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 +{{  :​mezzmoprobuttonlarge.png?​nolink|Mezzmo Pro Feature}}
 ====== User Settings ====== ====== User Settings ======
  
-The Device ​Settings dialog lets you configure how your Mezzmo media server communicates with and delivers media files to particular ​devices+The User Settings dialog lets you configure how your Mezzmo media server communicates with and delivers media files to this particular ​user that is logged into your Mezzmo server using a web browser
  
 ===== User Tab ===== ===== User Tab =====
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 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 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.
  
-**Important:​** For best results, we recommend using the **Web Access** device profile for user accounts.+**Important:​** For best results, we recommend using the **Web Access** device profile for user accounts.  It has been tested with all popular web browsers.
  
 ==== Web browser link to access your Mezzmo server on your LAN in your home ==== ==== Web browser link to access your Mezzmo server on your LAN in your home ====
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 ==== Allow user to connect ==== ==== Allow user to connect ====
  
-Click this checkbox to allow or deby the user account access to your Mezzmo server. ​ There are three states for this checkbox:+Click this checkbox to allow or deny the user account access to your Mezzmo server. ​ There are three states for this checkbox:
  
   * **Allow user to connect (Deny):** the user account cannot be used to access Mezzmo server.   * **Allow user to connect (Deny):** the user account cannot be used to access Mezzmo server.
-  * **Allow ​usr to connect (LAN Only):** the user account can be used only to access Mezzmo server on your home network.+  * **Allow ​user to connect (LAN Only):** the user account can be used only to access Mezzmo server on your home network.
   * **Allow user to connect (Allow):** the user account can be used to access Mezzmo server on your home network and outside your home network.   * **Allow user to connect (Allow):** the user account can be used to access Mezzmo server on your home network and outside your home network.
  
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 Enter an ending starting time when you want to the content rating restriction to finish. Enter an ending starting time when you want to the content rating restriction to finish.
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 +===== Homepage Tab =====
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 +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.
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 +**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.
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 +**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.
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 +{{:​usersettingshomepage.png?​nolink|User 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.
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 +A restricted number of HTML tags are supported:
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 +  * <​strong>​this is bold text</​strong>​
 +  * <font color="​yellow">​this is yellow text</​font>​
 +  * <a href="​http://​www.mezzmo.com"​ target="​_blank">​this is a link</​a>​
 +  * <​em>​this is emphasized text</​em>​
 +  * this text ends with a line break<​br>​
 +  * <​p>​this is a paragraph</​p>​
 +  * <​div>​this is a div<​div>​
 +
 +==== Description ====
 +
 +Type a description for this user account'​s homepage. ​ This will appear on the user's homepage when logging into Mezzmo server.
 +
 +
 +A restricted number of HTML tags are supported:
 +
 +  * <​strong>​this is bold text</​strong>​
 +  * <font color="​yellow">​this is yellow text</​font>​
 +  * <a href="​http://​www.mezzmo.com"​ target="​_blank">​this is a link</​a>​
 +  * <​em>​this is emphasized text</​em>​
 +  * this text ends with a line break<​br>​
 +  * <​p>​this is a paragraph</​p>​
 +  * <​div>​this is a div<​div>​
 +
 +==== Change Backdrop ====
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 +Lets you change the backdrop image for this user account'​s homepage:
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 +  * **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 ===== ===== Transcoding Tab =====
  
-Use the Transcoding tab to turn on/off transcoding for your user account.+Use the Transcoding tab to turn on/off transcoding for this user account.
  
 {{:​usersettingstranscoding.png?​nolink|User Settings dialog (Transcoding tab)}} {{:​usersettingstranscoding.png?​nolink|User Settings dialog (Transcoding tab)}}
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 **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 your family holiday photos with your friends and family - but not the rest of your Mezzmo library.
  
-**Example:​** You want to share your home video of your children with their grandparents - but you do not want to them to access other videos, music or photos.+**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. **Tip:** To display your full Mezzmo library, then remove all shared playlists and folders.
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 ===== Advanced Tab ===== ===== Advanced Tab =====
  
-Use the Advanced tab to specify what files are delivered to your device.+Use the Advanced tab to specify what files are delivered to web browsers for this user account.
  
-{{:devicesettingsadvanced.png?​nolink|Device ​Settings dialog (Advanced tab)}}+{{:usersettingsadvanced.png?​nolink|User 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. **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.
  
-When a DLNA media player ​connects to your Mezzmo media server and browses your library of files and playlists, Mezzmo media server delivers the contents of playlists and folders to the device. At this time, Mezzmo media server describes the type of each media file that is being browsed so that the device ​can decide to play it or not. Information sent to the DLNA media device includes the audio format, video format and image format of your files.+When a web browser ​connects to your Mezzmo media server and browses your library of files and playlists, Mezzmo media server delivers the contents of playlists and folders to the web browser. At this time, Mezzmo media server describes the type of each media file that is being browsed so that the web browser ​can decide to play it or not.
  
