User manual MICROSOFT HOME SERVER GETTING STARTED GUIDE

[. . . ] Getting Started Guide For distribution only with a Windows Home Server Contact your home server manufacturer for product support. Getting Started Windows Home Server Microsoft Corporation Published: June 2007 Part No. X13-88582 Abstract This document contains information about installing and configuring Microsoft Windows Home Server. For the latest information about installing, configuring, and using Windows Home Server, see "Release Documentation for Windows Home Server" at the Microsoft Web site (http://go. microsoft. com/ fwlink/?LinkID=84725). Information in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, is subject to change without notice. [. . . ] On the Type a password for Windows Home Server page, type a password, the password confirmation, and a password hint, and then click Next. This is the password that you use to manage your home server from the Windows Home Server Console. The password is case-sensitive, and it must be strong. A strong password must be at least seven characters long, and it must contain at least three of the following four character categories: · Uppercase characters · Lowercase characters · Numbers · Symbols (such as !, @, #, etc. ) A password hint helps you remember the password. If you forget the password, the password hint is displayed to help you remember it, so make sure you provide a helpful hint. The password hint can be seen by anybody who clicks on the link to display it. You will have to reset your server if you forget the password and the password hint does not help you remember it. On the Help protect Windows Home Server automatically page, click On or Off to configure Automatic Windows Updates, and then click Next. The recommended setting is On to keep Windows Home Server up-to-date and to report problems to Microsoft. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, determine if you want to participate in this program, click Yes or No, and then click Next. 14 The Customer Experience Improvement Program helps improve Windows Home Server by reporting information about your computer hardware and how you use your home server. This information is collected without interrupting you. No information collected is used to identify or contact you. On the Windows Error Reporting page, determine if you want to automatically send error reports to Microsoft, click Yes or No, and then click Next. If you previously chose to install updates on the Help protect Windows Home Server automatically page, you will see the Windows Home Server Update page next. If you do not, skip to step 9 of this procedure. On the Windows Home Server Update page, click Next to check for critical updates. Setup checks for critical updates and automatically installs them if there are any. This may take a few minutes to complete. No other input is required from you while the updates are installed. On the final Setup page, click Start to start the Windows Home Server Console so that you can configure Windows Home Server. 1 Windows Home Server Quick Configuration The following are tasks that you can do as soon as Windows Home Server is set up and your home computers are connected. From the Windows Home Server Console, configure the following items: · User accounts · Shared folders · Computer backups · Server storage · Windows Home Server Settings To learn more about configuring Windows Home Server, click Help on the console to open the Windows Home Server Console Help. 1 User Accounts After you complete Windows Home Server Setup and install the Windows Home Server Connector software on all of your home computers, you are ready to add user accounts for the people in your household. User accounts are required in order to control access to the shared folders on Windows Home Server. To add a user account 1. [. . . ] · To share ideas and information with other Windows Home Server enthusiasts, see the Windows Home Server Community Forums Web site (http://go. microsoft. com/fwlink/ ?LinkId=83211). · To research troubleshooting tips, see the Microsoft Web site (http://go. microsoft. com/ fwlink/?Linkld=88097). 23 Troubleshooting If you are having problems setting up Windows Home Server, make sure you do the following: · Plug in and power on your home server. · Connect your home server with a wired network connection to your broadband router or to a switch that is connected to your broadband router. If you are having problems setting up the Windows Home Server Connector software on your home computers, make sure you check the following: · Connect your home computer to your home network (using either a wired or a wireless connection), and make sure the home computer is on the same logical network as Windows Home Server. [. . . ]