{"id":41,"date":"2013-11-28T00:56:14","date_gmt":"2013-11-28T00:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wilddtech.com\/roksbox_wp\/?p=41"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:28:26","slug":"tutorial-setting-up-roksbox","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wilddtech.com\/roksbox_wp\/?page_id=41","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial &#8211; Setting Up Roksbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>The first time you use Roksbox, you will be put into the Admin account. The default Admin account doesn&#8217;t require a password. You can continue to use the Admin account, or create other accounts as needed.<\/p>\n<p>You can create up to five user accounts in addition to the Admin account which will allow you to define users and profiles, each having its own setup information. For each account, you can define a specific web server and media information, allowing each account to have its own media environment. You can also specify xml file names, or tell it to not use an xml file. This way you can have one account that uses an xml file, and another that uses the directory structure option. There are many combinations of environments that you can set up. You can also assign a password to each account to restrict access to that account. If you want to keep Roksbox simple, don&#8217;t create any accounts, and don&#8217;t assign a password to the Admin account. This way you won&#8217;t have to choose an account or enter a password when Roksbox starts up.<\/p>\n<p>By default, the Admin account cannot be changed or deleted. The Admin account has the ability to create, modify, and delete other accounts, and change passwords. If you want to create a secure environment, you should assign a password to the Admin account so that other users cannot change accounts unless they have <strong>Administrator<\/strong> permissions.<\/p>\n<p>Each account you create is assigned one of three permission parameters. The permission options are:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Restricted User<\/span> &#8211; The user cannot make any changes to his account or any other account.<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Normal User<\/span> &#8211; The user can make changes to his account, but no one else&#8217;s.<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Administrator<\/span> &#8211; The user can make changes to his account, and anyone else&#8217;s (same as Admin account).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1>Changing Your Own Settings<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p id=\"toc2\">To change your own settings, you must have <strong>Normal User<\/strong> or <strong>Administrator<\/strong> permissions.<\/p>\n<p>From the Roksbox main menu, select <strong>Options<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>My Options<\/strong>. From here you have the ability to change the options pertaining to the account your are currently signed into.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Web Server Settings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first time you use Roksbox, you will need to tell Roksbox where your media files are located. The best way to do this is to use the <strong>Media Setup Wizard<\/strong>. The <strong>Media Setup Wizard<\/strong> will guide you step-by-step through the setup process.<\/p>\n<p>To change media settings, from the Roksbox main menu, select <strong>Options<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>My Options<\/strong>, then select either <strong>Media Setup Wizard<\/strong>, or <strong>Manual Media Settings<\/strong>. From here you have the options to change web server settings, and change USB device settings.<\/p>\n<p>If you select <strong>Media Setup Wizard<\/strong>, the wizard will guide you through the process one step at a time. If you chose <strong>Manual Media Settings<\/strong>, you can skip to whichever setting you want to change. The <strong>Media Setup Wizard<\/strong> is probably the best selection for the first-time setup, but if you are familiar with the media settings and need to change just one setting, then <strong>Manual Media Settings<\/strong> might be best.<\/p>\n<p>To change web server settings, select <strong>Web Server.<\/strong> If you are using the setup wizard, each screen will give a short explanation of each setting. You can refer to the information below for more detailed instructions.<\/p>\n<p>The web server Media Settings screen shows all of the web server settings you currently have. From here you have the option to change the web server address, change the media root folder, or change the media information. To change one of these settings, highlight the appropriate option, and press Select on the remote.<\/p>\n<p id=\"toc4\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Change Web Server Address<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The web server address is your local web server address. Use the onscreen keyboard to change the web server address to match your web server. If you did the Mongoose install, your address won&#8217;t need to have a port number at the end of it. If your web server uses a port other than port 80, add a colon and the port number to the end of the address. When finished, select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to apply the information, or select <strong>Cancel<\/strong> to cancel without making any changes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Change Media Root Folder<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are using a common media root folder,enter the name of the media root folder here (probably Media). If you are using aliases, or if your media files aren&#8217;t under a common media folder, delete this entry. Use the onscreen keyboard to change the media root folder information. The folder name is case sensitive, so make sure it matches your web server folder name exactly. When finished, select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to apply the information, or select <strong>Cancel<\/strong> to cancel without making any changes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"toc6\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Change Media Information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Media Information<\/strong> screen allows you to change the video information, the music information, or the photo information. Each of these will allow you to change the folder paths, and the xml file names.