Page 1 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Welcome to the HP MediaSmart Server Chapter 2. Set up and Installation What's in the Box? The Server at a Glance Find a Home for Your Server Server Location Network Requirements Supported Operating Systems Wireless Support Turn on the Server Install the Software Update Your Firewall's Trusted Program List...
Page 4 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Chapter 5. HP Video Converter Configure Video Converter Video Converter Status Troubleshooting and FAQs Examples of Video Converter Profiles Using Media Collector with Video Converter Converting Non-Copy Protected DVDs Giving Users Access to the Converted Videos Folder Enabling Converted Videos for TwonkyMedia Supported Video Formats Video Conversion Fails...
Page 5 Table of Contents PC Backup, Restore, and Recover PC Backup and Restore Restore an Entire PC Hard Drive Mac Backup and Recover Mac Time Machine Backup Recover an Entire Mac Hard Drive Server Backup, Recover, and Reset Back up Server to a Device Server Recovery and Factory Reset Chapter 9.
Page 6 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Chapter 13. Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components Copyrights Firefly: GPL License ImageMagick: Compatible with GPL MiscUtil.dll: MiscUtil Sample Code: WPF Calculator Libsmbclient.dylib From SAMBA 3.0.38 GPLv2 Sqlite-dotnet2: Public Domain License Tftpd32 Artistic License PacketVideo Yahoo ASTRA Components for Flash: BSD License PureMVC Framework: Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0...
Page 7: Chapter 1. Welcome To The Hp Mediasmart Server
Chapter 1. Welcome to the HP MediaSmart Server The HP MediaSmart Server protects and shares digital content—providing an easy-to-use, central repository for digital photos, music, videos, and documents. The HP MediaSmart Server supports computers running Microsoft® Windows® and Apple® Mac® OS X, enabling a more protected and reliable way of managing media and files.
Page 8 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide • iTunes Music Server Any computer on the network that runs iTunes can access music on the server as an iTunes shared library. • Disk Duplication and Storage Expansion A way to transparently duplicate selected folders on separate disk drives to help protect against a hard disk failure.
Page 9: Chapter 2. Set Up And Installation
Chapter 2. Set up and Installation S IN THE In the box you will find: • HP MediaSmart Server • Power cord • Ethernet (RJ-45) cable • Software and Documentation For warranty and support information, see the Warranty and Support Guide on the Software Installation Disc.
Page 10 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide The Front of the Server Light Bar. There is one light bar for each internal SATA disk in the HP MediaSmart Server. The server can hold up to four disks. Power Light. The power light is solid aqua white when the server is turned on.
Page 11: Find A Home For Your Server
Set up and Installation Related Topics Hubs and Network Health Light Light-bar is Pulsating Aqua White Light-bar is Red Network Connection Light Blinking Network Connection Light off Power Indicator is Off IND A OME FOR ERVER Server Location Find a suitable place to locate your HP MediaSmart Server before you install the software on your computers.
Page 12: Supported Operating Systems
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Network Requirements Requirement Recommended Home computers One or more computers running a supported operating system with a wired or wireless network connection. For a list of supported operating systems, see Supported Operating Systems. The first installation must be on a Windows computer.
Page 13: Wireless Support
Set up and Installation Supported Operating Systems Operating System Automatic Backup File Sharing for Remote Access to of Computers Computers Computers Running... Running... Running... Windows Vista Business 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Vista Business N 32-bit or 64-bit (European Union Only) Windows Vista Enterprise 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Vista Home N 32-bit or 64-bit...
Page 14 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide • HP MediaSmart Server (Requires wired connection to a router, and remote features require a broadband Internet connection.) • Wired and wireless network devices such as notebooks, desktop computers, TVs and gaming consoles • Remote devices such as notebooks and iPhones The server requires a DHCP-enabled router to get its address.
Page 15: Install The Software
Set up and Installation Check the Server Lights The lights on the front of the HP MediaSmart Server indicate the status of the server. After the HP MediaSmart Server startup completes but prior to the first software installation, the indicator lights show: •...
Page 16 C:\Program Files\Windows Home Server\ MountBackup.exe RestoreOffProc.exe WHSTrayApp.exe WHSConsoleClient.exe WHSConnector.exe BackupEngine.exe WHSOOBE.exe C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP MediaSmart Server\ MediaCollectorClient.exe MSSConnectorService.exe ControlCenter.exe C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\ HPWUCli.exe Manually Add Programs to Your Firewall or Anti-Virus Program's Trusted List Some firewall or anti-virus programs may not automatically update their trusted programs list.
Page 17 Set up and Installation Click the vendor to expand and view the instructions on updating their trusted programs list. Click again to hide the instructions. • Open the AVG Anti-Virus plus Firewall. Double-click the Firewall button to configure the Firewall. Add the programs listed at the top of this page. •...
Page 18 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide • Microsoft Windows Vista To add exceptions to your firewall using Windows Vista, preform the following steps:...
Page 19 Set up and Installation 1. Click Start, Control Panel, and then Security Center. 2. Click Allow a program through Windows Firewall.
Page 20 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 3. Select the Exceptions tab and then click Add Program. 4. In the Add a Program dialog box, click Browse. Add the programs listed at the top of this page. 5. Click OK. • Microsoft Windows XP To add exceptions to your firewall using Windows XP, preform the following steps:...
Page 21 Set up and Installation 1. Click Start, Control Panel, and then Security Center. 2. Click Windows Firewall. 3. Select the Exceptions tab and then click Add Program. 4. In the Add a Program dialog box, click Browse. Add the programs listed at the top of this page.
Page 22 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 5. Click OK. • Norton Click Options in Norton to change the firewall settings. Add the programs listed at the top of this page.
Page 23 Set up and Installation • Symantec Open Symantec Endpoint Protection, click Change Settings, and then click Configure Settings for Network Threat Protection. Add the programs listed at the top of this page. • Trend Micro 1. Open the Trend Micro Main Console, select the Personal Network and Firewall Controls tab, and then click Settings.
Page 24 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 2. On the Personal Firewall page, click Add.
Page 25 Set up and Installation 3. Select the Program Control tab and then click Add. 4. Click Browse and add the programs listed at the top of this page. 5. Click OK. • ZoneAlarm...
Page 26: Install Software On The First Pc
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 1. Open ZoneAlarm Security. 2. Click Program Control, Programs, and then Add. 3. Add the programs listed at the top of this page. Install Software on the First PC The following steps outline the key decision points during the software installation. Click each step to expand it and see additional information.
Page 27 Set up and Installation 1. Check for Administrator Privileges. You must have administrative privileges on your computer to install the software. Complete the following steps to view or change user account settings. On Windows Vista, Click Start, Control Panel, and then User Accounts and Family Safety On Windows XP, Click Start, Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts On Mac OS X 10.5 or Later,...
Page 28 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 4. The Windows Home Server Connector installs next. The Windows Home Server Connector: Connects your computer to the server Automatically backs up your computer every night Monitors the health of the network and computers running Windows Vista Enables configuration of the server from your computer The Windows Home Server software installation runs only once—on the first computer where you run the Software Installation Disc.
Page 29 Set up and Installation 5. Select to wake up this computer if it is in sleep or hibernate mode to run a scheduled backup. If you do not turn on this option now, you can enable it later. At the computer, right-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray.
Page 30 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Important This is the only time you can name your server. It cannot be changed later. Write down your server name. The default name is hpstorage. 7. Set the server password. Create a strong password. A strong password must be at least 7 characters long and must fulfill three of the following requirements: Uppercase characters Lowercase characters...
