Aspire easyStore H340
User Guide
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Safety instructions
Read these instructions carefully. Keep this document for future reference.
Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.
Turning the product off before cleaning
Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid
cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
CAUTION for plug as disconnecting device
Observe the following guidelines when connecting and disconnecting power to
the power supply unit:
Install the power supply unit before connecting the power cord to the AC
power outlet.
Unplug the power cord before removing the power supply unit from the
computer.
If the system has multiple sources of power, disconnect power from the system
by unplugging all power cords from the power supplies.
CAUTION for Accessibility
Be sure that the power outlet you plug the power cord into is easily accessible
and located as close to the equipment operator as possible. When you need to
disconnect power to the equipment, be sure to unplug the power cord from the
electrical outlet.
CAUTION for Listening
To protect your hearing, follow these instructions.
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Increase the volume gradually until you can hear clearly and comfortably.
Do not increase the volume level after your ears have adjusted.
Do not listen to music at high volumes for extended periods.
Do not increase the volume to block out noisy surroundings.
Decrease the volume if you can't hear people speaking near you.
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Warnings
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Do not use this product near water.
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Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand or table. If the product
falls, it could be seriously damaged.
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Slots and openings are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable
operation of the product and to protect it from overheating. These
openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be
blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface.
This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat
register, or in a built-in installation unless proper ventilation is provided.
Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as
they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could
result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind onto or into
the product.
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To avoid damage of internal components and to prevent battery leakage,
do not place the product on a vibrating surface.
Never use it under sporting, exercising, or any vibrating environment
which will probably cause unexpected short current or damage rotor
devices, HDD, Optical drive, and even exposure risk from lithium battery
pack.
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The bottom surface, areas around ventilation openings and AC adapter
may get hot. To avoid injury, ensure they do not come in contact with
yourskin or body.
Your device and its enhancements may contain small parts. Keep them out
of the reach of small children.
Using electrical power
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This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the
marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult
your dealer or local power company.
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Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this
product where people will walk on the cord.
If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total
ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension cord does not
exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total
rating of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the fuse
rating.
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Do not overload a power outlet, strip or receptacle by plugging in too
many devices. The overall system load must not exceed 80% of the branch
circuit rating. If power strips are used, the load should not exceed 80% of
the power strip's input rating.
This product's power supply is equipped with a three-wire grounded plug.
The plug only fits in a grounded power outlet. Make sure the power outlet
is properly grounded before inserting the power supply plug. Do not insert
the plug into a non-grounded power outlet. Contact your electrician for
details.
Warning! The grounding pin is a safety feature. Using a power
outlet that is not properly grounded may result in electric shock
and/or injury.
Note: The grounding pin also provides good protection from unexpected
noise produced by other nearby electrical devices that may interfere with
the performance of this product.
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The system can be powered using a wide range of voltages; 100 to 240 V
AC. The power cord included with the system meets the requirements for
use in the country/region where the system was purchased. Power cords for
use in other countries/regions must meet the requirements for that
country/region. For more information on power cord requirements,
contact an authorized reseller or service provider.
Product servicing
Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or removing covers
may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks. Refer all servicing to
qualified service personnel.
Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service
personnel when:
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the power cord or plug is damaged, cut or frayed
liquid was spilled into the product
the product was exposed to rain or water
the product has been dropped or the case has been damaged
the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need
for service
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the product does not operate normally after following the operating
instructions
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Note: Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating
instructions, since improper adjustment of other controls may result in
damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to
restore the product to normal condition.
Disposal instructions
Do not throw this electronic device into the trash when discarding.
To minimize pollution and ensure utmost protection of the global environment,
please recycle. For more information on the Waste from Electrical and
Electronics Equipment (WEEE) regulations, visit
http://global.acer.com/about/sustainability.htm
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Regulations and safety notices
FCC statement
This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this device does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the device off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Increase the separation between the device and receiver
Connect the device into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected
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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help
Notice: Shielded cables
All connections to other computing devices must be made using shielded cables
to maintain compliance with FCC regulations.
Notice: Peripheral devices
Only peripherals (input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.) certified to
comply with the Class A limits may be attached to this equipment. Operation
with noncertified peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio and TV
reception.
Caution
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could
void the user’s authority, which is granted by the Federal Communications
Commission, to operate this server.
Notice Canadian users
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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Remarque à l'intention des utilisateurs canadiens
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du
Canada.
Compliant with Russian regulatory certification
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Acer Incorporated
333 West San Carlos St. San Jose,
CA 95110, U.S.A.
Tel: 254-298-4000
Fax: 254-298-4147
www.acer.com
Federal Communications Commission
Declaration of Conformity
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
The following local Manufacturer/Importer is responsible for this declaration:
Product:
Server
Model number:
Aspire easyStore H340, Altos easyStore M2
Acer America Corporation
Name of responsible party:
Address of responsible party:
333 West San Carlos St.
San Jose, CA 95110
U.S.A.
Contact person:
Acer Representative
254-298-4000
Tel:
Fax:
254-298-4147
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Acer Incorporated
8F, 88, Sec.1, Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Hsichih
Taipei Hsien 221, Taiwan
Declaration of Conformity
We,
Acer Computer (Shanghai) Limited
8F, 88, Sec.1, Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Hsichih, Taipei Hsien 221, Taiwan
Contact Person: Mr. Easy Lai
Tel: 886-2-8691-3089 Fax: 886-2-8691-3120
E-mail: [email protected]
Hereby declare that:
Product:
Server
Acer
Trade Name:
Model Number: Aspire easyStore H340,
Altos easyStore M2
Is compliant with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of
the following EC directives, and that all the necessary steps have been taken
and are in force to assure that production units of the same product will
continue comply with the requirements.
EMC Directive 2004/108/EC as attested by conformity with the following
harmonized standards:
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EN55022: 2006, AS/NZS CISPR22: 2006, Class B
EN55024: 1998 + A1: 2001 + A2:2003
EN55013:2001 + A1:2003 + A2:2006 (Applicable to product built with TV
tuner module)
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EN55020:2007 (Applicable to product built with TV tuner module)
EN61000-3-2: 2006, Class D
EN61000-3-3: 1995 + A1: 2001+A2: 2005
Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC as attested by conformity with the following
harmonized standard:
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EN60950-1: 2001 + A11: 2004
EN60065: 2002 + A1: 2006 (Applicable to product built with TV tuner
module)
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Council Decision 98/482/EC (CTR21) for pan- European single terminal
connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of certain Hazardous
Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
The standards listed below are applied to the product if built with WLAN
module or wireless keyboard and mouse.
R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC as attested by conformity with the following
harmonized standard:
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Article 3.1(a) Health and Safety
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EN60950-1:2001 + A11:2004
EN50371:2002
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Article 3.1(b) EMC
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EN301 489-1 V1.6.1
EN301 489-3 V1.4.1 (Applicable to non-bluetooth wireless keyboard
mouse set)
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EN301 489-17 V1.2.1
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Article 3.2 Spectrum Usages
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EN300 440-2 V1.1.2 (Applicable to non-bluetooth wireless keyboard
mouse set)
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EN300 328 V1.7.1
EN301 893 V1.4.1 (Applicable to 5GHz high performance RLAN)
Year to begin affixing CE marking 2009.
January 7, 2009
Date
Easy Lai, Manager
Regulation Center, Acer Inc.
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1 Introduction
Features
Specifications
Overview
Front view
Rear view
2 Setting up the system
Check package contents
Select a location
Recommended environment
Connect to the home network
Power on the system
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first computer
client computers
Computers & Backup
User Accounts
Shared Folders
Server Storage
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Lights Out
System Information
Network Health
Settings
General
Backup
Passwords
Media Sharing
Remote Access
Add-ins
Hardware Health and Performance Monitor
IP Configuration
Lights Out
McAfee Total Protection Service
Settings for DMS
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Resources
Shut Down
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Create user accounts
Add a shared folder
Enable media sharing
Enable Digital Media Server
Enable iTunes service
Stream audio
Monitor server health and performance
Set up email alerts
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Replacing a failed hard disk drive
6 Troubleshooting
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First steps checklist
Recovering or restoring the home server
Restoring a home computer
Restoring files from a backup
Update your home server with Aspire easyStore H340
Software Update
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Specific problems and corrective actions
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1 Introduction
Thank you for choosing Aspire easyStore H340.
