Share Music Over a Local Network
If you have two or more computers on a local network, users can share their music collections without copying any songs from one computer to another. iTunes can stream music files over a local area network (LAN) to a computer that has set iTunes Preferences to look for shared music. Streaming files play from one computer to another without being copied to it.Set one (or more) of your computers to share its entire iTunes Library or selected playlists:
1. | From the iTunes application menu choose "Preferences…," then click the "Sharing" button. |
2. | Select "Look for shared music" to make iTunes place an icon in the Source pane for any shared playlists it finds on the local network. |
3. | Select "Share my music" to make your iTunes music collection available on the local network to other computers that have been set to look for shared music (as in Step 2).If you select "Share my music," you must choose whether to "Share entire library" or "Share selected playlists." If you choose the latter, put checkmarks next to the playlists you want to share. |
4. | To restrict access to your music, click "Require password" and type a password in the text field. |
5. | Click OK. |
