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1. Music E Photos ib Public D Sam Irs Software H videos Which settings should I choose Configuring User Permissions for Shared Folders Disabled Enabled Enabled 19 Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide The Windows Home Server Console provides you the ability to e View the Backup Status of your Home Computers The Computers amp Backup tab allows you to view the backup status and configure backups on the computers where you have installed the Windows Home Server Connector software e Configure User Accounts The User Accounts tab allows you to add up to 10 user accounts You can change the shared folders that users have access to and enable remote access for each user Each user will automatically be provided with a shared folder that only they by default have access to e g server users jeff e Configure Shared Folders The Shared Folders tab allows you to add and remove shared folders and change properties of shared folders If you have two or more hard drives in your home server when you create a new folder you can select Enable Folder Duplication so two copies of the shared folder will exist on separate hard drives e Configure Server Storage The Server Storage tab allows you to view add and remove hard drives on your home server You can see the status of your server storage and attempt to repair any hard drives that show a status of Unhealthy You can also see a graphical representation2. Access to Computers Click on a computer name from the list to connect Name Operating System Status je GuestPC Windows Vista Home Basic Not supported on this operating system jB KitchenPc Windows XP Professiona Offline or Sleeping je NewPc Windows XP Professional available for connection jB OfficePc Windows Vista Ultimate Available for connection Learn more about Remote Access to computers Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation All Rights Reserved Figure 7 Remote Access Computers page 13 Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide Enabling Remote Access By default Remote Access is disabled for your home server To enable Remote Access open the Windows Home Server Console choose Settings and then Remote Access There are 3 simple steps that you need to complete to make your home server remotely accessible from outside your home tt Windows Home Server Settings Eea General Web Site Connectivity Aa Backup i Web sites are on Turn OFF Bs Passwords ia Media Sharing Router ns Remote Access gt oy Add ins Status Not configured A Domain Name Ka Resources Name Not configured Web Site Settings Web Site Home Page Windows Home Server Home Page Web Site Headline Windows Home Server Wweb Site apply Figure 8 Remote Access Settings page 0 Shut Down 14 Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide 1 Web Site Connectivity should be Turned On Th
3. Home Server Add Ins to expand the functionality of your home server For example Add ins can be created for home automation home webcams media sharing and home security solutions Windows Home Server will be part of the family today and in the future Windows Home Server is simple to set up and easy to use It provides a reliable familiar way for families to stay connected whether they re in the next room or across the country Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide The Windows Home Server Getting Started Guide provides the following information e Before you Begin o System Requirements o Network Requirements o Supported Operating Systems for Home Computers e Setup o Windows Home Server Setup o Windows Home Server Connector Software e Quick Configuration o User Accounts o Shared Folders o Computer Backups o Server Storage o Windows Home Server Settings e Troubleshooting e Product Support Also please refer to the Windows Home Server help files for additional details on the features and functionality of Windows Home Server Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide Windows Home Server Product Features Home Computer Backup and Restore Windows Home Server will automatically back up your home computers to the home server and allow you to easily restore the entire computer or an individual file or folder to a previous point in time The Windows Home Server Backup solution uses an innovative method to back up only
4. a given shared folder can have multiple copies with each one being stored on a separate hard drive Easy to remove hard drives It is also easy to remove hard drives through the Windows Home Server Console The files and folders on the hard drive are automatically moved to other hard drives in Server Storage so that over time you can remove the older smaller hard drives 10 Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide Remote Access After you have turned Remote Access on and configured a user account for Remote Access using the Windows Home Server Console you can use a web browser on a computer from outside your home to access your home server and home computers remotely r Remote Access Home Windows Internet Explorer w le https server remote admin aspx h 4 41 X Live Search ww Remote Access Home Windows Home Server Web Site Remote Access Welcome Jeff te Windows Home Server Remote Access connect with confidence e Connect remotely to any of the computers in your home Get anywhere access to folders and files at home Tune your home network with Windows Home Server yia Computers n Shared Folders Access any home computer Run an application print to your home Browse and download files and folders stored on your Home Server printer all as if you were sitting right there Secure access to everything on the go Learn more about Remote Access to computers Lea