<br \/>Highlight the media type you want to change, and press <strong>Select<\/strong> on the remote. Next highlight the media option you want to change, and press <strong>Select<\/strong> on the remote. Use the on-screen keyboard to enter the information for this option. Make sure the uppercase and lowercase are correct. Then select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to apply the setting, or <strong>Cancel<\/strong> to cancel without making any changes.<\/p>\n<p>Do the same for each option you want to change. When finished, select <strong>Back<\/strong> until you reach the <strong>Network Settings<\/strong> screen, then press <strong>Exit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Video Folder Path:<\/span> This is the path to the folder that holds your videos. If it is directly below your media root folder, then it is just the name of your video folder (ex. Videos). If you don&#8217;t have a media root folder, then it is the complete path from your web server root (ex. My Files\/Videos). If you are using aliases, it is the name of your video alias.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Video XML Name:<\/span> This is the name of your video xml file if you are using the xml option. If you aren&#8217;t using the XML option, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your video root folder.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music Folder Path:<\/span> This is the path to the folder that holds your music files. If it is directly below your media root folder, then it is just the name of your music folder (ex. Music). If you don&#8217;t have a media root folder, then it is the complete path from your web server root (ex. My Files\/Music). If you are using aliases, it is the name of your music alias.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music XML Name:<\/span> This is the name of your music xml file if you are using the xml option. If you aren&#8217;t using the xml option, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your music root folder.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Photo Folder Path:<\/span> This is the path to the folder that holds your photo files. If it is directly below your media root folder, then it is just the name of your photo folder (ex. Photos). If you don&#8217;t have a media root folder, then it is the complete path from your web server root (ex. My Files\/Photos). If you are using aliases, it is the name of your photo alias.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Photo XML Name:<\/span> This is the name of your photo xml file if you are using the xml option. If you aren&#8217;t using the xml option, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your photo root folder.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">USB Device Settings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first time you use Roksbox, you will need to tell Roksbox where your media files are located. The best way to do this is to use the <strong>Media Setup Wizard<\/strong>. The <strong>Media Setup Wizard<\/strong> will guide you step-by-step through the setup process.<\/p>\n<p>To change media settings, from the Roksbox main menu, select <strong>Options<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>My Options<\/strong>, then select either <strong>Media Setup Wizard<\/strong>, or <strong>Manual Media Settings<\/strong>. From here you have the options to change web server settings, and change USB device settings.<\/p>\n<p>If you select <strong>Media Setup Wizard<\/strong>, the wizard will guide you through the process one step at a time. If you chose <strong>Manual Media Settings<\/strong>, you can skip to whichever setting you want to change. The <strong>Media Setup Wizard<\/strong> is probably the best selection for the first-time setup, but if you are familiar with the media settings and need to change just one setting, then <strong>Manual Media Settings<\/strong> might be best.<\/p>\n<p>To change USB settings, select <strong>USB Device<\/strong>. If you have any USB devices attached to your Roku player, they will show up on the next screen. Select the device you want to configure.<\/p>\n<p>The USB Media Settings screen shows all of the USB settings you currently have. From here you have the option to change the media root folder, or change the media information. To change one of these settings, highlight the appropriate option, and press Select on the remote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Change Media Root Folder<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are using a common media root folder,enter the name of the media root folder here (probably Media). If you are using aliases, or if your media files aren&#8217;t under a common media folder, delete this entry. Use the onscreen keyboard to change the media root folder information. The folder name is case sensitive, so make sure it matches your web server folder name exactly. When finished, select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to apply the information, or select <strong>Cancel<\/strong> to cancel without making any changes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"toc6\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Change Media Information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Media Information<\/strong> screen allows you to change the video information, the music information, or the photo information. Each of these will allow you to change the folder paths, and the xml file names.<br \/>Highlight the media type you want to change, and press <strong>Select<\/strong> on the remote. Next highlight the media option you want to change, and press <strong>Select<\/strong> on the remote. Use the on-screen keyboard to enter the information for this option. Make sure the uppercase and lowercase are correct. Then select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to apply the setting, or <strong>Cancel<\/strong> to cancel without making any changes.