Itunes library is on a shared drive, how do I add laptops etc correctly?

Hi folks,
Short version:
I have my itunes library on my WD My Book Live NAS. I would like a new laptop and a new PC to see this library and be able to add to it etc.
Long version:
I currently have a Desktop and a laptop, and itunes library on a NAS. I've tried and failed many times to get both the desktop and the laptop to look at and update the library correctly. There are still many albums that one pc does see but the other can't.
I'm sure this was caused by me not setting it up correctly in the first place.
I'm buying a new Laptop and putting Win 8 on the desktop so now I would like to sort this properly.
I just want all my music in one place on the NAS and either PC on the network to be able to access it and new songs.
Can anyone tell me how to do this?
Cheers

Is the entire library on the NAS or just the media folder? For background see Make a split library portable. Note that a shared iTunes library can only be opened by one computer at a time. A shared media folder can be accessed by multiple libraries, however this requires management to make sure that updates are reflected across all libraries.
tt2

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