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-====== Permanent Link Settings ======
+{{  :mezzmoprobuttonlarge.png?nolink|Mezzmo Pro Feature}}
+====== Permanent Link Settings ======
 This dialog lets you control how you want to use permanent links with your file in your Mezzmo library.
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 ==== Device profile ====
-Device profiles contain all the configuration settings that Mezzmo needs to know in order to stream music, videos, photos and subtitles to your user account. They have been created by Conceiva software engineers after testing the device with Mezzmo. Each device profile contains the audio, video, and image formats that the device supports. Mezzmo uses these settings to transcode incompatible files to a suitable format so that you can stream practically any type of media file to the device.
+Device profiles contain all the configuration settings that Mezzmo needs to know in order to stream music, videos, photos and subtitles for permanent links. They have been created by Conceiva software engineers after testing the device with Mezzmo. Each device profile contains the audio, video, and image formats that the device supports. Mezzmo uses these settings to transcode incompatible files to a suitable format so that you can stream practically any type of media file to the device.
 **Important:** For best results, we recommend using the **Web Access** device profile for permanent links.  It has been tested with all popular web browsers.
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 ===== Subtitles Tab =====
-Use the Subtitles tab to set how subtitles are supported by this user account when streaming to web browsers.
+Use the Subtitles tab to set how subtitles are supported by permanent links when streaming to web browsers.
 {{:permanentlinksettingssubtitles.png?nolink|Permanent Link Settings dialog (Subtitles tab)}}
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 ==== Supported subtitle formats ====
-The list of embedded subtitle formats, external subtitle formats and encodings that are supported by this user account. The default list is as specified by the selected device profile for the user account.
+The list of embedded subtitle formats, external subtitle formats and encodings that are supported by permanent links. The default list is as specified by the selected device profile for permanent links.
 Click the **Edit** button to change the subtitle formats list.
-===== Content Ratings Tab =====
+===== Transcoding Tab =====
-Use the Content Ratings tab to specify what files, folders and playlists are streamed to your user account based on their content rating.
+Use the Transcoding tab to turn on/off transcoding for permanent links.
-{{:usersettingscontentratings.png?nolink|User Settings dialog (Content Ratings tab)}}
+{{:permanentlinksettingstranscoding.png?nolink|Permanent Link Settings dialog (Transcoding tab)}}
-==== Do not stream files that are not rated ====
+==== Transcode incompatible media files so they can be played on the device ====
+Click this setting to instruct Mezzmo media server to transcode media files that are incompatible so that they can be played on web browsers. For example, if your web browser only supports MPEG-4 video, then Mezzmo will transcode all
+MKV, AVI, etc. video files to MPEG-4 video so that they can be played.
-Click this checkbox to not stream files to this user account that have not yet been rated. This lets you ensure that files that you have added to Mezzmo are not streamed to your user accounts until they have a content rating. This is useful when you add movie or TV show and Mezzmo could not find a content rating for it. In this case, the file has a content rating of **Not rated**.
+==== Delete Transcoded Files ====
-==== Do not stream files with the following content rating or higher ====
+Click this button to delete all the transcoded files that have been created by Mezzmo or Mezzmo media server specifically for permanent links.
-Click this checkbox to set a content rating that you wish to restrict streaming files to this user account.
+==== Reset Preferred Transcoded Files ====
-==== Content rating ====
+Click this button to reset all the preferred transcoded files for permanent links. When you pre-transcode a file for permanent links (or when Mezzmo media server auto-transcodes a file for permanent links), the transcoded file is automatically set to the preferred status. When a transcoded file has a preferred status, it tells Mezzmo media server that only the particular transcoded file is to be presented and streamed to the web browser for that permanent link - and no other variation of the original file.
-Click the Browse button to select a content rating that you want this user account to be restricted to. The minimum permitted age of the selected content rating will be used to determine what files are streamed to user accounts or not.
+**Tip:** You can reset the preferred status for an individual files using the Properties dialog (Transcoding tab).
-==== Limit streaming during this time period ====
-Select this checkbox to restrict streaming based on content rating to a particular time period - for example, when your children are using a web browser on their tablets to access your Mezzmo server. Outside this time period, there will be no content rating restrictions applied so you will be free to browse and play any file.
-**Example:** Do not list or stream media files to this user account with a content rating of 'R' or higher during
-:00AM to 9:00PM. Outside this time period all files will be listed and can be played using the user account.
-==== From ====
-Enter a starting time when you want to the content rating restriction to start.
-==== To ====
-Enter an ending starting time when you want to the content rating restriction to finish.
 ===== Homepage Tab =====
-Use the Homepage tab to customize the homepage for the user account.  The user will see this when he/she logs into their user account in their web browser.
+Use the Homepage tab to customize the default artwork for permanent links.  People will see this artwork when viewing permanent links.
-**Tip:** You can preview what the user account's homepage will look like by clicking on either of the two links in the User tab.
-**Tip:** You can set the default homepage for your Mezzmo server using the **Homepage** button on the **Web Access dialog**.  This is used for user accounts that do not have customized homepages.
-{{:usersettingshomepage.png?nolink|User Settings dialog (Homepage tab)}}
+{{:permanentlinksettingshomepage.png?nolink|Permanent Link Settings dialog (Homepage tab)}}
 ==== Title ====
-Type a title for this user account's homepage.  This will appear on the user's homepage when logging into Mezzmo server.
+Type a default title for permanent links.
 A restricted number of HTML tags are supported:
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 ==== Description ====
-Type a description for this user account's homepage.  This will appear on the user's homepage when logging into Mezzmo server.
+Type a default description for permanent links.
 A restricted number of HTML tags are supported:
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 ==== Change Backdrop ====
-Lets you change the backdrop image for this user account's homepage:
+Lets you change the backdrop image used for permanent links:
   * **Add Picture:** Click to use an image from your hard disk.