Page 31 Set up and Installation The server password is not the same as a user password. User accounts and passwords are setup in the Windows Home Server Console. 8. The install checks for Windows Home Server Updates. The Windows Home Server installation checks for any relevant important updates. This may take some time to complete, but does not require additional information from you.
Page 32 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 9. Type the password you created above and log on to the Windows Home Server. 10. The install checks for HP MediaSmart Server updates. The HP MediaSmart Server installation checks for any updates. Installing updates ensures that you experience the full functionality and optimal performance of the HP MediaSmart Server.
Page 33 Set up and Installation Note This check only occurs the first time you run the Software Installation Disc. If you want to check for updates at a later time, see Updating and Rolling Back the Server. 11. Install server updates if they are available. If there is an update, select it and complete the instructions on the screen to install it.
Page 34: Install Software On Additional Pcs
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 12. The Windows Home Server Console opens. The Windows Home Server console opens. Use the console to set up user accounts and configure HP MediaSmart Server features. Click Help in the upper right corner of the Console to get additional assistance.
Page 35 Set up and Installation Install from the Server using a Browser Window Set up Additional Computers Install from the Software Installation Disc 1. Insert the Software Installation Disc into a computer connected to the network. You must have administrative privileges to install. For additional information, see Installing the Software on the First Computer.
Page 36 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 2. Click Download Now. Note You can come back later to get the toolkit or contact information. Type the address, http://<server name>:55000, in a browser window. 3. A file download security warning and a Internet Explorer dialog box may pop up. Click Run. 4.
Page 37: Install The Software On A Mac
Set up and Installation Install the Software on a Mac In this article... Install using the Software Installation Disc Install from the Server Install using the Software Installation Disc The first client installation must be on a PC. Subsequent installations can be on a Mac or PC. Note You must have administrative privileges on your computer to install the software.
Page 38: Troubleshooting A Mac Connection To The Server
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 8. Once your credentials have been authenticated, click Apply. Note Server Name and Password have to be authenticated prior to using the HP Home Page, or entering preferences for BackUp. Install from the Server 1. At the Mac computer, open a Finder window. 2.
Page 39 Set up and Installation PCs on your network. This document explains how to connect your Mac to the server so you can access shared folder contents. In this article... Before Connecting to the Server Connection Method A: Using the Finder Connection Method B: Using Connect to Server and the Server Name Connection Method C: Using Connect to Server and the Server's IP Address Pinging the Server...
Page 40 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Types of Accounts Type of Account Description Server Account Creation Administrator Connecting as the server administrator The server administrator account is created the first Account gives you access to all shared folders on time you install the client software on a PC. You the server.
Page 41 Set up and Installation Note The same Sidebar shows up in Save and Open dialog boxes of your programs too, making your server available to you for opening and saving files. If you don’t see the server in the Finder window’s Shared category, •...
Page 42 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide double-click the guest account or user account. Select the Shared Folder Access tab to change settings. Click OK to accept the changes. If you connected to the server using the Administrator account, you will see all of the server's shared folders.
Page 43 Set up and Installation 192.168.0.1, or Obtain your router's IP address from a Mac by selecting Apple menu > System Preferences > Network. Select Built-in Ethernet on the left menu. The router IP address is on the right side of the Network dialog. To obtain the router's IP address from a PC, select Start >...
Page 44: Uninstall The Software
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Note Click "+" to add the server address to your list of favorites. 5. Click Connect. 6. Log on to the server using either a guest account, user account, or administrator account. Pinging the Server To troubleshoot a connection failure, you can ping the server.
Page 45: Uninstall The Mac Client Software
Set up and Installation Uninstall the Mac Client Software In this article... Uninstall using the Software Installation Disc Uninstall from the Server Uninstall using the Software Installation Disc 1. Insert the Software Installation Disc. 2. Double-click Uninstall HP MediaSmart Server Software. 3.
Page 46 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide HP MediaSmart Server software update does not update the Microsoft Windows Home Server operating system. For information about updating Windows Home Server, see Configuring Windows Update in the Windows Home Server Console Help. In this article... Configure HP Update Version Information Configure HP Update...
Page 47 Set up and Installation Automatically download and install Requires no user action. updates (recommended) Downloads and installs updates on the server in the background. If necessary the server will automatically reboot. Download updates and let me choose Requires user action. when to install Your computer notifies you that an update has been downloaded and is ready to install on the server.
Page 48: Update And Roll Back The Server
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Update and Roll Back the Server Use HP Update to keep your server and networked computers current with the latest HP software, online help, and new features. Important The server must be updated before client PCs and Macs are updated. The server and the client computers must be running the same version of the HP MediaSmart Server software.
Page 49 Set up and Installation • To manually install an update copied to the server 1. If you downloaded a software update from the www.hp.com site, you can manually install it by copying the software update package to your server. Once the update is on the server, complete the following steps.
Page 50 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 6. Click Select file. 7. Type the full path to the file that you copied to the server or select the Browse button navigate to the file and select OK. 8. Click Finish to start the install process and follow the default choices to complete the server software install.
Page 51 Set up and Installation Roll Back the Server 1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on. At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu 2. Click Settings in the upper right of the Console. 3.
Page 52: Update And Roll Back Client Pcs
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Update and Roll Back Client PCs Note Update the server software prior to updating the client software. If your server does not have the correct software version, you will get an error message when you try to install the client software. Updating and Rolling Back the Server for more information.
Page 53 Set up and Installation 2. Click Settings to configure HP Update. 3. Click Next to immediately check for a client PC update. 4. Follow the instructions on your computer for installing the update. • To Update Client PCs Using the Software Installation Disc The Software Installation Disc runs an executable file that is on your server.
Page 54 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 3. Select Windows Home Server Connector and click Remove. 4. Close Add or Remove Programs. 5. At the computer, click Start, and then Run. Type the following (UNC) network address. \\hpstorage\Software\Home Server Connector Software\setup.exe The network address will be different if you renamed your server. In this case type, \\<server name>\Software\Home Server Connector Software\setup.exe 6.
Page 55 Set up and Installation 4. Select HP MediaSmart Server to see the version number. Check the Server Version Number 1. To check the server software version number on a PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on. At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu 2.
Page 56 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide The server and client software should have compatible version numbers. The following table lists the version numbers that work together. Compatible Software Version Numbers Server Version PC Client Version Mac Client Version 1.3.6.21622 1.2.1.18999, 1.3.6.21622 1.3.8.25155 1.2.1.18999, 1.3.6.21622, 1.3.8.25155...
Page 57: Update And Roll Back Mac Clients
Set up and Installation Update and Roll Back Mac Clients This article describes how to manually check for a Mac client update or roll back. Mac computers connected to the network automatically check for changes to the HP MSS Client.dmg file once a day and notify you if it has changed.
Page 58 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Check the Mac Client Version Number It is important for the Server software and the Mac client software to be on the same version in order for them to work together properly. Complete the following steps to confirm that the server and the client are on the same version.
Page 59 Set up and Installation The server and client software should have compatible version numbers. The following table lists the version numbers that work together. Compatible Software Version Numbers Server Version PC Client Version Mac Client Version 1.3.6.21622 1.2.1.18999, 1.3.6.21622 1.3.8.25155 1.2.1.18999, 1.3.6.21622, 1.3.8.25155 2.1.7.24261...