<\/p>\n<p>Do the same for each option you want to change. When finished, select <strong>Back<\/strong> until you reach the <strong>Network Settings<\/strong> screen, then press <strong>Exit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Video Folder Path:<\/span> This is the path to the folder that holds your videos. If it is directly below your media root folder, then it is just the name of your video folder (ex. Videos). If you don&#8217;t have a media root folder, then it is the complete path from your web server root (ex. My Files\/Videos). If you are using aliases, it is the name of your video alias.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Video XML Name:<\/span> This is the name of your video xml file if you are using the xml option. If you aren&#8217;t using the XML option, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your video root folder.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music Folder Path:<\/span> This is the path to the folder that holds your music files. If it is directly below your media root folder, then it is just the name of your music folder (ex. Music). If you don&#8217;t have a media root folder, then it is the complete path from your web server root (ex. My Files\/Music). If you are using aliases, it is the name of your music alias.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music XML Name:<\/span> This is the name of your music xml file if you are using the xml option. If you aren&#8217;t using the xml option, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your music root folder.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Photo Folder Path:<\/span> This is the path to the folder that holds your photo files. If it is directly below your media root folder, then it is just the name of your photo folder (ex. Photos). If you don&#8217;t have a media root folder, then it is the complete path from your web server root (ex. My Files\/Photos). If you are using aliases, it is the name of your photo alias.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Photo XML Name:<\/span> This is the name of your photo xml file if you are using the xml option. If you aren&#8217;t using the xml option, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your photo root folder.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Change Password<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To change your user password, select <strong>Change Password<\/strong> from the <strong>My Options<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n<p>Use the on-screen keyboard to enter a password. The password is case sensitive, so make sure you enter it exactly the way you want it. Select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to accept the password. You will be prompted to reenter the password again. Type the password in again, exactly the way to typed it the first time, then select <strong>Apply<\/strong>. If the passwords don&#8217;t match, you will be prompted to enter the passwords again. Once you properly enter the passwords, you will be notified that the password has been changed. Select <strong>OK<\/strong>. If you decide you don&#8217;t want to change the password, press <strong>Cancel<\/strong> instead of <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1><a name=\"UserProfiles\"><\/a>Creating Accounts (User Profiles)<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p id=\"toc9\">To create accounts, you must be in the Admin account, or be in an account that has <strong>Administrator<\/strong> permissions.<\/p>\n<p>From the Roksbox main menu, select <strong>Options<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Manage Users<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Add User<\/strong>. Using the on-screen keyboard, type in the username you want to use for this account. You can use up to 15 uppercase or lowercase characters. After you type in the username, select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to accept the username.<\/p>\n<p>Next enter a description for this account. The description is used to further describe and identify this account. The description can be up to 40 uppercase or lowercase characters. You can leave the description blank if you don&#8217;t want to use a description. Select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to accept the description.<\/p>\n<p>Next you will be prompted to enter a password for this account. If you don&#8217;t want to use a password, select <strong>Cancel<\/strong>. Otherwise, type the password you want to use for this account. The password is case sensitive, so make sure you enter it exactly the way you want it. Select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to accept the password. You will be prompted to reenter the password again. Type the password in again, exactly the way you typed it the first time, then select <strong>Apply<\/strong>. If the passwords don&#8217;t match, you will be prompted to enter the passwords again. Once you properly enter the passwords, you will be notified that the password has been changed. Select <strong>OK<\/strong>, then select <strong>OK<\/strong> again to acknowledge that the user was added.<\/p>\n<p>If the add user process was successful, you now have a new user with the following settings:<\/p>\n<p><strong>ID<\/strong> &#8211; The username and description you entered for this account.<br \/><strong>Permissions<\/strong> &#8211; Normal user permissions.<br \/><strong>Network Settings<\/strong> &#8211; The Roksbox demo settings.<br \/><strong>Password<\/strong> &#8211; The password you entered for this account.<\/p>\n<p>Now you can customize this account by entering the information you want this user to have. Use <strong>Modify User Settings<\/strong> to enter the desired settings for this account.<\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1>Modify User Settings<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p id=\"toc10\">To modify user settings, you must be in the Admin account, or be in an account that has <strong>Administrator<\/strong> permissions.