CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK PANTONE 123 C Books for professionals by professionals ® Author of How to Set Up Your Home or Small Business Network Using Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 Microsoft Windows Vista— An Ultimate Guide PowerPoint 2007 in Easy Steps Windows Vista Media Center in Easy Steps Using Ubuntu Linux Pro LCS: Live Communications Server Administration Windows Home Server User’s Guide Dear Reader, Windows Home Server is one of those products that changes the way you use your computer both at home and away from home It makes your life easier by taking care of all the little tasks that you keep saying you will get around to doing, such as backing up your important data or sharing your photos and music You’ve probably heard something similar in the past, but this time it might just prove to be true! Windows Home Server is a new product with lots of new and exciting features that make performing what once may have been considered quite technically challenging tasks much easier For example, with just a few clicks of your mouse, you can create and share folders full of your favorite photos, music, and videos Windows Home Server has a lot of cool features that you can set up and use, such as Remote Access and streaming media As part of Windows Home Server, you can have your very own domain name, which, when configured, will enable you to access not only your Windows Home Server and all of your shared data, but also other compatible computers on your home network Windows Home Server also enables you to easily stream your pictures, music, and videos to other computers and compatible devices on your home network This book provides you, the reader, with essential information about Windows Home Server, including what it can for you, how to set it up and configure it, how to use it, and how to troubleshoot when things go wrong Hopefully, the knowledge and experience you will gain from this book will make life that little bit easier for you and you will be up and running in no time I hope you enjoy the book! Andrew Edney, September 2007 Related Titles Companion eBook See last page for details on $10 eBook version www.apress.com ISBN-13: 978-1-59059-898-6 ISBN-10: 1-59059-898-9 53499 US $34.99 Shelve in Windows User level: Beginner–Intermediate Companion eBook Available Windows Home Server User’s Guide Getting More from Your Microsoft Xbox 360 The EXPERT’s VOIce ® in Windows Edney Windows Home Server User’s Guide The complete guide to setting up and getting the most out of Windows Home Server Andrew Edney Foreword by Charlie Kindel General Manager, Windows Home Server Microsoft Corporation 781590 598986 this print for content only—size & color not accurate spine = 0.838" 360 page count 8989chFM_CMP2 10/3/07 10:39 PM Page i Windows Home Server User’s Guide Andrew Edney 8989chFM_CMP2 10/3/07 10:39 PM Page ii Windows Home Server User’s Guide Copyright © 2007 by Andrew Edney All rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner and the publisher ISBN-13 (pbk): 978-1-59059-898-6 ISBN-10 (pbk): 1-59059-898-9 Printed and bound in the United States of America Trademarked names may appear in this book Rather than use a trademark symbol with every occurrence of a trademarked name, we use the names only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark Lead Editor: Jonathan Hassell Technical Reviewers: Joel Burt, Tony Campbell, Terry Walsh Editorial Board: Steve Anglin, Ewan Buckingham, Tony Campbell, Gary Cornell, Jonathan Gennick, Jason Gilmore, Kevin Goff, Jonathan Hassell, Matthew Moodie, Joseph Ottinger, Jeffrey Pepper, Ben Renow-Clarke, Dominic Shakeshaft, Matt Wade, Tom Welsh Project Manager: Beth Christmas Copy Editors: Bill McManus, Marilyn Smith Associate Production Director: Kari Brooks-Copony Production Editor: Candace English Compositor: Patrick Cunningham Proofreader: Patrick Vincent Indexer: Julie Grady Artist: Kinetic Publishing Services, LLC Cover Designer: Kurt Krames Manufacturing Director: Tom Debolski Distributed to the book trade worldwide by Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 233 Spring Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013 Phone 1-800-SPRINGER, fax 201-348-4505, e-mail orders-ny@springer-sbm.com, or visit http://www.springeronline.com For information on translations, please contact Apress directly at 2855 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 600, Berkeley, CA 94705 Phone 510-549-5930, fax 510-549-5939, e-mail info@apress.com, or visit http://www.apress.com The information in this book is distributed on an “as is” basis, without warranty Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this work, neither the author(s) nor Apress shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this work 