Page 61: Chapter 3. Start Using Your Server
Chapter 3. Start Using Your Server UIDED HP Home Page The HP Home Page is the starting point for accessing the features of the HP MediaSmart Server. In this article... Open the HP Home Page on a PC Open the HP Home Page on a Mac The HP Home Page Icons Open the HP Home Page on a PC The HP Home Page can be accessed from the following:...
Page 62 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide The HP Home Page Icons Media Streamer—Opens a web application for streaming music, videos, and photos in your home. For more information, see About Media Streamer. HP Photo Publisher—Publish photos from your Server to your favorite photo-sharing site.
Page 63: Windows Home Server Console
Start Using Your Server Windows Home Server Console PEN THE INDOWS ERVER ONSOLE The Windows Home Server Console is where you manage and configure the HP MediaSmart Server. You can access the Windows Home Server Console from a PC in the following ways. The Windows Home Server Console cannot be opened on a Mac.
Page 64 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 2. Click Overview and then Tour in the left menu. The following features are illustrated. The HP MediaSmart Server includes many features and applications designed to help you secure, store and share your information. HP MediaSmart Server Features Feature Description Backup...
Page 65: First Steps
Start Using Your Server • Computers & Backups—View and customize backups. Also, view the status of your home computers. For more information, see Computers & Backup in the Windows Home Server Console Help. • User Accounts—Add, remove, and modify user accounts. For more information, see User Accounts in the Windows Home Server Console Help.
Page 66: Mac Time Machine Backup
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Related Topics Removing a Computer Troubleshooting Computers & Backup Mac Time Machine Backup In this article... Determine Used Space on Your Local Disk Configure Time Machine Backups Change the Backup Disk Size Delete a Backup Disk Determine Used Space on Your Local Disk Begin by finding out how much space your data currently occupies on your Local disk.
Page 67 Start Using Your Server Multiply the used disk space by 1.5. The result is the minimum amount of disk space Time Machine can work with (That’s because Time Machine needs space for all of your files plus some extra room to enable it to store new data and multiple copies of files that change.). However, more space is always better, because it enables Time Machine to retain backups that go further into the past.
Page 68 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 3. Select the Backup tab and type a Backup Disk Size. The suggested minimum disk space size displays in the dialog based on approximately 1.5 times the size of your used disk space. However, HP recommends creating a backup disk that is at least as large as your total local disc capacity, or larger if possible.
Page 69 Start Using Your Server Note The location for the backup is on the server at \\hpstorage\Mac\Backup. If the Mac shared folder has been deleted from the server , you must create it. At a PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on.
Page 70: Using Shared Folders
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Delete a Backup Disk You may want to delete a backup disk if you need to free up space on your server for other things or if you are no longer using your Mac. 1. From the HP MediaSmart Server menu, select Open Preferences. 2.
Page 71 Start Using Your Server 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. Access Shared Folders from the Run Dialog At the computer, click Start and Run.
Page 72 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 3. If the shared folders are not in My Network places, you can add them manually. Access Shared Folders from Network in Windows Vista 1. At the computer, click Start, and then Network. 2. In Network, double-click the computer icon next to SERVER If you changed the default name of the server, that name appears next to the computer icon instead.
Page 73: Enable Guest Account Or Set Up User Accounts
Start Using Your Server Enable Guest Account or Set up User Accounts In this article... Enable the Guest Account Create PC and Mac User Accounts Create Matching Server Accounts Enable the Guest Account If you want everyone to use the same logon account to access the HP MediaSmart Server, enable the guest account.
Page 74 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Create a User Account for a PC Running Windows XP 1. At the computer, click Start, Control Panel, and then User Accounts. 2. Click Add to create a user account. -or- Click Change an Account to change a logon name or password for an existing account. strong password is suggested to ensure security and is required to use remote access.
Page 75 Start Using Your Server Enter the user information. strong password is suggested to ensure security and is required to use remote access. A strong password should be at least 7 characters long and fulfill three of the following four character criteria: •...
Page 76: Configure Remote Access
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Related Topics Windows Home Server Console Help User Accounts Configure Remote Access To easily access your server files and network PCs from a computer that is not attached to the network, you must configure remote access. In this article...
Page 77 Start Using Your Server TZO domains names allow easy remote access, even if your broadband ISP blocks port Blocking port 80 prevents a Web browser from reaching the server. With the TZO.COM Custom Domain Name option, you can create a domain name with any name that is not already registered.
Page 78: Secure Your Server From Intruders
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide • With the Microsoft domain name, if you don't already have a Microsoft Live account, you'll have to set that up. • With TZO custom domain name option, you can get your own domain name (e.g., smithfamily.com).
Page 79 Start Using Your Server Broadband Router Firewall The HP MediaSmart Server requires a broadband router. Broadband routers allow multiple computers and devices to share an Internet connection using (Network Address Translation) technology. NAT allows all the computers and devices on your network to use a single Internet connection address).
Page 80 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Ports used by the server Type Port numbers Description 10284, 10283, 10282, 10281, Media connection 10280, 10243 Wireless Security If your router comes with wireless capability, it has a piece of equipment called a Wireless Access Point (WAP).
Page 81 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.
Page 82: Add Shared Folders To Network Places
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Configuring your broadband router Why can't I connect to some computers? Learn more about router configuration User Accounts Setting User Accounts Password Policy Why should logon names match? Add Shared Folders to Network Places In this article... Add Shared Folders to My Network Places in Windows XP Add a Network Place in Windows Vista Shared Folders...
Page 83: Install Hp Add-Ins For Windows Home Server
Start Using Your Server Once you create a network place for one of the shared folders, the other shared folders on the server will be available on My Network Places. Add a Network Place in Windows Vista Note Network discovery must be turned on to add a shared folder to Network places in Windows Vista. 1.
Page 84: Register Your Server
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide • Checks for viruses, spyware, unwanted programs, and other potential threats. Every time a file is accessed on your Windows Home Server, Total Protection Service scans the file to make sure it is free of viruses and spyware. •...
Page 85: Configure Server Settings
Start Using Your Server 2. Click Registration to go to https://register.hp.com and register your HP MediaSmart Server. Registering your server ensures that your information is on file with HP if you should need technical support services. Configure Server Settings OWER ETTINGS The Power Management screen allows you to put the Server into a sleep mode to save power.
Page 86 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Sleep Now— Clicking the Sleep Now button puts the Server into sleep mode. The server will wake up for a backup, input from the HP Home Page, or pressing the power button on the Server. 6.
Page 87 Start Using Your Server 4. The following choices are available in the Configure section. HP recommends that you select Automatically download and install updates. Configure HP Software Update Options Option Additional information Automatically download and install Requires no user action. updates (recommended) Downloads and installs updates on the server in the background.
Page 88 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Configure HP Software Update Options Option Additional information Turn off automatic updates Not recommended. To get updates with this choice you will have to click Check for updates located in the Version section. 5. Click OK. Version Information The following information and options are in the Version section of the HP Update dialog.
Page 89 Start Using Your Server 4. Click the Notifications tab. 5. Select options. The following is an example of a notification message. 6. Click OK. LED S ETTINGS The LED screen gives you control of two different LED behaviors. 1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on.
Page 90 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 4. Click the LEDs tab. 5. Select options. LED brightness control—The LED brightness control allows you to adjust the brightness of all LEDs on the front panel of the Server. Grab the slider and move for a brighter or dimmer LED. Health LED Behavior—The Health LED Behavior checkbox allows for the Server’s health LED to show red you for any Critical Windows Home Server health notifications.