The Aspire easyStore H340 is a data storage and digital media content
server for your digital home. Featuring an Intel® Atom™ processor, up
to 2 GB memory, four-drive hot-swap bay*, Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA
and four USB ports for extended storage, a USB backup port for
backing up data from a USB storage device, and a recovery/reset
button to recover from a system failure or reset the system to factory
default.
Aspire easyStore H340 can store and share all your important data
while simultaneously streaming digital media content to multiple
applications including Apple iTunes or any Universal Plug and Play
(UPnP) Audio/Video and Digital Living Network Alliance™ (DLNA)
compliant device, such as PS3 or Xbox 360. It allows you to consolidate
your content library yet maintain instant access to digital media.
* Only hard disk drives installed in the drive bays 2, 3, and 4 are hot-swappable. The
system hard drive located on the 1st drive bay is not hot-swappable. See “Front
view” on page 4 for the location of the drive bay.
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Features
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Powerful processor with excellent file sharing performance.
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Fast network performance in the home is delivered through a
Gigabit Ethernet connection.
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Equipped with Microsoft’s Windows Home Server operating
system to help you centralize and connect your digital assets.
computers” on page 71 for more information.
Internet connected computer on a home network or while away
page 81 for more information.
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your data from a USB storage device. See “Using the one-touch
USB backup feature” on page 91 for more information.
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Easily add storage space to the home server. See “Adding a hard
disk drive” on page 107 for more information.
Windows Media Player and iTunes streaming support. See “Stream
audio” on page 88 for more information.
Remotely wakeup the home server. See “Set up Wake On LAN on
the home server” on page 93.
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Specifications
Processor
Intel® Atom™ Processor
Chipset
Intel 945GC Express Chipset and ICH7R
Drive storage
Up to four 3.5-inch hot-swappable SATA hard disk drives
(HDD)
Memory
Ethernet
I/O ports
Up to 2 GB DDR2 MHz unbuffered SDRAM
High performance (10/100/1000) Gigabit Ethernet port
USB 2.0 ports (1 front and 4 rear), Gigabit Ethernet port,
eSATA port, recovery/reset button
Power
200 W, 100-240 V AC
Windows Home Server
Server operating
system (OS)
support
Home computer OS Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit Edition
support
Windows XP 32-bit and 64-bit Edition
Digital media
player support
Any DLNA certified device
Digital media file
support
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Music: MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, AC3, FLAC, APE, OGG,
VOC, AIFF, AU, MID
Video: WMV, ASF, MOV, AVI, MPEG, 3GP, SWF, FLV,
RMVB, RM, RA, RAM, MP4, MPG, MPE, M2V, TP, TS,
MLV, MKV, DIVX
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Photos: GIF, PNG, BMP, JPG, JEPG, ICO, TIFF, DXF,
WMF, EMF, PICT, EPS, CDR
Physical
dimensions
WxHxD: 200 x 180 x 212 mm
Weight (without HDD): 4.5 kg
(with 1 HDD): 5.1 kg
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Overview
Front view
No.
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Icon
Component
Power button/power indicator
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3
Network indicator
Hard disk drive (HDD) status indicator
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5
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7
System status indicator
USB backup button/USB backup indicator
USB 2.0 port
Front door
Open the door to access the hot-swappable HDDs
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HDD access indicators
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System LED indicators
Front panel LED indicators
The LED indicators mounted on the front panel provide information
about the status of the system, its hard drives, and network
connection.
No.
1
Indicator
Color
Blue
State
On
Description
Power
button
System is connected to the power
supply and turned on and ready for
use
Random
blink
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System is booting
System is in S3 sleep state
(suspend to memory)
Off
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System is not powered on
System initialize operation in
progress
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Network
Blue
Red
On
Link between system and network
Random Network access
blink
Off
Network disconnected
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No.
3
Indicator
Color
State
Description
HDD status
(4)
Purple On
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System not initialized
HDD is not mounted into the
drive bay
Random
blink
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HDD is mounted into the drive
bay and is in the process of being
manually added into the server
storage
HDD is in the process of being
removed from the server
storage.
For detailed instructions on how to
add or remove a drive from the
server storage, see “5 Configuring
the hard disk drive” on page 107.
Blue
On
HDD is mounted into the drive bay
and added into the server storage
For detailed instructions on how to
add a drive into the server storage,
see “Adding a hard disk drive” on
page 107.
Red
Random
blink
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HDD failure
Windows Home Server cannot
find HDD
None
Off
No HDD mounted in the drive bay.
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No.
4
Indicator
Color
State
Description
Systemstatus Blue
Random
blink
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System is booting
System is shutting down
On
System initialize operation
completed.
Blue
and
Purple
Random System is booting from a USB device
blink
(Reserved for BIOS update while
boot block has been active)
Red
On
May indicate the following states:
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System failure
HDD failure
SATA controller failure
USB controller failure
LAN controller failure
FAN failure
Memory failure
Boot device not found
Random System recovery or reset is in
blink
progress
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USB device
backup
Blue
On
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USB storage device is connected
to the USB port
Backup completed
Random System is backing up files from a
blink
USB storage device
For detailed instructions on how to
back up files from a USB storage
device, see “Using the one-touch
USB backup feature” on page 91.
Off
USB storage device unmounted
HDD is in use
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HDD access
Blue
Blink
Off
No HDD activity
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Gigabit Ethernet port LED indicators
No.
1
Indicator
Color
State
Off
On
Description
Speed
indicator
None
10 Mbps connection
100 Mbps connection
1000 Mbps connection
Network link is detected
Green
Amber
Green
On
2
Link/
On
activity
indicator
Random Transmit or receive activity
blink
Off
No network connection
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network.
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Check package contents
Recommended environment
Connect the power cord
Connect to the home network
Power on the system
Install the Windows Home Server Connector on the first computer
Install the Windows Home Server Connector on the client
computers
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Connect to the Home Server Console
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Check package contents
Check the following items from the package:
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Aspire easyStore H340 system
Power cord
Network cable
Aspire easyStore H340 Installation discs
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Software Installation Disc
- Install the Windows Home Server Connector software.
Refer to “Install the Windows Home Server Connector on
the first computer” on page 18 for detailed instructions.
on the home server” on page 93.
- Update system driver, BIOS, and add-in softwares. Refer to
Software Update” on page 126.
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Server Recovery Disc - Use this disc to recover your home
server after a system failure or restore the home server to its
factory default. Refer to “Recovering or restoring the home
server” on page 118 for detailed instructions.
PC Recovery Disc - Use this disc restore a home computer from
a backup stored on your home server. Refer to “Restoring a
home computer” on page 123 for detailed instructions.
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Quick Start Guide
Warranty card
If any of the above items are damaged or missing, contact your reseller
or retailer from which you purchased this product.
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Select a location
Before unpacking and installing the system, select a suitable site for
the system for maximum efficiency. Consider the following factors
when choosing a site for the system:
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Near a grounded power outlet
Clean and dust free
Stable surface free from vibration
Well-ventilated and away from sources of heat
Secluded from electromagnetic fields produced by electrical
devices such as air conditioners, radio, TV transmitters, etc.
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Recommended environment
For best results, your computer should meet the following hardware
and software requirements:
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Processor
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1 GHz Pentium 3, Pentium 4, AMD x64, or newer processor
System memory
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512 MB or above
Hard drives
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80 GB internal (ATA, SATA, or SCSI) as primary drive
Operating system
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Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home N (EU only)
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Business N (EU only)
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows XP Home with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Windows XP Professional with SP2
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with SP2 and Rollup 2
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004/2005 with SP2
Windows XP Tablet Edition with SP2
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Web browsers
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Internet Explorer version 6.0, 7.0, or above
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or above
Internet connection
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100 Mbps to 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet connection
Broadband connection (DSL or cable)
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Broadband router (DHCP enabled)
Digital media player for streaming media files
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iTunes 7.1 or later
Windows Media Player 10 or later
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Connect to the home network
Important: Connect the Aspire easyStore H340 to your broadband
router with a network cable. Wireless connection to your
broadband router is not supported. However, home computers
that are connected through a wireless connection is supported.
Connect one end of the network cable into the network port and the
other end to a Gigabit Ethernet port on a broadband router.
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Power on the system
After making sure that you have set up the system properly and
connected all the required cables, you can now power on the system.
Press the power button to turn system on. The LED indicators on the
front panel will flash, change colors and turn to solid blue after
startup.
