HP EX485 - MediaSmart Server - 2 GB RAM, User Manual

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HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide
Notes
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We strongly recommend that you enable the Guest account and give the Guest account full
permission on all your photos, music, and videos shared folders; this ensures that Media Collector
always has access to all shares.
o The Guest account cannot be used to access the server from outside of the home using remote
access.
To enable the guest account
1. At the computer, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray.
2. Log on to the Windows Home Server Console.
3. Click the User Accounts tab at the top of the page, the User Accounts Setup dialog displays.
4. Click Enable Guest.
Notes
If you have already asked the Enable Guest checkbox not to show again, double-click Guest
account and click Enable.
Creating Individual User Accounts
If family members want to access information on your home network from an Internet café, coffee
shop, or other location outside of your home, they need individual user accounts with strong
passwords on their computer or laptop and on the server.
Important
When you create user accounts on the server, use logon names and passwords that match the logon
names and passwords of existing user accounts on your home computers. Creating matching user
accounts enables family members to automatically log on to the server when they log on to their
home computer.
If the user accounts and passwords do not match, you will be prompted to type a user name and
password when you open the server’s shared folders.
If your computer does not have a password or if the computer uses a factory default user name, you
can change these parameters to eliminate the need to enter your user name and password when you
access a shared folder.
To create a user account for a home computer running Windows XP
1. At the computer, click Start , Control Panel , and then User Accounts .
2. Click Add to create a user account.
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Click
Change an Account to change a logon name or password for an existing account.
A strong password is suggested to ensure security and is required to use remote access. A strong
password must be at least 7 characters long and must fulfill three of the following four character
criteria:
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Uppercase characters
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