Windows Home Server For Dummies

If you work in an office, you probably don t lose much sleep worrying about whether your files are safe if your PC melts down. Company IT departments handle those things for business networks. But how about all those precious photos, address lists, the family genealogy, and everything else that lives on your home network? Windows Home Server can save the day if one of your personal PCs hiccups, and Windows Home Server For Dummies serves up all the stuff you need to know to put it to work. Forget everything you ve heard about previous versions of Windows Server; this all-new variation has been designed for people who don t wear white lab coats or pocket protectors. Woody Leonhard has tested it and it passed with flying colors. If you have a home or small business network, this book shows you how Windows Home Server helps you Share files among all the PCs in your home Access your files from anywhere Make regular backups automatically Store files securely Play music, TV shows, or movies on your Xbox Share multimedia across your network Keep your virus protection and system upgrades up to date Get regular reports on the overall health of your network Windows Home Server For Dummies provides sage advice on choosing a version of Windows Home Server, installing it, setting up users and passwords, using remote access, scheduling automatic scans and backups, and having fun with multimedia. Trust Woody you ll sleep better.

If you work in an office, you probably don't lose much sleepworrying about whether your files are safe if your PC melts down.Company IT departments handle those things for business networks.But how about all those precious photos, address lists, the familygenealogy, and everything else that lives on your home network?Windows Home Server can save the day if one of your personal PCshiccups, and Windows Home Server For Dummies serves up allthe stuff you need to know to put it to work.Forget everything you've heard about previous versions ofWindows Server; this all-new variation has been designed for peoplewho don't wear white lab coats or pocket protectors. WoodyLeonhard has tested it and it passed with flying colors. If youhave a home or small business network, this book shows you howWindows Home Server helps you* Share files among all the PCs in your home* Access your files from anywhere* Make regular backups automatically* Store files securely* Play music, TV shows, or movies on your Xbox* Share multimedia across your network* Keep your virus protection and system upgrades up to date* Get regular reports on the overall health of your networkWindows Home Server For Dummies provides sage advice onchoosing a version of Windows Home Server, installing it, settingup users and passwords, using remote access, scheduling automaticscans and backups, and having fun with multimedia. TrustWoody-- you'll sleep better.

Introduction 1Part I: Getting Windows Home Server to Serve 7Chapter 1: Bringing Windows Home Server to Life 9Chapter 2: Installing the WHS Software 27Part II: Setting Up the Network 37Chapter 3: Bringing Computers into the Home Server Fold 39Chapter 4: Adding Users and Controlling Passwords 55Chapter 5: Using Built-In Shared Folders 75Part III: Making the Most of Multimedia 95Chapter 6: Sharing Music and Videos 97Chapter 7: Recording and Playing TV 113Chapter 8: Streaming with the Xbox 129Chapter 9: Nailing Down Your Photos 141Part IV: Sharing in the Wild 163Chapter 10: Starting Remote Access 165Chapter 11: Using Remote Access 189Part V: Backing Up 205Chapter 12: Running Backups 207Chapter 13: Restoring a Dead Computer from Backup 229Chapter 14: Restoring Files from Backup 241Chapter 15: Backing Up the Server 255Part VI: Staying Alive and Well 265Chapter 16: Monitoring System Health 267Chapter 17: Breaking into the Server 277Chapter 18: Adding and Retiring Drives 293Chapter 19: Repairing and Recovering the Server 305Part VII: The Part of Tens 319Chapter 20: Top Ten Health Traps Triaged 321Chapter 21: Ten More Tricks with Windows Home Server 331Index 341