HP EX475 HP EX470, EX475 MediaSmart Server - User's Guide - Page 39

Router, Domain Name, Select Domain Name and DNS hosting service

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Router You must configure your router to access your HP Photo Webshare from outside the home network and to use remote access. After clicking Setup, the server automatically tries to configure your broadband router. For more information, see Configuring your broadband router in the Windows Home Server Console Help. Domain Name A Domain Name is a Web address. It allows you to access your HP MediaSmart Server and HP Photo Webshare from the Internet. For instance, if you registered MyFamily.hpshare.net for your HP MediaSmart Server, you would use this address to connect to your server using remote access. Additionally, this address is part of the URL for accessing an album on your Photo Webshare. To set up a domain name 1 Click the Setup button for Domain Name. 2 Follow the instructions in the Domain Name Setup. The following topics provide guidance for setting up your Domain Name: ƒ Select Domain Name and DNS hosting service ƒ About HP Personal Domain Name by TZO.COM ƒ About TZO.COM Custom Domain Names ƒ About Windows Live Personalized Domain Name Select Domain Name and DNS hosting service The HP MediaSmart Server provides three alternatives for setting up a domain name: • HP Personal Domain Name by TZO.COM • TZO.COM Custom Domain Name • Windows Live Custom Domains When choosing which service to use, consider the following: • TZO domain names allow you to automatically notify Photo Webshare visitors when new photos are available through email without having to set up an SMTP email server. Getting Started 2-15

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Getting Started
2-15
Router
You must configure your router to access your HP Photo Webshare from
outside the home network and to use remote access. After clicking
Setup
,
the server automatically tries to configure your broadband router. For more
information, see
Configuring your broadband router
in the Windows Home
Server Console Help.
Domain Name
A Domain Name is a Web address. It allows you to access your HP
MediaSmart Server and HP Photo Webshare from the Internet. For instance, if
you registered
MyFamily.hpshare.net
for your HP MediaSmart Server, you
would use this address to connect to your server using remote access.
Additionally, this address is part of the URL for accessing an album on your
Photo Webshare.
To set up a domain name
1
Click the
Setup
button for Domain Name.
2
Follow the instructions in the Domain Name Setup. The following topics
provide guidance for setting up your Domain Name:
±
Select Domain Name and DNS hosting service
±
About HP Personal Domain Name by TZO.COM
±
About TZO.COM Custom Domain Names
±
About Windows Live Personalized Domain Name
Select Domain Name and DNS hosting service
The HP MediaSmart Server provides three alternatives for setting up a
domain name:
HP Personal Domain Name by TZO.COM
TZO.COM Custom Domain Name
Windows Live Custom Domains
When choosing which service to use, consider the following:
TZO domain names allow you to automatically notify Photo Webshare
visitors when new photos are available through email without having to
set up an
SMTP
email server.