Note: During initial startup, the system status indicator
on the
front panel will flash red and turn to solid blue. This is a normal
power-up sequence. Wait for all the LED indicators to turn solid
blue before proceeding to the next section.
To power down the system, press and hold the power button down for
at least four seconds.
2 Setting up the system
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Install the Windows Home Server
Connector on the first computer
After setting up your Aspire easyStore H340, you must install the
Windows Home Server Connector on your computer.
Note: Prior to installing the Windows Home Server Connector,
make sure you have administrator privileges. Refer to the
Windows Help for more details on changing your user account
settings.
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Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc in the
optical drive of the first home computer. The installation wizard
starts.
Or, double-click on the Acer ClientCD Utility.exe file to begin
installation. The Welcome window appears.
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Click Next.
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Click Install to begin the installation process. The Microsoft .Net
Framework 2.0 and Windows Installer 3.1 components are
installed.
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After the components are installed, the Windows Home Server
Connector installation starts to find and connect to your Aspire
easyStore H340.
Once the server is found, the Welcome window appears.
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Click Next.
Click Next.
Select the “Download the updates from my home server and
install them automatically” option button if you want to
download the updates for the Connector.
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Click Next.
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Select the “Yes, wake up this computer if it is in sleep or hibernate
mode and back it up” option button if you want Windows Home
Server to wake up your sleeping computer to back it up.
Click Next.
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10 Click Next to perform an initial configuration of the home server.
Note: The initial configuration of the home server is performed
once on the first home computer.
11 Click the Next arrow. The Windows Home Server initialization
begins and could take several hours depending on your hardware.
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12 Once the initialization is completed, click the Next arrow.
13 Enter a name for your home server.
The name of your home server can contain a maximum of 15
characters (includes letters, numbers or hyphens) with no spaces.
14 Click the Next arrow.
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15 Enter a strong Windows Home Server administrator password,
confirmation password, and a password hint. This is the password
that you can use to manage your home server from the Windows
Home Server Console.
The strong password must be at least 7 characters and must
contain at least three of the following four categories:
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Uppercase letters
Lowercase letters
Numbers
Symbols (such as !, @, #, etc.)
An example of a strong password is Acer123.
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16 Click the Next arrow.
17 Select the “On (recommended)” option button if you want to use
Windows Update to automatically download and install updates
for Windows Home Server, then click the Next arrow.
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18 Choose if you want to participate in the Customer Experience
Improvement program, then click the Next arrow.
19 Choose if you want to participate in the Windows Error Reporting
program, then click the Next arrow.
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20 Click the Next arrow to automatically download and install
available Windows Home Server updates. This could take some
time to complete but will not need additional information from
you.
Important: Do not restart or turn off your home server during the
update process.
21 Once installation is complete the Windows Home Server windows
displays.
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22 Click the Next arrow. The Windows Home Server log in window
displays. You can now manage the home server through the
remote admin console.
23 Enter the administrator password, then click the Next arrow. The
Setting Password dialog box appears.
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24 Enter the administrator password to start the hardware health and
performance monitor service, then click OK. The Windows Home
Server Console window appears.
The Windows Home Server icon
also appears in the system
task tray and the Shared Folders desktop shortcut
your desktop.
appears on
The Windows Home Server icon displays the current health and
status of the home server as well as all the computers connected to
your home network. Right-clicking on the icon allows access to the
Windows Home Server. For more information about the system
tray icon refer to “Explore the Windows Home Server icon” on
page 105.
You can also use Shared Folders to store and organize files on the
home server.
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Install the Windows Home Server
Connector on the client computers
After installing the Windows Home Server Connector on the first
computer, use the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc to
install the Windows Home Server Connector on the computers you
want to connect to your home server.
If you have misplaced the disc, you can install the Windows Home
Server Connector via the home server. Refer to page 33 for detailed
instructions.
To install the Windows Home Server connector from the Aspire
easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc
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Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc in the
optical drive of the client computer. The installation wizard starts.
Or, double-click on the Acer ClientCD Utility.exe file to begin
installation. The Welcome window appears.
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Click Next.
Click Install to begin the installation process. The Microsoft .Net
Framework 2.0, Windows Installer 3.1, and Acer Update, and
Aspire easyStore H340 components are installed.
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After the components are installed, the Windows Home Server
Connector installation starts to find and connect to your home
server.
Once the home server is found, the Welcome window appears.
Click Next.
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Read the End-User License Agreement. If you agree with the terms
of the agreement, then select the “I accept the terms of the license
agreement” option button.
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Click Next. The installation status window appears.
Click Next.
Enter the Windows Home Server administrator password.
10 Click Next and follow all onscreen instructions until you finish
installation.
11 Once installation is complete the Windows Home Server icon
appears in the system task tray and the Shared Folders desktop
shortcut
appears on your desktop.
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To install the Windows Home Server connector directly from the
home server
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2
Open a Web browser.
In the address bar, enter http://Aspirehome:55000/, where
“Aspirehome” is the name of the home server.
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Under Windows Home Server Connector Setup, click Download
Now.
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In the File Download dialog box, click Run.
Follow all onscreen installation instructions until you finish
installation.
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Connect to the Home Server
Console
In order to remotely administer the home server, you need to log onto
the Windows Home Server Console.
Note: Make sure you have the administrator password to the
home server.
There are three ways to launch Windows Home Server Console -
Windows Start menu, double-clicking the Windows Home Server icon,
or right-clicking the Windows Home Server icon.
To log onto the home server using Windows Start menu:
1
On your computer, click Start > Programs > Windows Home Server
Console.
2
Enter the administrator password, then click the Next arrow.
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To log onto the home server using Windows Home Server icon:
1
Right-click on the Windows Home Server icon
in the system
tray, then select Windows Home Server Console from the pop-up
menu.
Or,
Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
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Enter the administrator password, then click the Next arrow.
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Server Console
The Windows Home Server Console is a tool that provides remote
management of the home server and allows you to monitor and
backup computers on the home network. It allows you to remotely
administer your home server from anywhere on the home network.
Once logged in, you can monitor the health of the home server and
connected computers on the network, create backup schedules
connected to the computers, backup computers, and manage user
accounts, shared folders on the server.
Windows Home Server Console provides access to the following tabs:
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Computers and Backup
User Accounts
Shared Folders
Server Storage
Lights Out
McAfee Total Protection
System Information
Network Health
Settings
To learn more about configuring the Windows Home Server, click Help
on the console to open the Windows Home Server Console Help.
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Computers & Backup
You can use the Computers & Backup tab on the Windows Home
Server Console to view the home computers connected to the home
server and monitor the health status of the home computers and
administer backups. After you install Windows Home Server Connector
on each of your home computers, they are automatically backed up on
each night to your home server.
The options on the Computers & Backup tab allow you to:
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View Backups - Browse the existing backups of a home computer.
Backup Now - Initiate manual backup of a home computer.
Configure Backup - Change the backup settings of a home
computer.
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Remove Computer - Delete computer and backups from the home
server.
For more information, see Computers & Backup in the Windows Home
Server Console Help.
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User Accounts
You can use the User Accounts tab on the Windows Home Server
Console to create a personal user account, enable a guest account, and
maintain user accounts on the home server.
The options on the User Accounts tab allow you to:
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Add - Create a new user account on the home server and set access
rights for the user.
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Properties - View and change user account properties.
Remove - Delete a user account from the home server.
For more information, see User Accounts in the Windows Home Server
Console Help.
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Shared Folders
You can use the Shared Folders tab on the Windows Home Server
Console to add, open, remove, and view shared folders on the home
server. With Shared Folders you can centrally store files on your home
server so that you can share with other people on your home network.
The following shared folders are created automatically on the home
server:
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Music
Photos
Public
Software
Videos
A personal shared folder for each personal user account that is
added. By default, no other user account can access this personal
shared folder
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The options on the Shared Folders tab allow you to:
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Add - Create a new shared folder on the home server.
Properties - View and change shared folder properties.
Open - Browse files and folders in the shared folder.
Remove - Delete an existing folder from the home server.
For more information, see Shared Folders in the Windows Home Server
Console Help.
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Server Storage
The Server Storage tab on the Windows Home Server Console displays
all the hard drives installed on your home server. You can use Server
Storage to view, add, repair, and remove hard drives from the home
server.
