Windows® Home Server Bible

Introduction

With the introduction of the Windows Home Server operating system and the hardware that has been designed around it, Microsoft and the various OEM vendors have created a system that many people have been waiting for: an easy to use home server solution that goes beyond the more typical NAS systems by leveraging the power of a full-fledged Windows Server operating system. As a complete solution for your backup needs, file sharing, media sharing and remote access, Windows Home Server is truly more than the sum of its parts. The coup de grâce is the add-in framework that promises to usher in a veritable industry of new features, enhancements and tools. These features ensure that Windows Home Server will be desirable platform for everyone from the neophyte who wants a plug-and-play user friendly system all the way to the techno-geek who wants to push it to the limit.

Windows Home Server Bible is intended to be useful for this same spectrum of users. For those looking for plug-and-play, it should provide useful information on choosing Windows Home Server hardware, building a home network, and installing and configuring the server. For advanced users, it provides information on how to take full advantage of the server features, both in the advertised ways and perhaps in a few ways that are somewhat unexpected.

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