8989chFM_CMP2 10/3/07 10:39 PM Page iii For Katy Thanks for all of the support and for once again putting up with the long hours of work that go into writing a book 8989chFM_CMP2 10/3/07 10:39 PM Page iv 8989chFM_CMP2 10/3/07 10:39 PM Page v Contents at a Glance Foreword xv About the Author xvii About the Technical Reviewers xix Acknowledgments xxi Introduction xxiii ■CHAPTER ■CHAPTER ■CHAPTER ■CHAPTER ■CHAPTER ■CHAPTER ■CHAPTER ■CHAPTER ■CHAPTER ■CHAPTER 10 ■CHAPTER 11 ■CHAPTER 12 ■CHAPTER 13 ■CHAPTER 14 ■APPENDIX A ■APPENDIX B ■APPENDIX C What Is Windows Home Server? Windows Home Server Installation 13 Windows Home Server Post-Installation Configuration 37 Windows Home Server Connector Installation and Configuration 61 Windows Home Server Console and Settings 83 User Accounts 115 Home Computer Backups and Restores 137 Windows Home Server Storage 179 Shared Folders 195 Media Streaming 213 Remote Access 229 Home Network Health Monitoring 271 Add-Ins 281 Additional Resources 293 Networking Primer 299 Build Your Own Windows Home Server 317 Basics of the SDK 323 ■INDEX 329 v 8989chFM_CMP2 10/3/07 10:39 PM Page vi 8989chFM_CMP2 10/3/07 10:39 PM Page vii Contents Foreword xv About the Author xvii About the Technical Reviewers xix Acknowledgments xxi Introduction xxiii ■CHAPTER What Is Windows Home Server? Windows Home Server Overview Requirements for Running Windows Home Server Buying a Windows Home Server System Windows Home Server Software 11 Summary 11 ■CHAPTER Windows Home Server Installation 13 Checking the Prerequisites 13 Installing Windows Home Server 14 Reinstalling Windows Home Server 24 Upgrading Windows Home Server 28 Troubleshooting the Setup 29 Insufficient Memory 29 Failed Setup 30 Unlisted Storage Driver 32 Hard Drive Problems 34 Summary 36 ■CHAPTER Windows Home Server Post-Installation Configuration 37 Completing the Setup Process 37 Logging Into Windows Home Server 43 Installing Drivers 45 Activating Windows Home Server 54 Launching Windows Update 57 vii 8989chFM_CMP2 viii 10/3/07 10:39 PM Page viii ■CONTENTS Installing Additional Software 58 Shutting Down 59 Summary 60 ■CHAPTER Windows Home Server Connector Installation and Configuration 61 Identifying Supported Operating Systems 61 Installing the Windows Home Server Connector 62 Configuring the Windows Home Server Connector 68 Finding Your Windows Home Server 69 Completing the Windows Home Server Connector Configuration 72 Removing the Windows Home Server Connector 75 Reinstalling the Windows Home Server Connector 77 Cancelling an Installation 77 Connecting from a Different Subnet 78 Summary 82 ■CHAPTER Windows Home Server Console and Settings 83 Connecting to Windows Home Server 83 Starting the Windows Home Server Console 83 Logging In to Windows Home Server 86 Viewing the Windows Home Server Console 89 Launching the Windows Home Server Console on the Server 90 Configuring Windows Home Server Settings 91 Shutting Down or Restarting Your Home Server 92 Configuring General Settings 94 Configuring Backup Settings 97 Managing Passwords 101 Media Sharing 104 Configuring Remote Access 105 Managing Add-Ins 105 Accessing Resources 106 Troubleshooting Windows Home Server Connections 111 A Nonresponsive Windows Home Server Console 111 Losing Your Connection 112 Summary 114 8989appB_CMP2 320 10/2/07 3:04 PM Page 320 APPENDIX B ■ BUILD YOUR OWN WINDOWS HOME SERVER If you have purchased a motherboard with onboard graphics capabilities, you don’t need to buy anything else If the motherboard doesn’t have onboard graphics, then all you really need is a very basic graphics card for those times when you need to connect a monitor to the Windows Home Server, but make sure that the connections on the graphics card are compatible with the connections on the monitor that you plan to use; otherwise, you may need to buy an adaptor ■Note If you are going to buy a graphics card, make sure that Windows 2003–compatible drivers are available for it; otherwise, it may not work Sound Card As with the graphics card, you really don’t need to worry too much about a sound card unless you want to listen to something on your Windows Home Server—and if you do, why not just stream it to one of your home computers? Most modern motherboards come with onboard sound, so you probably don’t need to buy a sound card If your motherboard doesn’t include onboard sound, you can buy a basic sound card, but if you want to listen to files stored on your Windows Home Server, why not just stream them to one of your home computers? ■Note If you decide to buy a sound card, make sure that Windows 2003–compatible drivers are available for it; otherwise, it may not work DVD Drive If you plan to install any software directly onto the Windows Home Server, then you need some sort of media drive Most modern software these