-These advanced settings let you fine tune what information is sent to devices ​about the formats for your media files.+These advanced settings let you fine tune what information is sent to web browsers ​about the formats for your media files.
  
 ==== Deliver media files supported by the device ==== ==== Deliver media files supported by the device ====
  
-These file formats are fully supported by the device, as defined in the selected device profile for the media device. For example, a video file contains a video stream and audio stream that are fully supported by the device.+These file formats are fully supported by the web browers, as defined in the selected device profile for the media device. For example, a video file contains a video stream and audio stream that are fully supported by the web browsers.
  
   * **Always Deliver** - always deliver a description for fully supported files.   * **Always Deliver** - always deliver a description for fully supported files.
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 ==== Deliver media files partly supported by the device ==== ==== Deliver media files partly supported by the device ====
  
-These file formats are partly supported by the device. For example, a video file may have a video stream that is fully supported by the device, but has an audio stream that is not supported. In this case, the file's audio stream will be transcoded by Mezzmo to a supported format (as defined by the device profile).+These file formats are partly supported by the web browsers. For example, a video file may have a video stream that is fully supported by the web browsers, but has an audio stream that is not supported. In this case, the file's audio stream will be transcoded by Mezzmo to a supported format (as defined by the device profile).
  
   * **Always Deliver** - always deliver descriptions for these transcoded files.   * **Always Deliver** - always deliver descriptions for these transcoded files.
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 ==== Deliver media files that are preferred by the device ==== ==== Deliver media files that are preferred by the device ====
  
-These file formats are preferred by the device. For example, it may be known that a particular ​device ​plays transcoded MKV video files better than any other format that it supports, so it makes sense to transcode incompatible video formats to the MKV format where possible.+These file formats are preferred by the web browsers. For example, it may be known that a particular ​web browser ​plays transcoded MKV video files better than any other format that it supports, so it makes sense to transcode incompatible video formats to the MKV format where possible.
  
   * **Always Deliver** - always deliver descriptions for these transcoded files.   * **Always Deliver** - always deliver descriptions for these transcoded files.
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 ==== Deliver all possible formats for media files to the device ==== ==== Deliver all possible formats for media files to the device ====
  
-Devices often support many video, audio or image formats. ​ This setting controls whether you want to deliver all possible formats, as defined in the device profile. For example, for a particular video file, this setting will deliver all possible video formats (e.g. MKV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4) so the device ​can choose itself what format ​it wants to play.+Web browsers can support many video, audio or image formats. ​ This setting controls whether you want to deliver all possible formats, as defined in the device profile. For example, for a particular video file, this setting will deliver all possible video formats (e.g. MKV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4) so the web browsers ​can choose itself what format ​they want to play.
  
   * **Always Deliver** - always deliver all possible formats for a file.   * **Always Deliver** - always deliver all possible formats for a file.
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 ==== Deliver DLNA baseline format to the device ==== ==== Deliver DLNA baseline format to the device ====
  
-The DLNA standard specifies certain baseline formats that a DLNA certified device must support. This setting controls whether you want to deliver the DLNA baseline formats to the device.+The DLNA standard specifies certain baseline formats that a DLNA certified device must support. This setting controls whether you want to deliver the DLNA baseline formats to the web browsers.
  
   * **Always Deliver** - always deliver the DLNA baseline formats for a file.   * **Always Deliver** - always deliver the DLNA baseline formats for a file.
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 ==== Deliver media files not supported by the device ==== ==== Deliver media files not supported by the device ====
  
-The selected device profile specifies the audio, video and image formats that the device supports. If a file is not supported, then this setting controls whether you want to deliver incompatible formats. For example, the device profile may state that your device does not support DivX video, but after a firmware ​update for your device, it may support it now. In this case, you may want to deliver non-supported formats until you get a new updated device profile from Conceiva.+The selected device profile specifies the audio, video and image formats that the device supports. If a file is not supported, then this setting controls whether you want to deliver incompatible formats. For example, the device profile may state that your web browsers do not support DivX video, but after a software ​update ​or addition of a plugin/​extension ​for your web browser, it may support it now. In this case, you may want to deliver non-supported formats until you get a new updated device profile from Conceiva.
  
   * **Always Deliver** - always deliver descriptions for non-supported formats for a file.   * **Always Deliver** - always deliver descriptions for non-supported formats for a file.
   * **Never Deliver** - never deliver descriptions for non-supported formats for a file.   * **Never Deliver** - never deliver descriptions for non-supported formats for a file.
   * **Automatic Delivery** - only deliver the non-supported formats for a file if no DLNA baseline formats (above) or all possible formats (above) or preferred format (above) or partly supported format (above) or fully supported description (above) for the same file has been delivered.   * **Automatic Delivery** - only deliver the non-supported formats for a file if no DLNA baseline formats (above) or all possible formats (above) or preferred format (above) or partly supported format (above) or fully supported description (above) for the same file has been delivered.