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Windows Home Server Training
Windows Home Server Training

Securely Store and Share Pictures, Music, Videos, Documents and More on Your Own
Windows Home Server Network!

If You Have 2 or More Computers Connected to the Internet and Would Like to Centralize Your Data into One Secure Location, then Our Windows Home Server Course
is for You!

By Scott Lowe
MCSE, CNA

You don't need any special skills to start experiencing the benefits of your own Windows Home Server! While there are no prerequisites to take this course, it would be helpful if you had some basic experience working with computers.

If you can surf the web and send email, then you can easily setup a secure Windows Home Server!

  • Share, Back Up, and Access your documents from any PC in the world that has an Internet connection!
  • Manage all your home computers through the console! Create user accounts, set permissions, download security updates, and more
  • Never lose any data! Centralized Backup and Recovery protects all of your data from hard drive failure and other disasters
  • Eliminate identity theft and Internet threats with Your Own Secure Server!
  • Consolidate and Organize your documents, pictures, music, and videos into a single, secure place
  • Turn your Home Server into a DVR, connect to your Xbox, and access your documents from anywhere!

Windows Home Server Training Course Outline

Video 1

My Lab Setup

Demonstration of what you can do with Windows Home Server - stream music using Xbox, install and backup data from each computer in your home, etc.

  • HP MediaSmart EX470 Home Server
  • Network Equipment (Router and Switch)
  • A Windows XP System Connected via Wireless N
  • A Windows Vista System Hardwired
  • A Second Windows Vista System Hardwired
  • A Windows Vista Laptop Connected via Wireless N
  • An Xbox Connected via an Xbox Wireless Adapter
  • Xbox Networking Walkthrough
Video 2

Networking and TCP/IP

Introduction to the basic mechanics that make the network in your home work.

  • Wireless Networking Options
  • Wireless Network Security
  • Power Line Networking
  • Cabling Your Home
  • Network Adapter Types
  • Explanation of TCP/IP
  • Bringing It All Together
Video 3

Client Computer Configuration

The steps you need to take before using your computers with Home Server.

  • The Role of a Network Adapter
  • Client Connectivity Methods
  • Explanation of DHCP
  • Configuring an IP Address in XP
  • Configuring an IP Address in Vista
  • Naming or Renaming a Windows Computer
  • Creating User Accounts in Windows (Vista and XP)
  • Importance of Maintaining Consistent User Names on All Systems
Video 4

Windows Home Server Feature Introduction

We'll talk about all of the features and everything that is available on Windows Home Server.

  • File Storage and Resource Sharing
  • Centralized File and Computer Backups
  • Client Health Monitoring
  • Remote Access
  • Video and Music Sharing
  • Using Add-Ins to Extend Home Server's Capability
Video 5

Windows Home Server Installation

One of the most important Videos, because I'll teach you to install and configure your Windows Home Server. We'll discuss the two options available for installing your Windows Home Server, buying or building, the pros and the cons, and getting it up and running. This Video will show you how to install WHS if you did not buy the premade machine.

  • Buying an Already-Built Home Server vs. Installing a Home Server
  • Home Server System Requirements
  • Home Server Installation Process
  • Summary of Home Server Installation
Video 6

HP MediaSmart Server

In this Video, I will show you how to set up your premade Windows Home Server machine.

  • Specifications: Model EX470 vs. Model EX475
  • Pictures of the Server and Port Information
  • Initial Server Configuration
  • Administrative Overview
Video 7

Adding and Managing Clients

Now that you have configured Windows Home Server and your clients, we'll discuss how to add those clients to Windows Home Server and what this process entails.

  • The Home Server Connector Software
  • Basic Home Server Management
  • Monitoring Client Health
Video 8

Managing Storage

We'll discuss the centralized disk storage on Home Server - how it works, how to expand it, and how to manage the space.

  • Drive Extender Explained
  • Add Additional Storage
  • Remove Storage
  • Manage Server Storage
Video 8

Managing Storage

We'll discuss the centralized disk storage on Home Server - how it works, how to expand it, and how to manage the space.