days is distributed on a DVD, so avoid buying just a CD-ROM drive DVD drives are not much more expensive than CD-ROM drives, and you really don’t want to reduce the capability of your new computer before you have even finished building it Unless you plan to play Blu-ray discs on the Windows Home Server, you should buy a standard DVD drive Given the costs, I highly recommend buying a dual-layer DVD writer; they are really cheap and enable you to both read DVDs and write DVDs if necessary (always good for doing backups if needed) And a dual-layer DVD writer enables you to write up to 8.5 GB per blank DVD, which is quite a lot of data Don’t forget to buy some blank discs as well 8989appB_CMP2 10/2/07 3:04 PM Page 321 APPENDIX B ■ BUILD YOUR OWN WINDOWS HOME SERVER Case When you have all of your components gathered together, you need to put them together in a case The size and type of case you should use depends on what components you have purchased and possibly where you want to put the Windows Home Server ■Tip Some cases come with a power supply as part of the package If you are going to buy such a case, make sure that the power supply is sufficient to run all the components you intend to use This shouldn’t be an issue if you intend to use your Windows Home Server only as a Windows Home Server If the case doesn’t come with a power supply, make sure you select a power supply that will fit the case you have chosen Network Interface Card Obviously, a network interface card (NIC) is a fundamental element of any Windows Home Server Without one, you won’t be able to connect to your home network, which is the whole point of building a Windows Home Server The minimum requirement is a 100 Mbps Ethernet NIC, but if your network supports a higher speed, you should buy a compatible NIC, such as a Gigabit Ethernet card, that can provide faster access speeds and quicker transfer of your files Again, most modern motherboards have a built-in Ethernet network card, so check this before you spend money on a card you may not need And don’t forget to buy some extra Ethernet cables if you need them There is nothing worse than going to connect a piece of hardware only to find that you don’t have a spare cable or one that is long enough to reach wherever you plan to keep your Windows Home Server ■Note Windows Home Server does not support wireless, so don’t bother looking at a wireless connection Hard Drives As you have read, the components for building your own Windows Home Server largely consist of components that will “just do,” because you don’t really need to spend much money or buy the latest and greatest When it comes to hard drives, however, it’s a completely different story If you think that some of the primary functions of a Windows Home Server are to store and share your digital content, and also to back up your home computers, the more storage space you have, and the faster the hard drives are, then the better the experience is for you and your family The recommendation from Microsoft for hard drives is at least two internal hard drives, with 300 GB as the primary (system) partition Depending on the amount of digital content 321 8989appB_CMP2 322 10/2/07 3:04 PM Page 322 APPENDIX B ■ BUILD YOUR OWN WINDOWS HOME SERVER you want to store and share, this may be perfectly sufficient But hard drive prices are quite low these days, so you might want to consider putting in a couple of 500 GB hard drives, and in terms of speed and reliability, you should look at SATA II hard drives Obviously, any supported hard drive type will do, but if you are buying new drives, why not go for the latest and greatest? After all, this is why you spent as little as you could on other components And don’t forget that you can also add USB or FireWire external hard drives as well ■Note Having more than one hard drive in your Windows Home Server means that you can duplicate shared folders across the drives so that if one drive fails, you won’t lose any of your important digital data Make sure, though, that whatever hard drive types you decide on, they are supported by the motherboard It’s no good to buy SATA II hard drives only to find that your motherboard supports IDE drives only Summary This brief appendix has given you an idea of what components you need to build your own Windows Home Server It really is not as difficult as you might think However, if the thought of picking out all the components is intimidating, or you just want an easier alternative (and a warranty, not to mention having a Windows Home Server that conforms to certain requirements, such as power efficiency, noise levels, and more), then buying a ready-made Windows Home Server is probably the route for you 8989appC_CMP3 10/3/07 11:03 PM APPENDIX Page 323 C Basics of the SDK T he Windows Home