Thanks for replying. I know I'm in the wrong place to say this, but I'm a novice with this. I really don't know what that means. I followed some instructions from Synology and downloaded the "media server" package and that's it. I don't know about the other things you refer to. (I did fear I would be in over my head with this stuff!)
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Media Server provides a multimedia service for you to browse and play the multimedia contents on Synology NAS via DLNA/UPnP home devices. With Media Server, you can easily connect those devices such as TV sets and stereo systems to your home network, and stream multimedia files stored on...
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