What does Synology iTunes server do?
iTunes Server allows you to share the music and videos on your Synology NAS with all iTunes clients within a local network, and to browse and play these multimedia contents with iTunes.
Does Synology work with Apple?
Synology’s OS and hardware make great NAS systems for Apple and cross platform homes/businesses because they not only make huge Time Machine backups a snap, but they also provide apps for streaming media and other files to iOS, Apple TV, Android, PC and just about every platform.
What is Synology Audio Station?
Audio Station is a web-based audio application, allowing you to access the music library on your Synology NAS, choose available audio sources on the local area network, and add your favorite music to playlists for playback.
How can I access my NAS from home?
How to Remotely Connect to Your Device
- Step 1: Enable FTP.
- Step 2: Enable WebDAV.
- Step 3: Update User Permissions.
- Step 4: Allow Your Router to Connect to Your NAS Device.
- Step 5: Use Dynamic DNS to Assign a Web Address to Your Home Network.
- Step 6: Set Up Your Remote Connection.
- Step 7: Enter and Save Your Password.
What can I do with DS audio everywhere?
Enjoy high-quality playback, listen to radios, manage own music collection, create personal playlist and share with friends on Audio Station and its mobile app DS audio everywhere. Audio Station is your intuitive and versatile music library for exploring, sharing, and managing music collections all in one place.
Can you share music from your DS to iTunes?
Yes it works fine, but to get all the music from the DS music share automatically into every iTunes, iPhone, iPad, iAnything on your network, can be convenient too. Why map drive letters when iTunes can communicate directly with your DS over a dedicated channel? Drive letters are so 1990. 🙂
What is the purpose of the iTunes server?
That is the purpose of the iTunes Server, not saying that your approach is wrong, we all have different ways to solve things, and of course the limitation with iTunes Server is that the music needs to be in the common music share, it can not be in your DS home/music folder. So it’s convenient for shared music, but not for private personal music.
How to play my Synology music on iTunes?
1 Launch Apple Music or iTunes on your computer. Go to Library > Music (for iTunes) or Library (for Apple Music) to open the drop-down menu. 2 If you set a password, enter the password and click OK. 3 You can access all the music and videos stored on your Synology NAS.