Server software development kit (SDK) is used by developers and enthusiasts to create applications and add-ins for Windows Home Server This appendix takes a brief look at the SDK, including where you can obtain it and what it contains This appendix does not teach you how to program or how to develop your own applications and add-ins for Windows Home Server, but it does point you in the right direction of where to look for information ■Note As covered in Chapter 13, an add-in is something that extends the functionality and capability of your Windows Home Server The possibilities for these add-ins are endless The SDK is located in the MSDN Library at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ aa496121.aspx Figure C-1 shows the SDK for Windows Home Server welcome page, which provides a brief explanation of what the SDK includes As this page states, you can use the SDK to learn how to use the Windows Home Server application programming interface (API) to build applications and add-ins The SDK itself contains the API files for Windows Home Server: • Microsoft.HomeServer.SDK.Interop.v1.dll: Used to extend the Windows Home Server platform • HomeServerExt.dll: Used to extend the Windows Home Server Console The SDK also contains some detailed documentation on the API files and some programming examples and tutorials Specifically, the SDK contains the SDK Developer’s Guide and the Windows Home Server API Reference ■Note To understand and get the most out of the documentation and examples, you must understand programming 323 8989appC_CMP3 324 10/3/07 11:03 PM Page 324 APPENDIX C ■ BASICS OF THE SDK Figure C-1 MSDN Library for Windows Home Server SDK SDK Developer’s Guide The Developer’s Guide included in the SDK contains three very useful sections to help you start using the SDK: • Getting Started: Explains what you need to begin developing applications and add-ins for Windows Home Server • API Overview: Explains how the API for Windows Home Server works • Programming Tutorial: Provides an example that shows most of the Windows Home Server functionality You can access these sections by clicking the + sign next to Developer’s Guide in the left pane of the MSDN Library Getting Started As the “Getting Started” section explains, to use the SDK and start to develop your applications and add-ins, you need to ensure that you have the correct development software installed on your computer: 8989appC_CMP3 10/3/07 11:03 PM Page 325 APPENDIX C ■ BASICS OF THE SDK • You need to use the Visual Studio 2005 IDE (Integrated Development Environment) • You need to develop your applications and add-ins using the Visual C# 2005 programming language (You can use another programming language, such as Visual Basic NET 2005, but the examples within the SDK documentation are written specifically for Visual C# 2005.) • You need to ensure that the NET Framework 2.0 is installed, as previous versions of the NET Framework are not supported ■Note The NET Framework 2.0 is installed automatically when you install any version of Visual Studio 2005, so you don’t need to worry about installing it separately If you don’t have a copy of Visual C# 2005, you can download Visual C# 2005 Express Edition for free The link for this free download is http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/ aa700756.aspx As you can see in Figure C-2, you need to click the Download button to choose the software you want to download and use Figure C-2 The Visual C# Express download site 325 8989appC_CMP3 326 10/3/07 11:03 PM Page 326 APPENDIX C ■ BASICS OF THE SDK Once you have clicked the Download button, you are presented with a list of available tools that you can download, including Visual C# 2005 All you have to is select the language version you want to download from the relevant drop-down list and then save the file to your computer and run it Make sure you follow all the instructions to install it Make sure as well to register, because you will need a registration key; registering also enables you to get quite a lot of other free materials, such as online training, images, and more You also need to copy the two Windows Home Server API DLL files to the computer on which you just installed, or already have installed, Visual C# 2005 Those files are located on Windows Home Server in the %ProgramFiles%\Windows Home Server\ directory (where %ProgramFiles% is the system drive—for example, C:\Program Files) API Overview As the “API Overview” section explains, there are three different ways that you can extend Windows Home Server: • Extend the Windows Home Server Console • Extend the Windows Home Server platform • Extend the Windows Home Server Console and platform together You can also use the Windows Server 2003 API to add additional functionality, but that is