Mnyb;450528 Wrote: > The new setup procedure really hammers you trough squeezenetwork whether > you like it or not, is it intentional or just the current stage as > test.squeezenetwork is under construction ? >
This is indeed intentional Mnyb;450528 Wrote: > > You can not be without SN account ? > Correct. Since SN accounts are free (and private) anyways, the decision was made that requiring an account helps us guarantee a fairly quick setup proceedure for users without forcing them to download Squeezebox Server (they are prompted to do that later on). Mnyb;450528 Wrote: > > You must have Internet ? (how are we supposed to setup a completely > locally networked system ) will this be possible later ? > Setup will always require an internet connection, at least temporarily. This also allows us to make sure a user is running the latest firmware for their device. This is especially important because the firmware installed at the factory is often very old. Mnyb;450528 Wrote: > > My local squeezeboxserver are hidden under the obscure setting "add > remote libraries" I thought the local server was the main thing and the > network a friendly add on you could have if you want it. > I like it very much but it is still not priority 1 for me, my local > files are > Add REmote Library is only intended for advanced users who are using a Squeezeplay device remotely (say at your office) and connecting to a Squeezebox Server IP address that is not local. If your on your own local network, your Squeezebox Servers should show up under the My Music menu option. Mnyb;450528 Wrote: > > Besides my SN credentials is in my local server as I installed > squeezebox server already the controller could pick it up from there if > you have a local server. > > My 2c: > > Setup wizard should ask for the local server first . > ( with the option i have no local squeezebox server, which takes us to > the network ok ) > > then when you try to connect to SN at later stage it should ask for > login if not configured at the local server. > > For beta purposes I can suffer the procedure, if it gives valuable > feedback. > I can say that it actually worked i got trough it and my controller is > now operational again very good. I understand your thoughts on this ... however after *many* heated meetings, it was decided that the best user experience for an out-of-the-box user was to get them to Squeezenetwork first because it gets them to playing music with as few steps as possible. From there, if they setup a local Squeezebox Server, they already have a squeezenetwork account that can be used whenever their computer is unavailable. I know for users who really only care about their local music, this is a bit of a longer process, but its the way it is... -- Matt Wise ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Matt Wise's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13773 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66898 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
