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MyMedia With the Desktop genie App
User Manual
February 2016
202-11630-01
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USA
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MyMedia
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Compliance
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See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
Trademarks
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used for reference purposes only.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Set Up MyMedia With the genie App
Chapter 2 Change the MyMedia Settings With the genie App
Chapter 3 Set Up the Router as a DLNA Media Server
Install the NETGEAR Desktop genie App on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Play Media From Your Home Network on a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
MyMedia Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Change the MyMedia Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Allow Devices on the Network to Access Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Allow Media Files to Play on Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Change the Media File Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Change the Video File Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Change the Audio File Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Change the Image File Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
NETGEAR Routers That Support DLNA Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Set Up the Router as a DLNA Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Play Media on DLNA-Compliant Media Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Set Up the Router to Work With TiVo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Play Media From a USB Device on TiVo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Play Videos on TiVo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Play Music or View Photos on TiVo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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1. Set Up MyMedia With the genie
App
Use the MyMedia® feature on the genie app to play media stored on computers and WiFi
devices that are connected to your NETGEAR router’s network. MyMedia is available with the
desktop genie app for Windows and Mac computers and with the mobile genie app for iOS and
Android mobile devices.
This manual describes how to use MyMedia with the desktop genie app. For more information
about using MyMedia with the mobile genie app, see the MyMedia for the mobile genie app user
manual, which is available at downloadcenter.netgear.com.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Install the NETGEAR Desktop genie App on a Computer
• Play Media From Your Home Network on a Computer
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at
support.netgear.com. For more information about the genie app, see the genie app user manual,
which is available at downloadcenter.netgear.com.
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Install the NETGEAR Desktop genie App on a Computer
You must download the latest version of the desktop genie app to use the MyMedia feature.
The desktop genie app runs on Windows XP SP3, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and
Windows 10.
To download the desktop genie app on your Windows computer:
1. V
isit the NETGEAR genie web page at NETGEAR.com/genie.
2. Click the appropriate Download button.
When you download and install the genie app, it starts automatically. If you want to use
the genie app later
computer, the genie app icon also displays in your Windows taskbar.
, double-click the icon on your desktop. If you are using a Windows
Play Media From Your Home Network on a Computer
Use the genie app to play media files stored on devices that are connected to your router’s
home network.
For you to play media from your home network on a device, the device must support the
DLNA Player profile. Game consoles (like Xbox 360 or PS3) and DVRs do not support the
DLNA Player profile. For this reason, they do not display as players in MyMedia.
MyMedia finds only the media types supported by the player. For example, an iPad does not
Adobe Flash files because this format is not supported.
play
If you want to access media files stored on a USB storage device connected to the router,
you must set up the router as a DLNA media server. For more information, see Chapter 3,
Set Up the Router as a DLNA Media Server.
To play media from your home network on your computer:
1. Connect your computer to the router
2. Launch the genie app .
The Home page displays.
’s network using a wired Ethernet or WiFi connection.
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3. Select My Media.
4. Click the Player tab.
MyMedia
The Player page displays.
5. Select your computer
.
6. Click the Source tab.
The Source page displays.
7. Double-click a source device that contains the media that you want to play on your
computer
.
The page displays the folders that are on the source device.
8. Double-click the folder and select the media file within the folder that you want to play
The media plays on your computer.
.
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With the genie App
This chapter contains the following sections:
• MyMedia Views
• Change the MyMedia Player
• Allow Devices on the Network to Access Files
• Allow Media Files to Play on Your Computer
• Change the Media File Settings
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MyMedia Views
The MyMedia view that displays in the desktop genie app depends on which of the following
items you select:
• Source. View a list of devices on your network that are sharing media files.
• Player. V
• Settings. V
iew a list of devices that can play media files over the network.
iew the MyMedia settings.
Change the MyMedia Player
You can change the device that the media plays on.
To change the player device:
1. Connect your computer to the router
2. Launch the genie app .
The Home page displays.
3. Select My Media.
4. Click the Player tab.
’s network using a wired Ethernet or WiFi connection.
The Player page displays.
5. Select the device that you want the media to play on.
6. If the device that you want to select does not display
page.
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, click the refresh button to refresh the
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Allow Devices on the Network to Access Files
You can allow devices on the network to access files that are on your computer.
To allow devices to access files on your Windows or Mac computer using the desktop
genie app:
1. Connect your computer to the router’s network using a wired Ethernet or WiFi connection.
2. Launch the genie app .
The Home page displays.
3. Select My Media.
4. Click the Settings tab.
5. Select the Share files in network check box.
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Devices in the network can now access files on this computer.
Allow Media Files to Play on Your Computer
You can allow devices on the network to play media files on your computer.
For example, to use your smartphone or iPad to view photos on a computer, leave the Allow
play in network feature enabled.
can be viewed on this phone or iPad.
To allow devices on the network to play media files on the desktop genie app for
Windows or Mac computers:
1. Connect your computer to the router’s network using a wired Ethernet or WiFi connection.
2. Launch the genie app .
The Home page displays.
This feature controls whether the photos from other devices
3. Select My Media.
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4. Click the Settings tab.
5. On the Service page, select the Allow play in network check box.
Devices on the network can now play media files using your computer.
Change the Media File Settings
You can change the following media file settings using the desktop genie app:
• Change the video, audio, and image source folders on your computer that other devices
can access.