<\/p>\n<p>From the Roksbox main menu, select <strong>Options<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Manage Users<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Modify User Settings<\/strong>. From here you have the options to <strong>Change User ID<\/strong>, <strong>Change User Permissions<\/strong>, <strong>Change Media Settings<\/strong>, or <strong>Change User Password<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Change User ID<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Select <strong>Change User ID<\/strong> from the <strong>Modify User Settings<\/strong> menu. You will be prompted to select one of the available users. Use the up and down remote arrow keys to highlight the user you want, then press <strong>Select<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can now change either the username, or the description of this user. Highlight the option you want to change, and press <strong>Select<\/strong> on the remote. Use the on-screen keyboard to make the changes you want, then select <strong>Apply<\/strong>. For the username, you cannot leave it blank, and you cannot change it to a username that already exists. If you decide you don&#8217;t want to make any changes, select <strong>Cancel<\/strong>. When finished making user ID changes, select <strong>Exit<\/strong> to exit the <strong>Change User ID<\/strong> screen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Change User Permissions<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Select <strong>Change User Permissions<\/strong> from the <strong>Modify User Settings<\/strong> menu. You will be prompted to select one of the available users. Use the up and down remote arrow keys to highlight the user you want, then press <strong>Select<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Use the remote to highlight the permission you want to assign to this user, then press <strong>Select<\/strong>. The permissions options are:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Restricted Uesr<\/span> &#8211; The user cannot make any changes to his account or any other account.<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Normal User<\/span> &#8211; The user can make changes to his account, but no one else&#8217;s.<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Administrator<\/span> &#8211; The user can make changes to his account, and anyone else&#8217;s (same as Admin account).<\/p>\n<p>When finished, select <strong>Exit<\/strong> to exit the <strong>Change User Permissions<\/strong> screen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Change Media Settings<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To change media settings, from the Roksbox main menu, select <strong>Options<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>My Options<\/strong>, then select either <strong>Media Setup Wizard<\/strong>, or <strong>Manual Media Settings<\/strong>. From here you have the options to change web server settings, and change USB device settings.<\/p>\n<p>If you select <strong>Media Setup Wizard<\/strong>, the wizard will guide you through the process one step at a time. If you chose <strong>Manual Media Settings<\/strong>, you can skip to whichever setting you want to change. The <strong>Media Setup Wizard<\/strong> is probably the best selection for the first-time setup, but if you are familiar with the media settings and need to change just one setting, then <strong>Manual Media Settings<\/strong> might be best.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Web Server Settings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To change web server settings, select <strong>Web Server. <\/strong>You will be prompted to select one of the available users. Use the up and down remote arrow keys to highlight the user you want, then press <strong>Select<\/strong>. If you are using the setup wizard, each screen will give a short explanation of each setting. You can refer to the information below for more detailed instructions.<\/p>\n<p>The web server Media Settings screen shows all of the web server settings you currently have. From here you have the option to change the web server address, change the media root folder, or change the media information. To change one of these settings, highlight the appropriate option, and press Select on the remote.<\/p>\n<p id=\"toc4\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Change Web Server Address<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The web server address is your local web server address. Use the onscreen keyboard to change the web server address to match your web server. If you did the Mongoose install, your address won&#8217;t need to have a port number at the end of it. If your web server uses a port other than port 80, add a colon and the port number to the end of the address. When finished, select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to apply the information, or select <strong>Cancel<\/strong> to cancel without making any changes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Change Media Root Folder<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are using a common media root folder,enter the name of the media root folder here (probably Media). If you are using aliases, or if your media files aren&#8217;t under a common media folder, delete this entry. Use the onscreen keyboard to change the media root folder information. The folder name is case sensitive, so make sure it matches your web server folder name exactly. When finished, select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to apply the information, or select <strong>Cancel<\/strong> to cancel without making any changes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"toc6\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Change Media Information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Media Information<\/strong> screen allows you to change the video information, the music information, or the photo information. Each of these will allow you to change the folder paths, and the xml file names.