Page 91 Start Using Your Server Hardware Status Levels Green Yellow Fan Speed Greater than or equal to Between 600 rmp and Less than 600 rpm 800 rpm 800 rpm Temperature (PECI): Less than 74 Between 74 and 80 Greater than or equal to HP MediaSmart Server EX490 Temperature (PECI):...
Page 92: Getting Help For Using Your Server
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 5. Click OK. UPPORT NFORMATION 1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on. At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu 2. Click Settings in the upper right corner of the Console. 3.
Page 93 Start Using Your Server HP Server Help Windows Home Server Console Help HP Server Help HP Server Help includes the types of help shown in the following table. Additionally, the online User’s Guide includes references to topics in the Windows Home Server Help. User’s Guide—Contains online help, installation instructions, guidance for set up, using the product, tutorials, recovery information, and other important information.
Page 94 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Windows Home Server Console Help Main Topics Description Windows Home Server Settings How to configure backups, passwords, media sharing, remote access, add-ins, resources, and more. Remote Access How to set up the server to easily access your files on your server using an Internet connection from a remote location.
Page 95: Chapter 4. Hp Media Collector
Chapter 4. HP Media Collector HP M BOUT EDIA OLLECTOR The HP Media Collector takes media files from the computers on your network and copies them to your HP MediaSmart Server. This allows you to maintain a comprehensive library of music, photos, and videos in one location in your home.
Page 96 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide HP Media Collector Default Settings Media Collector is disabled by default. Before Media Collector can begin to copy media to your HP MediaSmart Server, you must enable the media types you want to collect. Media Collector copies media files only from computers that are installed as clients on your Windows Home Server network.
Page 97: Configuring Media Collector
HP Media Collector Supported File Formats The files and types listed below are compatible for Media Collection: Photos jpg, gif, tif, pct, mov files located under My Pictures, Pictures Music mp3, wma, m4a, aac, wav, playlists (m3u, wpl), album art Videos AVI, MOV, m4v, MPEG, MP2, WMV, FLV, DIVX, DVR-MS, M2TS, VOB file collections Media File Duplication...
Page 98 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 3. Click Configuration. The HP Media Collector General Settings panel opens. 4. Click Photo Settings in the left menu. You can configure these settings in this tab: • Photo Collection Status—Enable or Disable photo collection •...
Page 99 HP Media Collector The photo example shows two panes with different file/folder organizations for the same group of sample photos. Things to Consider Organize by Date Organize by PC Folder Structure Uses Date Picture Taken tag or Modified Date to Sorts files by user or source computer organize files Good for organizing large groups of unsorted image...
Page 100: Configuring Media Collector For Music
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide In contrast, the right pane is organized by PC folder structure If photos are found under a user’s home Pictures folder, then they will be grouped just under the user’s name with the underlying folder organization. This still may include some simplification in that photos for user Susan on computer1 and user Susan on computer2 will be coalesced into a single group.
Page 101 HP Media Collector Example of Music Collected by Artist/Album and by PC Folder Structure We’ll start by looking at the underlying data used to build the two examples below. The files that are shown are based on two music collections. One group is located under user Susan’s home Music folder, with some songs organized by album as well as some that are included within her iTunes library.
Page 102 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Things to Consider Organize by Artist/Album Organize by PC Folder Structure Uses music file tags to organize files Sorts files by user or source computer Reduces duplication of files on the server Good for maintaining original music sorting On the left, the files are organized by Artist/Album There are two things of interest 1.
Page 103: Configure Media Collector For Videos
HP Media Collector On the other hand, if the music was found on a computer in a folder other than your home Music folder, it will be grouped under the computer name, with a path showing their placement on the computer.
Page 104: Media Collector Status
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide EDIA OLLECTOR TATUS 1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on. At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu 2. Click Media and then HP Media Collector in the left menu. 3.
Page 105 HP Media Collector • A Firewall may be Blocking Applications or Port 21 TCP/Outbound The aggregation application may not be accessing the desired media files on the client computer Media Collector runs with the permissions of the logged on user, if the material to be aggregated is in a folder that the user doesn't have permission to access, then that folder's contents can't be collected when this user is logged in.
Page 106 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 4. Click the Photos, Music, or Videos tab. 5. Check that the media collection status is set to Enabled. 6. Click OK. Home Computer is not Included as a Scanned Computer The HP MediaSmart Server may not be set up to scan one of your network computers. Check your HP Media Collector settings to make sure all of your home computers are included.
Page 107 HP Media Collector 4. On the General Settings tab, check that all of the necessary computers are Included in the Scanned Computers list. 5. Click OK.
Page 109: Chapter 5. Hp Video Converter
Chapter 5. HP Video Converter ONFIGURE IDEO ONVERTER The HP Video Converter converts most popular video formats into a file format that can be played on a variety of devices like notebook PCs, xBox, Playstation, and iPhone. In some cases, you will want to convert videos because the original video format cannot be played by the video player or device you are trying to use.
Page 110: Configure Video Converter
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Note The Video Converter will not transcode copy protected DVDs or electronic videos with Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection. Configure Video Converter 1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on. At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu 2.
Page 111 HP Video Converter Input Folders Select a shared folder where you will place the original videos that you want to convert. The HP Video Converter monitors this folder for changes and automatically converts videos that are placed there. After the video is converted, it is put in the Converted Videos folder. You can select any number of folders or subfolders to monitor.
Page 112 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide DVD Settings The DVD Settings sections applies to DVD folders, which must be named VIDEO_TS. This settings allows you to customize how titles within your DVDs should be treated. All DVDs contain one or more titles, with each title being made up of one or more chapters. Each DVD can be authored slightly differently, and you may want to consult your DVD creation program or camcorder documentation for more information on how titles are created and structured.
Page 113 HP Video Converter Output Settings • Select Output Preset Settings—Some common uses for converted videos have been anticipated and are listed here. When you select one of the presets, the rest of the output settings are selected for you. You may choose to accept these settings as they are or change them to suite your individual needs.
Page 114 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide • Network speeds seldom work 100% efficiently. For example, a WiFi G network under good conditions can frequently max throughput out at around 20-30 mb/s even if the reported connected speed is 54 mb/s. Advanced Output Controls •...
Page 115: Video Converter Status
HP Video Converter Enable Video Converter After you click Finish on the HP Video Converter Settings, you are returned to the Converter Status page. Click Enable Video Converter to begin converting videos. IDEO ONVERTER TATUS 1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on.
Page 116: Troubleshooting And Faqs
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide The buttons at the bottom of the page only apply to selected videos on the status page. To select multiple continuous videos, click the top video and Shift+Click the bottom one. To select random videos, hold down the Ctrl key and click each video individually. Buttons are active when they can be applied to the entire selection.
Page 117 HP Video Converter 5. On the Select Video Converter Profile page, click Mobile and then Next. 6. On the Input Folders page, select Videos and click Next. This assumes you will place all of your original videos that you want to convert in the videos folder or a subfolder within Videos, and that you want to convert all of your videos using the mobile profile.
Page 118: Using Media Collector With Video Converter
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide or a subfolder within Videos, and that you want to convert all of your videos using this profile. If you want to convert a some of your videos using this profile but not all of them, you could create a subfolder within Videos called My iPod (\\Videos\My iPod) and select My iPod as your input folder instead of Videos.
