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DMA Compatibility

You can enhance DMA compatibility to make sure the multimedia contents on your Synology Router are played smoothly on your DMA devices.

Please note that file conversion will apply to every device once you have enabled this function. However, the results of file conversion may be accepted by some DMAs only, depending on the media formats supported by your DMA.

To enable audio conversion:

  1. Tick Enable audio conversion and the following checkboxes to enable converters if your DMA does not support the following audio formats: FLAC, APE, OGG, and AIFF.
  2. Tick Downsample audio files during conversion to provide better DMA compatibility if you would like to reduce the data rate of audio files and provide better DMA compatibility.
  3. Click Apply.

To help DMA identify multimedia file formats:

  1. Tick Enable customized MIME types and enter the customized MIME types.
  2. Click Apply.

About MIME Types:

MIME types, also known as Internet media types, can improve the compatibility of multimedia files with DMA by specifying the type and sub-type of media files. You can customize the MIME types to help your DMA device identify the correct file formats.

To manage the list of DMA devices:

  1. Tick Restrict access to Media Server for newly detected UPnP/DLNA devices if you do not wish to leave Media Server open to new devices.
  2. Click Device list to see the list of DMA devices found by your Synology Router.
  3. Do any of the following:
    • Tick or uncheck the checkboxes to allow or disallow the devices to access Media Server.
    • Double-click the fields under Profile and choose the correct type for your devices from the drop-down menu.

      Note:

      Default profile will be used if Media Server cannot identify the type of your DMA device. If your device is not listed here, you can try using Generic DLNA (for devices that support DLNA) or Generic Non-DLNA (for devices that do not support DLNA).

    • Click Refresh if you want to make sure the device list is up-to-date.
  4. Click Save and Close to save your changes and close the Device list window, or click Reset to cancel the changes and restore your previous settings.