Verbatim MediaStation Pro, review and resolution problems
(15 votes, average: 4.20) 
Loading ... The Verbatim MediaStation Pro is a media player with integrated hard disk from 500 GB. The player supports almost all formats of audio and video digital compression, including MPEG 1,2,4 / MP4/divx 3,4,5,6 / HD-MPEG2/SD-MPEG2/XviD (except GMC option applied qpel) / WMV9 (WMV) / TS / TP / TRP / ISO / IFO / VOB. Even the audio portion is fully supported due to compatibility with MP3 / WMA / WAV / OGG Vorbis / AAC and is also full support for image formats with the classic JPG / JPEG / PNG / BMP.
Unpacking
As shown in the photo below
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The product comes in a nice box of black. The interior contains the MediaStation, support to hold the device, the wireless antenna, external power, the CD with the manual (in six languages, including Italian) and the USB driver for Windows 98/Me, the remote with two batteries and all the relevant cables for connecting the product with the audio / video devices and the PC. Excludes the optical cable for connection to a Dolby Digital and the cable network.
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As seen from the back
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the product can be connected to video devices via HDMI port, SVGA port or by using the two holes that are seen centrally jack cables and two cable to devices with composite or with the classic RCA.
To connect to the audio section are available classic left / right channel RCA output, or otherwise, to support the Dolby and DTS tracks are available 's coaxial output or the optical drive.
To connect with the part given the MediaStation has a LAN interface has a wireless 802.11b / g, can be connected to a computer via USB and has two USB ports for connecting additional external drives or USB drives.
You can then add the movie / audio / pictures available on USB sticks or HD, you can connect this device via USB to a computer that will recognize them as any external hard drive enabling you to store inside our films, our images or however, any other files allowing you to use the device as external backup drive for our data.
Also seems possible, given the presence of network connectivity via cable or wireless, you can also transfer these files using the network. One might even say that because, otherwise, why buy a device with network support. We will see shortly that, in the installation and use, things will not all be roses and flowers.
Installation
The first note that there are negative for the product is the printed booklet contained inside the package and called "quick start guide". Usually the quickstart guide is the only thing that you look because it contains patterns and step, step by step to attack the device to other devices with the pattern of connecting cables between devices and the startup of the device.
This booklet instead, albeit translated into several languages, contains nothing. Two page with the system requirements, limitations on guarantees and references to technical
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I honestly expected more from this type of manual but this small flaw is balanced by an excellent manual on the CD that explains how to connect wire and sign the MediaStation in both the audio / video is that the part of the network.
And now the pain starts.
We have the MediaStation working. How do I take the movies? Obviously I could connect it via USB to your computer and put the movie on your hard drive but since the device has, as mentioned above, network interfaces I can use it as network attached storage.
The first idea, once identified the IP address obtained from the device by the DHCP server on my network, is that it has on shared network resources by the entire hard drive but unfortunately, a search of the shares on the IP MediaStation proves to be no active network server.
A little 'navigation within the setup menu bodes well given the presence of protocols such as SAMBA, FTP, NFS, and UPnP. But after a while 'I realize that all this stuff really need to see any shares in the external sense that if the network is a shared samba, ftp, nfs with in films, images sounds, MediaStation allows you to run these files remote and therefore will see on the big screen movies and all media content shared on the network and it also seems to work very well because the MediaStation immediately identifies and makes available all of the shares on my computer at home. A useful feature, but it is not what interests me now. How to put movies on the hard disk inside the MediaStation.
An "FTP Server" gives me hope, even if I am forced to use an FTP client, always better than having to always have the device near the computer connected to USB. Sets the data and I connect remotely. Seems to work, as well as if any attempt to go write fails. It seems as if the device is mounted read-only because any attempt to write to get a response like "access denied".
Disheartened after further tests, since the manual recommends it, I try to see if there's a firmware upgrade on the site of verbatin but not find any information regarding my product. Even more disheartened I lean on me google returns a link to this forum thread hardware upgrade to which I come to discover many interesting things.