The options on the Server Storage tab allow you to:
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Add - You can add hard drives of various sizes to the home server
and set the hard drives for the following usage:
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Server storage - This option gives you more space to store
home computer backups and more space for your shared
folders.
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Server Backup - This option allows you to backup all your
home server shared folders. If you use an external hard drive
for your home server backups, you can store the hard drive in
a separate location. When you select this option, your home
server appears in the Computers & Backup tab. You can use
Backup Now to back up your shared folders to the hard drive.
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Repair - Fix errors on an unhealthy hard drive.
Remove - Delete a hard drive from the home server.
For more information, see Server Storage in the Windows Home Server
Console Help.
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Lights Out
Lights Out is a power management add-in software that allows you to
set the home server into suspend mode or wake the system at a chosen
time with the aid of a calendar event.
The Lights Out tab include the following options:
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Refresh - Ensures you have the most resent version of the uptime
diagram.
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the home server, such as when a backup took place, which home
computer was active, or when the home server woke up from
sleep mode.
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Calendar - Displays the calendar window and allows you to add,
edit, delete a calendar entry.
Settings - Displays the Windows Home Server Settings dialog box
For more information on how to configure the Lights Out settings,
see page 57.
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About - Displays version number and copyright information.
For more information, click Help in the Lights Out window.
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McAfee Total Protection
McAfee Total Protection is an add-in software for Windows Home
Server. It is a comprehensive security management solution that checks
for viruses, spyware, unwanted programs, and other potential threats
on the home server.
Note: Before you can schedule a scan or have the home server
virus pattern updated, you must activate the McAfee Total
Protection Service
You can perform the following tasks in the McAfee Total Protection
tab:
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Launch SecurityCenter
Update Now
About
Schedule a Scan
Manage PUP Detections
View Quarantined Files
For more information, click Help in the McAfee Total Protection
window.
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System Information
The System Information tab on the Windows Home Server Console
provides an all around monitoring mechanism to help you keep an eye
on the home server’s health and performance details.
System Information supports the following features:
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Acer Aspire easyStore Home Server - Displays basic information
about the home server, such as the specification of the processor
and memory currently installed in the home server, BIOS version,
and operating system version.
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LED Brightness - Allows you to adjust the brightness of the LED
indicators on the home server.
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Remotely Wake Up Aspire easyStore Home Server - Allows you to
enable or disable remote wakeup feature.
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Hardware Performance and Health Monitor - Allows you to view
the performance data of the home server, and monitor the
temperature, voltage and fan speed.
To adjust the LED brightness of the home server:
On the LED Brightness field, drag the slider in a horizontal manner to a
desired position.
To enable or disable the remote wake up feature:
1
On the Remotely Wake Up Aspire easyStore Home Server field,
click the “Enable” check box to wake the home server from sleep
mode. It allows users, who want to upload files, to wake the
system from sleep mode.
2
Click the “Disable” check box to disable this feature.
For more information, refer to Network Health in the Windows Home
Server Console Help.
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Network Health
The Network Health tab displays health notifications from your home
server and your home computers. You can view the health of your
entire network from one convenient location so you can take the
necessary actions to correct any problems.
Note: Health notifications are also displayed in the Windows
Home Server icon on home computers that have the Windows
Home Server Connector software installed.
The possible health states are as follows:
Color
Status
Indicates a healthy network.
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Color
Status
Indicates an at risk issue that you must attend soon.
Indicates a critical issue that you must attend to immediately.
For more information, right-click the Windows Home Server icon, click
Help.
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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:
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General
Backup
Passwords
Media Sharing
Remote Access
Add-ins
Hardware Health and Performance Monitor
IP Configuration
Lights Out
McAfee Total Protection Service
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Settings for DMS
Settings for iTunes Server
Resources
General
The General settings page allows you to modify the date and time,
language selection, Windows Update settings, Customer Experience
Improvement program, and enable or disable Windows error
reporting.
For information about the tasks that you can perform on the General
settings page, click the Help button on the lower right hand corner of
the General page.
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Backup
The Backup settings page allows you to configure the start and end
time for backing up computers on the home network, specify the
number of months, weeks, and days to keep backups on the home
server, and manually clean up old backups.
For information about the tasks that you can perform on the Backup
settings page, click the Help button on the lower right hand corner of
the Backup page.
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Remote Access
The Remote Access settings page helps you configure everything you
need to access the Aspire easyStore H340 home page from the
Internet. To get remote access up and running, you must turn on Web
Site Connectivity, configure your router, configure a domain name for
your home server, and set the Aspire easyStore H340 home page.
For more information, click the Help button on the lower right hand
corner of the Remote Access page.
Add-ins
The Add-ins settings page allows you to configure the add-in software
that you have installed or want to install on your home server.
For information on how to install an add-ins, click the Help button on
the lower right hand corner of the Add-ins page.
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Hardware Health and Performance Monitor
Use the Hardware Health and Performance Monitor settings page to
set a refresh interval for monitoring data, configure performance
threshold settings, specify email destinations to which alerts should be
sent when temperature, voltage, and fan speed abnormality is
detected or the pre-configured threshold is exceeded.
In the Hardware Health and Performance Monitor page, you can
configure the following settings:
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Auto Refresh - Sets the refresh interval to tell Windows Home
Server how frequent the monitoring data should be performed.
Performance settings - Sets the performance threshold of the CPU,
Memory and Storage.
E-Mail alert setting - Specify an email address to which alerts
should be sent.
Launch SMTP setup - Configure the Simple Mail Transport setup.
To validate the email alert feature, it is required that you properly
configure email destinations and SMTP setup. Refer to “Set up email
alerts” on page 100 for more details.
For more information, click the Help button on the lower right hand
corner of the Hardware Health and Performance Monitor page.
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IP Configuration
The IP Configuration settings page allows you to view the home
server’s current IP configuration settings or change the IP
configuration manually.
For more information, click the Help button on the lower right hand
corner of the IP Configuration page.
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Lights Out
Use the Lights Out page to define times where the home server has to
go to suspend or resume mode.
In the Lights Out page, you can configure the following settings:
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Client computer monitoring - Client computer monitoring is used
to check periodically for active clients. When no active clients are
detected, the selected action will be executed after the wait time.
You can choose to disable client monitoring, put your server to
suspend or hibernate mode, or shut down the server.
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Options - You can set Lights Out to wake up your home server on a
configured backup time. You should enable this option when you
run regular backups.
Uptime diagram - Recorded uptimes are visualized in the uptime
chart. You can choose between a history range of 2 to 14 days.
When your server is always up, you can exclude the server from the
chart. In the same way you can configure the display of backup
times.
When the monitoring for remote access is enabled, the default
action is disabled as long as a remote user is logged in. The default
timeout from the home server is set to 20 minutes. Lights Out
waits 3 additional minutes after timeout.
For more information, click the Help button on the lower right hand
corner of the Lights Out page.
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Settings for DMS
The Settings for DMS (Digital Media Server) page allows you to enable
or disable digital media server function and customize the sorting
method of photos and videos.
With DMS enabled, digital media controllers and digital media players
using UPnP (Universal Plug’n Play) protocol, will automatically discover,
access, and play media files on the home server. It also makes possible
for iTunes, PS3, or Xbox 360 users to share media files on Windows
Home Server.
In the Settings for DMS, you can configure the following settings:
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Digital Media Server - Enables or disables the digital media server.
Sorting method - Select a sorting method to organize digital files
under the photos or videos shared folders.
For more information, click the Help button on the lower right hand
corner of the Settings for DMS page.
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Settings for iTunes Server
The Settings for iTunes Server page allows you to enable or disable the
iTunes server function, specify how often the music library is updated,
set a password to secure the iTunes Server access.
For more information, click the Help button on the lower right hand
corner of the Settings for iTunes Server page.
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Resources
You can use the Resources page to view the following information
about your home server:
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Microsoft Windows - Activates Windows Home Server and allows
you to view the Microsoft Software License Terms.
Home Server - Displays information about your home server
hardware.
Version Information - Displays the version of the Windows Home
Server services that are running on your home server.
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Learn More - Displays additional Windows Home Server links.
Support - Displays the Product Support link.
Shut Down
The Shut Down button on the left pane allows you to shut down
Windows Home Server so that you can safely turn off power or start
Windows Home Server again.
