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... implied, with respect to their respective companies. Aspire easyStore H340 Model Name : Part Number: Purchase Date: Place of this manual or supplementary documents and publications. Other company's product names or trademarks are used herein for identification purposes only and belong to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims the implied warranties of Acer Incorporated. Record the model number, serial number, purchase date, and place of purchase...
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... one-touch USB backup feature 91 Set up Wake On LAN on the home server 93 Set the home server uptime and down time 96 Monitor server health and performance 99 Set up email alerts 100 Explore the Windows Home Server icon 105 5 Configuring the hard disk drive Adding a hard disk drive Removing a hard disk drive Replacing a failed hard disk drive 107 107 112 114 6 Troubleshooting 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 Specific problems and...
... one-touch USB backup feature 91 Set up Wake On LAN on the home server 93 Set the home server uptime and down time 96 Monitor server health and performance 99 Set up email alerts 100 Explore the Windows Home Server icon 105 5 Configuring the hard disk drive Adding a hard disk drive Removing a hard disk drive Replacing a failed hard disk drive 107 107 112 114 6 Troubleshooting 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 Specific problems and...
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...; processor, 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. The Aspire easyStore H340 is not hot-swappable. See "Front view" on the 1st drive bay is a data storage and digital media content server for choosing Aspire easyStore H340. The system hard drive located on page 4 for backing 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 the...
...; processor, 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. The Aspire easyStore H340 is not hot-swappable. See "Front view" on the 1st drive bay is a data storage and digital media content server for choosing Aspire easyStore H340. The system hard drive located on page 4 for backing 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 the...
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... home server. See "Adding a hard disk drive" on a home network or while away from virtually any Internet connected computer on page 107 for more information. • Windows Media Player and iTunes streaming support. See "Configure backup for home computers" on page 71 for more information. • Easily access your digital assets. • Back up Wake On LAN on the home server" on page 81 for more information. • One-touch USB backup feature enables quick...
... home server. See "Adding a hard disk drive" on a home network or while away from virtually any Internet connected computer on page 107 for more information. • Windows Media Player and iTunes streaming support. See "Configure backup for home computers" on page 71 for more information. • Easily access your digital assets. • Back up Wake On LAN on the home server" on page 81 for more information. • One-touch USB backup feature enables quick...
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11 2 Setting up the system Follow these steps to set up Aspire easyStore H340 to run in your home network. • Check package contents • Select a location for the home server • 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 • Connect to the Home Server Console
11 2 Setting up the system Follow these steps to set up Aspire easyStore H340 to run in your home network. • Check package contents • Select a location for the home server • 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 • Connect to the Home Server Console
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... restoring the home server" on page 118 for detailed instructions. • 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 disc restore a home computer from the package: • Aspire easyStore H340 system • Power cord • Network cable • Aspire easyStore H340 Installation discs • Software Installation Disc Use this disc to recover your home server with Aspire easyStore H340 Software Update" on page 93. - Install the Windows Home Server Connector software...
... restoring the home server" on page 118 for detailed instructions. • 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 disc restore a home computer from the package: • Aspire easyStore H340 system • Power cord • Network cable • Aspire easyStore H340 Installation discs • Software Installation Disc Use this disc to recover your home server with Aspire easyStore H340 Software Update" on page 93. - Install the Windows Home Server Connector software...
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However, home computers that are connected through a wireless connection is not supported. 16 2 Setting up the system 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 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.
However, home computers that are connected through a wireless connection is not supported. 16 2 Setting up the system 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 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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... will flash red and turn to solid blue. This is a normal power-up the system properly and connected all the LED indicators to the next section. To power down the system, press and hold the power button down for all the required cables, you can now power on the system. Note: During initial startup, the system status indicator on the front panel will flash, change...
... will flash red and turn to solid blue. This is a normal power-up the system properly and connected all the LED indicators to the next section. To power down the system, press and hold the power button down for all the required cables, you can now power on the system. Note: During initial startup, the system status indicator on the front panel will flash, change...
