once subscribed, does the main computer with library always need to be on in order for other devices to work?

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once subscribed, does the main computer with library always need to be on in order for other devices to work?

I am trying to figure out if iMatch is right for my family. We have 2 iPhones, 2 iPads, an iPod Touch, and a few PCs. One PC has our music library on it in iTunes. We want to all share from the library with our own separate devices. If we subscribe to iMatch, does everyone need to use the same ID to access the library? Does the main PC with library need to remain on constantly for other devices to gain access? And my daughter has the iPod and we would like to control the content she is able to access, is this possible with iMatch? Thanks

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Posted on Jan 5, 2014 1:33 PM

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King_Penguin

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Jan 5, 2014 1:57 PM in response to whoshudy

You will all need to use the same id that you subscribe to iTunes Match with (that will need to be the account that is signed into on the devices/computers that you want to access the music from), but your computer doesn't need to remain on - when you subscribe your library is uploaded from that computer to the cloud, so it only needs to be 'on' then, when it's finished uploading it will be accessible from the cloud on your devices/computers via your internet connection.

Using iTunes Match on iOS devices : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5637

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Jan 5, 2014 2:15 PM in response to King_Penguin

Thanks for your help.

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