Page 119: Giving Users Access To The Converted Videos Folder
HP Video Converter Converter to transcode the DVD into a format suitable to streaming to many devices on your network, in your home, or mobile devices. 1. Insert the DVD in your computer's DVD-ROM drive. 2. Navigate to a folder on your server that is enabled for video conversion. This is typically your videos shared folder at \\hpstorage\videos.
Page 120: Enabling Converted Videos For Twonkymedia
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Enabling Converted Videos for TwonkyMedia The Converted Videos folder is enabled for TwonkyMedia by default. If the Converted Videos folder is disabled, your mobile devices and in-house media streaming will not see the converted videos. Complete the following steps to enable the Converted Videos folder for TwonkyMedia. 1.
Page 121: Video Conversion Fails
HP Video Converter Supported Video Formats Container Video Audio MP4,M4V AVC (h264) MP4, M4V MPEG-4 DVR-MS MPEG-2 Unsupported Video Formats Container Video Audio MPEG-1, 2, 4; WMV, VC1 AVC (h264) AAC and others Multiple other AVC (h264) containers AVC (h264) AVC (h264) No Support for ISO To determine if your video is compatible with Video Converter, check the following...
Page 122: Network Bandwidth
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide • Copy protected DVD—The HP Video Converter will not transcode copy protected DVDs. DRM protected content—The HP Video Converter will not transcode electronic videos with Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection. • Unsupported video format—The original video format is unsupported by the HP Video Converter.
Page 123: Chapter 6. Media Streaming
Chapter 6. Media Streaming BOUT TREAMING EDIA Streaming media allows you to enjoy your videos, music, and photos in any room of your home and outside your home. Even when you are away from home, you can enjoy your media on any computer that has a browser.
Page 124: In-Home Streaming
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Media Collector scans the computers in your home network and copies media to the server. You can choose how often Media Collector copies files; and you can choose what Media Collector copies and how to organize media on the server. Streaming to your Television, Stereo, and Home PC Your HP MediaSmart Server uses Digital Media Servers to stream media from the Server to a Digital Media Receiver that is attached to your television and stereo.
Page 125 Media Streaming Enable and Configure HP Media Collector Enable and Configure HP Video Converter Verify Media Server is Enabled Before you can stream photos, music, and videos in the home, Media Server must be enabled. Media Server is enabled out-of-the-box. To verify that Media Server is enabled, perform the following steps.
Page 126 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on. At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu 2. Click Settings in the upper right corner of the Console. 3.
Page 127: Web/Iphone Streaming
Media Streaming 2. Click Media and then HP Media Collector in the left menu. 3. Click Configuration. The HP Media Collector General Settings panel opens. 4. Complete the steps in the wizard. For additional information, see the following help topics. Configuring Media Collector General Settings Configuring Media Collector for Photos Configuring Media Collector for Music...
Page 128 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Configure Remote Access 1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on. At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu 2. Click Settings in the upper right of the Console. 3.
Page 129 Media Streaming 2. Click the User Accounts tab at the top of the page. If the User Accounts Setup dialog displays click OK. 3. Click Add, this will open the Add User Account screen. enter user information. Check the Enable Remote Access for this user check box. Make an appropriate choice concerning allowing access to computer and folders.
Page 130 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 3. Click TwonkyMedia in the left menu. You can change settings here by using these tabs: • Media Sharing Folders—Add, Edit, or Remove. • Media Receivers—Add, Edit, or Remove. Check Automatic Sharing here to enable sharing for new media receivers automatically.
Page 131: Twonkymedia For Media Sharing
Media Streaming WONKY EDIA FOR EDIA HARING About TwonkyMedia We strongly recommend that you use TwonkyMedia as your Digital Media Server. TwonkyMedia is enabled by default in your HP MediaSmart Server. TwonkyMedia includes these features: Allows your digital media receiver (DMR) to see photo thumbnails for pictures and album artwork for music Supports remote media streaming...
Page 132 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide TwonkyMedia and Windows Media Connect File Compatibility File TwonkyMedia Windows Types Media Connect Picture Formats tif, tiff Video Formats DivX dvr-ms mpg/mpeg...
Page 133 Media Streaming TwonkyMedia and Windows Media Connect File Compatibility File TwonkyMedia Windows Types Media Connect MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-2- MPEG-4 Xvid Playlist Formats TwonkyMedia Default Settings 1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on. At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu 2.
Page 134: Configure Twonkymedia For Streaming Media
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide UPnP A/V and DLNA Universal Plug and Play Audio Video (UPnP A/V) and Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) define standard network protocols for streaming media. • UPnP A/V is a set of network protocols that allow networked devices to communicate seamlessly in a home networking environment.
Page 135: Troubleshooting And Faqs
Media Streaming Troubleshooting and FAQs WONKY EDIA ISABLING EDIA HARING OLDERS TILL TREAMS TO Symptom TwonkyMedia was connected to a DMA and now I want to Disable Media Sharing. I go to the TwonkyMedia, click Media server settings and click the Media Sharing Folders tab. I double click on each of the folders to disable sharing.
Page 136: Server For Itunes
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Solution Click Stop Sharing on the TwonkyMedia pane of the Windows Home Server Console. ERVER FOR I UNES Settings for iTunes You can centralize your iTunes library for playback on any computer on your home network that runs iTunes.
Page 137: Troubleshooting And Faqs
Media Streaming • Status—enable or disable. • Shared name—specify the shared name you want to display in iTunes. • Require password—check to require password. The default setting here is no password. If you assign a password, then only users who provide the correct password can play music from your Server's shared library.
Page 138: Hp Media Streamer
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 2. Select File, then Add to Media Library, and click Add Folder…. 3. In the Add Folder dialog, type \\<YourServerName>\Music and click OK. This will add all of the music files in your Music shared folder on the HP MediaSmart Server to your Windows Media Player library.
Page 139: Hp Media Streamer Music Page
Media Streaming File Formats Supported by the HP Media Streamer The files and types listed below are compatible for Media Streaming: Audio Formats MP3, AAC-LC, PCM Compatibility for Audio .wma, .mp3, .m4a, .mp4, .aac, .wav Compatibility for Photo .jpg, .tif, .tiff, .png, .gif, .bmp Before You Begin Using the HP Media Streamer Before you can run Media Streamer you must: •...
Page 140 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide In the Tracks panel, the tracks sort by track order. Again, you can jump to a different section of each column by typing the first letter of any Title, Artist, or Album. Artists View The Artists view on the Music page has three selection panels (Artists, Albums, Tracks) and a media Player.
Page 141 Media Streaming In the Tracks panel, the Tracks sorts by song title. Folders View The Folders View of the Music page has two selection panels and a media player. The top selection panel shows folders in a typical file browser view sorted in alphabetical order. Tracks Panel The tracks panel shows tracks sorted by track number.
Page 142 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Playlists View The Playlists View has two selection panels and a media player. There are three pre-defined playlists: -Last played- , -Most played-, and Recently added. And the user’s personal playlists are listed below. Tracks from the selected playlist display in the Tracks panel. Playlist tracks sort in playlist order. Note Playlists display up to 500 songs.
Page 143 Media Streaming Media Player From the top down, the Player shows these features:...
Page 144 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide • Player window shows album art (if available) • Blue Display area – shows artist on top line, album in the middle line, track name on the bottom line. Below the Text the progress bar shows the amount of time played.
Page 145: Hp Media Streamer Photos Page
Media Streaming HP Media Streamer Photos Page In this article... Date View Folder View Playlist View Full Screen view Date View The Photo Page, Date View has three selection panels and one media player. The Year panel has a column showing years and a column showing the number of photos in that year.
