
You can use both MPD and DLNA/UPnP if you will choose MPD Player. Note, DLNA/UPnP Renderer is available in MPD Player mode as well.

(If you are using APU board you can connect SATA HDD or mSATA SSD directly to APU board instead of USB external HDD.) And if you have a external USB HDD and you attach it to Alix via USB, you can even use Alix network music player without registering any network share folder. You can do it easily with help of EasyMPD if you make the shared folder settings correctly in your computer or NAS. It provides stability in use and high quality of sound, but you have to register the network shared folders of computer or NAS, which stores your music files. A music player program called MPD brings and plays the music files from the network shared folder on another computer or NAS in your network.
UPNP PLAYER OSX PC
PC Engines' Alix or APU board in which EasyMPD is installed.The requirements for Alix or APU network music player.
UPNP PLAYER OSX HOW TO
If you are totally new to the network player or do not have any concept of it, you'd be better to read this document of how to configure Alix network music player before start. Go to see how to assemble the enclosure of Alix.Ĭoncept of Alix or APU network player and how to configure. You may can get this from your local market as well.

The item numbers for aluminium enclosure are "case1d1u" for Alix and "case1d2u" for APU.APU board is more faster than Alix and mSATA SSD or SATA HDD can be directly connected to APU board.

It is recommended to puchase APU board if possible. The item number is "alix2d2", "apu1d" and "apu1d4". You should buy 2D2 Alix board or APU to use EasyMPD.If you don't have Alix or APU board yet you can purchase it at PC Engines homepage. You don't need to hesitate to try and you don't need to buy the expensive pre-existing products that exceed thousands dollars in price.ĮasyMPD will help you can obtain the network player with PC Engines' Alix and APU, that will give you better sound quality and easier use than other pre-existing product even with low cost. It is not too difficult to build a network music player.Īnyone who can understand the concept of network player a little, can easily build and can use the network music player. For the users who are new to EasyMPD, this document explains all process from initial setting and to music playing.
