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22 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
YoucanenableDVDorCDSharingonaMacorWindowscomputerandthenusethe
RemoteDiscfeatureofMacmini.RemoteDiscallowsyoutosharethediscsyouinsertin
theopticaldiscdriveoftheothercomputer.Somediscs,suchasDVDmoviesandgame
discs,maybecopy-protectedandthereforeunusablethroughDVDorCDSharing.
Note: InstructionsforenablingDVDorCDSharingarealsoavailableat:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT177
To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other computer is a Mac:
1 MakesureyourMacminiandtheotherMacareonthesamewirelessnetwork.
ChecktheAirPortstatusicon(Z)inthemenubartoseewhatnetworkyou’re
connectedto.
2 OntheotherMac,chooseApple()>SystemPreferencesandthenopenSharing.
3 IntheSharingpane,select“DVDorCDSharing”intheServicelist.Ifyouwantother
userstorequestpermissiontoshareaDVDorCD,select“Askmebeforeallowingothers
tousemyDVDdrive.”
To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other computer is a Windows computer:
1 MakesureyourMacminiandtheWindowscomputerareonthesamewirelessnetwork.
2 OntheWindowscomputer,opentheDVDorCDSharingcontrolpanel.
3 Select“EnableRemoteDVDorCD.”Ifyouwantotheruserstorequestpermissionto
shareaDVDorCD,select“AskmebeforeallowingotherstousemyDVDdrive.”