outside the scope of this appendix Extending the Windows Home Server Console As you know by now, the Windows Home Server Console contains a series of tabs that provide different views and different functionality specific to each view You can create new tabs with new custom functionality as part of the application you want to create Extending the Windows Home Server Platform You can also extend the Windows Home Server platform itself The Windows Home Server API provides an easy route to access information on many of the Windows Home Server objects, including the following: • Client computers • Shared folders on the Windows Home Server • Application folders on the Windows Home Server • Hard disks on the Windows Home Server • Managed volumes on the Windows Home Server • Backup jobs on the Windows Home Server • Notifications on the Windows Home Server • UPnP certified routers on the Windows Home Server network 8989appC_CMP3 10/3/07 11:03 PM Page 327 APPENDIX C ■ BASICS OF THE SDK Programming Tutorial The “Programming Tutorial” section of the Developer’s Guide contains some very useful examples that demonstrate common operations of the Windows Home Server These examples are split into two sections: • Extending the Windows Home Server Console: Contains an example creating a Windows Home Server add-in and demonstrates how to write code that adds to the Windows Home Server Console a Console tab and a Settings tab You can access this section directly at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb425860.aspx • Extending the Windows Home Server: Contains several examples that demonstrate how to write code that retrieves information about some common Windows Home Server objects You can access this section directly at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ library/bb425853.aspx Take a look at both of these tutorials They are very detailed and contain simple steps that you can follow to create your own add-ins Windows Home Server API Reference The Windows Home Server API Reference contains the class library for the following namespaces: • Microsoft.HomeServer.Extensibility: Contains the interfaces used to extend the Windows Home Server Console • Microsoft.HomeServer.SDK.Interop.v1: Contains the classes and interfaces used to extend the Windows Home Server platform You can examine each of these namespaces in detail by expanding their navigation links in the left pane Code2Fame Challenge During the beta phase of Windows Home Server, Microsoft launched a competition called the Code2Fame Challenge The challenge was to develop “cool” software and hardware add-ins for Windows Home Server that would simplify the digital lifestyles of families everywhere There was over $50,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs, not to mention that Microsoft would put information about the winners and their add-ins on both the Windows Home Server web site and the Windows Home Server Blog This was a really good idea to get people interested in, and developing add-ins for, Windows Home Server, especially because Microsoft was not launching any “official” add-ins for Windows Home Server in time for the official launch of the product The only real problem with the competition was that is was open only to U.S residents This was surprising for many reasons, not least of which were that different language versions of Windows Home Server would be available and that a huge pool of talented developers exists outside the United States The Code2Fame Challenge web site, shown in Figure C-3, is at http://www.microsoft.com/ windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/partners/challenge.mspx 327 8989appC_CMP3 328 10/3/07 11:03 PM Page 328 APPENDIX C ■ BASICS OF THE SDK Figure C-3 Code2Fame Challenge web site Take a look at the various add-ins out there—you never know, you might just be using one developed by one of the winners Additional Resources As with any product, the longer the SDK is around, the more information and resources that will become available In addition to the MSDN Library for Windows Home Server, there is also the Windows Home Server Developer Forum, at http://forums.microsoft.com/ WindowsHomeServer/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1407&SiteID=50 This is a great place to ask questions, talk about add-ins and other development, and just generally communicate with other developers Also, keep your eyes on the Windows Home Server Blog and don’t forget that there is a wealth of useful (and sometime useless) information on the Internet Summary During this brief introduction to the Windows Home Server SDK, you learned what the SDK contains and what the requirements are for developing add-ins with the SDK, and you were given a very brief introduction to the Windows Home Server API Obviously, an