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Settings | Services v16 |
THIS PAGE IS OUTDATED:
This page refers to settings that were available in v16 and prior using the Confluence skin. Settings pages for v17 and later can be accessed from the main Settings page here... Settings |
Network services settings are found here. Set up UPnP and HTTP controls, configure file sharing, enable zeroconf, configure AirPlay, etc. This section was previously known as "Network" in past versions of Kodi/XBMC.
General
Setting | Description | Setting level |
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Device name | Displayed name of the Kodi installation when using various network services |
UPnP
Main page: UPnP
Setting | Description | Setting level |
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Share video and music libraries through UPnP | Enables the UPnP server; this will enable you to stream media to any UPnP client. | |
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Tells Kodi instances to refresh their library listing when there is an update, when using the above UPnP server. | |
Look for remote UPnP players | ||
Allow control of Kodi via UPnP | Enables the UPnP client; this will enable you to steam media from any UPnP server (and most DLNA servers) to Kodi, with a control point and control playback from that server. |
Webserver
See also: Webserver and Web interface
Setting | Description | Setting level |
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Allow control of Kodi via HTTP | Enables the webserver to control Kodi | |
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Defines the port of the webserver | |
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Defines the username used for the webserver (default : 'kodi') | |
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Defines the password used for the webserver (default : 'kodi') | |
Web interface | Select between web interfaces installed via the add-on manager |
Remote control
Setting | Description | Setting level |
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Allow programs on this system to control Kodi | Enables programs on the computer running Kodi to control Kodi via the webserver/EventServer/JSON-RPC API. | |
Allow programs on other systems to control Kodi | Enables programs on any system to control Kodi via the webserver/EventServer/JSON-RPC API. |
Zeroconf
Main page: Avahi Zeroconf
Setting | Description | Setting level |
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Announce these services to other systems via Zeroconf | Announce the enabled network services using Zeroconf. |
AirPlay
Main page: AirPlay
Setting | Description | Setting level |
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Allow Kodi to receive AirPlay content | Enables AirPlay target server. | |
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AirPlay password protection | |
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Password to be used for AirPlay |
SMB client
Setting | Description | Setting level |
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WINS server | ||
Workgroup |