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    Aspire easyStore Series Quick Start Guide
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    Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved. Aspire easyStore Series User Guide Model Number Serial Number Purchase Date Place of Purchase
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    power to the power supply unit: Install the power supply unit before connecting the power cord to the AC power outlet. Unplug the power cord before removing the power supply unit from the computer. If the system has multiple sources of power, disconnect power from the system by unplugging all power
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    or receptacle by plugging in too many devices. The overall system load must not exceed 80% of the branch circuit rating. If power strips are used, the load should not exceed 80% of the power strip's input rating. • This product's power supply is equipped with a three-wire grounded plug. The plug
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    with the system meets the requirements for use in the country/region where the system was purchased. Power cords for use in other countries/regions must meet the requirements for that country/region. For more information on power cord requirements, contact an authorized reseller or service provider.
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    or other risks. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel when: • the power cord or plug is damaged and Electronics Equipment (WEEE) regulations, visit http://global.acer.com/about/sustainability.htm
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    device has been tested and found to comply with the installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio determined by turning the device off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one the user's authority, which is granted
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    harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Notice: Canadian users This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Remarque à l'intention des utilisateurs canadiens Cet appareil numérique
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    95110, U.S.A. Tel: 254-298-4000 Fax: 254-298-4147 www.acer.com Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity This device complies with Part 15 party: Contact person: Tel: Fax: Server Aspire easyStore Series, Altos easyStore M2 Acer America Corporation 333 West San Carlos St.
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    Person: Mr. Easy Lai Tel: 886-2-8691-3089 Fax: 886-2-8691-3120 E-mail: [email protected] Hereby declare that: Product: Trade Name: Model Number: Server Acer Aspire easyStore Series, Altos easyStore M2 Is compliant with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the following
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    set) • EN300 328 V1.7.1 • EN301 893 V1.4.1 (Applicable to 5GHz high performance RLAN) Year to begin affixing CE marking 2009. Easy Lai, Manager Regulation Center, Acer Inc. January 7, 2009 Date
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    14 Connect the power cord 15 Connect to the home network 16 Power on the system 17 Install the Windows Home Server Connector on the first computer 18 Create user accounts 31 Configure the home server for remote access 36 Access the Aspire easyStore Series home page 39 Add
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    requirements • Connect the power cord • Connect the home server to the home network • Power on the home server • Install the Windows Home Server Connector to the first computer • Create user accounts • Configure the home server for remote access • Access the Aspire easyStore Series home page • Add
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    : - Install the Windows Home Server Connector software. Refer to the Aspire easyStore Series User Guide for detailed instructions. - Install the Lights Out Client. Refer to the Aspire easyStore Series User Guide for detailed instructions. - Update system driver, BIOS, and add-in softwares. Refer to
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    English 13 Select a location Before unpacking and installing the home server, select a suitable site for the system for maximum efficiency. Consider the following factors when choosing a site for the home server: • Near a grounded power outlet • Clean and dust free • Flat and stable surface free
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    hardware and software requirements: • Processor • 1 GHz Pentium 3, Pentium 4, AMD x64, or newer processor • System memory • 512 MB or above • Hard drives • 80 GB internal (ATA, SATA, or SCSI) as primary drive • Operating system • Windows Vista Home Basic • Windows Vista Home N (EU only) • Windows
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    English 15 Connect the power cord Plug the power cord into the power connector and the other end into an electrical outlet.
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    16 Connect to the home network Important: Connect the Aspire easyStore Series to your broadband router with a network cable. Wireless connection to your broadband router is not supported. However, home computers that are connected through a wireless connection is supported. Connect one end of
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    connected all the required cables, you can now power on the system. Press the power button to turn system on. The LED indicators on the front panel will flash, change colors and turn to solid blue after startup. To turn off the system, press and hold the power button down for at least four seconds.
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    on your computer. Note: Prior to installing the Windows Home Server Connector, make sure you have administrator privileges. Refer to the Windows Help for more details on changing the account settings. 1 Place the Aspire easyStore Series Software Installation Disc in the optical drive of the first
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    English 19 2 Click Install the software on the computer, then click Next. 3 Click Install to begin the installation process. The Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0, Windows Installer 3.1, and Acer Update, and Aspire easyStore Series components are installed.