entire book could be dedicated to the SDK and how to develop different applications for your Windows Home Server If you are interested in developing your own applications, take the time to work through the great examples and tutorials in the MSDN Library 8989Index_CMP2 10/4/07 12:16 PM Page 329 Index ■A access, access levels, for shared folders, 198 Activate Windows button, 107–108 Active Directory, 3–4 Add a Shared Folder wizard, 197–199 Add-in settings, 105–106 add-ins, 105, 323 installation of, 282–287 introduction to, 281 resources for, 289–291 uninstalling, 288–289 viewing, 281–282 advanced network configuration, 72 antispyware protection status messages, 279 antivirus software, 58 application programming interface (API), 323 automatic backups configuring, 143–148 management, 99–100 ■B Backup Cleanup utility, 100–101 backup configuration, 143–148 Backup Details dialog box, 141 backup settings, 97–101 backup status, 138, 279 Backup Status dialog box, 153–154 backup time, 98–99 backups, automatic, 143–148 disk space for, managing, 140–142 manual, 148–151 restoring computers from, 159–177 restoring files from, 155–159 troubleshooting failed, 153–155 turning off, 141 viewing, 140–141 working with, 137–139 BIOS, 59 blogs, 294–296 boot priority, setting to boot from DVD, 14 broadband router compatibility with Remote Access, 229–232 configuring for Remote Access, 234–238 broadband router/firewall device, BT (British Telecom) Home Hub router, 236 ■C cables, 299–300 cases, 321 Category (CAT5) cabling, 299 Change button, 94 Change Scope dialog box, 82 clusters, 137 Code Name Q, Code2Fame Challenge, 327–328 command-line tools, 308–316 ipconfig, 309–311 ping, 311–314 tracert, 314–316 Computer Management Console, 45–47 computers access to, accessing, with Remote Access, 257–262 connecting, configuring for Remote Access, 250–254 remote connections to, 260–262 restoring, 2, 159–177 Computers & Backup tab, 89, 138–142 Computers web page, 258 connections losing, 112–113 troubleshooting, 111–113 context menus, 83–84 copy-protected media, 216 CPU, Custom List option, 82 Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP), 40 ■D D-Link MediaLounge DSM-320 Wireless Media Player, 213 data sharing, Date and Time Properties dialog box, 94–95 date settings, 94–95 desktop shortcuts, 85–86 Device Manager, 47 device requirements, digital files, sharing, digital media receiver (DMR), 104, 213 329 8989Index_CMP2 330 10/4/07 12:16 PM Page 330 ■INDEX digital rights management (DRM), 216 disk, initializing, 170–174 Diskeeper Corporation, 291 domain name configuring, 238–243 unconfiguring, 244 Drive Extender, 179 drive letters, 179 drivers installing, 45–53 loading additional, 32–33 loading missing, 163–164 DVD drives, 8, 320 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), 309 ■E 8P8C, 300 Embedded Automation, Inc., 291 end-user license agreement, 18–19, 67 Ethernet cables, 299 evaluation period, expiration notice, 277 event logs, 155 external drives, 186 external storage, ■F F-Secure Corporation, 291 file sharing, files access to, deleting, remotely, 267–268 downloading, remotely, 263–264 recovering from previous versions, 211–212 renaming, remotely, 266 restoring, 2, 155–159 searching for, from remote access, 268 uploading, remotely, 264–265 firewall filters/rules, 305 firewalls, 78–81, 304–308 methods used by, 304 Windows Firewall, 305–308 FireWire external drives, 186 Folder Duplication, 203–205, 277 folders creating new, remotely, 266–267 deleting, remotely, 267–268 renaming, remotely, 266 forums, 110, 295 ■G Gates, Bill, General settings, 94–97 graphics cards, 319–320 Guest account, 117, 121 ■H hard drives, 7, 321–322 adding and removing, 179 adding new, 181–186 health status messages, 275–276 information about, 180–181 loading additional, 32–33 problems with, 34–35 removing, 186–191 repairing, 191–194 hardware for Windows Home Server, 317 minimum requirements, 6–8 prices, prototype, small form factor, Hardware Update Wizard, 50–52 headless, Hewlett-Packard, home computers See computers home networks See networks Home Server Connector Software folder, 65 HomeServerExt.dll, 323 HP MediaSmart Server, 9–10 http: address, 255 https: address, 254 hubs, 302–303 ■I ICMP Echo Request messages, 311, 314 installation, 14–23 failed, 30–32 log file, 30–31 troubleshooting, 29–35 Internet Connection Sharing, Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool, 229–232 Internet Time tab, 94 IP connectivity, 311 ipconfig tool, 309–311 Iron Mountain, 291 ■J JavaScript, enabling, 270 8989Index_CMP2 10/4/07 12:16 PM Page 331 ■INDEX ■N Kindel, Charlie, NET Framework 2.0, 325 Network Health notifications introduction to, 271 viewing notifications, 271–274 Windows Home Server, 275–277 Windows Vista, 278–280 network interface cards (NICs), 7, 300–302, 