Look at the picture below. Is familiar?
But it is our Verbatim MediaStation Pro But no. And 'the MEDIAGATE MG-350SHD of AL Tech.
What did they do then those Verbatim? They took a third-party product and have, as they say, rebrandizzato. Up to here nothing wrong except that the Mediagate has support for NDAS which is an evolution of the NAS developed by Ximeta, which, although as proprietary implementations, allows you to see even the remote storage like a local disk.
So if the Mediagate MediaStation and are the same person because the Mediagate not find support for the NDAS?
It is discovered by looking at the firmware version of the model Verbatin
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contrasts sharply with the latest firmware which is seen to be the original 1.1.11. What then 1.1.12 present in my model? Rebrandizzazione most likely the product was not made only outside but also inside with a firmware version specially created by Verbatim. Only in this version the support NDAS has not been placed.
Now, as for me, but I believe that you, too, support for the NDAS is essential, as we see it back by resetting the product "Origins" by entering the "old" original firmware.
Add support NDAS to MediaStation Pro from Verbatim
To do this we download firmware 1.1.11 from the site of Al Tech and piazziamolo on a USB stick formatted VFAT / NTFS. Then enter the key on one of the two doors of MediaStation. To see the stick I had to power cycle the equipment. Having identified the key entriamoci and posizioniamoci with the cursor on the file update
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and start the update by pressing the OK button on the remote.
Once complete, restart the MediaStation it magically becomes the Mediagate.
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This is where finally, in setup, the voice DNAS so you can activate.
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Note also the green skin of the original version as opposed to the blue skin of the branded. Which you prefer? I do this here 
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Then just download the NDAS support for Windows XP / Vista on your PC and everything is finished? Unfortunately it is not so why put a hand to c''è again Verbatin branding.
To mount the remote device via NDAS is because you need to know two unique parameters of the device, its ID and the so-called "Write Key". In manual Mediagate c''è wrote that these values are found on a label located underneath the device. And in the branded version from Verbatim? No trace of this fucking label.
How do? There is help NDASSCAN, a software developed by a guy who is my greatest admiration, that in using the driver tries Ximeta NDAS devices on the network by removing the two pieces of information we need.
But still a bit of trouble before reaching the end of this ordeal. The library needs NDASSCAN winpcap, and was hardly a problem, but was developed for the version 3.11 drivers Ximeta currently available in version 3.40 so incompatible. Furthermore NDDASCAN search the library in C: \ Program Files \ NDAS \ System as we know that in Italian systems drivers will be installed in the C: \ Program Files \ NDAS \ ...
We thus see how to get out of this collapse.
Download and install the NDAS driver version 3.11 (icio60, in a comment, I noted that the 3.11 is no longer available on the Ximeta. So you can find this version here.). At the end of the installation we create the folder C: \ Program Files and copiamoci the whole folder C: \ Program Files \ NDAS \.
We download NDASSCAN directly and let us save it in c: \ Program Files \ NDAS \ System.
Launch NDASSCAN
save the data and the ID wirt key, delete the folder C: \ Program Files created and uninstall the old drivers Ximeta.
Then, install the updated drivers. Appear in the system tray icon NAS Device Management, right click and "Register New Device". We complete all required fields and the result will eventually be a new disc on computer resources.
Conclusions
What to say? Verbatim that if he had done his ca ** would be a good product and still is as long as you follow the guide above, otherwise it remains the usual external USB device to be moved from time to time we watch a movie on TV.
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Speechless. The guide 'profit ever been the subject of a useless
Well, keep in mind that I have found 5 threads in different forums and one on usenet about this problem. Now I am obviously and properly spamming
Simply Thanks!
WINDOWS VISTA
I tried your steps on Windows Vista.
I can tell you that in this case is not necessary to create the "Program Files".
Also because if you try to create it tells you that there already!
Following the procedure when the disc finamlmente F is mounted, asked me to format!
