I have a Mac which is my primary computer. But I also have a Dell XPS with Windows on it. Windows has DLNA built in, so you can stream it to any DLNA capable device such as SmartTVs, tablets, gaming consoles, smartphones, etc. So streaming a video from my Windows computer to my Roku or my SmartTV was a piece of cake.
But ever since I moved to Mac, it’s been a real pain trying to stream from Mac OS to any other DLNA. So I started looking for an option. While doing research online, the only solution most people suggested was to use Apple TV, but I don’t own one, so that was not a good solution for me. So I kept on searching, and then I stumbled upon Plex.
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Plex, has a channel on Roku, has an Mac application, even for Android and Windows, but we do not need them since both Android and Windows already have DLNA. So far it seem a really good alternative for streaming. So I went ahead and did all the following:
- Went to my Roku Channel store, and installed Plex.
- Went to Plex website and downloaded the Mac app.
- Installed Plex on my Mac and moved the executable to the Application folder.
4. I launched Plex on my Mac and it opened a browser window. (cool)
- DLNA Media Streaming and Mirroring allows you to Stream your local Media content such as HD Videos, Audio files and Images on to DLNA enabled Smart TVs. This App also gives option to user share or mirror their mobile screen on to Miracast enabled wireless display or smart TV or to Miracast dongles. For DLNA please make sure both WiFi Display device or Smart TV and Mobile phones are connected.
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- TCP 32400 (for access to the Plex Media Server) UDP 1900 (for access to the Plex DLNA Server) TCP/UDP 32469 (for access to the Plex DLNA Server) UDP 5353 (for Bonjour) So then you know that it is up and running. Make sure both your TV and Mac are thinking they are on the same subnet and that the netmask is correct on both.
5. Then you add the folder where you have your Video files on
Then you get this screen, you click on Movies:
Mac Os Media Server
Plex will now ask you to name the Library that you want to add, you can name it anything you’d like, I named it Movies
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Now we are going to select the folder where this Library will be pulling files from…
Dlna Media Server
Then you simple browse to the directory that you would like to add, and done.
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After this, then you go back to your Roku or DLNA capable device and scan the local wireless LAC on which both the Mac and Roku are connected to and you should be ready to stream.
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