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    English 20 After the components are installed, the Windows Home Server Connector installation starts to find and connect to your Aspire easyStore Series. Once the server is found, the Welcome window appears.
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    English 21 4 Click Next. 5 Click Next. 6 Select the "Download the updates from my home server and install them automatically" option button if you want to download the updates for the Connector.
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    . You may select Let me download and install the updates myself to speed up the process. 7 Click Next. 8 Select the "Yes, wake up this computer if it is in sleep or hibernate mode and back it up" option button if you want Windows Home Server to wake up your sleeping computer to back it
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    English 23 9 Click Next. 10 Click Next to perform an initial configuration of the home server. Note: The initial configuration of the home server is performed once on the first home computer.
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    default resolution of 1024 x 600. You will need to switch to a higher resolution before doing the initial configuration. 11 Click Next. The Windows Home Server initialization begins and could take a some time depending on your hardware. 12 Once the initialization is completed, click the Next arrow.
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    you can use to manage your home server from the Windows Home Server Console. The strong password must be server in a safe place. You will not be able to log on to the server if you enter a wrong password. If you forget the password, you will have to restore the server, and all system settings, user
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    two and insert the Server Recovery Disc into the client PC's optical drive to start the process. 16 Click the Next arrow. 17 Select the "User recommended settings" option button if you want to use Windows Update to automatically download and install updates for Windows Home Server, then click the
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    English 27 18 Choose if you want to participate in the Customer Experience Improvement program, then click the Next arrow. 19 Choose if you want to participate in the Windows Error Reporting program, then click the Next arrow.
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    and install available Windows Home Server updates. This could take a few minutes to complete but will not need additional information from you. Important: Do not restart or turn off your home server during the update process. 21 Once installation is complete the Windows Home Server windows displays.
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    English 29 22 Click the Next arrow. The Windows Home Server log in window displays. You can now manage the home server through the remote admin console. 23 Enter the administrator password, then click the Next arrow. The Setting Password dialog box appears.
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    30 24 Enter the administrator password to start the hardware health and performance monitor service, then click OK. The Windows Home Server Console window appears. English The Windows Home Server icon also appears in the system task tray and the Shared Folders desktop shortcut your desktop.
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    Windows Home Server Setup and install the Windows Home Server Connector software, you are ready to set up your user accounts. There are two types of user accounts that you can set up for the home server: • Guest account - If you want everybody to use the same user account to access the home server
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    English 32 2 Enter the home server administrator password, then click the Next arrow. 3 Click the User Accounts tab. 4 Under About Guests, click Enable Guest. Caution: If you have a wireless network, secure it before you enable the guest account with no password.
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    in this personal shared folder. 1 Double-click the Windows Home Server icon tray. in the system 2 Log on to the Windows Home Server Console. 3 Click the User Accounts tab. 4 Click Add. 5 On the User Accounts Setup window, click Set Policy to set a user accounts password policy. 6 Click OK.
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    Add. 8 Enter the user's name. Note: When you create user accounts on Windows Home Server, use logon names that match the logon names of your existing user accounts on your home computers. Also, use the same password that you use for your existing user accounts. If the user accounts and passwords do
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    access to the shared media folders (Video/Photo/Music) after creating user accounts. Otherwise, you can only read files but not save files to the home server. 2. A personal shared folder is created each time you add a new user account. By default, only this user account has access to the personal
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    the home server. To configure the home server for remote access: Important: Only personal user accounts with remote access permissions can log on to the Aspire easyStore Series home page. 1 Double-click the Windows Home Server icon tray. in the system 2 Log on to the Windows Home Server Console
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    your router for Windows Home Server to automatically configure it. In this step, Windows Home Server configures the persistent port forwarding from your UPnP certified router to your home server, as follows: • Port 80 - Connects over your home network to the Aspire easyStore Series home page using
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    Settings, you can choose a default home page and the Web site headline that appears on the Aspire easyStore Series Web page. 16 Click OK. 17 After you configure remote access, test the remote connectivity from outside of your home. Refer to "Access the Aspire easyStore Series home page" on page 39.
