Edney Windows Home Server Users Guide

1. ed
ISBN: 978-1-4302-0452-7
Verlag: Apress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 334 Seiten

This book details how to install, configure, and use Windows Home Server and explains how to connect to and manage different clients such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Media Center, and more. Its straightforward and easy-to-understand style will help you maximize all the benefits that Windows Home Server can bring. This guide features step-by-step instructions for configurations, lots of troubleshooting tips, many useful illustrations for a quick-to-learn approach, as well as handy hints, tips, and extensive walkthroughs to get you up and running as quickly and painlessly as possible.

Andrew Edney has been an IT professional for over 12 years and has over the course of his career worked for a range of high-tech companies, such as Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Fujitsu Services. He has a wide range of experience in virtually all aspects of Microsoft's computing solutions, having designed and architected large enterprise solutions for government and private sector customers. Over the years, Andrew has made a number of guest appearances at major industry events, presenting on a wide range of information systems subjects, such as an appearance at the annual Microsoft Exchange Conference in Nice, France, where he addressed the Microsoft technical community on mobility computing. Andrew is involved in numerous Microsoft Beta programs, including next-generation Windows operating systems and next-generation Microsoft Office products, and actively participates in all Windows Media Center Beta programs.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Edney, Andrew

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents at a Glance;5
2;Contents;6
3;Foreword;13
4;About the Author;14
5;About the Technical Reviewers;15
6;Acknowledgments;16
7;Introduction;17
8;What Is Windows Home Server?;19
8.1;Windows Home Server Overview;19
8.2;Requirements for Running Windows Home Server;24
8.3;Buying a Windows Home Server System;26
8.4;Windows Home Server Software;29
8.5;Summary;29
9;Windows Home Server Installation;30
9.1;Checking the Prerequisites;30
9.2;Installing Windows Home Server;31
9.3;Reinstalling Windows Home Server;41
9.4;Upgrading Windows Home Server;45
9.5;Troubleshooting the Setup;46
9.6;Summary;53
10;Windows Home Server Post- Installation Configuration;54
10.1;Completing the Setup Process;54
10.2;Logging Into Windows Home Server;60
10.3;Installing Drivers;62
10.4;Activating Windows Home Server;71
10.5;Launching Windows Update;74
10.6;Installing Additional Software;75
10.7;Shutting Down;76
10.8;Summary;77
11;Windows Home Server Connector Installation and Configuration;78
11.1;Identifying Supported Operating Systems;78
11.2;Installing the Windows Home Server Connector;79
11.3;Configuring the Windows Home Server Connector;85
11.4;Removing the Windows Home Server Connector;92
11.5;Reinstalling the Windows Home Server Connector;94
11.6;Cancelling an Installation;94
11.7;Connecting from a Different Subnet;95
11.8;Summary;99
12;Windows Home Server Console and Settings;100
12.1;Connecting to Windows Home Server;100
12.2;Configuring Windows Home Server Settings;108
12.3;Troubleshooting Windows Home Server Connections;128
12.4;Summary;131
13;User Accounts;132
13.1;Adding a User Account;133
13.2;Removing a User Account;139
13.3;Disabling and Enabling a User Account;144
13.4;Changing Account Properties;146
13.5;Matching Passwords;148
13.6;Summary;152
14;Home Computer Backups and Restores;153
14.1;How Do Backups Work?;153
14.2;Working with Backups;154
14.3;Restoring Files and Computers;171
14.4;Backing Up Your Windows Home Server;194
14.5;Summary;194
15;Windows Home Server Storage;195
15.1;How Does Server Storage Work?;195
15.2;Managing Server Storage;195
15.3;Summary;210
16;Shared Folders;211
16.1;Adding a Shared Folder;212
16.2;Removing a Shared Folder;216
16.3;Viewing and Changing Shared Folder Properties;217
16.4;Enabling Folder Duplication;219
16.5;Balancing Storage;221
16.6;Viewing Shared Folder History;222
16.7;Accessing Shared Folders;224
16.8;Recovering Files from Previous Versions;227
16.9;Summary;228
17;Media Streaming;229
17.1;Enabling Media Library Sharing;230
17.2;Disabling Media Library Sharing;231
17.3;Streaming with Windows Media Connect;232
17.4;Streaming to an Xbox 360;232
17.5;Streaming to Windows Media Player 11;240
17.6;Summary;243
18;Remote Access;244
18.1;Checking Broadband Router Compatibility;244
18.2;Configuring Remote Access;248
18.3;Creating a Windows Live ID;259
18.4;Enabling Users for Remote Access;262
18.5;Disabling Users for Remote Access;263
18.6;Testing Remote Access;263
18.7;Configuring Computers for Remote Access;265
18.8;Logging On Using Remote Access;269
18.9;Using Remote Access;271
18.10;Accessing Your Computers;272
18.11;Accessing Your Shared Folders;277
18.12;Logging Off;283
18.13;Viewing Remote Access Connections;283
18.14;Troubleshooting Remote Access;284
18.15;Summary;285
19;Home Network Health Monitoring;286
19.1;Viewing Network Health Notifications;286
19.2;Examining the Windows Home Server Notifications;290
19.3;Examining the Windows Vista Computer Notifications;293
19.4;Summary;295
20;Add-Ins;296
20.1;Viewing Add- Ins;296
20.2;Installing an Add- In;297
20.3;Uninstalling an Add- In;303
20.4;Finding More Information on Add- Ins;304
20.5;Summary;307
21;Additional Resources;308
21.1;Microsoft Windows Home Server Web Site;308
21.2;Official Windows Home Server Blog;309
21.3;Official Windows Home Server Forums;310
21.4;We Got Served Blog;311
21.5;MS Windows Home Server Blog;311
21.6;Summary;312
22;Networking Primer;313
22.1;Cables;313
22.2;Network Interface Cards;314
22.3;Hubs and Switches;316
22.4;Routers;317
22.5;Firewalls;318
22.6;Windows Command- Line Tools;322
22.7;Summary;330
23;Build Your Own Windows Home Server;331
23.1;Windows Home Server Software;332
23.2;Motherboard;332
23.3;Processor;333
23.4;Memory;333
23.5;Graphics Card;333
23.6;Sound Card;334
23.7;DVD Drive;334
23.8;Case;335
23.9;Network Interface Card;335
23.10;Hard Drives;335
23.11;Summary;336
24;Basics of the SDK;337
24.1;SDK Developer’s Guide;338
24.2;Windows Home Server API Reference;341
24.3;Code2Fame Challenge;341
24.4;Additional Resources;342
24.5;Summary;342
25;Index;343