Win7/8 How to share music photos and videos through media streaming

This tutorial is about how WIN7/8 can share music photos and videos through media streaming, so let's take a look at the details below.

DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) has been established by Sony, Intel, Microsoft and so on to address the interconnection of wireless and wired networks for personal PCs, consumer electronics and mobile devices.

Simply put, through the DLNA technology, mobile phones, tablets, computers, televisions (or audio and other audio and video devices) can be connected to each other in a home area network, where music, photos and videos can be accessed from one another.

Now smartphones, whether iphones, Android or Windows Phone, or even Nokia N9 handsets using Meego systems, support DLNA sharing video.

Windows 7/8 provides support for media streaming, which enables the interconnection of media files between computers, televisions, and mobile phones using DLNA technology.

The following operating settings will enable Windows 7/8 to turn on media streaming support, enabling the Internet to be broadcast on the same LAN, computer, TV and mobile media files.

Tools/raw Materials

Windows 7/8 Home Advanced version

Home WiFi LAN (no internet connection required)

Support DLNA Mobile phone (open DLNA function or use the appropriate software)

Method/Step

Open Windows 7/8 Control Panel → network and internet → network and sharing center → change advanced sharing settings.

In the Advanced Sharing Settings window, locate the media Flow options area and click the "Select Media Stream" link.

If you have not previously turned on the "media streaming" feature, a prompt will appear in the window that prompts you to turn on the media streaming feature. If you have previously turned on the "media streaming" feature, please go directly to step 5th. At this point, click the "Enable Media Stream" button.

If the related service is not running, the next window will prompt you to open windows related services. Click the Windows Services Admin Tool link to open the Service Settings window.

In the Service Settings window, locate the SSDP Discovery, UPnP Device Host, and Windows Media Player Network Sharing service in turn, set their startup type to Automatic, and click The Start button.

When the settings are complete, return to the advanced sharing settings shown in step two, and continue to find the media Flow option area and click the "Select Media Stream" link.

At this point, you will see that Windows has successfully turned on the media streaming feature, allowing you to set the name of the "Media Library" on your computer (the name will be displayed on other computers, mobile phones, or TV).

At the same time, Windows detects the devices that are found on the local area network that support playback media streaming, allowing you to choose whether to allow them to browse your media library (by default, all devices are accessible).

When the settings are complete, click the Next button.

In the HomeGroup Settings window, you need to set up media categories that allow other devices to access: Pictures, music, videos, documents, printers, and devices, keep the default permission settings, and click the Next button.

To ensure the security of the files, Windows randomly generates a password to secure the device and the document, recording this password (access to the media file is not affected).

Click the "Finish" button to complete the setup.

Windows Media Player provides access to other devices that open the DLNA share, while providing media resources for other devices to play on the computer.

Run Windows Media Player and click Media Streaming on the menu to select the last two options in the 3 options, that is, "Allow remote control of my player" and "automatically allow devices to play my media."

Note that the confirmation dialog box pops up during the selection process, confirming the action as prompted.

When you're done, you can use other computers, cell phones, or televisions to play pictures, music, and video files on this computer.

If you use HTC's windows Phone phone, you can use the SOFTWARE "multimedia connection" to access the computer's files on the phone to play or on other support DLNA device output playback (such as TV), when the mobile phone becomes a display or remote control.

If you use an Android phone, different brands of Android phones have different software support. QQ Video Support DLNA the video on the phone to play on the computer screen or on the TV screen, you can try it.

If other computers or mobile phones on your home network support DLNA, you can see them and play them in Windows Media Player's sidebar "Device".

On TV that supports DLNA, you can also access music pictures and videos from the computer you just set up to play, and you can get rid of audio, video and HDMI lines, as well as video and picture transmissions using wireless.

Note: Different brands of TV set Dlna method is different, this step picture from the network, for reference only.

Attention matters

DLNA has now been widely supported by device manufacturers, and the IPhone, Android and Windows Phone hardware have been supported.

If your home TV can be connected to the Internet via a cable or Wi-Fi network, you will generally support DLNA, please consult the TV manufacturer or consult the TV instructions in detail.

The method of using TV and mobile phone to play DLNA will be explained in detail in other experience.