB
Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band Router, Model No. WNDR3400v2
AppleTV, 3rd generation (x3)
iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, iPad (2nd gen), iPad mini w. Retina

My apologies if this isn't quite on point. I hope it is of some use.
One problem that may arise is that many home internet connections have much less outbound bandwidth available than inbound, at least in the US. That is, while your internet connection probably supports receiving a movie in real time, it may not support sending one in real time.
Portable 1TB and 2TB disks are pretty affordable these days. A number even do wifi streaming to iPhones and iPads.

Can't get remote cluster machine to encode video - getting 'Media Server application unexpectedly quit'

Hi
Using Compressor 4 / Apple QuarterMaster admin etc, I have set up a Cluster and it works well to Share > Export Using Compressor Settings. That took some doing, and I'm happy that it works.
If I do all my processing in the foreground, or alternatively in the background on my FCPX computer, ie without running or using any cluster in the background, it all goes well. Quick, error free.
If I activate the cluster and only put my local machine's compressor services into it, and then send my compressor batch to the cluster, it works perfectly well. But that defeats the point of having a cluster. I want the remote machine to do all the work so my local machine doesn't slow down.
Unfortunately, if I add the remote machine's services into the cluster, the encoding always fails with 'Media Server application unexpectedly quit' in the error log. I know that the cluster is distributing segments of the file to the remote machine - this can be seen in the Share Monitor, but they never get processed and sit there waiting until I get the error message.
The remote machine is a modern 4G core 2 duo MacBook. It's never been used for this before. It has Compressor 4 and the Pro Apps Update installed and both appear to work. Both machines are running 10.6.8. The remote machine has Compressor services initialised in Apple QMaster sharing. The QMasterAdmin sees these services. They are accessible over Bonjour and appear in the Cluster. Compressor services from both the local and the remote machine are configured exactly the same way. The same QT codecs exist on both machines. I've restarted, shift-restarted, etc etc.
So I am at a loss here. The remote machine just won't compress anything it is sent.
Any ideas? Must both have FCPX installed?
Anyone actually got a remote machine in a cluster to work with Compressor 4? I can't figure it out.
Chris.

OK... finally sorted it out.
It's a bug, as far as I can tell.
Any job entered directly into Compressor 4 in the normal Compressor manner will be successfully rendered by any working cluster from any machine that can access the cluster. That's good. It means that the underlying distributed processing model works well.
HOWEVER - any job forwarded to a Compressor 4 cluster that includes non-local compressor services (ie compressor services not resident on the same machine), using Share > Export Using Compressor Settings direct from FCPX will fail.
To confirm this bug, I made a cluster on a remote machine. It was a dual core machine, so I enabled 2 compressor services on that machine, and that's all the cluster was. Simple.
I then manually entered a video file (ProRess 422 720p) into Compressor on the remote machine. I did this by physically setting up new job using the compressor user interface. A bog standard ProRes422 720p file rendered fine this way on the remote machine. As did anything else I gave it. Good.
Then on my main machine, I opened Compressor and made a job based on the same file and settings, and sent it to the remote machine's cluster. No problem at all! Great!
So now I know that both Compressor versions, and the clustering model, are working fine. In fact I can send all sorts of files to the cluster, from any other version of compressor, and have them processed on the remote machine, and get the result back on my desktop later on. Excellent.
But, if I try put this same file into a FMPX timeline, and go Share > Export Using Compressor Settings.... and select a cluster with remote (non-local) compressor services, it does not work. Rendering the video segments on the remote machine times out and fails, every time. It doesn't matter what file format I use, it just fails.
So it's a bug.
From what I can tell, Final Cut Pro X somehow messes up the Share > Export Using Compressor settings where the cluster includes non-local compressor services, causing all jobs to fail. The same Share > Export Using Compressor Settings will work quite happily if all the services on the cluster are on the same machine as FCPX, or if the job is sent to This Computer in the background. But any attempt to send files to a cluster using any remote services will fail.
I hope this saves some people from wasting as much time as I have!
One workaround is to export to ProRes then put this file manually into Compressor, sending the job to the remote cluster. This is a two step process with a large intermediary ProRes file. If one goes Export as QuickTime movie, generating the intermediary file prevents further FCPX work being done.
To get the intermediary in the background one could use Share > Export Using Compressor Settings via either This Computer, or to a cluster using only local services. Then once complete, manually add it to a compressor job.
So this is a FCPX bug as far as I can tell.
Chris.

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