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After you complete the Windows Home Server Setup and install the
Windows Home Server Connector software on all of your home
computers, you can now perform the following tasks:
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Create user accounts
Add a shared folder
Configure backup for home computers
Back up the home server
Configure the home server for remote access
Access the Aspire easyStore H340 home page
Access the shared folders on the home server
Enable media sharing
Enable Digital Media Server
Enable iTunes service
Stream audio
Using the one-touch USB backup feature
Set the home server uptime and down time
Monitor server health and performance
Set up email alerts
Explore the Windows Home Server icon
To learn more about using the Windows Home Server Console to
configure the home server, refer to “3 Windows Home Server Console”
on page 37.
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Create 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 set up your user accounts for the people in
your household.
There are two types of user accounts that you can set up for the home
server:
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Guest account - If you want everybody to use the same user
account to access the home server, you must enable the guest
account feature in the console.
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Personal user account - If you want an individual to access the
home server with their own personal user account, you must add
matching user accounts on Windows Home Server and give access
privileges to individual shared folders.
To enable the guest account:
The guest account can be used to give access to shared folders for users
that do not have their own user account for Windows Home Server.
Enabling the guest account will provide default Read permission to the
shared folders: Music, Photos, Videos, Public, and Software.
Caution: If you enable the guest account, your home server is
open to anyone who connects to your home network. They can
access all of the shared folders and other resources on your home
server.
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2
Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
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Click the User Accounts tab.
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Under About Guests, click Enable Guest.
Caution: If you have a wireless network, secure it before you
enable the guest account with no password. For more
information, see the documentation for your wireless device.
Click OK.
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To add a personal user account:
Note: A personal shared folder is created each time you add a new
user account. By default, only this user account has access to the
personal shared folder. Users can store personal files in this
personal shared folder.
1
Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
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3
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5
Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
Click the User Accounts tab.
Click Add.
On the User Accounts Setup window, click Set Policy to set a user
accounts password policy.
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Click OK.
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Click Add.
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Enter the user’s name.
Note: When you create user accounts on Windows Home Server,
use logon names that match the logon names of your existing user
accounts on your home computers. Also, use the same password
that you use for your existing user accounts. If the user accounts
and passwords do not match, you will be prompted for a user
name and a password when you open the Shared folders.
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Select the “Enable Remote Access for this user” check box if you
want to allow the user to remotely access the home server.
10 Click Next.
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11 Enter a password which must be at least 7 characters, then re-enter
it in the Confirm password field.
12 Click Next.
13 Assign user rights to the shared folders on the home server.
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Full - The user can view, add, modify, and delete files in the
shared folder.
Read - The user can view files in the shared folder, but cannot
add, modify, or delete files.
None - The user cannot view, add, modify, or delete files in
the shared folder.
14 Click Finish.
15 Click Done to exit the wizard.
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Add a shared folder
Shared folders are places for you to organize and store files on the
home server so that you can share them with other people on your
home network.
1
Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
2
3
4
Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
Click the Shared Folders tab.
Click Add.
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Enter a name and description for the shared folder.
Select the “Enable Folder Duplication” check box if you want
folders and files in the share folder to be duplicated across
multiple hard drives.
Note: The home server must have more than one hard drive added
to the server storage before you can enable Folder Duplication
and there must be enough storage space available for duplication
to take place.
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Click Next.
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Assign user rights to the new share folder, then click Finish.
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Click Done to exit the wizard.
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Configure backup for home
computers
You can customize the backup of each of your home computers from
the Windows Home Server Console.
Note: After you install the Windows Home Server Connector to
the home computer all hard drive volumes on the home computer
are automatically backed up each night.
To configure backup for a computer:
1
Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
2
3
Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
Click the Computers & Backup tab.
4
Complete the Backup Configuration Wizard to choose the volumes
you want to back up and the folders you want to exclude from the
backup.
You can adjust the period of time when automatic backups and
maintenance are performed. The period of time that you choose
should be a time when your home computers are normally not
being used. The time period must be a least one hour long and can
be up to 23 hours long. The default settings are Start Time: 12:00
AM and End Time: 6:00 AM.
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Back up the home server
You can back up your home server to ensure that you have backup
copies of important files that are located in your Windows Home
Server shared folders and application folders. You can add hard drives
to your home server to use for server backups by using the Server
Storage tab.
To back up the home server:
1
Install a new hard drive to the home server. See step 1 of “Adding
a hard disk drive” on page 107.
2
Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
3
4
Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
Click the Server Storage tab.
5
Select the newly installed hard drive (either internal or external),
then click Add to run the Add a Hard Drive Wizard.
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Click Next.
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8
Select the “Use this hard drive to back up files that are stored on
your home server” option button.
Click Next.
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Select if you want to preserve or format the hard drive, then click
Next.
10 Enter a name for the hard drive, then click Next.
Note: You can write this name on a label and attach it to your
hard drive to help you identify it later.
11 Click Finish.
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12 Click Done.
13 Click the Computers & Backup tab.
14 Select the Server Backup Hard Drive you want to use to back up
your shared folders and application folders.
15 Click Backup Now.
16 Select a destination hard drive for each shared folder.
17 Click Backup Now.
18 Click Close.
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Configure the home server for
remote access
You must configure your home server for remote access to easily access
your files and home computers from anywhere with an Internet
connection. You can download files, upload files, connect to your
home computers, and administer the home server.
To configure the home server for remote access:
Important: Only personal user accounts with remote access
permissions can log on to the Aspire easyStore H340 home page.
1
Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
2
3
4
Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
Click Settings.
In the navigation pane, select RemoteAccess.
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6
Under Web Site Connectivity, click Turn On to allow remote
connection to the home server.
Under Router, click Setup to configure your broadband router.
Make sure your router supports UPnP standards and the UPnP
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setting must be enabled on your router for Windows Home Server
to automatically configure it.
In this step, Windows Home Server configures the persistent port
forwarding from your UPnP certified router to your home server,
as follows:
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Port 80 - Connects over your home network to the Aspire
easyStore H340 home page using the HTTP protocol.
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Port 443 - Connects over your home network to the Aspire
easyStore H340 logon page using HTTPS, an encrypted Secure
Sockets Layer protocol.
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Port 4125 - Connects to your home computers via the remote
desktop proxy.
Note: To learn more about router configuration, click Help on the
Remote Access page.
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Under Domain Name, click Setup to set a personalized domain
name for your home server (For example,
smithfamily.homeserver.com).
A domain name uniquely identifies your home server on the
Internet. It is used to connect to your home server while you are
away from home. Even if your Internet IP address changes, you can
still connect to your home network with your personalized domain
name. For example, you could register the name
smithfamily.homeserver.com and then use that name to connect
to your Aspire easyStore H340 Web site.
Note: You need a Windows Live ID to set up a domain name for
your home server.
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9
Click Next.
Enter your Windows Live ID email address and password to begin
setting up the domain name.
Windows Home Server includes a built-in dynamic DNS client
feature that binds your personalized domain name to the external
IP address that is assigned by your ISP (Internet service provider).
10 Click Next.
11 Click the “I accept” option, then click Next.
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12 Enter the domain name and select a subdomain name.
13 Click Confirm to make sure the subdomain is available.
14 Click Finish.
15 Under Web Site Settings, you can choose a default home page and
the Web site headline that appears on the Aspire easyStore H340
Web page.
16 Click OK.
17 After you configure remote access, test the remote connectivity
from outside of your home. Refer to “Access the Aspire easyStore
H340 home page” on page 79.
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Access the Aspire easyStore H340
home page
After you configure a user account for remote access, you can use a
Web browser on a computer that is outside your home to remotely
access your home server and home computer.
On the Aspire easyStore H340 home page, you can perform the
following:
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Remotely access the Windows Home Server Console.
Remotely access your home computers
Remotely download or upload files to shared folders
Important: Use Internet Explorer to access and remotely
administer your home server over the Web. Some features, such as
accessing the home computers or the Windows Home Server
Console, is not available when you use other Web browsers.
To access the Aspire easyStore H340 home page:
Note: You cannot use the guest or administrator account to access
the home page. You must log on with a personal user account
that is enabled for Remote Access.
1
Make sure the home server is configured for remote access. See
“Configure the home server for remote access” on page 76.
Note: You may need to add services from your broadband
provider to use the remote access features in Windows Home
Server. For more information, refer to the Windows Home Server
Console Help.
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3
Open the Internet Explorer Web browser.