   * ** Get Internet Artwork:** Click to view possible artwork from searching internet web sites.
   * **Delete Picture:** Click to remove the current backdrop.
-===== Transcoding Tab =====
-Use the Transcoding tab to turn on/off transcoding for this user account.
-{{:usersettingstranscoding.png?nolink|User Settings dialog (Transcoding tab)}}
-==== Transcode incompatible media files so they can be played on the device ====
-Click this setting to instruct Mezzmo media server to transcode media files that are incompatible so that they can be played on web browsers. For example, if your web browser only supports MPEG-4 video, then Mezzmo will transcode all
-MKV, AVI, etc. video files to MPEG-4 video so that they can be played.
-==== Delete Transcoded Files ====
-Click this button to delete all the transcoded files that have been created by Mezzmo or Mezzmo media server specifically for this user account.
-==== Reset Preferred Transcoded Files ====
-Click this button to reset all the preferred transcoded files for this user account. When you pre-transcode a file for a user account (or when Mezzmo media server auto-transcodes a file for a user account), the transcoded file is automatically set to the preferred status. When a transcoded file has a preferred status, it tells Mezzmo media server that only the particular transcoded file is to be presented and streamed to the web browser for that user account - and no other variation of the original file.
-**Tip:** You can reset the preferred status for an individual files using the Properties dialog (Transcoding tab).
 ===== Performance Tab =====
-Use the Performance tab to fine-tune how Mezzmo server streams to web browsers for your user account.
+Use the Performance tab to fine-tune how Mezzmo server streams to web browsers for permanent links.
-{{:usersettingsperformance.png?nolink|User Settings dialog (Performance tab)}}
+{{:permanentlinksettingsperformance.png?nolink|Permanent Link Settings dialog (Performance tab)}}
 ==== Maximum bitrate ====
-If you are finding that your videos are stuttering or not playing smoothly in your web browsers, then you can use the Maximum bitrate setting to reduce the video bitrate when files are transcoded. This reduces the video data transmitted and also the CPU and memory requirements for transcoding video files.
+If you are finding that your permanent link videos are stuttering or not playing smoothly in web browsers, then you can use the Maximum bitrate setting to reduce the video bitrate when files are transcoded. This reduces the video data transmitted and also the CPU and memory requirements for transcoding video files.
 Use the **Presets** button to choose common network bandwidth values. Choose the value that matches your home network (or external network if you are streaming externally).
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 ==== Maximum video size ====
-The maximum video size setting assists performance when transcoding and streaming to web browsers using your user account. Transcoding to a smaller resolution is faster than transcoding to larger video resolutions.  And, streaming smaller resolution video files is faster that streaming larger resolution video files.
+The maximum video size setting assists performance when transcoding and streaming to web browsers for permanent links. Transcoding to a smaller resolution is faster than transcoding to larger video resolutions.  And, streaming smaller resolution video files is faster that streaming larger resolution video files.
 Use the **Presets** button to choose popular video resolutions.
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 ==== Adjust video aspect ratio with square pixels ====
-If your videos are playing on your web browsers with the wrong aspect ratio but you know that the video has the correct aspect ratio, then you can click this checkbox to get Mezzmo to correct the aspect ratio before streaming to your web browsers. When checked, Mezzmo will analyze the SAR (Storage Aspect Ratio) for the video file and change non-square pixels become square pixels (1:1). This setting has three modes:
+If your permanent link videos are playing on web browsers with the wrong aspect ratio but you know that the video has the correct aspect ratio, then you can click this checkbox to get Mezzmo to correct the aspect ratio before streaming to web browsers. When checked, Mezzmo will analyze the SAR (Storage Aspect Ratio) for the video file and change non-square pixels become square pixels (1:1). This setting has three modes:
   * Unchecked: No aspect ratio correction will occur.
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 Click this checkbox if you want folder and playlist artwork delivered to your web browsers. Artwork for folders and playlists can be set in Mezzmo using the Properties dialog for a folder or playlist.
-===== Shared Playlists/Folders Tab =====
-Use the Shared Playlists/Folders tab to specify the top-level folders and playlist that this user account can access. This is a useful feature for controlling what playlists, folders and files are listed and played by this user account.
-**Example:** You want to share your family holiday photos with your friends and family - but not the rest of your Mezzmo library.
-**Example:** You want to share home videos of your children with their grandparents - but you do not want to them to access other videos, music or photos.
-**Tip:** To display your full Mezzmo library, then remove all shared playlists and folders.
-{{:usersettingssharedplaylistsfolders.png?nolink|User Settings dialog (Shared Playlists/Folders tab}}
-==== Shared playlists/folders ====
-This is the list of top-level playlists and folders that your user account will be able to access and list in their web browser.
-**Tip:** To display your full Mezzmo library, then remove all shared playlists and folders.
-==== Add ====
-Click to add a shared playlist or folder for your user account.
-==== Edit ====
-Click to edit an existing shared playlist or folder.
-==== Delete ====
-Click to remove a shared playlist or folder.
-==== Move Up ====
-Click to move a shared playlist or folder up in the list.
-==== Move Down ====
-Click to move a shared playlist or folder down in the list.
 ===== Advanced Tab =====
-Use the Advanced tab to specify what files are delivered to web browsers for this user account.
+Use the Advanced tab to specify what files are delivered to web browsers for permanent links.
-{{:usersettingsadvanced.png?nolink|User Settings dialog (Advanced tab)}}
+{{:permanentlinksettingsadvanced.png?nolink|Permanent Link Settings dialog (Advanced tab)}}
 **Important:** These settings are for advanced use only. It is strongly recommended to use the default settings as they provide the best operation and performance.