E 'happen to you?
I have serious doubts about whether or not the formatting, even having changed the firmware because I think I have automatically lost the warranty.
Has anyone tried it?
Has about FTP.
It works, but using direclty commands DOS window.
I managed to create a directory and copy the files.
Someone has found an FPT explorer that operates well with MediaStation?
Hello. It 'obvious that there are cases where c: \ program files already exists. In all versions of Windows in English and the standard position where they are installed programs. In that case there is c: \ Program Files. Obviously for the English versions do not have to do that part of the procedure or even less, of course, delete c: \ program files at the end.
Regarding the format, yet the manual says that in some cases you may need to format the disk. If you have not already data in the format I calmly in VFAT.
much time and 'long this beautiful session hack?
a couple of hours of the morning yesterday when I realized that I was fighting against the windmills with the branded version
hello, why sbrandizzare the verbatim and certainly lose the warranty?
I resolved, for what I need, with Core FTP.
Load the files on disk with a simple command and with a bit of patience the risultao is excellent.
What I lose by not using NDAS?
Anyway good job and congratulations for the description.
regards
Hello
Did not want to enter the Center.
I just wanted to clarify that if you have Vista (in Italian) there is no need to create "Program Files", also because it is impossible.
With Vista uses the NTFS Junction Point to see the "Program Files" as if "Programs" as you put together "Goat and Cabbage" resolve the mess of installation programs.
Regarding formatting, I held out and after various attempts to mount / unmount finally he started to work.
Now I can watch a movie on TV while on PC via WiFi.Fantastico!
So it can be a real MediaServer!
Though still I can not explain as never works only with FTP commands from the DOS window and not with other programs. I tried FileZilla and the possibility 'of Vista, I think even XP, network disks crer FTP.
Thanks again.
I thought I had thrown 165 euri
where did you buy and how much is the device?
@ velner
Yes, definitely the FTP was an alternative, but as I wrote in the article, I did not work because it gave me the drive mounted read-only.
However, apart from the speed, you want to put the comfort of having the disk mounted directly on computer resources and accessible as Drive X: rather than having to use a "external" as FTP?
@ Marco Pelle
Ah, not using Vista, I did not know this feature of the "junction point". Meglio cosi
@ Simon
I bought directly from a supplier by paying 110 euro + VAT. The cost to the end user would not know but @ Marco Pelle said in an earlier comment that he had paid 165 euros so I'd say that's the rough figure of the product to the end user
Hello, I too have bought the Verbatim MediaStation not the pro version, also with 500GB harddisk, but without wireless antenna, paid €. 129. Also I have connected via ethernet (LAN) directly into the router did this I installed the program "NDAS-3.10.1230-setup-enu-full.exe" on the CD in the box and placed the code ID and write key In my case there were written in a label attached by the apparatus near the ethernet connection, this is done, I received from My Computer VERBATIM (X:) and from there I started transferring files. However I have not had any problems in configuring it. The only thing I noticed is that or data transfer via LAN is a bit slow.
Hello.
I also like Alexis I bought the basic version of MediaStation.
Apart from the possible connection problems (maybe I'll try when the LAN connection), I noticed that with other DivX video is jerky.
You are not the same problem happened?
The same video, always saved on MediaStation, but played through the PC (Media Player or VLC) is not by any kind of problem.
Could be the firmware? Codec not updated?
If you would however like I post the features of a video that jumps a lot.
Thank you.
Luke.
If you tell me what video is, even in private, via e-mail, I feel myself and see what happens
I sent an email to the email that I found on your home (info@ebruni.it).
Thank you.
Hello, I too can confirm the version of Luke. I also like him, I found some video files that trip.
Hello.
Dearest Captain Brown, I followed his step by step detailed instructions, I started pinging the IP of MediaStation and he returned regularly four packages, despite this, when launching NDASSCAN from the DOS prompt (C: \ Program Files \ NDAS \ system \ ndasscan) gives me 'No NDAS HELO packets receved'. Can you give me, please, your opinion again? Thanks.