321 for wired networks, 300–301 for wireless networks, 301–302 network protocols, 305 networks, cables, 299–300 connection to, 8, 72 firewalls, 304–308 hubs and switches, 302–303 requirements, routers, 303 threats to, 305 ■L Lagotek Corporation, 291 language settings, 5, 96 laptops, automatic backups of, 148 Learn More area, 110–111 log files, installation, 30–31 log in, 43, 45 logon names, 117–118 ■M manual backups, 148–151 media copy-protected, 216 streaming, Media Library Sharing, 213 disabling, 215 enabling, 214–215 See also media streaming Media Sharing settings, 104 media streaming introduction to, 213 with Windows Media Connect, 216 to Windows Media Player, 224–227 to Xbox 360, 216–224 See also Media Library Sharing medium passwords, 103 memory insufficient, 29–30 requirements, 319 Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Terminal Services, 250 Microsoft website, 293 Microsoft Windows Home Server web site, 110 Microsoft Windows Live web site, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft.HomeServer.Extensibility, 327 Microsoft.HomeServer.SDK.Interop.v1.dll, 323, 327 monitoring, motherboards, 318 MS Windows Home Server blog, 296 MSDN Library, 323 multi-PC networked households, My Network (Subnet) Only option, 82 ■O Open File – Security Warning dialog box, 66 operating systems, 61–62, 107 ■P packet filtering, 304 PacketVideo Corporation, 291 passwords, 63, 72–73, 86–88 changing, 102–103 creating, 37–39 hints, 87 for user accounts, 118, 131–135 length, 103 management, 101–104 matching, 131–135 Passwords settings, 101–104 patches, 2, 57–58, 96–97 PCI network card, 300 PCI wireless card, 301 PCMCIA card, 301 persistent port forwarding, 234 personalized domain name, 238–243 ping test, 70–71 ping tool, 311–314 port forwarding, 235–238 power supply, 321 previous versions, recovering files from, 211–212 Find it faster at http://superindex.apress.com/ ■K 331 8989Index_CMP2 332 10/4/07 12:16 PM Page 332 ■INDEX Privacy Statement and Agreement, 241 privileges, setting for user accounts, 119–121 processors, 319 product activation status messages, 276 product key, 20 programming tutorial, 327 protection level, 40 protocol rule, 305 proxy, 304 ■Q Quattro, ■R RAM, 29–30, 319 recovery, from previous versions, 211–212 regional language settings, 96 Remote Access accessing computers with, 257–262 broadband router compatibility, 229–232 configuring, 233–244 computers for, 250–254 Windows Home Server for, 254 Windows Vista for, 250–251 Windows XP for, 252–253 disabling users for, 248 enabling, 118 enabling users for, 247–248 introduction to, 229 logging off, 268 logging on, 254–256 passwords for, 103 to shared folders, 262–268 testing, 248–249 troubleshooting, 269–270 using, 256–257 viewing connections, 268–269 Web Site Settings, 244 Windows Live ID, 244–246 Remote Access settings, 105 Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), 81, 250 Repair Hard Drive Wizard, 191–194 resources, 106–111, 293–297 Resources window, 106–111 Restore Computer Wizard, 166–174 restores, Riptopia, 291 RJ45, 300 Roku Soundbridge Network Music Player, 213 routers, 234–238, 303 RSS (Real Simple Syndication), 296 ■S SageTV, 291 SATA hard drives, SATA II hard drives, 322 scope, changing, 78–82 SDK Developer’s Guide, 324–327 SDK (software development kit), 290, 323–328 security certificates, 255–256 Security Notification Service, 57, 96 security patches, 2, 39, 57–58, 96–97 server hard drives See hard drives server hardware information, 110 server IP address obtaining, 71 pinging, 71 server storage adding new hard drive, 181–186 managing, 179–194 removing hard drives, 186–191 workings of, 179 servers, setup, failed, 30–32 shared files, protection of, shared folders accessing, 208–211 accessing, from Remote Access, 262–268 adding, 196–200 automatically created, 196 disabling Media Library Sharing on, 215 duplication status messages, 277 enabling duplication of, 203–205 enabling Media Library Sharing on, 213–215 introduction to, 195–196 properties of, 201–203 removing, 200–201 viewing history of, 206–208 Shared Folders tab, 195–196 shortcut menus, 83–84 Shut Down button, 92–93 shut down process, 59 single-instance storage, 137 64-bit processors, 7, 319 Small Business Server 2003, software, 11 installing additional, 58 integrating additional, Windows Home Server, 318 software development kit (SDK), 290, 323–328 Software shared folder, 11, 64, 196 sound cards, 320 8989Index_CMP2 10/4/07 12:16 PM Page 333 ■INDEX Start Menu, 84 stateful inspection, 304 status messages, for Remote Access, 258 storage balancing, 205–206 centralized, expansion of, external, See also server storage storage drive, unlisted, 32–33 streaming media, 213 strong passwords, 103 subnet, connecting from different, 78–82 support link, 111 switches, 302–303 system