Enter the Internet domain name assigned to you during the
remote access setup procedures. For example https://
SmithFamily.HomeServer.com., where SmithFamily.HomeServer is
the domain name that is assigned to the home server.
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Click Log On on the upper right hand corner.
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6
Enter your home server user name and password.
Click Log On.
The home page include three tabs:
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Home - This page appears every time you log on to the Web
page.
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Computers - Allows you to perform remote administration on
the home server and the home computers.
To access your home server, click Connect to your Home Server
on the Computers tab and enter the administrator password.
The Windows Home Server Console interface displays.
To access your home computers, click the name of the home
computer under the Remote Access to Computers field on the
Computers tab.
Note: Make sure that the home computer is configured to allow
remote access. For detailed instructions about how to complete
this configuration, see “Can’t connect to some computers on the
Aspire easyStore H340 Remote Access page” on page 133.
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Shared Folders - Allows you to access the shared folders you
have access privileges over the Internet.
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Access the shared folders on the
home server
There are several ways you can access your shared folders on the home
server.
To access the shared folders using the desktop shortcut:
1
Double-click the Shared Folders desktop shortcut
shared folders that are on your home server.
to see the
2
Double-click a shared folder to open it.
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To access the shared folders using the Windows Home Server
icon:
1
Right-click the Windows Home Server icon
.
2
3
Click Shared Folders.
Double-click a shared folder in the window to open it.
To access the shared folders using the Windows Start Menu:
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In Windows Vista, click Start, then type \\homeservername in the
Start Search text box, where the homeservername (i.e.
Aspirehome) is the name of your home server. Double-click a
shared folder in the window to open it.
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In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, and then type
\\homeservername in the Open text box, where the
homeservername (i.e. Aspirehome) is the name of your home
server. Double-click a shared folder in the window to open it.
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To access the shared folders using the Internet:
1
Log on to the Aspire easyStore H340 home page. See “Access the
Aspire easyStore H340 home page” on page 79.
2
Click the Shared Folders tab.
3
You can navigate to a particular shared folder, then download or
upload files to your home server.
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Enable media sharing
The Windows Home Server allows you to stream music, photos, and
videos from the home server to any supported digital media receiver,
such as an Xbox 360, or to a supported digital media player, such as
Windows Media Player 11.
To enable media sharing:
1
Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
2
3
4
Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
Click Settings.
In the navigation pane, select Media Sharing.
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6
Select a folder, then click On.
Click OK.
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Enable Digital Media Server
The Digital Media Server feature allows you to browse, access and play
media contents on the home server. It makes possible for iTunes and
Xbox 360 users to share media files on the home server.
The home server supports the following digital media files:
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•
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Music: MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, AC3, FLAC, APE, OGG, VOC, AIFF,
AU, MID
Video: WMV, ASF, MOV, AVI, MPEG, 3GP, SWF, FLV, RMVB, RM,
RA, RAM, MP4, MPG, MPE, M2V, TP, TS, MLV, MKV, DIVX
Photos: GIF, PNG, BMP, JPG, JEPG, ICO, TIFF, DXF, WMF, EMF, PICT,
EPS, CDR
To enable digital media server:
1
Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
2
3
4
Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
Click Settings.
In the navigation pane, select Settings for DMS.
5
Under Digital Media Server, click the “Enable” option button.
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Select a sorting method for the Photos and Videos shared folders.
•
Sorting by Name - Photos and videos are arranged according
to the original organization, which is the default option.
•
Sorting by Date - Digital Media Server auto checks the latest
modification dates of files and creates different virtual folders
by year and subfolders by month.
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Click OK.
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Enable iTunes service
The Digital Media Server feature allows you to enable or disable the
iTunes server function, specify how often the music library is updated,
set a password to secure the iTunes Server access.
To enable iTunes service:
1
Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
2
3
4
Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
Click Settings.
In the navigation pane, select Settings for iTunes Service.
5
6
Under iTunes Server, click the “Enable” option button.
Specify how often iTunes can scan the home server for new music
files.
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8
Enter a password to protect iTunes server.
Click OK.
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Stream audio
You can use Windows Media Player 11 or iTunes to play music files
stored on the home server to your computer.
To stream audio in Windows Media Player 11:
1
2
3
Make sure that media sharing is enabled. Refer to “Enable media
sharing” on page 84 for more information.
Make sure Digital Media Server is enabled. Refer to “Enable
Digital Media Server” on page 85 for more information.
Open the Windows Media Player.
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4
Click the Library tab. The Acer Aspire easyStore H340 appears in
the navigation pane.
5
Browse or search for the item you want to play, then click the Play
button.
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To stream audio in iTunes:
1
2
3
Make sure that media sharing is enabled. Refer to “Enable media
sharing” on page 84 for more information.
Make sure iTunes Service is enabled. Refer to “Settings for iTunes
Server” on page 60 for more information.
Open the iTunes. The Acer Aspire easyStore H340 appears under
Shared on the left of the iTunes window.
Audio files are streamed in iTunes and displayed under the Shared
list.
4
Browse or seach for the item you want to play, then click the Play
button.
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Using the one-touch USB backup
feature
The USB backup button on the front panel allows you to backup data
from a USB storage device to the home server. Windows Home Server
copies all files into the Publics shared folder first then classifies the files
according to media type into their corresponding shared folders,
namely Music, Videos, Photos. When Windows Home Server cannot
determine file type, the file is automatically stored into the Others
folder.
Important: Only the front USB port supports backup feature.
To use one-touch USB backup to back up data from a USB
storage device:
1
Plug the USB device into the front USB port.
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2
Press the USB backup button. The USB backup indicator blinks
blue.
3
All files on the USB storage device are copied into the Publics
shared folder.
Note: During the copy process, Windows Home Server checks the
file properties including time, size, and file name to verify
whether a file of the same name or exactly the same file exists in
the folder. If there is a conflicting file name, the data will be
copied but will be assigned a serial number on the file name. If
the file of exactly the same properties already exists in the Publics
shared folder, the file will be filtered out of from the copy process.
4
5
Afterwards, Windows Home Server automatically copies and
classifies the newly copied files according to their file type.
You can find files of different types in their corresponding shared
folders (Music, Videos and Photos). Files other than music, videos
and photos are accommodated in the Others folder.
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When the back up process is completed, the USB backup indicator
turns solid blue.
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Set up Wake On LAN on the home
server
The home server includes a Lights Out client software that allows the
home computer to control the power state of the home server and
wake up the home server from stand by. The Lights Out Client Service
runs in the background. The utility do not have any user interface. You
don’t have to configure any address. Every time the client computer
(that has the Windows Home Server Connector software installed) is
started or comes out of standby, a WOL (Wake On LAN) magic packet is
sent to the server.
To set up Wake On LAN on the home server:
1
Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc in the
optical drive of the home computer. The installation wizard starts.
Or, double-click on the Acer ClientCD Utility.exe file to begin
installation. The Welcome window appears.
2
Click Lights out.
Note: The Lights Out Client installer checks if the home computer
has the Windows Home Server Connector. If no connector is
found, the installation is aborted.
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3
Select a language.
4
Click OK. The Welcome window appears.
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Click Next.
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Click Finish.
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Set the home server uptime and
down time
You can define times when the home server has to be up and running
or define services where the server is never put into sleep mode during
an active backup operation to reduce the risk of data loss.
Note: When creating an uptime you must enter a start and end
time. The uptime end action can be created as a standalone action
or in combination with an uptime.
To set the home server uptime and downtime:
1
Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
2
3
Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
Click the Lights Out tab.
Home computers are indicated by color blocks in the diagram.
When you have more then 6 computers, the colors will be
duplicated. The diagrams are created from left to right in the same
order as the legend from top to bottom.
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4
Click Calendar.
5
Select a day or days in the Calendar, then click Add.
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7
Under Uptime start, set a start time to keep the server running.
Enable the “Wake up from suspension” option if you want to
bring the home server out of standby on the defined time.
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9
Under Uptime end, set an end time to disable the server.
Select from the following end actions:
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•
•
Do nothing - This is not useful for a standalone end action.
Suspend - Puts your server into suspend mode.
Shut down - Shuts down and powers off the server.
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10 Enable the “Force end action” option if you want to immediately
disable the server even when client monitoring detects active
clients.
11 Select a day or days when to execute the command you selected in
uptime start and uptime end parameter.
