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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" style="task" id="sharing-media" xml:lang="pa">
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<link type="guide" xref="sharing"/>
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<link type="guide" xref="settings-sharing"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.8.2" version="0.1" date="2013-05-11" status="draft"/>
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<name>Michael Hill</name>
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<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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<desc>Share media on your local network using Rygel.</desc>
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<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
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<title>Share your music, photos and videos</title>
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<p>You can browse, search and play the media on your computer using a
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<sys>UPnP</sys> or <sys>DLNA</sys> enabled device such as a phone, TV or game
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console. Configure <gui>Media Sharing</gui> to allow these devices to access
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the folders containing your music, photos and videos.</p>
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<note style="info package">
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<p>You must have the <app>Rygel</app> package installed for
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<gui>Media Sharing</gui> to be visible.</p>
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<if:choose xmlns:if="http://projectmallard.org/if/1.0/">
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<if:when test="action:install">
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<p><link action="install:rygel" style="button">Install Rygel</link></p>
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<p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>Settings</gui>.</p>
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<p>Open <gui>Sharing</gui>.</p>
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<p>If <gui>Sharing</gui> is <gui>OFF</gui>, switch it to
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<p>Select <gui>Media Sharing</gui>.</p>
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<p>Switch <gui>Share Media On This Network</gui> to <gui>ON</gui>.</p>
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<p>Click <gui style="button">+</gui> to open the
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<gui>Choose a folder</gui> window. Navigate <em>into</em> the desired
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folder, <file>Music</file> in your <file>Home</file> directory for
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example, and click <gui style="button">Open</gui>. Repeat for the other
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folders you wish to share, for example <file>Pictures</file> and
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<file>Videos</file>.</p>
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<p>Click <gui style="button">Close</gui>. You will now be able to browse
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or play media in the folders you selected using the external device.</p>