{"id":234,"date":"2016-12-12T16:21:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T14:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsimple.info\/?p=234"},"modified":"2016-12-12T16:21:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T14:21:22","slug":"how-add-to-kodi-a-local-windows-share-or-any-type-of-smb-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/?p=234","title":{"rendered":"how add to kodi a local windows share or any type of SMB share"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>open Kodi and go to video -&gt; choose files<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-233\" src=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VideoFiles-300x93.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VideoFiles-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VideoFiles-768x238.png 768w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VideoFiles.png 1006w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>click on Add Videos and browse .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223\" src=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AddSource-300x209.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AddSource-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AddSource-768x535.png 768w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AddSource.png 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You will get all the shares option .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-224\" src=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BrowseForFiles-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"869\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BrowseForFiles-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BrowseForFiles-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BrowseForFiles-131x98.png 131w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BrowseForFiles.png 1012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on &#8220;Add Network Localtion &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-229\" src=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NetrworkLocation-300x226.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"835\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NetrworkLocation-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NetrworkLocation-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NetrworkLocation-131x98.png 131w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NetrworkLocation.png 1004w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter the IP of your share and the path if there is any, in case there is a need in credential\u00a0 enter here as well . click OK.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232\" src=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SMB_NetworkLocation-300x221.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"839\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SMB_NetworkLocation-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SMB_NetworkLocation-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SMB_NetworkLocation.png 1006w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now you have the new SMB:\/\/share_ip\u00a0 to choose, just click it to browse for your shares.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-222\" src=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AddShare-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AddShare-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AddShare-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AddShare-131x98.png 131w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AddShare.png 1016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter a folder of your choice .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-225\" src=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ChooseDirectory-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ChooseDirectory-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ChooseDirectory-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ChooseDirectory-131x98.png 131w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ChooseDirectory.png 1010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once inside the folder, Click OK.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-231\" src=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SetContant-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"907\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SetContant-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SetContant-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SetContant-131x98.png 131w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SetContant.png 1009w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Choose the folder type (Movies, music, TV Shows) and the way your folder is built for scanning .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-228\" src=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GiveNameToSource-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GiveNameToSource-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GiveNameToSource-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GiveNameToSource-131x98.png 131w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GiveNameToSource.png 1012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Give a name to the source or leave the default name.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-227\" src=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FolderData-300x226.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"838\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FolderData-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FolderData-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FolderData-131x98.png 131w, https:\/\/itsimple.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FolderData.png 1015w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Give it some time to fetch the information . enjoy !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>open Kodi and go to video -&gt; choose files click on Add Videos and browse . You will get all the shares option . Click on &#8220;Add Network Localtion &#8230;&#8221; Enter the IP of your share and the path if there is any, in case there is a need in credential\u00a0 enter here as well [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tutorials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}