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... setting up your Aspire easyStore H340, you have administrator privileges. Or, double-click on the Acer ClientCD Utility.exe file to installing the Windows Home Server Connector, make sure you must install the Windows Home Server Connector on changing your computer. The installation wizard starts. Note: Prior to begin installation. The Welcome window appears. Refer to the Windows Help for more details on your user account settings. 1 Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc in the optical drive of the first home...
... setting up your Aspire easyStore H340, you have administrator privileges. Or, double-click on the Acer ClientCD Utility.exe file to installing the Windows Home Server Connector, make sure you must install the Windows Home Server Connector on changing your computer. The installation wizard starts. Note: Prior to begin installation. The Welcome window appears. Refer to the Windows Help for more details on your user account settings. 1 Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc in the optical drive of the first home...
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20 2 Setting up the system 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.
20 2 Setting up the system 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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...: • 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 server. 37 3 Windows Home Server Console The Windows Home Server Console is a tool that provides remote management 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 console...
...: • 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 server. 37 3 Windows Home Server Console The Windows Home Server Console is a tool that provides remote management 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 console...
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... the home server: • Music • Photos • Public • Software • Videos • A personal shared folder for each personal user account that you can share with other user account can use the Shared Folders tab on the Windows Home Server Console to add, open, remove, and view shared folders on your home server so that is added. By default, no other people on your home network. 40 3 Windows Home Server Console Shared Folders You can access this personal shared folder With Shared Folders you can centrally store files...
... the home server: • Music • Photos • Public • Software • Videos • A personal shared folder for each personal user account that you can share with other user account can use the Shared Folders tab on the Windows Home Server Console to add, open, remove, and view shared folders on your home server so that is added. By default, no other people on your home network. 40 3 Windows Home Server Console Shared Folders You can access this personal shared folder With Shared Folders you can centrally store files...
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...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: • 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...
...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: • 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...
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... use the same user account to the shared folders: Music, Photos, Videos, Public, and Software. Enabling the guest account will provide default Read permission to access the home server, you must add matching user accounts on Windows Home Server and give access to individual shared folders. If you want an individual to access the home server with their own personal user account, you must enable the guest account feature in your household. 64 4 Managing the server Create user accounts After you complete Windows Home Server Setup and install the Windows Home Server...
... use the same user account to the shared folders: Music, Photos, Videos, Public, and Software. Enabling the guest account will provide default Read permission to access the home server, you must add matching user accounts on Windows Home Server and give access to individual shared folders. If you want an individual to access the home server with their own personal user account, you must enable the guest account feature in your household. 64 4 Managing the server Create user accounts After you complete Windows Home Server Setup and install the Windows Home Server...
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in this user account has access to set a user accounts password policy. 6 Click OK. 66 To add a personal user account: 4 Managing the server Note: A personal shared folder is created each time you add a new user account. By default, only this personal shared folder. 1 Double-click the Windows Home Server icon tray. Users can store personal files in the system 2 Log on to the Windows Home Server Console. 3 Click the User Accounts tab. 4 Click Add. 5 On the User Accounts Setup window, click Set Policy to the personal shared folder.
in this user account has access to set a user accounts password policy. 6 Click OK. 66 To add a personal user account: 4 Managing the server Note: A personal shared folder is created each time you add a new user account. By default, only this personal shared folder. 1 Double-click the Windows Home Server icon tray. Users can store personal files in the system 2 Log on to the Windows Home Server Console. 3 Click the User Accounts tab. 4 Click Add. 5 On the User Accounts Setup window, click Set Policy to the personal shared folder.
