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MediaPortal 2 up and running with basic features. Basically we designed MediaPortal 2 to be as user friendly and intuitive as possible. This includes using the most common default settings and the possibility to run and use Media Portal 2 without doing lots of configurations. But of course there are a few minor things to consider.If you do not wish or need to use a feature, you may skip that step or section.If you have not installed MediaPortal 2 yet, see Installing MediaPortal 2.After you have installed MediaPortal 2 successfully you need to configure a few things to get full benefit out of your new HTPC system. We recommend to start with the TV Setup, if you want to use the Live TV and Recording features of MediaPortal 2.The configuration of the TV section nearly is identical to MediaPortal 1. So if you like to follow any existing MediaPortal 1 setup guides or tutorials you normally can use them without changes for MediaPortal 2 too. There only is one notable difference. For MediaPortal 2 you don't have to install and configure a full blown SQL server (MySQL or SQLExpress) as you need it for MediaPortal 1. The database handling is done internally by the MediaPortal 2 Server. So you always can skip all database configuration parts of any MediaPortal 1 tutorials when using them for MediaPortal 2. Read more on Setup TV...Once you have finished the TV setup you're ready to configure the "rest" of your MediaPortal 2 System. Opposite

The Windows Explorer path box.Changing the Installation DirectoriesYou can change the Installation Directories during the install process by selecting Custom.There you can change the Installation Directory of each MediaPortal 2 component separately: MediaPortal 2 Client, MediaPortal 2 Server and MediaPortal 2 ServiceMonitor Changing the Data DirectoriesYou can also change the Data Directory of each of the three applications separately. However, currently this has to be done manually after the installation process. Changing the Data Directories may make sense if e.g. your system drive is too small for the MediaPortal 2 Server's database or if you want to have your MediaPortal 2 Server's database file on a drive which is faster than your system drive, such as a SSD.Before you change the Data Directory of one of the applications, make sure you quit the respective application. I.e., if you want to change the Data Directory of your MediaPortal 2 Client, quit the MediaPortal 2 Client. If you want to change the Data Directory of your MediaPortal 2 ServiceMonitor, quit the MediaPortal 2 Service Monitor. If you want to change the Data Directory of your MediaPortal 2 Server, stop the MediaPortal 2 Server service.Then go to the Installation Directory of the respective application. You will find a subdirectory called "Defaults" containing a file called "Paths.xml". When you open e.g. the Paths.xml of your MediaPortal 2 Server it should look like this: When reading this, please note that represents the greater than character '>'. The reason for this is that e.g. in the

Are using an embedded database like the default SQLCEDatabase or SQLiteDatabase). It is stored directly in the Data Directory.Line 7 is somewhat different as it tells MediaPortal 2 Server where to look for its plugins. So this does not affect "data", but program files. "" is nothing more than the Installation Directory you chose during install for your MediaPortal 2 Server. So as a default, MediaPortal 2 Server looks for plugins in a subdirectory of the Installation Directory named "plugins". Thread starter #5 Network ConfigurationsAn overview of possible and useful network configurations for a MediaPortal 2 environment.Single Seat - using local shares only Single Seat - using network shares Client Server - mixedThis means the server also acts as a client, which is technical a single seat installation with additional clients. Client Server - pure Thread starter #6 MediaPortal 2 ComponentsGives you an introduction to the MediaPortal 2 components / applications and their responsibilities.MediaPortal 2 ClientExecutable:MP2-Client.exeDefault data directory:C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MP2-ClientThe client is the main GUI for MediaPortal 2. You can run multiple clients in your network, they can share the media resources with all other clients. This requires the MediaPortal 2 server to be running and the clients to be attached to it.MediaPortal 2 ServerExecutable:MP2-Server.exeDefault data directory:C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MP2-ServerThe server is the responsible for the central management of all media. You can connect multiple clients to the server and across all those clients you get the same data. Besides the media files itself, this also includes the meta data like genre, summary,

