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** Ensure screen sharing is ON | ** Ensure screen sharing is ON | ||
** Make a note of the address to connect to | ** Make a note of the address to connect to | ||
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** In the ''Computer Settings'' dialog | ** In the ''Computer Settings'' dialog | ||
*** Check both the boxes | *** Check both the boxes | ||
*** Enter password to use for connection | *** Enter password to use for connection | ||
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* Enable auto-login | * Enable auto-login | ||
** Preferences -> Personal -> Security & Privacy-> General | ** Preferences -> Personal -> Security & Privacy-> General | ||
** Ensure Disable automatic login is un-checked | ** Ensure Disable automatic login is un-checked | ||
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* Disable ''downloaded from internet'' warning | * Disable ''downloaded from internet'' warning | ||
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** Finder -> Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal | ** Finder -> Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal | ||
** Enter the command '''defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool NO''' and press enter | ** Enter the command '''defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool NO''' and press enter | ||
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* Disable sleep mode(s) | * Disable sleep mode(s) | ||
** Preferences ->Hardware -> Energy Saver | ** Preferences ->Hardware -> Energy Saver | ||
** Set both ''Computer Sleep'' and ''Display Sleep'' to ''Never'' | ** Set both ''Computer Sleep'' and ''Display Sleep'' to ''Never'' | ||
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* Restart Mac and ensure it starts up and logs in without user intervention | * Restart Mac and ensure it starts up and logs in without user intervention | ||
** Apple -> Restart | ** Apple -> Restart | ||
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=== Configure Remote Access === | === Configure Remote Access === | ||
Revision as of 14:30, 10 April 2013
Mac mini with USB drive as NAS
This describes how to setup a Mac mini with an external USB drive as a NAS.
Hardware
- Mac mini with Mountain Lion
- Monitor dongle as described here
- WD My Passport 2TB USB drive
- PC/Mac/iPad running a VNC viewer to remotely control the NAS
For initial setup ONLY, a monitor, keyboard and mouse will need to be connected to the Mac
Setup headless server
- Enable screen sharing
- Preferences -> Internet & Wireless -> Sharing
- Enable Screen Sharing service
- Ensure screen sharing is ON
- Make a note of the address to connect to
- In the Computer Settings dialog
- Check both the boxes
- Enter password to use for connection
- In the Computer Settings dialog
- Enable auto-login
- Preferences -> Personal -> Security & Privacy-> General
- Ensure Disable automatic login is un-checked
- Disable downloaded from internet warning
- Start terminal
- Finder -> Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal
- Enter the command defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool NO and press enter
- Disable sleep mode(s)
- Preferences ->Hardware -> Energy Saver
- Set both Computer Sleep and Display Sleep to Never
- Restart Mac and ensure it starts up and logs in without user intervention
- Apple -> Restart
Configure Remote Access
- Install a VNC viewer on the PC/Mac to be used for remote access
- On Windows suggest RealVNC
- On Mac suggest Chicken VNC
- On iPad there is VNC Viewer for £6.99, but this is untested
- Open the VNC client and check connection to the Mac
- Check the Mac is viewable and controllable from the VNC viewer
Check Operation
- Close VNC viewer (F8 to exit full-screen mode)
- Shutdown the Mac
- Make headless
- Disconnect monitor, keyboard and mouse from Mac
- Connect the monitor dongle (described above) to Mac
- Check operation
- Power up Mac
- Wait until powered up (after jingle)
- Connect remotely using VNC viewer as described above
If this can now control Mac then headless operation is correctly setup
Setup Media Server
- Install USB drive
- Plug in USB drive and wait for it to be detected
- Format drive for Mac OSX as described here
- Create a folder called Music on this drive, to store the audio files
- Install Media Server
- Download Asset UPnP for Mac
- Open dmg file and drag Asset to Applications
- Add to automatic startup
- Preferences -> Users & Groups -> Current User -> Login Items
- Click + and select Applications -> Asset
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- Set watched folders
- Start Asset UPnP
- Select Configure
- Add the Music folder on the USB drive
- Press the Apply button
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Final Checks
- Using Kinsky (from any machine on network)
- Check Asset is listed in the Libraries list
- Check audio content from USB drive is visible in library
- Restart
- Restart the Mac
- Wait for it to fully start up
- Using Kinsky check that Asset is visible, and audio content shows in library
