Getting Started
There Below are various options available for transferring music files to or making music files available to your an MMS for playback. This article describes the different available options and what they are best used for. Each section also provides a links to relevant instructions that will get you started.
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Hardware and software requirements will vary depending on your the specific needs of the system |
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Without the Advanced Music Bridge, eSeries MMS' support up to 40,000 local tracks regardless of storage capacity. Please see the following knowledge base article for more information: eSeries MMS Track Limits for Local Content |
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The MMS Synchronization Client (sync tool) is a program available on Mac or Windows that allows users to transfer music files from a local computer to an MMS over the network and keep the MMS' library in sync with the library on the local computer. The Sync Tool also allows users to manage their library and playlists on iTunes (Music app on Mac) by giving them the option to sync all music and playlists, all playlists, or specific playlists. Alternatively users can select specific files and folders to transfer. When expanding MMS storage capacity, you can select Selecting the ‘Add’ option to make when connecting a USB drive will format the drive and expand the available to storage that the sync tool for can use. When a library is synced, it cannot be accessed through the MMS' Music Share or transferred to a new computer from the MMS, however the . The user’s library can be migrated from one computer to another without the need to re-sync content. Synced content can be removed from the ‘Synchronized Computers’ section of the MMS configuration page. The ‘Synchronized Computers’ section also allows users to see the last time and date a computer was synchronized.
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Music files available on a network attached storage drive (NAS) can be made available for an MMS to stream over the local network. The MMS uses SMBv3 to accomplish this, however SMBv2 and SMBv1 are also supportedeSeries MMS' support SMB versions three and below. After configuring the MMS to connect to a folder on a NAS, the MMS it will scan the specified location for music content. This Scanning a folder on a NAS can take some time depending on network speed, system load, and total file count. All files are scanned and subsequently filtered for music content that the MMS supports. Rebooting the MMS during the initial scanning period will cause the scan to start over. Once a full scan is completed, the MMS will only scan detected changes. Rebooting the MMS will force a full scan, however tracks that were scanned prior to the power cycle will still be playable as long as the files are still accessible.
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The MMS has a shared music folder available over via SMB on the local network. This folder contains the sample tracks that come with every MMS, which . Sample tracks can be removed if desired. You can add music to the folder from the MMS by deleting them from the music share. Music can be added to the share from a computer on the local network , which will be available after a file scanning and database entry period. You can also access your imported music and add or remove music from a mounted external drive if the drive is in a format that the MMS can write to.that has SMB enabled. After adding content to the music share, the MMS will scan the share for supported content. Scanning the music share can take some time depending on system load, and total file count. Music can be added or removed from a mounted USB drive through the music share depending on the format of the USB drive. The MMS can read from drives with the following formats: EXT4, EXT3, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS. The MMS can write to drives with the following formats: EXT3, FAT32. Imported music can also be added or removed through the music share.
How to Access the MMS Music Share
Expanding MMS Storage Capacity
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The MMS has the ability to read music files from external USB connected hard drives and write to them depending on the format . Mounting a of the drive and the MMS' configuration. Selecting the ‘Mount’ option after connecting a USB drive will make the content on the drive available to the MMS for playback and to the music share, while Importing music from the . Selecting the ‘Import’ option after connecting a USB drive will copy the files from the drive to the MMS' internal storage. The MMS can read from drives with the following formats: EXT4, EXT3, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS. The MMS can write to drives with the following formats: EXT3, FAT32. The ‘Add’ option is also available upon connecting an USB drive. This option is primarily used for expanding storage for use with the sync tool. The article linked below provides more information about when to use each available option.
Expanding MMS Storage Capacity
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