How to Scan your MP3 Music Collection on Mac OSX from your iPad/iPhone
Enable File Sharing on Mac OSX
Follow our simple step by step guide on how to enable File Sharing on Mac OSX and browse your music library with your iPad or iPhone using MusicStreamer.
Mac OSX File Sharing may not be enabled, especially if you don't have other computers on your network or this is the first time you have tried to access shared folders over your network.
Use the following steps to enable File Sharing on Mac OSX.
How to Share a Folder
Step 1
- Start the 'System Preferences' App
- Select 'Sharing'
- From the 'Service' list on the left, ensure that 'File Sharing' is ticked (see 1 on screenshot)
- Under the 'Shared Folders' list, click +
- Choose your music folder to share and click 'Add'
- Click the "Options" button (see 2 on screenshot).
Step 2
- Start the 'System Preferences' App
- Select 'Sharing'
- From the 'Service' list on the left, ensure that 'File Sharing' is ticked (see 1 on screenshot)
- Under the 'Shared Folders' list, click +
- Choose your music folder to share and click 'Add'
- Click the "Options" button (see 2 on screenshot).
Now close this help and try a scan. Come right back if your Mac isn't found automatically.
How to configure MacOSX Firewall
You should now be able to connect MusicStreamer to your Mac. If you can't then the MacOSX firewall may be blocking the network.
Use the following steps to navigate to the firewall control screen.
- Open System Preferences and click "Security & Privacy".
- Click "Firewall".
- Click the padlock to make changes.
- Click "Firewall Options".
- Ensure that "Block all incoming connections" is unchecked.
If the scan hasn't worked try adding it manually
- Tap the 'Manual Setup' icon that appears after you have started a scan.
- Enter your machine name (shown in the screenshot above labelled 'A') or IP address (shown in the screenshot above labelled 'B') and tap 'OK'.
- Enter your username and password used to access your Mac. The username is your logon username for your Mac (shown above in the screenshot above labelled 'C').
- Choose your music directory. By default MusicStreamer will locate your iTunes Music folder. If your music is stored elsewhere on your drive simply locate it and tap 'Done'.
And that's it.
If you still can't connect please email us at support@stratospherix.com