Actors, as well as the play count, watched state and last time a media has been played etc.The MP2-Server.exe is a windows service, that means it is started automatically with windows. A windows service is already running even if no user is logged in to the system, yet. Windows is able to detect stops or crashes of the service and automatically restart it.The server itself does not have a graphical user interface and it is running in the background completely, but it can be monitored by using the service monitor and configured using any attached client.MediaPortal 2 ServiceMonitorExecutable:MP2-ServiceMonitor.exeDefault data directory:C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MP2-ServiceMonitorThe service monitor is a small application running in the system tray to monitor the status of the MP2-Server.It can be used from any PC in the network no matter if the server or any client is on the same or another machine in the network.The tray icon changes depending on the connection state:From within the context menu of the MediaPortal 2-ServiceMonitor, you can start and stop the service (MediaPortal 2-Server) if it is running on the same machine. The MediaPortal 2-ServiceMonitor window displays a list of clients attached to the server and their current connection state. MediaPortal 2 ClientLauncherExecutable:MP2-ClientLauncher.exeDefault data directory:C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MP2-ClientLauncherThe MediaPortal 2-ClientLauncher is a small tray application and allows starting the MediaPortal 2 Client by green button.This is part of the official MediaPortal 2 Installation, from the Summer '15 release onwards. Thread starter #7 Setup GuidesWelcome to MediaPortal 2These step-by-step Setup Guides will help you to get

Forums MediaPortal 2 General You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. MediaPortal 2 Installation and Setup Guides (7 Viewers) Thread starter Lehmden Start date March 30, 2016 Status Not open for further replies. #1 Hi.In this thread I would like to do some "copy & paste" from our new Wiki. Sadly the new Wiki will take some more time before it can be published. As we urgently need some recent installation and setup guides I will copy the overworked parts to this thread. The thread will be closed for discussion, so all information will stay together. If a discussion is wanted and or needed, another thread for the discussion can be found here: you find a link that is not working, this part is not jet ported to this thread, so be patient. It will be fixed as soon as those parts are ported over here.Now let's start. Thread starter #2 OverviewThis guide will help you get started with MediaPortal, prepare your Windows operating system, and install MediaPortal 2 based on your system or network configuration.To start your MediaPortal 2 Experience you first need to install MediaPortal 2.System RequirementsLike any software, MediaPortal 2 has minimal system requirements in order to work. The hardware related system requirements are similar to the ones for MediaPortal 1, which can be found on our website under Products > MediaPortal > Requirements.MediaPortal 2 is developed to run on

"Green Button" on a "Windows Media Center" compatible remote. It only will appear if you have a client installed.The other item is the MP2-SystemMonitor and it is changing it's colour with the status of the MediaPortal 2- Server. Red (as above) means, the MediaPortal 2 Server is not running. Green means, the MediaPortal 2 Server is running and grey means the MediaPortal 2 Server is running and at least one client is connected to the server. Last edited: April 6, 2016 Thread starter #4 Custom InstallationThis page describes how to change Installation Directories and Data Directories.The Installation Directory is the directory in which the executable files (in particular .exe and .dll files) of the respective application are located. The Data Directory is the directory in which the respective application stores its data (such as settings, fan art or the MP2 Server's database).Default DirectoriesThe default Installation Directories on a Windows x64 system are:ApplicationDefault Installation Directory (x64)MP2 Server[SystemDrive]:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-ServerMP2 Client[SystemDrive]:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-ClientMP2 Service Monitor[SystemDrive]:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-ServiceMonitorThe default Installation Directories on a Windows x86 system are:ApplicationDefault Installation Directory (x86)MP2 Client[SystemDrive]:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MP2-ClientMP2 Server[SystemDrive]:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MP2-ServerMP2 Service Monitor[SystemDrive]:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MP2-ServiceMonitorThe default Data Directories of these applications on both, Windows x64 and x86 systems, areApplicationDefault Data DirectoryMP2 Server[SystemDrive]:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MP2-ServerMP2 Client[SystemDrive]:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MP2-ClientMP2 Service Monitor[SystemDrive]:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MP2-ServiceMonitorPlease not that the [SystemDrive]:\ProgramData directory is by default a hidden directory. To access it through Windows Explorer you either have to enable displaying hidden files and folders or you have to enter the respective path blindly into