5. folder for Denise f Shared folder for music Photos Public Shared folder for photos Shared folder for miscellaneous files Sam Software er ir 4 Shared folder for software installation programs Videos Shared folder for videos Learn more about remote access to files and folders Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation All Rights Reserved gt Figure 6 Remote Access Shared Folders page 12 Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide What makes Remote Access unique Remote Access to Home Computers After logging into your home server you can quickly connect to a home computer and run an application as if you were sitting in front of that computer Personalized Internet Address You can register for a personalized Internet address so that you can remotely access your home server using your personalized Internet address e g http lt your_name gt HomeServer com home Remote access permissions set for each user You can define up to 10 users and for each user it is easy to enable or disable the ability to remotely connect to your home server i Remote Access Computers Windows Internet Explorer p r gt Seorr Live se orcn OW z le https server remote admin aspx v 4 X we we Remote Access Computers ay Windows Home Server Windows Home Server Web Site Remote Access Welcome Jeff Remote Access to Windows Home Server Console Connect to your Home Server Remote
6. of the total disk space usage on your home server e View the Health Status of your Home Network The Network Health indicator provides you with Healthy At Risk and Critical health notifications for your home server and your home computers e Adjust Server Settings You can change the configuration settings for your home server such as Windows Update settings Computer Backup settings Password policy and the date and time Additionally you will find the ability to restart your home server 20 Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide Third Party Add ins Windows Home Server is based on the proven technologies of the Microsoft Windows Server operating system and is designed to be a platform upon which other solutions can be developed e Your Home Server Can Do More Windows Home Server has been designed with extensibility in mind so that software developers can develop innovative Add Ins such as home web cameras family information management software home automation and home security solutions that work with your home server e Large Ecosystem of Software and Hardware Partners Microsoft has partners throughout the world that have built and are continuing to build new software and hardware solutions that work with Microsoft Windows software As these partners become familiar with Windows Home Server we will probably see solutions delivered that will enhance the usefulness and functionality of your home server For the latest info
7. the data that has not already been backed up before Even if you have several copies of the same data on different computers the data is backed up only once on your home server and your home server keeps track of what data was stored on each home computer on each day This makes it very efficient in terms of the time it takes for backups to complete and also the amount of space that is used on your home server r Windows Home Server Console a i Ej 2 te Windows Home Server J Computers User Shared Server Network amp Backup Accounts Folders Storage Healthy Settings Help Q View Backups Backup Now Configure Backup X Remove Computer Description Operating System A GuestPC Computer for quests Windows Vista Home Basic Backed up A KitchenPC Shared computer Windows XP Professional Backed up A NewPC New desktop Windows XP Professional Backed up A OfficePC New laptop Windows Vista Ultimate Backed up Figure 1 Computers amp Backup tab in Windows Home Server Console Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide Automated Daily Backup of your Home Computers Computer backups are automatically configured when you install the Windows Home Server Connector software on your computers Backup 1s performed on a daily basis for every configured computer Restore an Entire Home Computer Restoring a home computer to a previous point in time is easy If you want to restore your computer to a previous point in ti
8. 60 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies UPnP is a certification mark of the UPnP Implementers Corporation All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide Introduction Windows Home Server helps families simplify the way they keep and share their documents photos videos and music Windows Home Server brings it all together for families with multiple personal computers Protect Windows Home Server automatically backs up your home computers Computers and individual files can be easily restored Additionally computer health monitoring allows you to see the health of computers running Windows Vista in your home You will know if your anti virus programs and other system software are up to date Connect Every member of the family can access what they need on the home server from another computer in the house You can also share information with faraway friends and family through a personalized Web address or access your own files from a computer with a Web browser when you re away from home Organize Your family photos videos and music and other important documents are together in one central place Folders can be created by subject or topic so your family can stay organized and up to date Grow You can simply connect a new hard drive to Windows Home Server as your storage needs increase Also application developers can create innovative Windows
