TL-WDR4300 Media Server: no simultaneous user access
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TL-WDR4300 Media Server: no simultaneous user access
Region : UnitedKingdom
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP : VM
Hello
I purchased a number of TP-Link products the other day and replaced a lot of stuff in my network. All works mostly as expected except for the router's media server which doesn't seem to allow simultaneous access, bizarrely!
Downstairs Living Room:
Main cable point -> Virgin Media SuperHub in modem only mode -> TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 router
There are 3 Powerline TL-PA551 units in the house. The main one is in a socket near the router and plugged directly in using cat6 cable.
The other two TL-PA551 units are plugged in to sockets in separate bedrooms upstairs and connect to Marantz M-CR603 mini hi-fis (one in each room).
There is a TL-SG1005D switch between the TL-PA551 and the Marantz M-CR603 in each room so:
Power outlet - > TL-PA551 -> TL-SG1005D -> Marantz M-CR603
I have set up static IP addressing on the Marantz hi-fis and they both connect to the network and access Internet radio etc. The can also connect to my media server on my PC (Serviio) and do so simultaneously.
Today I inserted a 32gig flash drive full of flac music files into the rear USB1 port on the TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 router and set up the shares via the web interface. I went upstairs and I was able to stream music from the media server to the Marantz via the Media Server button on the hi-fi. It detected the server (horrible name that cannot be changed btw) and I was able to browse the folders and select and play any of the albums on the drive. I left an album playing and went next door to the other bedroom and then tried the same thing. However, it detected the server and displayed the name but I was not able to progress beyond the server name to select the folders and the music in them. I stopped playing the music on the hi-fi in bedroom one and the media server became immediately available and I was then able to play the files.
How can I access the media server simultaneously? It seems pointless if only one person can access the media server a time.
Thanks.
Si
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP : VM
Hello
I purchased a number of TP-Link products the other day and replaced a lot of stuff in my network. All works mostly as expected except for the router's media server which doesn't seem to allow simultaneous access, bizarrely!
Downstairs Living Room:
Main cable point -> Virgin Media SuperHub in modem only mode -> TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 router
There are 3 Powerline TL-PA551 units in the house. The main one is in a socket near the router and plugged directly in using cat6 cable.
The other two TL-PA551 units are plugged in to sockets in separate bedrooms upstairs and connect to Marantz M-CR603 mini hi-fis (one in each room).
There is a TL-SG1005D switch between the TL-PA551 and the Marantz M-CR603 in each room so:
Power outlet - > TL-PA551 -> TL-SG1005D -> Marantz M-CR603
I have set up static IP addressing on the Marantz hi-fis and they both connect to the network and access Internet radio etc. The can also connect to my media server on my PC (Serviio) and do so simultaneously.
Today I inserted a 32gig flash drive full of flac music files into the rear USB1 port on the TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 router and set up the shares via the web interface. I went upstairs and I was able to stream music from the media server to the Marantz via the Media Server button on the hi-fi. It detected the server (horrible name that cannot be changed btw) and I was able to browse the folders and select and play any of the albums on the drive. I left an album playing and went next door to the other bedroom and then tried the same thing. However, it detected the server and displayed the name but I was not able to progress beyond the server name to select the folders and the music in them. I stopped playing the music on the hi-fi in bedroom one and the media server became immediately available and I was then able to play the files.
How can I access the media server simultaneously? It seems pointless if only one person can access the media server a time.
Thanks.
Si