Windows Home Server -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Technical Editor -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- How This Book Is Organized -- Who Should Read This Book -- What You Need to Use This Book -- What's on the Website -- Summary -- Chapter 1: Introducing Windows Home Server -- Simple Backups -- Your Files, Anywhere -- Seamless Expansion -- Network Health -- Who Needs a Home Server? -- Understanding What WHS -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Your Digital Life -- Developing a Strategy -- How Can Windows Home Server Help? -- A Living Strategy -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Selecting Your Home Server -- Buying or Building Your Server -- Choosing a Prebuilt Server -- Building Your Own Server -- Selecting Your Server -- System Requirements -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Setting Up Your Home Network -- Designing Your Network -- Setting It Up -- Network Adapters -- Wireless Security -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Getting Started with Windows Home Server -- Finding Your Home Server a Home -- Setting Up Your Home Server -- Connecting Your Home Network -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Creating and Using Accounts -- Basics of User Accounts -- Creating Accounts -- Using the Update Password Tool -- Should You Enable the Guest Account? -- Managing Permissions -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Creating and Managing Backups -- Backup Defaults -- Managing Your Backup Schedule -- Managing Backup Retention -- Disabling Backups for a Computer -- Managing Volumes and Exclusions -- Running the Backup Configuration Wizard -- Turning Off Computers -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Digital Spring-Cleaning -- Revisiting Your Strategy -- Before You Begin -- Setting Up -- Data Collection -- Learning New Habits -- Summary -- Chapter 9: The Center of Your Digital Home -- Centralizing Your Printer -- Limitations -- Setting Up Your Printer.

Sharing Media with Windows Home Server -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Recovering Lost Data -- Recovering Data from Backups -- Opening Backups -- Restoring Files on WHS Shares -- Recovering from a Hard Drive Failure -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Remotely Accessing Files and Computers -- Enabling Remote Access on Your Server -- Configuring User Accounts for Remote Access -- Configuring Your Broadband Connection -- Connecting to Windows Home Server Shares -- Enabling Remote Desktop Access on Home Computers -- Security Considerations -- Connecting to Home Computers -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Taking Care of Your Home Server -- Common Problems and Alerts -- Adding and Removing Hard Drives -- Monitoring and Preventative Maintenance -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Security and Your Home Server -- How Windows Home Server Helps with Security -- Monitoring and Managing Home Network Health -- Understanding Security Suites -- Antivirus for Windows Home Server -- Patches and Updates -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Expanding Your Windows Home Server -- The Sky Is the Limit -- Installing Add-ins -- Current Add-ins -- Evolving Add-ins -- Summary -- Appendix A: Finding More Information -- Windows Home Server Communities -- Blogs -- Home Automation -- Other Information -- Index.