• Change the folder that files download to on your computer
• Change the amount of time that images display on your computer
Change the Video File Settings
You can change the default video folder that other devices can access video files from and
change the folder on your computer that video files are download to.
To change the video file settings:
1. Connect your computer to the router
2. Launch the genie app .
’s network using a wired Ethernet or WiFi connection.
.
.
The Home page displays.
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3. Select My Media.
4. Click the Settings tab.
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5. On the left, select Video.
6. To change the default video folder that other devices can access video files from, in the
Default Video Folder section, click the button to change the path.
7. T
o change the folder on your computer that video files are download to, in the Default
Download Folder section, click the button to change the path.
Change the Audio File Settings
You can change the default audio folder that other devices can access video files from and
change the folder on your computer that audio files are download to.
To change the audio file settings:
1. Connect your computer to the router
2. Launch the genie app .
The Home page displays.
’s network using a wired Ethernet or WiFi connection.
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3. Select My Media.
4. Click the Settings tab.
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5. On the left, select Audio.
6. To change the default music folder that other devices can access audio files from, in the
Default Music Folder section, click the button to change the path.
7. T
o change the folder on your computer that audio files are download to, in the Default
Download Folder section, click the button to change the path.
Change the Image File Settings
You can change the default video folder that other devices can access image files from and
change the folder on your computer that image files are download to.
You can also change the amount of time images display in the desktop genie app.
To change the image file settings:
1. Connect your computer to the router
2. Launch the genie app .
The Home page displays.
’s network using a wired Ethernet or WiFi connection.
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3. Select My Media.
4. Click the Settings tab.
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5. On the left, select Picture.
6. To change the amount of time that images display in the desktop genie app, select a value
from the menu.
7. T
o change the default image folder that other devices can access music files from, in the
Default Picture Folder section, click the button to change the path.
8. T
o change the folder on your computer that image files are download to, in the Default
Download Folder section, click the button to change the path.
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3. Set Up the Router as a DLNA Media
Server
You can set up the router as a DLNA media server.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• NETGEAR Routers That Support DLNA Media Server
• Set Up the Router as a DLNA Media Server
• Play Media on DLNA-Compliant Media Players
• Set Up the Router to Work With TiVo
• Play Media From a USB Device on TiVo
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NETGEAR Routers That Support DLNA Media Server
To determine if your NETGEAR router can be set up as a DLNA media server, see your
router’s user manual, which is available at
http://downloadcenter.netgear.com.
Set Up the Router as a DLNA Media Server
If your router can be set up as a DLNA media server, the router’s DLNA media server lets you
view movies and photos stored on an attached USB device, on DLNA-compliant or UPnP
AV-compliant media players, such as Xbox360, Playstation, and NETGEAR media players.
To set up your router as a DLNA media server:
9. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to your router’s
network.
10. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
11. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
12. Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage.
The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) page displays.
Note: This navigation path might be different depending on your router. See
your router’s user manual for more information. Your router’s user
manual is available online at http://downloadcenter.netgear.com.
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13. Click the Media Server tab.
14. Select the Enable DLNA Media Server check box.
15. In the Media Server Device Name section, click the Edit button to change the name of the
media server
16. Click the Apply button.
.
Your settings are saved.
Play Media on DLNA-Compliant Media Players
To play media on DLNA-compliant media player:
1. V
isit http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare to check for the most up-to-date list of USB
devices that your router supports.
2. Connect a USB device to a USB port on your router
If your USB device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB
device to the router
When you connect the USB device to the router’s USB port, it might take up to two
minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB device is available to all
computers on your local area network (LAN).
3. Connect your DLNA-compliant media player (such as a Xbox360, Playstation, and
NETGEAR media players) to your router
You can now view the media on your USB device on your DLNA-compliant media player.
.
’s network.
.
Set Up the Router to Work With TiVo
You can set up your TiVo to access media files stored on a USB device that is connected to
your router. The TiVo must be on the same network as the router. This feature supports the
following file formats:
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• Video. See and play MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files.
• Music. See and play MP3 files.
• Pictures. V
iew images in .jpg format.
You can use the TiVo (Series 2 and up) Home Media Option to play photos and music on
your Windows or Mac computer in your
To set up the router to work with TiVo:
TiVo user interface.
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to your router
network.
2. Enter http://www
.routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin.
The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADV
ANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage.
The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) page displays.
5. Click the Media Server tab.
Note: The Media Server page navigation path might be different depending
on your router. Check your router’s user manual for more information.
’s
6. Select the Enable DLNA Media Server check box.
7. Select the Enable T
iVo support check box.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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Play Media From a USB Device on TiVo
Make sure that you set up the router to work with TiVo. For more information, see Set Up the
Router to Work With TiVo on page 20.
Play Videos on TiVo
Note: The TiVo images used in this section were taken using a TiVo
Premiere XL DVR.
To play videos:
1. On the
2. Go to the bottom of the list and select the router model.
TiVo, select TiVo Central > My Shows.
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Play Music or View Photos on TiVo
Note: The TiVo images used in this section were taken using a TiVo
Premiere XL DVR.
To play music or view photos:
1. On the
TiVo, select TiVo Central > Music, Photos, & Showcases.
2. Select an item to play or watch.
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