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... add hard drives to your Windows Home Server shared folders and application folders. See step 1 of important files that you have backup copies of "Adding a hard disk drive" on to the Windows Home Server Console. 4 Click the Server Storage tab. 5 Select the newly installed hard drive (either internal or external), then click Add to use for server backups by using the Server Storage tab. in your home server to run the Add a Hard Drive Wizard. You can back up the home server: 1 Install a new hard drive to ensure that are located in the system 3 Log...
... add hard drives to your Windows Home Server shared folders and application folders. See step 1 of important files that you have backup copies of "Adding a hard disk drive" on to the Windows Home Server Console. 4 Click the Server Storage tab. 5 Select the newly installed hard drive (either internal or external), then click Add to use for server backups by using the Server Storage tab. in your home server to run the Add a Hard Drive Wizard. You can back up the home server: 1 Install a new hard drive to ensure that are located in the system 3 Log...
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... client software that has the Windows Home Server Connector software installed) is started or comes out of standby, a WOL (Wake On LAN) magic packet is aborted. The utility do not have to control the power state of the home server and wake up Wake On LAN on the home server: 1 Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc in the background. Every time the client computer (that allows the home computer to configure any user interface...
... client software that has the Windows Home Server Connector software installed) is started or comes out of standby, a WOL (Wake On LAN) magic packet is aborted. The utility do not have to control the power state of the home server and wake up Wake On LAN on the home server: 1 Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc in the background. Every time the client computer (that allows the home computer to configure any user interface...
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... allows you select the Factory Reset option, all data on the Acer ServerRecovery Utility.exe file to begin installation. To recover the home server: 1 Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Server Recovery DVD in the DVD drive of a computer connected to its factory default. You can also use this disc to restore the home server to the network. In Server Recovery, the home server's system settings and user accounts will be lost . When you to recover your home server after a system failure (i.e., the operating system is corrupted, the main system hard drive failed).
... allows you select the Factory Reset option, all data on the Acer ServerRecovery Utility.exe file to begin installation. To recover the home server: 1 Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Server Recovery DVD in the DVD drive of a computer connected to its factory default. You can also use this disc to restore the home server to the network. In Server Recovery, the home server's system settings and user accounts will be lost . When you to recover your home server after a system failure (i.e., the operating system is corrupted, the main system hard drive failed).
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... home server to factory default setting: 1 Place the Server Recovery DVD in the DVD drive of the user license agreement" option button. 4 Click Next. 5 Uninstall the Acer Aspire easyStore H340 and Windows Home Server Connector from a system failure. The Server Recovery window appears. 2 Click Next. 3 Read the End-User License Agreement. Or, double-click on the Acer ServerRecovery Utility.exe file to the network. Data recovery will lose your computer. 121 8 Select the "Server Recovery: Use this option to recover from your system settings and user accounts...
... home server to factory default setting: 1 Place the Server Recovery DVD in the DVD drive of the user license agreement" option button. 4 Click Next. 5 Uninstall the Acer Aspire easyStore H340 and Windows Home Server Connector from a system failure. The Server Recovery window appears. 2 Click Next. 3 Read the End-User License Agreement. Or, double-click on the Acer ServerRecovery Utility.exe file to the network. Data recovery will lose your computer. 121 8 Select the "Server Recovery: Use this option to recover from your system settings and user accounts...
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The installation wizard starts. 126 6 Troubleshooting Update your home server with Aspire easyStore H340 Software Update The Aspire easyStore H340 Software Update is a tool which allows you to begin installation. The Welcome window appears. To install the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Update utility: 1 Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc in software. Or, double-click on the Acer ClientCD Utility.exe file to easily update the home server BIOS, drivers, and add-in the optical drive of the home computer.
The installation wizard starts. 126 6 Troubleshooting Update your home server with Aspire easyStore H340 Software Update The Aspire easyStore H340 Software Update is a tool which allows you to begin installation. The Welcome window appears. To install the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Update utility: 1 Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc in software. Or, double-click on the Acer ClientCD Utility.exe file to easily update the home server BIOS, drivers, and add-in the optical drive of the home computer.