Page 146 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Folder View The Photos Page, Folder View has two selection panels and one media player The top selection panel shows folders in a typical file browser view. In the photos panel thumbnails of the images in the folder selected in the file browser view are displayed.
Page 147 Media Streaming Playlist View The Playlists View has two selection panels and a media player. There are three pre-defined playlists: -Most played-, -Last played-, and -Recently Added-. Photo thumbnails from the selected playlist display in the photos panel. Playlist photos sort in playlist order.
Page 148 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Full Screen View This view shows the picture in the full browser window. The player controls appear in a semi- transparent gray bar in the bottom center of the picture. The controls will fade out after 3 seconds. Moving the mouse in the photo viewer window will make the controls appear again.
Page 149: Hp Media Streamer Videos Page
Media Streaming HP Media Streamer Videos Page Note To ensure that your videos can be streamed, videos should be processed through the HP Video Converter, for more information see About HP Video Converter. In this article... All View Folders View Playlists View Video Quality Filter Status Link...
Page 150 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide This blue bar shows the item selected in each panel. Selecting a video in the Videos Panel will start loading the video in the video player. You must then click the play button to start the video. Folders View The Folders view of the Videos page has two selection panels.
Page 151 Media Streaming Playlists View The Playlists View has two selection panels and a media player. There are three pre–defined playlists: – Most played–, –Last played–, and –Recently Added– which are displayed in the Playlist panel. The playlist panel also lists the number of videos in each playlist.
Page 152 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Video Quality Filter By default the Video page will open with Converted Mobile videos. You have three choices for Video Quality Converted – Mobile These Videos are suitable for mobile devices and remote video streaming (the video will be no larger than QVGA: 320w x 240h).
Page 153 Media Streaming between the original and Full resolution output, but these differences are minimal in most situations. • All. Displays all videos in the shared folder. Status link Clicking the Status link will bring up a report that can tell you the status of your video conversions.
Page 154 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Player Player window • Blue Display area – shows video title. Behind the text the progress bar shows the amount of time played. Names that are too wide to fully display in the player can be read in a tool tip by hovering the mouse over desired name.
Page 155: Troubleshooting And Faqs
Media Streaming Troubleshooting and FAQs EDIA TREAMER Symptom Navigate to Media Streamer: • Page loads as blank page • You are requested to Open, Save, or Cancel the file scalable_ui.swf. Click Cancel. Cause Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 or later is required. Solution Go to www.adobe.com and click Get Adobe Flash Player.
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Page 157 Media Streaming Music Player Pane Buttons The list below describes the music player pane button functionality: • Shuffle Songs button, when this button is selected it will have a blue ring • Previous Song button • Play/Pause button • Next Song button...
Page 158 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide • Repeat all Songs button, when this button is selected it will have a blue ring • Volume Control Bar Photo Player Pane Buttons The list below describes the photo player pane button functionality: • Enlarge Slide Show button, when this button is selected the slide show will fill the browser •...
Page 159 Media Streaming USIC TREAM This dialog box will appear when you open Media Streaming and you click the Music button and you: • Do not have music on your Server • You have not configured the server for streaming media. No music on your Server Place music on your server in the following location "<name of server>/Music"...
Page 160: Streaming Media To A Device
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide M4A F TARTING ULTIPLE ILES TOPS USIC AND DDITIONAL ILES RANSCODE Symptom Go to a folder with m4a files. Start playing the first track, when music starts click next a few times. The music will stop after a few seconds. Cause The server is transcoding multiple files and this can cause gaps in the playing of music.
Page 161: Media Files (Audio/Video) Of Supported Format Aren't Seen By Device
Media Streaming pictures, or videos on my DMA list? for information on disabling media sharing for shared folders. Alternately, you can turn off TwonkyMedia media sharing and remove the duplicate HP MediaSmart Server from your digital media adaptor list. For additional information on these programs, see Windows Media Connect 2.0 and TwonkyMedia Comparison.
Page 162 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Once WMC has been enabled to share a shared folder, it continually monitors the folder for new files. 1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on. At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu 2.
Page 163: Why Do I See Duplicate Songs, Pictures, Or Videos On My Dma List
Media Streaming Why do I see duplicate songs, pictures, or videos on my DMA list? If you are streaming content from shared folders using both Windows Media Connect and TwonkyMedia, you may see duplicate entries of your songs, pictures, or videos on your digital media adaptor.
Page 164: Windows Media Connect 2.0 And Twonkymedia Comparison
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide To disable a shared folder in TwonkyMedia 1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on. At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu 2.
Page 165 Media Streaming • Allows your digital media adaptor or digital media receiver to see photo thumbnails for pictures and album artwork for music • Supports a lot more media formats In this article... General Features Views File Formats General Features Comparison of General Windows Media Connect and TwonkyMedia Features Feature Windows Media Connect 2.0...
Page 166 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Views Comparison of Windows Media Connect and TwonkyMedia Views Views Windows Media Connect 2.0 TwonkyMedia Music Views Album All Tracks Artist Artist Index Artist/Folder Folder Genre Genre Index Genre/Artist Playlist Year/Artist Picture Views Album All Photos Date X (flat) X (hierarchal)
Page 167 Media Streaming File Formats Comparison of Windows Media Connect and TwonkyMedia File Formats File Formats Windows Media Connect 2.0 TwonkyMedia Music Formats aiff FLAC LPCM Picture Formats jpg/jpeg tif/tiff Video Formats...
Page 168 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Comparison of Windows Media Connect and TwonkyMedia File Formats File Formats Windows Media Connect 2.0 TwonkyMedia DivX dvr-ms mpg/mpeg MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG2-TS MPEG-4 Xvid Playlist Formats...
Page 169: Chapter 7. Hp Photo Publisher And Hp Photo Viewer
Chapter 7. HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer HP P HOTO UBLISHER About HP Photo Publisher In this article... The HP Photo Publisher Home Page Before you use HP Photo Publisher File Compatibility The HP Photo Publisher Home Page Publish photos from your server to your favorite photo sharing site or share photos directly from your server using HP Photo Viewer.
Page 170: Log On To Hp Photo Publisher
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Before you use HP Photo Publisher You must have a user name and password to log on to HP Photo Publisher. User names and passwords are set up in the Windows Home Server Console. 1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on.
Page 171 HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer 3. Type your Username and Password and click the Log On button. If you do not have a user name and password, select the User Accounts tab in the Windows Home Server Console and add an account. Then, return to the HP Photo Publisher logon page and enter your credentials.
Page 172: Log On To Photo Sharing Site
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Log on to Photo Sharing Site ACEBOOK OGON To log into your facebook account click the Log on link. You will be taken to a page to enter your credentials for that site. This takes you to the facebook confirmation page. Close this page.
Page 173 HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer At the Photo Publisher login screen click Next. You are then taken to a page where you can create or add to an existing album. LICKR To logon to Flickr, click the blue Log On link as shown below.
Page 174 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide This takes you to the Flickr sign in page. Enter your credentials and return to the HP Photo Publisher page. Flickr then asks you to allow HP MediaSmart Server to link to your account. Click OK, I’LL ALLOW IT...
Page 175 HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer This takes you to the Flickr confirmation page. Close this page. Click Next. This takes you to the HP Photo Publisher Albums page.
Page 176 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide You can now create or add to albums. ICASA OGON To logon to Picasa, enter your credentials as shown in the figure below. Click Next. After your credentials are accepted, this takes you to a page where you can upload photos and create albums.