  • Drive Extender Explained
  • Add Additional Storage
  • Remove Storage
  • Manage Server Storage
Video 9

Folder Sharing and Management

We'll discuss the premade folders on Home Server and how to create your own folders. Also, we'll talk about how to manage and protect the data in your folders.

  • WHS Shared Folders
  • Manage Shared Folders
  • Monitor Shared Folders
  • Shared Storage Status
Video 10

Home Server Security

Steps to better secure your WHS and keep unwanted people from accessing your private data.

  • Creating User Accounts
  • Managing Windows Home Server Users Rights to Shared Folders
  • Securing your Home Server
  • Configuring Automatic Updates on Windows Home Server
Video 11

Accessing the Windows Home Server

Up until this Video we have learned the server side of things. In this Video we will see things from the client side - what you can do to access things on your WHS.

  • Assumptions
  • Accessing Shared Folders From a Client
  • Mapping Drives in Windows Vista
  • Mapping Drives in Windows XP
  • Copying Files To The Windows Home Server
  • Working With Files Stored On Windows Home Server
Video 12

Managing Client Backups and Restoring Files

You'll learn how to back up individual computers and restore files if you lose them. I'll demonstrate how to restore an entire failed computer using WHS.

  • Managing Client Computer Backups
  • Deciding What to Back Up
  • Viewing Backups
  • Restoring Files and Corrupt Client Computers
  • Backing Up Windows Home Server
  • Using an Online Service Through a WHS Add-In
Video 13

Configuring WHS Remote Access

Learn to configure your WHS to be ready for you to remotely access your data via any internet connection.

  • Enabling the WHS Web Site
  • Configuring Your Router
  • Microsoft's Homeserver.com Service
  • Remote Management Possibilities
  • Other Management Options
Video 14

Advanced Home Server Administration and Troubleshooting

Learn the WHS Windows Desktop and the administrative tasks you can perform using Windows desktop. Learn to troubleshoot basic problems.

  • Connecting to Windows Home Server with Remote Desktop
  • Tools and Actions to Avoid
  • Sharing a Printer
  • Managing the Windows Firewall
  • Hard Drive Maintenance
  • Other Administrative Tasks in Windows Home Server
  • Troubleshooting your Home Server
  • RAID Problems
  • Computers brought Home from Work May Pose Problems
  • 64-bit Client Support
  • Remote File Uploads
  • Remote Client Administration
  • Using the Windows Home Server Toolkit
Video 15

Windows Home Server Media Sharing

Learn to share photos, music, and Videos. Access data from other computers and your Xbox.

  • Enabling Media Sharing in the WHS Console
  • Notes Regarding Media Sharing
  • Picture Access
  • Music and Videos Access
  • DVR-line Functionality with Home Server
  • Media-Related Add-Ins
Video 16

Extending WHS Capabilities with Add-Ins

Extend the capabilities of WHS with 3rd party software created to give you additional abilities on your WHS.

  • Add-in Management
  • General Notes Regarding Add-ins
  • Add-ins Discussed in Other Videos
  • Demonstrate New Add-ins
  • Media Related Add-ins
Video 17

Windows Home Server Tricks

Learn Advanced tricks, such as adding WordPress to WHS for blogging purposes.

  • Before You Start
  • Hosting Your Own Blog with WordPress
  • Windows SharePoint Services
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Meet Your Certified Instructor, Scott Lowe

(MCSE, CNA)

Scott Lowe Scott Lowe is the Chief Information Officer at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri where he puts his 14 years of IT experience to work serving the needs of the campus community.

By night (and sometimes weekends, lunch, and every minute in between!) Scott writes technical articles for CNet’s TechRepublic and Microsoft.

Scott writes the weekly Exchange newsletter tip as well as the biweekly storage newsletter, for TechRepublic, for whom he has written more than 500 articles.

He is also the author of O’Reilly’s Home Networking: The Missing Manual and a coauthor of Microsoft Press’ Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Administrator’s Companion.

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