How to use QNAP NAS with Sony PSP and Nokia N95 for wireless media playing

A. Play music on NAS by Sony PSP wirelessly
Wireless music playing via PSP is available with QNAP Turbo Station series: TS-101, TS-201, and TS-109 & TS-209 series. With the built-in TwonkyMedia function of Turbo Station series, PSP gamers can freely access the music contents on NAS and play the files on the PSP. This application demonstrates how your Turbo Station and PSP can be the best wireless music playing partners.

Configure UPnP MediaServer on Turbo Station:
Login the administration page of Turbo Station. Enter “Network Settings> Multimedia Station” page.

Check the box “Enable UPnP Media Server” and enable the option under UPnP MediaServer. Click “Apply”.

Click on UPnP Media Server link (port 9000) http://TurboStation IP:9000/, you will enter TwonkyMedia configuration page. You can set up the contents you would like to share in your home network. Configure the music tree and save your changes.

Save the music files to the Qmultimedia folder or any specified folders on the Turbo Station for PSP to play.

Use PSP to play the music files on Turbo Station:

1. Connect your PSP to your local wireless network. On the PSP main home menu, go to “Internet Browser” under the Network panel.
   
2. Enter this address in the browser: http://QNAP NAS IP:9000/RSS (9000 is the service port of TwonkyMedia), e.g., if your Turbo Station IP is 192.168.1.88, enter http://192.168.1.88:9000/rss.
   
3. When the connection is successfully established, the music navigation tree you defined on the TwonkyMedia page of NAS is shown. Click on the RSS feeds you want to subscribe to.
   
   
   
4. Select “Yes” to add the channel.
   
5. After adding the RSS feeds, you can go to “RSS Channel” in Network section.
   
6. All the music contents that match the selected feeds are displayed. You can start to play the music from your PSP!
   
   
   
   

B. Play multimedia contents on QNAP NAS on media player remotely by Nokia N95
If you are a Nokia N95 owner, you can use your phone as a remote control and play or show the multimedia contents on QNAP Turbo Station on an available media player on the network. After enabling UPnPMedia Server function on QNAP NAS, import the pictures, music, or video files on NAS shared folders. Then follow the steps below to use N95 to play the files on a media player on the network.

1. Go to “Settings/ Home netw./ Share content”, and turn on “Share content”.
2. Connect N95 to WLAN (wireless LAN) and search for QNAP Turbo Station on the network. Make sure they are in the same local network.
   
3. Browse the multimedia files on the Qmultimedia or specified folder of QNAP NAS with N95.
4. Select the music, video, or picture to play. Select “Show via home network” (images or video) or “Play via home network” (music).
   
5. Browse and select a media player (UPnP) in the network. You can then use N95 as a remote control and play/ show the files via the media player.
   
   Note: N95 does not support playing the multimedia files on QNAP NAS directly.