<br \/>Highlight the media type you want to change, and press <strong>Select<\/strong> on the remote. Next highlight the media option you want to change, and press <strong>Select<\/strong> on the remote. Use the on-screen keyboard to enter the information for this option. Make sure the uppercase and lowercase are correct. Then select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to apply the setting, or <strong>Cancel<\/strong> to cancel without making any changes.<\/p>\n<p>Do the same for each option you want to change. When finished, select <strong>Back<\/strong> until you reach the <strong>Network Settings<\/strong> screen, then press <strong>Exit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Video Folder Path:<\/span> This is the path to the folder that holds your videos. If it is directly below your media root folder, then it is just the name of your video folder (ex. Videos). If you don&#8217;t have a media root folder, then it is the complete path from your web server root (ex. My Files\/Videos). If you are using aliases, it is the name of your video alias.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Video XML Name:<\/span> This is the name of your video xml file if you are using the xml option. If you aren&#8217;t using the XML option, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your video root folder.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">YouTube Videoqueue:<\/span> This is the name of your YouTube xml video queue if you are using one. If you aren&#8217;t using a YouTube xml video queue, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your video root folder.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music Folder Path:<\/span> This is the path to the folder that holds your music files. If it is directly below your media root folder, then it is just the name of your music folder (ex. Music). If you don&#8217;t have a media root folder, then it is the complete path from your web server root (ex. My Files\/Music). If you are using aliases, it is the name of your music alias.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music XML Name:<\/span> This is the name of your music xml file if you are using the xml option. If you aren&#8217;t using the xml option, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your music root folder.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Photo Folder Path:<\/span> This is the path to the folder that holds your photo files. If it is directly below your media root folder, then it is just the name of your photo folder (ex. Photos). If you don&#8217;t have a media root folder, then it is the complete path from your web server root (ex. My Files\/Photos). If you are using aliases, it is the name of your photo alias.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Photo XML Name:<\/span> This is the name of your photo xml file if you are using the xml option. If you aren&#8217;t using the xml option, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your photo root folder.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">USB Device Settings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To change USB settings, select <strong>USB Device<\/strong>. If you have any USB devices attached to your Roku player, they will show up on the next screen. Select the device you want to configure. You will be prompted to select one of the available users. Use the up and down remote arrow keys to highlight the user you want, then press <strong>Select<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The USB Media Settings screen shows all of the USB settings you currently have. From here you have the option to change the media root folder, or change the media information. To change one of these settings, highlight the appropriate option, and press Select on the remote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Change Media Root Folder<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are using a common media root folder,enter the name of the media root folder here (probably Media). If you are using aliases, or if your media files aren&#8217;t under a common media folder, delete this entry. Use the onscreen keyboard to change the media root folder information. The folder name is case sensitive, so make sure it matches your web server folder name exactly. When finished, select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to apply the information, or select <strong>Cancel<\/strong> to cancel without making any changes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"toc6\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Change Media Information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Media Information<\/strong> screen allows you to change the video information, the music information, or the photo information. Each of these will allow you to change the folder paths, and the xml file names.<br \/>Highlight the media type you want to change, and press <strong>Select<\/strong> on the remote. Next highlight the media option you want to change, and press <strong>Select<\/strong> on the remote. Use the on-screen keyboard to enter the information for this option. Make sure the uppercase and lowercase are correct. Then select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to apply the setting, or <strong>Cancel<\/strong> to cancel without making any changes.<\/p>\n<p>Do the same for each option you want to change. When finished, select <strong>Back<\/strong> until you reach the <strong>Network Settings<\/strong> screen, then press <strong>Exit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Video Folder Path:<\/span> This is the path to the folder that holds your videos. If it is directly below your media root folder, then it is just the name of your video folder (ex. Videos). If you don&#8217;t have a media root folder, then it is the complete path from your web server root (ex. My Files\/Videos). If you are using aliases, it is the name of your video alias.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Video XML Name:<\/span> This is the name of your video xml file if you are using the xml option. If you aren&#8217;t using the XML option, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your video root folder.