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Guy Hart-Davis

"CNET Do-It-Yourself PC Upgrade Projects"


By default, the items in your shared library are available to any other user
on the network. To restrict access to only those people with whom you share
a password, select the Require Password check box, and then enter a strong
(unguessable) password in the text box.
If there are many computers on your network, use a sharing password to help avoid running up
against the five-users-per-day limit. If your network has only a few computers, you may not need
a password to avoid reaching this limit.
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Click the General tab to display its contents. In the Shared Name text box , set
the name that other users trying to access your library will see. The default
name is username??™s Library??”for example, Mimi??™s Library. You might choose
to enter a more descriptive name, especially if your computer is part of a
well-populated network (for example, in a dorm).
Click the OK button to apply your choices and close the dialog box.
When you set iTunes to share your library, iTunes displays a message reminding you that
???Sharing music is for personal use only?????”in other words, remember not to violate copyright law.
Select the Do Not Show This Message Again check box if you want to prevent this message from
appearing again.
Once you??™ve shared your library, other iTunes users on the same network can access
it as described in the upcoming section ???Access and Play Another Local iTunes
User??™s Shared Library.


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