Henry
But in the setup, the NDAS is enabled as shown in this screenshot
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ie, is set to "NDAS Support" to ON?
Hello everyone,
the fact that Alexis has the same problem I raised at least a little, my MediaStation is not bad!
I wonder if the MediaStation Pro is the Mediagate MG-alterego 350SHD maybe MediaStation the normal copy of the MG-35S ... who knows what seccude if I upload the firmware on my MG-35S MediaStation ... maybe solve the problems of video shots.
In addition it seems that the MG-35S supports the functions that the MediaStation not, tonight I read the manual for well MG-35S and see what turns up. I'm curious.
Hello.
I confirm, Captain. The NDAS to MediaStation Pro is ON. For your further information, are connected wirelessly.
Thank you.
Henry
Hello everyone. I too have not purchased the MediaStation Pro (109 € all'ipercoop in Turin). For now I'm satisfied and I had no playback issues, I am not yet clear if he can play high definition video, or if limited all'upscaling.
To me the video was jerky with avi xvid with packed bitstream. Removing the DB, the video is perfect.
To remove the DB use MPEG4Modifier after checking with Gspot.
Hello.
Hello Captain
I can not see my PC from MediaStation, maybe there is some setting that I FTP sfugge.Sono connected Lan card 10/100 and CoreFTP use for the connection.
PC no prob. transfer files at high speed, about 15 min to 1 Gb, but if I want to see my pc from Vebatim tells me 'Unable to connect the server'. I tried several times the settings of instructions that skinny but nothing to do, does not see either internet access, then it is even less to the radio.
Could you give me the solution? thank you in advance and good weekend.
Dunno, since then, the only difference between me and you is that I only used the wired, try accessing the network cable and see what happens.
If you try to see MediaStation from your PC via FTP on the PC then you must have enabled an FTP server. There you have activated an FTP server on your PC? I do not believe,-D
However I do not understand why try to access your PC via FTP. I immediately saw the MediaStation all my Windows network shares via SAMBA / NetBEUI also in the original branded version of firmware from Verbatin indeed, was the only thing that worked.
So please drop the FTP in the communication MediaStation the PC and share folders.
The advice also applies if you use Linux on your PC.
Hello everyone,
I read with interest the comment of Charles.
Could you be more specific on the "xvid packed bitstream"?
How do I recognize the film that have with gspot?
I suppose then that MPEG4Modifier has a special command to remove the DB, right? It 'a simple thing?
MPEG4Modifier is a free program? I do not know.
Thank you.
Hello Captain,
in fact I had not installed any FTP server on the PC, installed, configured and viewed from MediaStation but not what I wanted.
The file transfer did it already, and apparently does nothing else, you were right.
I wanted to run the files from the PC MediaStation without loading them all the time.
Think is possible? Thank you for availability.
Regards
Yeah, sure. Works great even in the original version of Verbatin. Just share the folder that contains the film with the classic Windows network share.
I followed the whole procedure, I have a problem, however (perhaps due to my incompetence):
I state that I windiws view
When I launch ndasscan tells me:
C: \ Program Files \ NDAS \ System> ndasscan
Version 3.11.1327.0 of NDASUSER.DLL present
Error in pcap_findalldevs: No interfaces found! Make sure libpcap / WinPcap is Pro
perly installed on the local machine.
Packet sniffing failed.
What should I do?
ndasscan requires winpcap. So before you perform the procedure, you must install them. You can find them here: http://www.winpcap.org/
Developed by fellows of the Polytechnic of Turin, so it's our local stuff
I saw the film suggested by Luke who says that he goes in spurts. I was seen very well and completely fluid even during the scenes of the spine. So for me absolutely zero problems. So far all the films viewed are perfect with Dolby 5.1 and DTS audio tracks and MPEG2 video and DivX.