9. RA Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide for Windows Home Server Microsoft Corporation Published July 2007 Doc Version 1 0 Abstract This Reviewer s Guide provides a detailed overview of the features and functionality of the Windows Home Server software Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide Contents Hal ge o 8 1 0 9 earner mneeersere eet mie ser ene nue et torr ect tae cr Pet eee er ES 3 Windows Home Server Product Features ccc ececccesseceeseeeeseeeeeneeeeenees 5 Home Computer Backup and ReStOPe cccccccccsscceeessecceesseeeessseeeessaees 5 Shared Folders and Server Storage c ccccescccccsscccessscceesseecesseeeesseeeeseas 7 REMO ACCES S aE E ne erusees aan Neeser 10 Enabling Remote ACCESS ccccccccsssssecsssssessssnsecsssecessssnsessssnsesssnsesssnees 13 Home Network Health Monitoring ccccccscccccceessssececeeeesseeeceeeesssseeees 16 MCO Te ae Ua 6 ietemmemerer eee tere reat tone ne tren te oe Pe er cere eee 17 Windows Home Server Console ccccccccccccssccceesseccsesseseeesseeeesseeeeesseeeens 18 PING IP QTY AGORI S srasni e seaasaeel eieetbetiateatvucidecs 20 The information contained in this document represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation on the issues discussed as of the date of publication Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft and Micr
10. ccess is properly configured and working properly within your home e http lt server_name gt home connects over your home network to the Windows Home Server Home Page of your home server using port 80 e https lt server name gt remote connects over your home network to the Windows Home Server Remote Access login page using a Secure Socket Layer connection using port 443 The information passed between the home server and the PC over this connection is encrypted The following tests can be run from one of your personal computers when you are outside of your home and have access to an internet connection These tests will check if your personalized internet domain e g SmithFamily HomeServer com that you registered during the 3m step of Enabling Remote Access is configured and working properly e http lt your_name gt HomeServer com home connects over the internet to your home server using port 80 you should see the Windows Home Server Home Page e https lt your_name gt HomeServer com remote connects over the internet to your home server using port 443 you should see the Windows Home Server Remote Access login page 16 Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide Home Network Health Monitoring Windows Home Server monitors its own health status and the status of your computers that are running Windows Vista and it notifies you of any issues or problems that are found Windows Home Server monitors the following health in
11. dia Library Sharing for each of these shared folders so that your music photos and or videos can be accessible from an Xbox 360 entertainment system or another supported digital media receiver that is attached to your home network a Windows Home Server Console TA sA l i V Windows Home Server Computers User Shared Server Network amp Backup Accounts Folders Storage Healthy Settings Help f dd Y Properties F Windows Home Server Settings Ed Name aa ae et General Media Library Sharing dh Ben You can use Media Library Sharing to stream music photos and videos from Au Backup shared folders on your Windows Home Server to other devices in your home Cw Denise Ro Passwords If you turn on Media Library Sharing any digital media receiver or Jeff j 2 computer on your network will be able to access your shared content k Media Sharing F Music Gi Remote Access x Photos Pa is Music On Off Healthy rel Add ins a Public a Healthy a Resources x Photos On Off Sam Healthy Healthy Healthy Turn on Media Library Sharing For the Following shared Folders Healthy Healthy g Software lg videos On off Healthy Videos Learn more about Media Library Sharing Healthy Cog Shut Down Figure 9 Media Sharing Settings e View Photo Slideshows from a Home PC You can store your digital photos in the Photos shared folder on your home server so y
12. e Healthy te Windows Home Server Accounts Folders X Remove Name Capacity Location Status Settings Help aL Q 4 Server Storage Storage Hard Drives 112 82 GB Total Size 344 65 GB amp FABRIKAM 25000 E we FABRIKAM 25001 o FABRIKAM 96000 Figure 4 Server Storage tab in Windows Home Server Console 112 82 GB 119 01 GB Internal SATA Internal SATA External USB Healthy Healthy Healthy Free Space 146 31 GB GD Shared Folders 71 GB E Duplication 64 GB i PC Backups 43 GB o System 20 GB CD Free Space 146 GB Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide What makes Windows Home Server Shared Folders and Storage unique Allows easy addition of more hard drives As you add more hard drives to your home server they are represented in Server Storage as a single large collection of available storage space You no longer need to deal with E F G etc drive letters as you add more hard drives Works with both internal and external hard drives You can grow the amount of available storage by adding either internal or external e g USB 2 0 or Firewire hard drives to your home server Shared Folder Duplication Supports reliability by duplication of designated shared folders so important data will be stored on separate hard drives helping to provide protection against hard drive failure Duplication is configurable on a per shared folder basis so
