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Contents 1 Obsolete Page 1.1 iTunes 1.2 Core SlimServer install 1.3 Upgrading SlimServer version 1.4 Running the latest development code as a service 1.5 Note:

Obsolete Page

Please note this page is OBSOLETE. Go to http://www.logitech.com/support for up to date Squeezebox Support information.

iTunes

If you want to use iTunes to manage your music, do this first:

1. Install iTunes from http://www.itunes.com/
2. Select the QuickTime option and use the default installation directory. NOTE: if your music is using the MP3 Codec, then QuickTime is optional.
3. Start iTunes
   1. De-select the Find Music Files option for now (it's best to find the music manually later).
   2. 'Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized': this is a personal choice but the yes option keeps the files in the standard folder hierarchy of artist - album - tracks.
   3. In iTunes go to Edit > Preferences
   4. Set the Advanced tab > iTunes Music Folder location to the top folder of your music files, e.g. G:/Tunes
   5. Select the Advanced tab > Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library option: this is a personal choice but works well.

Core SlimServer install

1. Download SlimServer
2. Install the application, choosing the default options including 'Start Automatically'
   1. Create a directory called 'Tunes' if you don't already have one for your music files.
   2. If you're using iTunes, don't set the SlimServer Playlists Folder, otherwise use the same folder as your music files.
   3. Set the SlimServer to start automatically (it will run automatically as soon as you start the computer).
3. Configure the SlimServer - most settings can stay as default, but these are recommended (this assumes you're using iTunes). Remember to click one of the 'change' buttons on each page of settings.
   1. Open a web browser at http://localhost:9000/ and click the Server Settings link (lower left).
   2. At the bottom of the page select iTunes.
   3. Formatting > date and time formats - change to local format.
   4. Formatting > Title format = Title (Artist) or whatever suits you best.
   5. Behaviour > Group Discs = Treat multi-disc sets as single album (see MultiDiscs)
4. Set up your network to allow you to access your music from a remote location
   1. On your router or modem's firewall, go to the port redirection settings (may be under a NAT section) and add these (serverIP = the local IP address of the SlimServer)
   2. TCP 9000 serverIP 9000
   3. TCP 3483 serverIP 3483
5. Now set up Squeezebox

Upgrading SlimServer version

1. Content will be added in here about how to upgrade your version of slimserver. For example, is it okay to just install everything over your existing version?

Running the latest development code as a service

If you're interested in running the latest development code (aka svn trunk) as a service on windows you should check out InstallSVNTrunkAsService

Note:

While you are given the option to run Slimserver service automatically when you install on Wiindows, you may want to install and run the SlimServer Windows service by hand.

Follow these instructions:

Open a "cmd" window and type "cd C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server". Type "slim.exe -install auto" to install the SlimServer software so it will automatically start as a Windows Service the next time you reboot.

You can start or stop the service manually by using "net start slimp3svc" or "net stop slimp3svc" respectively, or by using the Control Panels->Administrative Tools->Services application.

You can uninstall the service by stopping it, then typing "slim.exe -remove"

Remember that you will then need to add three exceptions in your firewall:

In Windows open Firewall and click 'Add Port...':

• Port number: 3483 (TCP) - Name: SlimServer Control
• Port number: 3483 (UDP) - Name: SlimDiscovery
• Port Number: 9000 (TCP) - Name: SlimServer Web

And Port 9090 for the CLI (Command Line Interface)

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Question: what does "SlimServer Version:6.2.1 - 4926 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252" indicate?

Answer: Version 6.2.1 is the SlimServer version number. 4926 is the Subversion revision number. cp1252 is the Windows locale - which is a derivative of the ISO-8859-1/Latin1 character set.