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">YouTube Videoqueue:<\/span> This is the name of your YouTube xml video queue if you are using one. If you aren&#8217;t using a YouTube xml video queue, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your video root folder.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music Folder Path:<\/span> This is the path to the folder that holds your music files. If it is directly below your media root folder, then it is just the name of your music folder (ex. Music). If you don&#8217;t have a media root folder, then it is the complete path from your web server root (ex. My Files\/Music). If you are using aliases, it is the name of your music alias.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music XML Name:<\/span> This is the name of your music xml file if you are using the xml option. If you aren&#8217;t using the xml option, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your music root folder.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Photo Folder Path:<\/span> This is the path to the folder that holds your photo files. If it is directly below your media root folder, then it is just the name of your photo folder (ex. Photos). If you don&#8217;t have a media root folder, then it is the complete path from your web server root (ex. My Files\/Photos). If you are using aliases, it is the name of your photo alias.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Photo XML Name:<\/span> This is the name of your photo xml file if you are using the xml option. If you aren&#8217;t using the xml option, you can leave this blank, or use a name that doesn&#8217;t exist on your server. This file must be located in your photo root folder.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Change User Password<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To change a user password, select <strong>Change User Password<\/strong> from the <strong>Modify User Settings<\/strong> menu. You will be prompted to select one of the available users. Use the up and down remote arrow keys to highlight the user you want, then press <strong>Select<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Use the on-screen keyboard to enter a password for this user. The password is case sensitive, so make sure you enter it exactly the way you want it. Select <strong>Apply<\/strong> to accept the password. You will be prompted to reenter the password again. Type the password in again, exactly the way to typed it the first time, then select <strong>Apply<\/strong>. If the passwords don&#8217;t match, you will be prompted to enter the passwords again. Once you properly enter the passwords, you will be notified that the password has been changed. Select <strong>OK<\/strong>. If you decide you don&#8217;t want to change the password, select <strong>Cancel<\/strong> instead of <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1>Delete User<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To delete users, you must be in the Admin account, or be in an account that has <strong>Administrator<\/strong> permissions.<\/p>\n<p>From the Roksbox main menu, select <strong>Options<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Manage Users<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Delete User<\/strong>. You will be prompted to select one of the available users. Use the up and down remote arrow keys to highlight the user you want, then press <strong>Select<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You will be asked if you are sure you want to delete the selected user. Select <strong>Yes<\/strong> if you are sure you want to delete this user, otherwise select <strong>No<\/strong>. Select <strong>OK<\/strong> to acknowledge whether the user was deleted or not. Select <strong>Exit<\/strong> to exit the <strong>Delete User<\/strong> screen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"toc21\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial  Black',Gadget,sans-serif;\">Help<\/span><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>From the Roksbox main menu, select <strong>Options<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Help<\/strong>. A help screen with information will appear. Read through the information. When finished, select <strong>Exit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1>Logging Off<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p id=\"toc22\">You can log off the account you are currently in, and log in as another user, or allow another user to log in. If no accounts exist, and if the Admin account doesn&#8217;t have a password assigned to it, you will be returned to the main menu.<\/p>\n<p>From the Roksbox main menu, select <strong>Options<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Log Off<\/strong>. You will be taken to a <strong>Login<\/strong> screen where you can select a user to login as. See Logging In to log into an existing user account.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"toc23\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial  Black',Gadget,sans-serif;\">Logging In<\/span><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The <strong>Login<\/strong> screen will appear when you enter Roksbox, or when you log off if there is at least one user account other than the Admin account, or if the Admin account has been assigned a password. The <strong>Login<\/strong> screen shows the available users to login as. Each user icon has a red letter on it indicating its permissions.The letter meanings are:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">R<\/span> &#8211; Restricted User<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">N<\/span> &#8211; Normal User<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A<\/span> &#8211; Administrator<\/p>\n<p>From the <strong>Login<\/strong> screen, select the user you want to login as. If the user has not been assigned a password, you will be taken to the main menu. If a password has been assigned, you will be taken to the on-screen keyboard where you can enter the password for the selected user. Enter the password (case sensitive) and select <strong>Apply<\/strong>. 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