12 Click OK.
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Monitor server health and
performance
Your system includes a Hardware Health and Performance Monitor
feature to help you keep a close eye on the system health of the home
server. You can view graphical representations of a performance
counter for CPU usage, memory usage, and storage usage and view the
status of the home server’s fans, voltage, and temperature.
Note: To start the monitoring service successfully, it is required
that you have administrator privileges on the home server.
To monitor the hardware health and performance data of the
home server:
1
Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
2
3
4
Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
Click the System Information tab.
Scroll down to the Hardware Performance and Health Monitor
field.
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Set up email alerts
You can set up an automatic email notification to provide alerts in the
event of warnings or errors related to temperatures, fan speeds, or
hard drive occurred. To validate the email alerting feature, you must
also configure SMTP setup.
To set up automatic email notifications:
1
Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
2
3
4
Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
Click Settings.
In the navigation pane, select Hardware Health and Performance
Monitor.
5
In the E-Mail Alert Setting, type an email address to which email
alerts will be sent. If there are more than one addresses, use a
semicolon to separate different addresses.
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6
Under Launch SMTP Setup, click Settings.
The Internet Accounts dialog box include the following options:
•
•
Remove - Deletes an Internet Mail Account.
Properties - Displays the Properties dialog box. This dialog box
lets you configure the properties of established connections.
•
•
Set as Default - Sets an Internet Mail Account as the primary
account.
Import - Imports your Internet Mail Account settings to an
Internet Account (.iaf) file format.
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•
Export - Exports an Internet Mail Account settings.
Close - Exits the Internet Accounts dialog box.
7
Click Add to add an Internet connection.
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8
Enter your name, then click Next.
9
Enter your email address, then click Next.
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10 Enter the SMTP server information, then click Next.
Note: If you do not know your incoming and outgoing SMTP
server name, contact your ISP (Internet service provider).
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11 Enter the account name and password your ISP has given you, then
click Next.
Note: Select the “Log On Using Secure Password Authentication
(SPA)” check box if your ISP requires you to use Secure Password
Authentication to access your mail account.
12 Click Finish.
13 On the Hardware Health and Performance Monitor page, click Test
to send testing mails to the email addresses specified in order to
verify whether notification can arrive smoothly.
14 Click OK.
Click Help in the Hardware Health and Performance Monitor page for
more information.
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Explore the Windows Home Server
icon
The Windows Home Server icon notifies you about the health and
status of the home server and your home computers. This includes
notifications about user account password mismatches, software
upgrades, and backup status. The icon also provides quick access to the
Windows Home Server Connector software via a right-click menu.
The color of the Windows Home Server icon represents the status of
the home server:
Color
Status
Indicates a healthy network
Indicates an issue that you must attend soon
Indicates an issue that you must attend to immediately
Indicates that a backup is in progress
Indicates that your home computer cannot contact Windows
Home Server
For more information, right-click the Windows Home Server icon, click
Help.
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5 Configuring the
hard disk drive
The system supports up to four 3.5-inch hot-swappable SATA hard disk
drives.
Warning: The first hard drive, located on the bottom of the HDD
bay, is not hot-swappable.
Adding a hard disk drive
Caution: Hard drives are formatted before they are added to the
server storage. Make sure that you back up any important files
that are on the hard drive before you add it to server storage.
Formatting a hard drive deletes all files on the hard drive.
1
Install the new HDD to the home server.
(1) Open the door of the home server.
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(2) Remove the HDD carrier by pressing the HDD carrier latch (1).
(3) Pull the lever (2) and slide the HDD carrier from the chassis (3).
(4) Insert the new drive into the right side of the carrier aligning
the pins into the HDD’s mounting holes (1).
(5) Slightly bend the left side rail and insert the pins into the
HDD’s mounting holes (2).
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(6) With the lever still extended, slide the carrier all the way into
the drive bay (1). Do not push on the lever until it begins to
close by itself.
(7) Use the lever to push the carrier until it docks into place, then
close the lever (2).
(8) Close the door of the home server.
2
Add the hard drive to the server storage on Windows Home Server
Console.
(1) Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
(2) Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
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(3) Click the Server Storage tab.
(4) Select the newly installed hard drive (either internal or
external), then click Add to run the Add a Hard Drive Wizard.
(5) Click Next.
(6) Select from the following options:
- Add this hard drive to your server storage to increase the
storage capacity of your home server. This option gives you
more space to store home computer backups and more
space for your shared folders.
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- Use this hard drive to back up files that are stored on your
home server. This option allows you to backup all your
home server shared folders.
(7) You can refer to the Windows Home Server Console Help for
detailed instructions.
Important: When you add a hard drive to your server storage, you
commit it to be part of your total server-storage space. Do not
disconnect the hard drive to use it for other purposes. If you want
to use the hard drive for other purposes, you should first select the
hard drive and click Remove.
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Removing a hard disk drive
Caution: Always remove the hard drive from the Windows Home
Server Console before removing an HDD from the home server.
You will lose all files on a hard drive if you physically disconnect
the HDD from your home server without running the Remove a
Hard Drive Wizard and you can no longer find the hard drive in
order to connect it again.
1
Safely remove hard drive from the Windows Home Server Console.
(1) Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
tray.
in the system
(2) Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
(3) Click the Server Storage tab.
(4) Select the hard drive you want to remove, then click Remove
to run the Remove a Hard Drive Wizard.
(5) Click Next.
(6) Click Finish.
(7) The HDD indicator of the selected drive lights purple.
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2
Remove the HDD from the home server.
Note: Before removing the HDD, make sure the HDD indicator on
the front panel lights purple.
(1) Open the door of the home server.
(2) Press the HDD carrier latch (1).
(3) Pull the lever (2) and slide the HDD carrier from the chassis (3).
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(4) Close the door of the home server.
Replacing a failed hard disk drive
1
Follow steps 1 and 2 of the “Removing a hard disk drive” section.
2
Remove the HDD from the carrier.
(1) Gently pry open the left side rail (1, 2), as shown.
(2) Remove the drive from the carrier (3).
3
Install the new HDD into the carrier.
(1) Insert the new drive into the right side of the carrier aligning
the pins into the HDD’s mounting holes (1).
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(2) Slightly bend the left side rail and insert the pins into the
HDD’s mounting holes (2).
4
Install the new HDD to the home server.
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6 Troubleshooting
This chapter describes a list of possible situations that may arise during
the use of your home server.
If you are unable to resolve problems on your own, contact your dealer
or local Acer representative for assistance.
First steps checklist
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AC power available at the wall outlet?
Are the power supplies plugged in? Check the AC cable(s) on the
back of the chassis and at the AC source.
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•
•
•
Are all cables correctly connected and secured?
Are all peripheral devices installed correctly?
Are all device drivers properly installed?
Did you press the system power button on the front panel to turn
the system on (power indicator should be lit)?
•
Is the system power cord properly connected to the system and
plugged into an outlet for 100-127 V or 200-240 V?
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Recovering or restoring the home
server
Aspire easyStore H340 includes a Server Recovery DVD that allows you
to recover your home server after a system failure (i.e., the operating
system is corrupted, the main system hard drive failed). You can also
use this disc to restore the home server to its factory default.
In Server Recovery, the home server’s system settings and user accounts
will be lost. When you select the Factory Reset option, all data on the
home server’s hard drives will be lost.
To recover the home server:
1
Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Server Recovery DVD in the DVD
drive of a computer connected to the network.
Or, double-click on the Acer ServerRecovery Utility.exe file to
begin installation. The Server Recovery window appears.
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2
Click Next.
3
4
Read the End-User License Agreement. If you agree with the terms
of the agreement, then select the “I accept the terms of the user
license agreement” option button.
Click Next.
5
Uninstall the Acer Aspire easyStore H340 and Windows Home
Server Connector from your computer.
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Recover the home server.
(1) Hold down the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the
home server.
(2) Press the power button to turn it on.
(3) Turn the system around so that you have access to the back of
the unit.
(4) Insert the end of an unfolded paperclip into the opening, and
then press and hold the recovery/reset button with the
paperclip end.
7
Click Next.
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8
Select the “Server Recovery: Use this option to recover from a
system failure. You will lose your system settings and user
accounts. Data recovery will be attempted. (Recommended)”
option button.
9
Click Next and follow all onscreen instructions until you finish
recovery process.
To restore the home server to factory default setting:
1
Place the Server Recovery DVD in the DVD drive of a computer
connected to the network.
