Microsoft® Home Server

Microsoft Windows Home Server Operating System is featured with the fame of Microsoft product. This home-based server application software includes rock frozen Windows Server 2003 core. The software is also sold with the modern computer systems like server hardware from manufacturers like HP. With the arrival of this Windows Home Server, Microsoft now offers three levels of backup capability improvement to users with the most recent versions of the software.

Microsoft Windows Home Server is not a simple general purpose file or web or application server. Also the software does not need high-end hardware. To set up or run Windows Home Server, the user does not require high expertise. In terms of hardware, Microsoft Home Server is an appliance intended tool to plug in to a home network, where it would always be in a turn on state and accessible for different useful activities.

Windows Home Server is a home server operating system introduced by Microsoft Corporation. Windows Home Server is designed to be a solution for homes with several connected computer systems to offer file sharing, automatic backups and remote access. Windows Home Server is relatively a bit more different and application intended since the user does not feel like sitting in front of a Windows Home Server machine. The user can make the tool more application based by using the same like Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Media Center software. Depending on how the user obtains Windows Home Server, the installation and configuration steps become easy or difficult. One of the biggest improvements in Windows Home Server is the way the tool handles storage capability.

• FIVE – Backup protection

  Microsoft Windows Home Server is an operating system that comes with a third level of backup protection feature. Along with the OneCare 2.0 feature, the software gives a centralized backup solution. The feature is accessible and applied to every computer in the home server. Windows Home Server backup offers two basic services. The software backs up the whole computer and then execute a backup incrementally on daily basis moving forward.

• FOUR – PC and server health monitoring

  Microsoft Windows Home Server features health monitoring, both for the server as well as for the connected computer systems. On the server, it monitors free space of the hard drives and it monitors backups to guarantee they are proceeding without troubles on the clients. On Microsoft Vista systems, it integrates with Windows security center to ensure that each PC is up to date with security controls.

• THREE – Sharing

  Microsoft Windows Home Server has the ability to act like any Windows-based machine with respect to file share feature. Windows Home Server includes a number of pre-built shares like images, music, public, software and videos, and it generates a default share for each user. Microsoft Windows Home Server also includes a unique and pioneering approach to storage.

• TWO – Remote access

  Microsoft Windows Home Server offers remote access features. With this feature the user can access the home server as well as most connected computers in your home network using a trouble-free and efficient web interface. Remote access feature in Windows Home Server consists of three associated features such as access to Windows Home Server shared folders, access to connected systems and access to the Windows Home Server console.

• ONE –  Install and configure

  Installing the software version of Microsoft Windows Home Server on your own hardware is time consuming and engages a silly number of reboots and so on. The initial configuration also requires a bit of commitment and time as well. Configuration includes first installing the Windows Home Server connector software, which comes on its own disc, on a client computer system.

Microsoft Windows Home Server is one of the most popular home servers operating system which comes with a number of new features and enhancements. Remote access is one of the important features in the software suite. The new versions add better abilities to the tool for enhancing the functionality.