monitoring, system requirements, 6–8, 13–14 system volume, 159 task tray launching Windows Home Server Console from, 83 launching Windows Home Server from, 84 starting backup from, 148–151 viewing Network Health notifications in, 271–273 time settings, 94–95 Time to Live (TTL) values, 314 Time Zone tab, 94 tracert tool, 314–316 troubleshooting connections, 111–113 hard drives, 34–35 installation and setup, 29–35 ■U Unconfigure button, 244 Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), 232 updates, 2, 39, 57–58 upgrade options, 28 UPnP, 234 USB 1.1, USB 2.0, USB hard drive, adding, 185 USB wireless adapter, 301 User Access tab, 203 user accounts changing properties, 129–130 creation of, 115–121 disabling, 127 enabling, 128 enabling remote access for, 118 Guest account, 117, 121 passwords for, 103–104, 118, 131–135 removing, 122–126 setting privileges for, 119–121 User Accounts list, 116 User Accounts tab, 117 username, 63 users adding and removing, disabling from Remote Access, 248 enabling for Remote Access, 247–248 ■V version information, 110 virus protection status messages, 278 virus updates, Visual C# 2005, 325–326 Visual C# 2005 Express Edition, 325 Visual Studio 2005 IDE (Integrated Development Environment), 325 ■W warning messages See Network Health feature We Got Served blog, 290, 296 weak passwords, 103 Web Site Connectivity, enabling, 233–234 Web Site Headline setting, 244 Web Site Home Page, 244 Web Site Settings, configuring, 244 Whiist Website Management Add-in for Windows Home Server, 282 Windows Defender, 279 Windows Error Reporting, 40–42 Windows Firewall, 79–81, 278, 305–308 Windows Genuine Advantage program, 96–97 Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), 291 Find it faster at http://superindex.apress.com/ ■T 333 8989Index_CMP2 334 10/4/07 12:16 PM Page 334 ■INDEX Windows Home Server activating, 54–57, 107–108 backing up, 178 building own, 317–322 buying, 8–10 configuring for Remote Access, 254 connecting from different subnet, 78–82 connecting to, 83–91 features of, 2–3 installation, 14–23 launching Console on, 90–91 locating, 68–72 logging into, 43–45, 86–88 logging into, using Remote Access, 254–256 minimum requirements for, 6–8 naming, 20–21 Network Health notifications, 275–277 overview, 1–6 prerequisites for installing, 13–14 reinstallation of, 24–28 release of, remote connection to, 258–260 restarting, 92–93 settings configuration, 91–111 setup process completion, 37–43 shutting down, 59, 92–93 software, 11 troubleshooting setup, 29–35 upgrading, 28 Windows Home Server Administrator account, 115 Windows Home Server API Reference, 327 Windows Home Server blog, 294, 328 Windows Home Server Connector canceling installation of, 77–78 configuring, 68–75 functions of, 61 installing, 62–67 reinstalling, 77 removing, 75–76 supported operating systems, 61–62 Windows Home Server Connector software, 2, 11 Windows Home Server Connector wizard, 73 Windows Home Server Console, backup configuration in, 143–148 Computers & Backups tab, 138–142 connecting to Windows Home Server through, 83–91 extending, 326 launching on Windows Home Server, 90–91 logging into Windows Home Server from, 86–88 nonresponsive, 111 resetting, 111 settings configuration, 91–111 starting, 83–86 starting backup from, 151 troubleshooting, 111–113 viewing, 89–90 viewing Network Health notifications in, 273–274 Windows Home Server Developer Forum, 328 Windows Home Server Drivers for Restore folder, 164 Windows Home Server forums, 295 Windows Home Server Home Computer Restore CD, 11, 159–160 Windows Home Server Installation DVD, 11 Windows Home Server platform, extending, 326 Windows Home Server Product Key, 19–20 Windows Home Server Settings window, 91–92 Windows Home Server software, 318 Windows Home Server website, 293 Windows Live ID, creating, 244–246 Windows Media Connect, 213, 216 Windows Media Player, 62, 224–227 Windows Movie Maker, 62 Windows Server 2003 API, 326 Windows Update, 96–97 launching, 57–58 status messages, 276–278 Windows Vista, 61–62, 213 configuring for Remote Access, 250–251 Network Health notifications, 278–280 Windows XP, 62, 252–253 wireless formats, 301 Workgroup names, 69 ■X Xbox 360, 213 disconnecting, 223–224 listening to music on, 217–219 streaming media to, 216–224 viewing pictures on, 220–223 watching videos on, 221 ... details what software you get with Windows Home Server Windows Home Server Overview In a nutshell, Windows Home Server is a server running Windows for your home Yes, I know that is obvious, but... to Windows Home Server 86 Viewing the Windows Home Server Console 89 Launching the Windows Home Server Console on the Server 90 Configuring Windows. .. What Is Windows Home Server? Windows Home Server Installation 13 Windows Home Server Post-Installation Configuration 37 Windows