Acer easyStore H340 Settings

Settings

The Settings button on the upper right hand corner of the Windows

Home Server Console window allows you to configure your home

server settings. The Settings window provides a variety of

administrative options.

In the Settings window you can configure the settings for the

following categories:

• General

•Backup

• Passwords

• Media Shar ing

•Remote Access

• Add-ins

• Har dware Health and Performance Monitor

• IP Configuration

• Lights Out

• McAfee Total Protection Service

Contents

Main Page iii Safety instructions Turning the product off before cleaning CAUTION for plug as disconnecting device CAUTION for Accessibility CAUTION for Listening Warnings Using electrical power v Product servicing vi Disposal instructions vii Regulations and safety notices FCC statement Notice: Shielded cables Notice: Peripheral devices Caution Page ix Acer Incorporated Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity x Acer Incorporated Declaration of Conformity Product: Server Trade Name: Acer Model Number: Aspire easyStore H340, Altos easyStore M2 xi Page Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Setting up the system 11 3 Windows Home Server Console 37 4 Managing the server 63 5 Configuring the hard disk drive 107 6 Troubleshooting 117 1 Introduction Features Specifications Overview Front view Rear view 6 System LED indicators Front panel LED indicators Page Page Gigabit Ethernet port LED indicators Page 2 Setting up the system Check package contents Select a location Recommended environment Page Page Power on the system Install the Windows Home Server Connector on the first computer Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Install the Windows Home Server Connector on the client computers Page Page Connect to the Home Server Console To log onto the home server using Windows Start menu: Page Page 3 Windows Home Server Console Computers & Backup User Accounts Shared Folders Page Server Storage Lights Out McAfee Total Protection System Information To adjust the LED brightness of the home server: To enable or disable the remote wake up feature: Network Health Page Settings General Page Page Page Remote Access Add-ins Hardware Health and Performance Monitor Page Lights Out Page Settings for DMS Page Resources Shut Down Page 4 Managing the server Create user accounts To enable the guest account: Page To add a personal user account: Page Page Add a shared folder Page Configure backup for home computers To configure backup for a computer: Back up the home server To back up the home server: Page Page Page Configure the home server for remote access To configure the home server for remote access: Page Page Access the Aspire easyStore H340 home page To access the Aspire easyStore H340 home page: Page Page Page Page Enable media sharing To enable media sharing: Enable Digital Media Server To enable digital media server: Page Enable iTunes service To enable iTunes service: Stream audio To stream audio in Windows Media Player 11: Page To stream audio in iTunes: Page Page Set up Wake On LAN on the home server To set up Wake On LAN on the home server: Page Page Set the home server uptime and down time To set the home server uptime and downtime: Page Page Monitor server health and performance To monitor the hardware health and performance data of the home server: Set up email alerts To set up automatic email notifications: Page Page Page Page Explore the Windows Home Server icon Page Page Page Page Page Page Removing a hard disk drive Page Replacing a failed hard disk drive Page Page 6 Troubleshooting First steps checklist Recovering or restoring the home server To recover the home server: Page Page To restore the home server to factory default setting: Page Restoring a home computer To restore a home computer: Page Restoring files from a backup To restore files and folders from a backup: Page Page Page Page To update your home server with Software Update utility: Specific problems and corrective actions Power indicator does not light. HDD status indicator does not light. Home computer cannot connect to the home server Backup service is not running How do I save the Windows Home Server backup database Web browser cannot display the Aspire easyStore H340 Remote Access page when accessing through URL Cant connect to some computers on the Aspire easyStore H340 Remote Access page I forgot the Windows Home Server password