HP MediaSmart Server - User Guide

Start Using Your Server

• Computer passwords - by using the same user name and password for logging onto a computer

as for the server user account, you can avoid having to enter the user name and password when

accessing a shared folder. Requiring logon to each computer on your network adds a level of

security.

Remote Access Security

By default Remote Access is turned off.

Using a computer to remotely access the files on your server is protected in several ways:

• Security certificate

HTTPS (encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol)

• User account with strong password

Security Certificate

When you install the HP MediaSmart Server software on your network computers, the Windows

Home Server Connector software adds the Windows Home Server security certificate to the

computer’s trusted certificate list. This security certificate helps secure the information that is

exchanged between the server and your computer’s Web browser. The best way to access the files

on the server from a computer that is not attached to the network is using a browser with Internet

access.

Using remote access to access your server from public or other untrusted computers is not

recommended. Doing so can potentially expose your server to malicious software and viruses.

HTTPS

Remote Access is secure because the connection between the remote computer and the server is

done over HTTPS. HTTPS uses the encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, the same

protocol used for banking transactions and retail commerce.

User Account with Strong Password

Remote access does not allow logging on from the Guest or Administrator account. Moreover,

user accounts must be enabled for remote access, which requires a strong password to ensure that

authentication is as secure as possible.

Note

If you have configured a Domain name to your server, any photos that are placed into the HP

Photo Viewer are viewable by any one that finds your domain. The Photos that are found and

seen in this manner cannot be deleted or modified. Deleting photos can only be done by users that

have successfully logged into the server with a user account and password.