VLC Remote app can find the player but keeps asking for a password problem
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goto your computer...run VLC
Open the VLC settings pages: VLC Menu/Tools/Preferences
Click the 'ALL' button at the bottom left of the screen
(by default VLC hides most settings)
find 'Interface'
find 'Main interfaces'
find 'Lua'
Enter a cool password in the 'Lua HTTP' password box
At the bottom of the screen press 'save'
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restart both the app and the player
Now use that password you just created.