If your broadband router doesn’t support UPnP or cannot be configured automatically, don’t worry, you can manually configure the port forwarding on your router, it’s just quicker and easy if it’s all done for you.
Before you start configuring your Windows Home Server for remote access, you might consider taking a few minutes to check that your broadband router is compatible for automatic configuration by Windows Home Server.
After you have the WHS initial setup and configuration done, it’s time to do some tweaking and customizations. (If you purchase(d) the HP MediaSmart, the defaults are not bad. But, where would we be without tweaks and customizations.)
Guest writer Thorsten Studt sent us a useful guide. He says "After I encountered some trouble while installing Windows Home Server on a board with Intel's ICH10R in AHCI and/or RAID mode, I made a short how to on pushing the required drivers to the installation without burning an OP-DVD. This is it."
Continuing our series of “How To….” guides, this one is all about how to perform a server reinstallation of the Windows Home Server software in the event of a problem, or just because you want to.
Continuing his in depth look at mControl for Windows Home Server, Tim Daleo returns with this weeks Friday Night article and asks the question "Do I really need WHS to turn a light on and off for me?" Well tonight I am going to walk you through adding some Macros to your mControl Windows Home Server while explaining some of the advantages of WHS with mControl.
AWIECO released a new beta version of their updated WakeOnLAN Add-In today for Windows Home Server code name Vail Beta Refresh. This new Add-In version integrates the WOL functionality into the Launchpad! The new Add-In is amazing and works great with the Vail Refresh and the mobile Vail website!
Now that the Windows Home Server 2011 Release Candidate is available, lets take a look at the new Move Folder Wizard feature. There’s even a video at the end showing it working.