I followed your directions step by step ... but I have a problem (I guess due to my incompetence) and I ask you help:
when I go to launch ndascan tells me this:
C: \ Program Files \ NDAS \ System> ndasscan
Version 3.11.1327.0 of NDASUSER.DLL present
Error in pcap_findalldevs: No interfaces found! Make sure libpcap / WinPcap is Pro
perly installed on the local machine.
Packet sniffing failed.
Can you help me?
the problem is precisely that I installed winpcap and does so cmq
Ah. So the question is serious. I guess I got to do something Windows Vista (as usual). You can not attack the network a Windows XP and try that?
No, unfortunately you're not able to do this test
Good evening to all
Charles is right, the problem of jerky video is due to the "packed bitstream" and does not occur only with the MediaStation but with different breeding Xvid file.
Being an Ubuntu user, I removed this type of compression (AVI, decompr. VOP) with Avidemux. Removed compression files become fluid at 99%.
Probably the MediaStation Pro has the latest firmware and supports this type of file.
Thank you,
Luke.
But you can affect settings shack without necessarily having to connect to a TV??
hello
If I had not seen in person I would have replied: "But surely, there will surely un'interfaccina web accrocco to manage remotely.
But no. The only way to configure it and connect to your TV and go into the setup.
Thanks Emilia, the guide is a pretty straight ... I can delete the post of help that I had just done this morning on HWupgrade
Only one thing ... in my pc the login phase of Winzozz has slowed down a lot, ie before reaching the login window, much remains on the stage immediately preceding, where the word appears another window that says ... Winzozz bho, nn remember exactly.
Nn thing happened in the notebook instead of the net where I run at the same procedure ... mha, mysteries.
hello,
andrea
I apologize before sbrandizzare and losing the warranty transfer is faster in FTP or NDAS?
Dunno, I'm not able to run your FTP to upload files on MediaStation so do not know what to say.
for Ciroslitz
I am moving to the FTP approximately 1.5Mb / s network. NDAS I have not had the courage to try it for your own reason, the warranty.
Regards
Following the procedure that someone told me "My computer and type in the address bar ftp://altechuser @ 192.168.0.50 (replace the last part with the address of your Media Station), then you will be prompted for a password .... I can browse and transfer without filezilla ... ..
only doubt as transferred with NDAS?
I followed the procedure but starting the NDASSCAN gives you this message. Where am I wrong? The disk and configured wireless and I can see cartel on my shared server. Thank you for your help.
C: \ Program Files \ NDAS \ System> ndasscan
Version 3.11.1327.0 of NDASUSER.DLL present
Scanning for NDAS devices from rpcap: / / \ Device \ NPF_GenericDialupAdapter
Adapter not connected, skipping
Scanning for NDAS devices from rpcap: / / \ Device \ (NPF_ E7FF951D-AD4E-4DD4-9390-6F9B
651EC1CB)
Listen period expired.
Scanning for NDAS devices from rpcap: / / \ Device \ (NPF_ 45C3A011-1F2D-4228-8975-9F8B
367A6232)
Listen period expired.
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No NDAS HELO packets received
C: \ Program Files \ NDAS \ System>
Problem solved in this way: LAN connection works fine, wireless remains the NDAS Device Offline. The network is in place, the disc sees the cartel and shared my monitor network sees the disk. Any advice? Thanks
It seems there is a similar comment with the same problem. The thing in common is that both are in wireless. You can do the test cable and see what happens?
Ah, yes. Then I was right. For the Wireless do not know. Maybe something in the latency or some weird configuration the access point
I am willing to buy the pro version and the only question that remains for me is the version of the port HDMI inputs on my LCD I have only 1.3 and I have not yet understood whether they are compatible with earlier versions or not. Perhaps some of you can help me understand how it works? M I is a samsun lcd LE40A558. Thank you all, Andrea
Yesterday I installed some aggiornanenti of Vista that I have permission to use the WinPcap library from so you can discover the NDAS ID and write key ... now it's all perfettamete.
Thank you for this guide useful