

In the example below I’ve entered followed by the IP address of the server and /connect/.
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Simply open a browser on each client computer and navigate to the software location. The Connector software is located on the server itself so you will never have to remember where you left “that” CD or what website the installer was on. The Connector is required to be installed on any computer in the home that you wish to backup on the home server.
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The connector software also allows easy access to the shared folders on the server, remote web access, manual backup initiation, and the Dashboard (where the server is managed).

The Connector is a small piece of software that installs on the clients (the computers you use in your home) that communicates, or “connects”, with the server. Installing the Windows Home Server Connector Software If you are feeling adventurous you can build one for next to nothing.

Any old unused PC with a 64-bit 2GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, and at least 160GB hard drive can have you up and running in short order – you don’t even really need a monitor, keyboard, or mouse! If you don’t have one lyiing around it should’t be hard to find an unused PC from a friend or family member that meets the minumum requirements – it doesn’t have to look pretty. In my opinion the backup feature alone is worth the price of admission! You will need a PC, but it doesn’t have to be anything fancy. This is a very worthwhile investment for anyone with two, or more, PC’s in their home, who wants to stream media to multiple computers or TV’s in their home, or who wants simple and effective automated computer backups. I plan to continue the series but before I get started I wanted to share the fact that Microsoft has greatly lowered the price of this great software! It can be had for as little as In the past few issues I’ve covered basic considerations you should plan for before installing Windows Home Server 2011 and the actual installation of WHS 2011.