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    home page After you configure a user account for remote access, you can use a Web browser on a computer that is outside your home to remotely access your home server and home computer. On the Aspire easyStore Series home page, you can perform the following: • Remotely access the Windows Home Server
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    on the Computers tab. Note: Make sure that the home computer is configured to allow remote access. For detailed instructions about how to complete this configuration, see the Aspire easyStore Series User Guide for detailed instructions. • Shared Folders - Allows you to access the shared folders
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    are places for you to organize and store files on the home server so that you can share them with other people on your home network. 1 Double-click the Windows Home Server icon tray. in the system 2 Log on to the Windows Home Server Console. 3 Click the Shared Folders tab. 4 Click Add. 5 Enter
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    English 42 7 Click Next. 8 Assign user rights to the new share folder, then click Finish. 9 Click Done to exit the wizard.
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    the shared folders on the home server There are several ways you can access your shared folders on the home server. To access the shared folders using the desktop shortcut: 1 Double-click the Shared Folders desktop shortcut shared folders that are on your home server. to see the 2 Double-click
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    44 To access the shared folders using the Windows Home Server icon: 1 Right-click the Windows Home Server icon . 2 Click Shared Folders. 3 Double-click a shared folder in the window to open it. To access the shared folders using the Windows Start Menu: • In Windows Vista, click Start, then type
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    45 To access the shared folders using the Internet: 1 Log on to the Aspire easyStore Series home page. See "Access the Aspire easyStore Series home page" on page 39. 2 Click the Shared Folders tab. 3 You can navigate to a particular shared folder, then download or upload files to your home server.
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    The Windows Home Server allows you to stream music, photos, and videos from the home server to any supported digital media receiver, such as PlayStation 3, or to a supported digital media player, such as Windows Media Player 11. To enable media sharing: 1 Double-click the Windows Home Server icon
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    , MID • Video: WMV, ASF, MOV, AVI, MPEG, 3GP, SWF, FLV, RMVB, RM, RA, RAM, MP4, MPG, MPE, M2V, TP, TS, MLV, MKV, DIVX • Photos: GIF, PNG, BMP, JPG, JEPG, ICO, TIFF, DXF, WMF, EMF, PICT, EPS, CDR To enable digital media server: 1 Double-click the Windows Home Server icon tray. in the system 2 Log
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    English 48 6 Select a sorting method for the Photos and Videos shared folders. • Sorting by Name - Photos and videos are arranged according to the original organization, which is the default option. • Sorting by Date - Digital Media Server auto checks the latest modification dates of files and
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    English 49 Stream audio in Windows Media Player To stream audio in Windows Media Player 11: 1 Make sure that media sharing is enabled. Refer to "Enable media sharing" on page 46 for more information. 2 Make sure Digital Media Server is enabled. Refer to "Enable Digital Media Server" on page 47 for
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    English 50 4 Browse or search for the item you want to play, then click Play. 5 Click the Library tab. The Acer Aspire easyStore Series appears in the navigation pane.
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    51 6 Browse or search for the item you want to play, then click the Play button. English
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    instructions. To install the Windows Home Server connector from the Aspire easyStore Series Software Installation Disc 1 Place the Aspire easyStore Series Software Installation Disc in the optical drive of the client computer. The installation wizard starts. Or, double-click on the Acer ClientCD
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    Next. The installation status window appears. 8 Click Next. 9 Enter the Windows Home Server administrator password. 10 Click Next and follow all onscreen instructions until you finish installation. 11 Once installation is complete the Windows Home Server icon appears on the system task tray and the
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    home server 1 Open a Web browser. 2 In the address bar, enter http://Aspirehome:55000/, where "Aspirehome" is the name of the home server. 3 Under Windows Home Server Connector Setup, click Download Now. 4 In the File Download dialog box, click Run. 5 Follow all onscreen installation instructions
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    55 More information English
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    Refer to the following help resources on how to use the Aspire easyStore Series. • Aspire easyStore Series User Guide. This guide is available on the Aspire easyStore Series Software Installation Disc. To view the User Guide: a Place the Software Installation Disc in your computer's optical drive.
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    English 57 b Click User Guide. c Select a language from the list, then click Next. • Windows Home Server Console Help. To view the Help, click Help on the upper right hand corner of the Windows Home Server Console window.
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