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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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 ==== Title ==== ==== Title ====
  
-Type a title for you homepage. ​ This will appear on your Mezzmo server's homepage.+Type a title 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: A restricted number of HTML tags are supported:
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 ==== Description ==== ==== Description ====
  
-Type a description for you homepage. ​ This will appear on your Mezzmo server's homepage.+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: A restricted number of HTML tags are supported:
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 ==== Change Backdrop ==== ==== Change Backdrop ====
  
-Lets you change the backdrop image for your Mezzmo server's homepage:+Lets you change the backdrop image for this user account's homepage:
  
   * **Add Picture:** Click to use an image from your hard disk.   * **Add Picture:** Click to use an image from your hard disk.
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 ===== 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.