Page 177: Select Existing Album Or Create An Album
HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer Select Existing Album or Create an Album 1. Select Upload to an existing album and select the album from the drop down list. Select to create a new album or set. Type the name of the album. 2.
Page 178: Select Photos
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Select Photos The HP Photo Publisher queries the server and displays a list of folders and photos available to the current user. 1. Click the Arrow to see an expanded view of folders. 2. Select photos to publish. Select an entire folder by putting a check in the checkbox by the folder.
Page 179: Server Continues Uploading
HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer Only file types that are supported by the photo sharing site are available to upload. The table below tells what file types are accepted at the various photo sharing and social networking sites. *.jpg, *.jpeg *.gif *.png...
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Page 181: Troubleshooting Hp Photo Publisher
HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer Troubleshooting HP Photo Publisher “ ” E HOTO UBLISHER LICKR FROB RROR Symptom While logged into flickr, I open a second Firefox browser session and try to log into flickr. I get the following error. Solution Close all Firefox browsers that are logged into flickr.
Page 182 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide HOTO UBLISHER FLICKR HOTO PLOAD AILS Symptom Trying to upload photos to my flickr account, and I get an error saying that I've exceeded a monthly limit. Cause At the time of writing, flickr only allows the free accounts to upload 100MB per month. Solution Wait until the following month to upload to your free account;...
Page 183 HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer HOTO UBLISHER OW TO DDITIONAL HOTOS TO LBUM To add additional photos to an album after you have initially added photos. • Use the HP Home Page to access the Photo Publisher logon page •...
Page 184 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 1. At the PC, close your browser and double-click the HP MediaSmart Server desktop icon. At the Mac, close you browser and select Open Home Page from the Server menu . 2. Double-click HP Photo Publisher. 3.
Page 185 HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer 6. Choose the album to add photos to.
Page 186 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 7. Select photos and click Finish.
Page 187 HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer 8. Select the photo album to view.
Page 188 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Using the back button to access the add photos page 1. Click the back button until you arrive at the Select Photos page. Click Photo Publisher. 2. Click the site and login.
Page 189 HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer 3. Choose the album to add photos to.
Page 190 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 4. Select photos and click Finish.
Page 191 HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer 5. Select the photo album to view. NOTE: You might need to close your browser and reopen or clear out your internet cache. HOTO UBLISHER PLOAD RROR ESSAGE "F " ORBIDDEN ICASA Symptom Trying to upload photos to my Picasa account, I get an error saying "forbidden".
Page 192 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Cause At the time of writing; the "Forbidden Error Message" can be caused by exceeding one or both of the following conditions: • Picasa allows 500 photos in an album on their free accounts. • Picasa allows for 1GB of storage on there free accounts.
Page 193: Hp Photo Viewer
HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer Cause Sometimes the browser will display cached album information. Solution 1. At the PC, close your browser and double-click the HP MediaSmart Server desktop icon. At the Mac, close you browser and select Open Home Page from the Server menu 2.
Page 194: Hp Photo Viewer Slideshow
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide To share a Private album: 1. Open the Album 2. Either • Use your browser’s menu to send the URL, click File, Send, Link by E-mail to start sending an email to outside users • Copy the URL http://myserver.homeserver.com/PhotoViewer/album633689042886093750/index.xml to paste into your email.
Page 195 HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer Filmstrip View Viewing the album in Filmstrip view, you will see a page similar to below. As long as you are logged into the server you will see three buttons on the left: Download, Photo Caption, and Remove.
Page 196 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Photo Caption allows you to add a caption for the photo. Enter text in the field that appears below the photo as shown in the example below. Click the Save button to keep the Caption...
Page 197 HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer Remove lets you remove the photo from the album, please note that the photo still remains on the Server. Click Yes or No to confirm the removal. Slideshow View Viewing the album in Slideshow will give you larger views of the photos. If the photo has a caption, it will show as in the example below.
Page 198 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide The Control Bar for the slideshow will appear towards the bottom of the screen. The slider half of the bar controls how fast the next photo will show. The button will bring up the previous photo in the slideshow, the button will bring up the next photo in the slideshow, and the button is a toggle switch;...
Page 199: Select Existing Album Or Create An Album
HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer Select Existing Album or Create an Album 1. Select Upload to an existing album and select the album from the drop down list. Select to create a new album or set. Type the name of the album. 2.
Page 200 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Only file types that are supported by the photo sharing site are available to upload. The table below tells what file types are accepted at the various photo sharing and social networking sites. *.jpg, *.jpeg *.gif *.png *.bmp...
Page 201: Troubleshooting Hp Photo Viewer
HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer Troubleshooting HP Photo Viewer HP P IREFOX ERTIFICATION EEDED TO CCESS HOTO IEWER Symptom When trying to enter HP Photo Viewer, Firefox gives an untrusted connection message. Cause A signed SSL certificate is required to access this Server. This certificate is created when you first visit the server from each computer.
Page 202 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 2. Click Add Exception. 3. The location will populate automatically, click Get Certificate. 4. Click Confirm Security Exception.
Page 203 HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer HP P AUNCHING HOTO IEWER IN IREFOX FTER ROWSER RASH IVES RROR ESSAGE Symptom Closed a Firefox browser using CTRL+ALT+DEL. Open the Windows Home Server Console, click on the HP MediaSmart Server tab, click HP Photo Publisher, click the Launch Photo Viewer.
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Page 205 HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer Cause The tool tip does not refresh if the mouse is stationary. Solution Move the Mouse and the photo caption will disappear. The best practice for viewing a slideshow would be to position the mouse out of the slideshow viewing area. HP P HOTO IEWER...
Page 206 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide To remove the missing photos placeholders: 1. Log into Photo Viewer as the administrator 2. Open the album. 3. Click the Yes button in the Remove Photos dialog.
Page 207 HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer...
Page 209: Chapter 8. Backup, Restore, And Recover
Chapter 8. Backup, Restore, and Recover HOOSE A ACKUP TRATEGY The following table describes the different backup options that are available with the HP MediaSmart Server and when to use them. Backup Options Backup Option Description When to use Setting it up Windows Home Backs up your entire PC.
Page 210: Pc Backup, Restore, And Recover
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Backup Options Backup Option Description When to use Setting it up Back up Server to Uses Windows Home Server Choose this option if you Run the Software Installation a Device Backup Now to backup want to back up shared Disc on your PC.
Page 211: Restore An Entire Pc Hard Drive
Backup, Restore, and Recover Restore an Entire PC Hard Drive To help you recover your computer and data in the event of a hard drive failure, the HP MediaSmart Server includes a PC Restore Disc. Use this disc to restore your computer from the HP MediaSmart Server in the event of the following: To restore the system...
Page 212 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Determine Used Space on Your Local Disk Begin by finding out how much space your data currently occupies on your Local disk. When you set up Time Machine, the minimum backup disk size is automatically calculated for you. However, you may want to increase the backup disk size depending on how often you create or change files on your Mac.
Page 213 Backup, Restore, and Recover 1. From the HP MediaSmart Server menu, select Open Preferences. 2. On the Server tab, verify that the server name and the server’s administrator password are authenticated. This information is used by Time Machine to set up the backup destination, as well as the links to the shares on the server.
Page 214 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Note The location for the backup is on the server at \\hpstorage\Mac\Backup. If the Mac shared folder has been deleted from the server , you must create it. At a PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on.