13. formation e Home Computer Backups Monitors that your home computers are being backed up on a regular basis and that the backups are completing successfully e Server Storage and Shared Folder Duplication Monitors the hard drives in your home server and helps ensure that the shared folders that have enabled Folder Duplication have enough space on your hard disk drives to store two copies of the shared folder e Security Center Status for Windows Vista Collects the Security Center status from your home computers running Windows Vista and helps you centrally monitor the health status of your computers from the Windows Home Server Console The tray application provides you with a high level indicator of the health of your home network The icon can change to the following colors Green your home network is healthy e Eil Yellow your home network is at risk e EJ Red your home server has found a critical problem Blue this computer is currently being backed up to your home server If a problem is found you can connect to the Windows Home Server Console to get more detailed information 17 Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide Media Sharing Your home server is pre configured with the following shared folders that can be used to store your media files Photos Music and Videos Additionally these shared folders can be enabled for media streaming from the Windows Home Server Console You can selectively turn on Me
14. is will open up the three network ports 80 443 4125 on the Window Home Server Firewall so that incoming requests from the internet can be accepted by your home server 2 Router Configuration In this step your Windows Home Server will attempt to configure the persistent port forwarding from your UPnP enabled Router If it is successful the following TCP ports will be forwarded from your router e Port 80 http Web Requests e Port 443 https Web Requests Secure Sockets Layer e Port 4125 Remote Desktop Proxy 3 Domain Name The last step is to select a personalized domain name for your home server e g SmithFamily homeserver com The wizard will prompt you to enter your Windows Live ID details and then allow you to select a domain name for your home server Q Important Some Broadband Providers have policies that either restrict or prohibit the use of your broadband connection for accessing a home server Please check with your Broadband Provider to determine their specific terms of use Windows Home Server includes a built in Dynamic DNS client that binds your personalized domain name to your external IP address assigned by your broadband provider A Tip Not all broadband routers properly support the UPnP protocol that is required for Windows Home Server to automatically configure your router The Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool checks your router to see if 1t supports certain technologies You can use this too
15. l on a PC running either the Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system The tool is available at http www microsoft com windows using tools igd If your router does not pass these tests then you will need to manually forward the TCP ports 80 443 and 4125 from your router to the IP address of your Windows Home Server To determine the IP address of your home server on your home network type Ping lt servername gt from a command prompt from one of your PCs For additional assistance refer to the documentation provided with your broadband router In addition to configuring Remote Access through the Settings you will need to define one or more user accounts that can be used to remotely login to your home Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide server while away from home User accounts with Remote Access enabled must have a Strong password The Strong password policy requires complex passwords that are at least 7 characters long and contain at least three of the following four character categories e Uppercase letters e Lowercase letters e Numbers e Symbols such as etc A Tip For improved security try to choose long complex user names and long complex passwords for your user accounts that have Remote Access enabled After you have configured Remote Access you can test your connectivity from within your home and outside of your home Try the following tests from one of your home computers to see if Remote A
16. me you boot the home computer from the Home Computer Restore CD The computer will connect to your home server and provide a simple wizard for restoring a single hard drive or multiple hard drives from a backup of that computer that is stored on your home server Restore Individual Files and Folders You can also restore individual files or folders by selecting a home computer and a specific backup of that computer from the Windows Home Server Console application A Windows Explorer window is displayed with the files and folders that were backed up for that computer on that day You can easily drag and drop individual files or entire folders from this Windows Explorer window and store them on your Windows Desktop or another location on your home computer c Windows Home Server Console A f A j i t Windows Home Server Computers User Shared Server Network amp Backup Accounts Folders Storage Healthy Settings Help amp View Backups Backup lt Windows Home Server Settings xi D h General Backup Time Home computers are backed up during the backup time gm Backup E A KitchenPC 8 Passwords Start time 12 00 AM End time 6 00 aM ya NewPC if Media Sharing Learn more about what happens during the Backup Time I OfficePC A a Automatic Backup Management Remote Access Number of months to keep the monthly backup 3 J Add ins Rx Resources Number of weeks t
