HP MediaSmart Server - Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

Getting Started 19
Congratulations! You are Ready to Start Using Your Server
Some HP MediaSmart Server features, such as backups and shared folders, are pre-configured and ready to go
as soon as the first software installation is complete. Other features require some set up before you can use them.
Backups
After running the Software Installation Disc on your first
home computer it is automatically added to the list of
computers that are backed up by the HP MediaSmart
Server each night. Run the Software Installation Disc on
additional home computers to enable them to
communicate with the server and to add them to nightly
backups.
To customize the hard-drive volumes to back up, or to exclude
folders from the backup
1 At the computer, double-click the Windows Home
Server icon
in the task tray and log on.
2 Click the Backups & Computers tab.
Shared Folders and Media Sharing
Start copying digital assets from your computer to shared
folders on the HP MediaSmart Server.
1 At the computer, double-click the HP MediaSmart
Server desktop icon .
2 Copy Photos, Music, or Videos to the appropriate
shared folder or click
Server to create shared
folders for other digital content.
NOTE: From the Media Sharing page on the Windows
Home Server
Settings tab, you can turn on digital media
streaming for the Photos, Music, or Videos shared folders.
Click
On for each folder that you want to stream from.