With a Touch, one has 3 options for a "server" (something that provides audio stream to the TOUCH so that one may listen to music).
1. mysqueezebox.com (mysb.com) This is "Logitech Media Server" (LMS) "in the cloud" (current official version is 7.7.2). That is, with your mysb.com credentials entered in the TOUCH, your Touch can talk to the server at mysb.com. From this, the TOUCH can receive streams with the handshake being made by mysb.com. So you can get services (siriusXM, pandora, spotify, etc.) and internet radio, etc. But you will NOT be able to access your own music files. No local PC or NAS needed here. All one needs is a connection to the internet. 2. LMS running on local PC or NAS. This LMS is the most full featured method of serving your SB players, including TOUCH. With LMS (current official version is 7.7.2). With this installed on a PC or NAS with music files connected on HDD or external HDD, one has all the sources one has from mysb.com PLUS one may play their own music. One does need to enter their mysb.com credentials in the LMS > SETTINGS > mysqueezebox.com tab. This is because those are still needed to make the "handshake" with certain services (SiriusXM, pandora, etc.). Also, one needs to select certain plugins to install from LMS > SETTINGS > PLUGINS. (you may need to check the "show all 3rd party plugins" to see them all. Here you'll find SiriusXM, Spotify, Triode's 3rd party spotify, MOG, etc. Some of these plugins are related to APPS that one installs at mysqueezebox.com as well. You access the webGUI for LMS by entering the following in your internet browser (from any computer on your network): http://192.168.1.15:9000/ (except change the "192.168.1.15" to the IP address of the computer running LMS. If you are accessing the webGUI on the SAME computer as running LMS, then you can enter: http://localhost:9000/ NOTE: If your mysb.com credentials are entered properly and you never turn off your PC or NAS, you NEVER need to switch to mysb.com. Running LMS on a PC gives you everything you need. 3. "TinyLMS" running on TOUCH. If one plugs a USB HDD or Card to the TOUCH, this activates the TinyLMS inside the TOUCH. This is a limited version LMS. You can't install plugins (well some can be hacked, but I'm speaking in general). You have no webGUI with TinyLMS. I've never used tinyLMS in my TOUCH players, so I'm not familiar with how it handles things when the HDD is not connected. Maybe it automatically switches to mysb.com. Not sure. No matter what, you should have a mysqueezebox.com account, and you should enter your credentials in both your players (the TOUCH) and in LMS, if running LMS on a PC or NAS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96873 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