Or, double-click on the Acer ServerRecovery Utility.exe file to
begin installation. The Server Recovery window appears.
2
3
Click Next.
Read the End-User License Agreement. If you agree with the terms
of the agreement, then select the “I accept the terms of the user
license agreement” option button.
4
5
Click Next.
Uninstall the Acer Aspire easyStore H340 and Windows Home
Server Connector from your computer.
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6
Recover or reset the home server:
(1) Hold down the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the
home server.
(2) Press the power button to turn it on.
(3) Turn the system around so that you have access to the back of
the unit.
(4) Insert the end of an unfolded paperclip into the opening, and
then press and hold the recovery/reset button with the
paperclip end.
7
8
Click Next.
Select the “Factory Reset: Use this option to restore factory
defaults. All your data and settings will be erased” option button.
9
Click Next and follow all onscreen instructions until you finish
restore process.
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Restoring a home computer
You can easily restore any of your home computers to a previous point
in time with a backup stored on your home server. You can do this by
using the PC Recovery Disc. This CD can be used to restore all of the
files on your home computer from a backup, including the Windows
operating system and applications.
To restore a home computer:
Important: You need the Windows Home Server administrator
password to restore a home computer.
1
Place the Aspire easyStore H340 PC Recovery Disc in the CD drive of
the computer that you want to restore.
2
3
Restart the computer and boot from CD.
Follow the instructions in the Restore Computer Wizard to restore
the hard drives on your home computer.
Note: Your home computer must be connected to the home
network with an Ethernet network cable before you begin the
restore. Wireless connection is not supported.
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When you boot the home computer to the PC Recovery Disc, it lists
the NIC (network interface card) and storage devices it has found
and it provides an option to load drivers, as shown in the
screenshot below. It can also search USB flash or USB floppy drives
for driver files and load any found Windows drivers.
If the drivers did not load or the NIC driver cannot be found during
computer recovery, you can perform the options listed below to
install the drivers, otherwise the home computer will not be able
to connect to the home server to get your backup.
•
You can use a Vista-compatible NIC driver, which is fully
compatible with computers running Windows Vista or
Windows XP. Download and install the Vista-compatible NIC
driver from a USB flash or USB floppy drive.
•
•
On the Detect Hardware dialog box, click “Where can I find
drivers for my hardware?” to bring up an online help file for
detailed instructions on how to find and load drivers.
Go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/
winfamily/windowshomeserver/support.mspx for more
information.
4
Every time Windows Home Server backs up a home computer, it
saves the drivers for the home computer in the backup that is
stored on the home server. When you use the PC Recovery Disc,
you will be prompted if the home computer requires drivers for
any of your home computers, you can open a backup for that
home computer and copy the drivers to a USB flash or USB floppy
drive.
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Restoring files from a backup
You can browse and restore lost files from any client computer on your
home network that has been backed up with Windows Home Server.
To restore files and folders from a backup:
1
2
3
4
5
Open the Windows Home Server Console.
Click the Computers & Backup tab.
Select a home computer, then click View Backups.
Select a backup, then click Open.
Select a volume to open, then click Open.
Note: The Opening Backup status window appears while the
backup opens. If you are prompted to restart your computer after
the virtual volume driver is installed, ignore this message, you do
not need to restart your computer.
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7
Drag the backup files and folders that you want to restore to a
folder on your home computer.
Close the window when you are done copying the files and folders
that you want to restore.
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Update your home server with
Aspire easyStore H340 Software
Update
The Aspire easyStore H340 Software Update is a tool which allows you
to easily update the home server BIOS, drivers, and add-in software.
To install the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Update utility:
1
Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc in the
optical drive of the home computer. The installation wizard starts.
Or, double-click on the Acer ClientCD Utility.exe file to begin
installation. The Welcome window appears.
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2
Click Software Update. The Welcome window displays.
3
Click Next.
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4
Select a destination directory, then click Next.
5
Select a program folder or enter a new folder, then click Next.
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6
Select the options you want installed on your hard drive, then click
Next.
7
Click Install.
8
Click Finish.
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To update your home server with Software Update utility:
1
2
Make sure the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Update utility is
installed on the computer. Refer to previous section for detailed
instruction.
On your computer, click Start > Programs > Aspire easyStore H340
Software Update > Software Update.
3
4
In the Home Server field, select the home server you want to
update. You can click Rescan to refresh the list.
In the Software\BIOS field, click Browse to specify the software/
BIOS package which will be updated to the home server.
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6
Enter your name and password.
Select the “Remember Account” check box if you want the
account you entered be shown next time you perform software
update.
7
Click Install and follow onscreen instructions to complete updates.
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Specific problems and corrective
actions
The following contains specific problems that may arise during the use
of your server. Possible solutions are listed for each problem.
Power indicator does not light.
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•
•
Make sure the power button on the front panel is turned on.
Make sure the power cord is connected correctly.
Make sure that the wall outlet has power. Test it by plugging
another device.
HDD status indicator does not light.
Make sure the hard drive is compatible.
If the drives are pre-installed, contact technical support.
Home server cannot connect to a network and the network
indicator on the front panel does not light.
•
Make sure the network cable is securely attached to the correct
connector at the system rear panel.
•
•
Try a different network cable.
Make sure the broadband router has power.
Home computer cannot connect to the home server
•
•
•
•
Make sure the power button on the front panel is turned on.
Make sure the network indicator on the front panel lights blue.
Make sure the broadband router has power.
Make sure a firewall is not blocking the connection. Refer to the
Windows Home Server Console Help for more information.
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•
Shutdown and restart your home server.
Reset the home server.
To soft reset the home server:
(1) Launch Windows Home Server Console.
(2) Click Options.
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(3) Select “Reset the Windows Home Server Console” from the
drop-down menu.
(4) Click OK.
Backup service is not running
If you see the “If backup service is not running, please restart the
console.”error message, try resetting the home server.
1
2
3
Launch Windows Home Server Console.
Click Options.
Select “Reset the Windows Home Server Console” from the drop-
down menu.
4
Click OK.
How do I save the Windows Home Server backup database
For detailed instructions on how to copy the backup database from
your Windows Home Server, go to http://www.microsoft.com/
Web browser cannot display the Aspire easyStore H340 Remote
Access page when accessing through URL
•
•
Make sure the Web site connectivity in Settings is turned on.
Make sure JavaScript is enabled on your browser.
To enable JavaScript in Internet Explorer 7:
(1) From the Internet Explorer menu, go to Tools, then select
Internet Options.
(2) Choose the Security tab, then click Custom Level.
(3) Scroll down to Active Scripting, then select Enable.
(4) Click OK.
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Can’t connect to some computers on the Aspire easyStore H340
Remote Access page
Make sure the home computer is configured to allows remote desktop
connection.
To configure computers that are running Windows XP:
1
Log on to the computer with a user account that has administrator
privileges.
2
3
4
Click Start, right-click My Computer, then click Properties.
On the System Properties page, click the Remote tab.
Make sure that the “Allow users to connect remotely to this
computer” check box is selected.
5
6
7
Click Select Remote Users. User accounts with administrator
privileges are automatically allowed to connect. If you want to
allow additional user accounts to remotely access this computer,
click Add to enter those user accounts.
If you use Windows Firewall, open Control Panel, and then double-
click Windows Firewall. Verify that Windows Firewall is on. Click
the Exceptions tab, and then verify that Remote Desktop is
selected.
Restart your computer.
To configure computers that are running Windows Vista:
1
Log on to the computer with a user account that has administrator
privileges.
2
3
4
Click Start, right-click Computer, then click Properties.
Click Remote settings, click Continue.
Make sure that the “Allow connections from computers running
any version of Remote Desktop (less secure)” check box is selected.
Important: If you select Allow connections only from computers
running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication
(more secure), you cannot connect to this computer via Windows
Home Server Remote Access, and the connection status for this
computer is Disabled.
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5
Click Select Users. User accounts with administrator privileges are
automatically allowed to connect. If you want to allow additional
user accounts to remotely access this computer, click Add to enter
those user accounts.
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7
Security. Click Windows Firewall. Verify that Windows Firewall is
on. Click Change Settings, and then click Continue. Click the
Exceptions tab, then verify that Remote Desktop is selected.
Restart your computer.
I forgot the Windows Home Server password
If you don’t remember the password, you must reset the home server.
Refer to “Recovering or restoring the home server” on page 118 for
more information.
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