17. miscellaneous files 274 6 MB Sy off Healthy dh Sam Personal folder For Sam 1 28 MB Sp off Healthy a Software Shared folder for software installation programs 567 73 MB SB Off Healthy videos Shared folder for videos 6 86 GB Sp off Healthy Figure 3 Shared Folders tab in Windows Home Server Console e Pre Defined Shared Folders Your home server is pre configured with the following shared folders Photos Music Videos Public and Software From the Windows Home Server Console you can specify the user permissions for these folders and create any number of new shared folders e Easy to Add More Storage From the Windows Home Server Console you can add a new hard drive to your Server Storage using a simple wizard The amount of storage available to your shared folders and home computer backups increases proportionally The hard drives you add can be either internal or external e g USB 2 0 or FireWire Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide Shared Folder Duplication If you have two or more hard drives in your home server Windows Home Server helps protect against hard drive failures by ensuring that files stored in shared folders are automatically duplicated across multiple hard drives Duplication is configurable on a per shared folder basis so a given shared folder has two copies with each one being stored on a separate hard drive r Windows Home Server Console Ca k Computers User Shared Network amp Backup Storag
18. o keep the weekly backup 3 4 Number of days to keep the daily backup 3 Learn more about Automatic Backup Management Backup Cleanup Backup Cleanup automatically deletes old backups during the Backup Time on Sundays You can also click Cleanup Now to start Backup Cleanup Cleanup Now What is Backup Cleanup Shut Down Figure 2 Backup Settings Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide Shared Folders and Server Storage Windows Home Server Drive Extender is a revolutionary new storage technology that enables you to use internal and or external hard drives of varying sizes for additional storage on your home server In addition the person who administers Windows Home Server can enable Folder Duplication for specific Shared Folders on their home server so two copies of a shared folder exist 5 Windows Home Server Console l T G a a 7 r AL a q Q Mme Windows Home Server Vid 14 Computers User Shared Server Network amp Backup Accounts Folders Storage Healthy Settings Help sb Add yt Properties Open x Description Used Space Duplication Status n Ben Personal folder For Ben 2 3 MB Ly off Healthy n Denise Personal folder for Denise 5 51 MB fj On Healthy n Jeff Personal folder for Jeff 16 07 MB im On Healthy by Music Shared Folder for music 56 85 GB rr on Healthy x Photos Shared folder For photos 6 86 GB ip on Healthy a Public Shared folder for
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20. ou access them from your home computers or from an Xbox 360 in your home 18 Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide e Stream Music in your Home Similarly you can store your music on your home server so you can access and play it from your home computers or a digital music receiver on your home network e Store your Videos on your Home Server Your home server can be used to store your collections of videos and recorded TV from a computer running Windows Media Center Windows Home Server Console The Windows Home Server Console is the application used to configure your home server It is not intended to be used by everyone in the household You access the Console from any computer that has the Windows Home Server Connector software installed by double clicking the Windows Home Server task bar icon When you run the console application it will ask you for the home server password and then will connect to your home server r Windows Home Server Console a n Computers User amp Backup Accounts Add x Remove Name 4 Benjamin Smith g w a Server Storage te Windows Home Server Shared Folders Network Healthy Settings Help Y Properties Properties for Jeff Smith Ea General Shared Folder Access Status Enabled Shared Folders Enabled 2 Denise Smith gt Guest 2 Jeff Smith 2 Samantha Smith Figure 10 Lib Ben mis Denise D Jeff
21. rmation on Windows Home Server please visit the product web site at http www microsoft com WindowsHomeServer The Windows Home Server team blog is also a useful source of news insights and information it 1s available at http ologs technet com homeserver
22. rn more about remote access to files and folders Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation All Rights Reserved Figure 5 Remote Access Home page There are three things a user can do from the remote access interface e Remote Access to Shared Folders Users can download files and folders and upload one or more files to the shared folders on their home server while away from home You can also search through the Shared Folders when you are trying to locate a specific file or files e Remote Access to Home Computers Connect remotely to the computers in your home Run an application as if you were sitting in front of your home computer 11 Windows Home Server Reviewer s Guide Remotely Connect to the Windows Home Server Console If the need arises you can access the Windows Home Server Console while away from home to add new users add new shared folders or check the health of your home network f Remote Access Shared Folders Windows Internet Explorer OW vy https server remote admin aspx v 4 X w amp Remote Access Shared Folders Live Search Pp gt to Windows Home Server Windows Home Server Web Site Remote Access Welcome Jeff ire oie Now browsing SERVER Search A Remote Access Shared Folders Click on a shared folder to access files or create subfolders Jeff P Ben Personal folder for Jeff Personal folder for Ben Denise Music Personal
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