If you have made any changes to your music folder, please make sure to use 'Rescan' function to let Lightning find our recently added music files.RELATED: How to Easily Share Files Between Nearby Computers You will be able to use Lightning Server when the initial scan is complete. Now Lightning Server has been set up for use with the network shared folder created on your Mac computer as storage. For the folder we just created, that would be 192.168.1.4/Music.ġ0. Enter the SMB path in the Lightning Server settings and select Mount to mount the path. Select your current connected network then you can find the IP address of your computer.ĩ. Go back to System Preferences and select Network.Ĩ. Step 3: Add the account we just created to the Users section and change the permission to Read & Write.ħ. Under Windows File Sharing, the account we just created should be selected to access the folder. Step 2: Choose Options, then make sure the Share files and folders using SMB option is checked. Step 1: Select the folder where your music is stored. There are 3 steps to setup in the Sharing settings page. Go back to System Preferences then select Sharing.Ħ. Do not to use passwords with spaces or special characters.ĥ. Create a new account and select Use separate password as the Password option, then enter the password in the field below. After the settings page is unlocked, you can (2) add a new account used to access the network shared folder.Ĥ. If the current settings page is locked, you need to unlock it: (1) click the lock to make changes.

In System Preferences, please select Users & Groups.ģ. Click the Apple icon and select System Preferences.Ģ. NOTICE: Mounting a network shared folder created by Windows PC and Mac OS X is only supported by Lightning devices with firmware versions 2.7 and above.ġ. If you are experiencing slow scan speeds, please consider using a NAS drive or use Lightning Server in USB mode. This speed can drop to 2 files per second when uses with a network shared folder created by a computer such as Mac OS X and Windows PC. The average file scan speed of Lightning Server is 20 files per second when used with a NAS drive. ATTENTION: It is highly recommended to use a NAS drive as music storage.

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