Page 215: Recover An Entire Mac Hard Drive
Backup, Restore, and Recover 3. In the Backup Disk Status, click Stop. The Backup Disk Status changes to Stopped and the virtual disk icon on the desktop goes away after the backup disk stops. Note You may have to wait several minutes for the backup disk to stop. Please be patient. If the backup disk does not stop and it appears to hang, it could be because an application or other process is accessing the backup disk in the background.
Page 216 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Prepare the USB Flash Drive The flash drive is prepared with software that enables the Mac OS X Installer to restore the entire Mac hard drive, including the operating system, applications, and files, from a Time Machine backup on the HP MediaSmart Server.
Page 217: Server Backup, Recover, And Reset
Backup, Restore, and Recover 7. A message displays that the HP MediaSmart Server backup disk has been activated. Click OK. 8. On the Recovery Center dialog, verify that your server name and password are authenticated. 9. Quit the Recovery Center. 10.
Page 218 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 4. Click Add. 5. Click Next on the Add a Hard Drive Wizard. 6. Select Use this hard drive to back up files that are stored on your home server and click Next. 7. Choose whether to format the drive or not and click Next. Formatting the drive—Any files already on the drive will be lost.
Page 219: Server Recovery And Factory Reset
Backup, Restore, and Recover Related Topics HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Remove an Internal SATA Drive Remove and Reattach a USB Drive A USB Drive Accidentally Detaches from the Server Server Recovery and Factory Reset To help recover or reset the server, the server includes a Server Recovery Disc. Using this disc requires a DVD drive.
Page 220 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Caution Factory Reset does not remove data from the drives; instead, it allows the existing data to be overwritten. To insure that your data can never be accessed, use a “shredder” program that overwrites the hard drives with random numbers or meaningless data. Recover or Reset the Server 1.
Page 221 Backup, Restore, and Recover 4. Follow the instructions on the Rebooting your server into recovery mode dialog and click Next. Uninstall the HP MediaSmart Server and Windows Home Server Connector. Click Start, Control Panel and select Add or Remove Programs. b.
Page 222 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide d. If recovery mode is successfully initiated, the Health indicator light blinks violet 5. Please wait while the server enters recovery mode and click Next. This may take up to 15 minutes. During the recovery process, the following may happen: If the recovery program cannot find the server, see No server found.
Page 223 Backup, Restore, and Recover The most likely cause for these messages is a connection failure. 1. Make sure that you are using a wired connection to the server from the computer you are using to do the recovery. 2. Check network connections. 3.
Page 225: Chapter 9. Server Storage
Chapter 9. Server Storage XPAND ERVER TORAGE You can expand storage in the HP MediaSmart Server in several ways: Add one or more SATA hard drives to the server’s internal expansion bays. (Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) drives are not supported.) •...
Page 226 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 3. On the lowest empty hard drive tray, press down the lever to unlock the handle. 4. Lift the handle all the way up. 5. Gently pull the hard drive tray from the expansion bay. 6.
Page 227: Remove An Internal Sata Drive
Server Storage 8. Flex the right side rail, and then insert the pins into the hard drive’s mounting holes. 9. With the handle up, slide the hard drive tray and drive into the expansion bay. 10. Press down on the handle on the hard drive tray until it locks. 11.
Page 228 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Caution Before removing a drive from an expansion bay, you must remove the drive from the server’s total storage. For information about removing a drive from total storage, see Add and Remove Drives from Server Storage.
Page 229 Server Storage 7. Flex the front of the right side rail, and then withdraw the front pin from the hard drive by gently pulling the side rail down and away. 8. Remove the drive from the hard drive tray. 9. Fold up the flap near the back of the hard drive tray. Note Folding up the flap improves air flow and helps keep the server cool.
Page 230: Usb Drives, Esata Drives, And Port Multipliers
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide USB D SATA D RIVES RIVES ULTIPLIERS Add and Remove an External USB Drive, eSATA Drive, or SATA Port Multiplier You can add external USB disk drives to any of the HP MediaSmart Server’s four USB ports. You can add either an eSATA drive or SATA port multiplier to the eSATA port.
Page 231: Detach And Reattach A Usb Drive
Server Storage 3. Follow instructions to Add and Remove Drives from Server Storage. Connect an eSATA Disk Drive or SATA Port Multiplier 1. Plug the eSATA cable into the eSATA port on the back of the server, as shown in the following figure.
Page 232 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Detach a USB Drive from the Server USB drives may be attached to the server to either increase the server's storage capacity or to back up server files. You can detach any USB drive that is attached to the server. To safely remove a drive, remove the drive from server storage using the Windows Home Server Console before detaching the drive from the server.
Page 233: A Usb Drive Accidentally Detaches From The Server
Server Storage Note If files are added to the drive while it is unattached to the server, you will not be able to browse to those files from the server when the drive is reattached. The space occupied by those files is unavailable to the server and it will not see them.
Page 234 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide The USB Drive Detaches During a Backup If the USB drive detaches from the server for any reason during the backup, the backup will fail. Once the USB drive is successfully seen by the server again, the next back up should work as long as the USB drive is in a healthy state.
Page 235: Add And Remove Drives From Server Storage
Server Storage DD AND EMOVE RIVES FROM ERVER TORAGE Drives added or removed from an expansion bay or port must be added or removed from total server storage. Caution When adding a hard drive to server storage, the hard drive is formatted. Make sure to back up any important files that are on the hard drive before adding it to server storage.
Page 236: Replace The System Drive
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Remove a Drive from the Server’s Storage If the server does not have enough remaining storage, and you do not first add another hard drive to server storage, either you will lose shared-folder duplication or you will lose files. This depends on how much server storage space remains after you remove a hard drive.
Page 237 Server Storage 2. Open the door on the front of the server. 3. Using a coin, turn the security knob clockwise to unlock the drive. 4. On the bottom drive, press down the lever to release the handle. 5. Lift the handle all the way up. 6.
Page 238 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 9. Remove the drive from the hard-drive tray. Insert the New System Drive 1. Insert the new system drive into the left side of the hard drive tray, making sure that the pins go into the hard drive’s mounting holes. 2.
Page 239 Server Storage 5. Using a coin, turn the security knob counterclockwise to lock system drive in its bay. 6. Close the door on the front of the server. 7. Power on the server. 8. The HP MediaSmart Server lights will pulsate aqua white. 9.
Page 241: Chapter 10. Network And Firewall
Chapter 10. Network and Firewall ETWORK ONNECTION SSUES In this article... No Available Port on Network Router Why did URL not Work? What_do_Firewall_Blocking_Messages_Mean? Why is the Network Connection Light Off? The Firewall is Blocking the Connection Windows Vista: Check that Network Discovery is turned on Windows XP: To ensure your network is set up properly for TCP/IP Windows Vista: To ensure your network is set up properly for TCP/IP Windows XP: To ensure your network has the correct NetBIOS set up...
Page 242 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide The HP MediaSmart Server comes with software applications that must communicate over the network. Sometimes these programs are blocked by a firewall. When this happens, security alerts pop up on the computer screen. Security alerts usually have a list of possible options. The particular messages or alerts displayed depend on the vender.
Page 243 Network and Firewall The Firewall is Blocking the Connection If using a firewall program, configure it to allow any HP MediaSmart Server or Windows Home Server applications. For instructions to unblock, see the software vendor's documentation. For information about firewall blocking alerts, see What do firewall blocking messages mean?.
Page 244 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 3. In the left pane, click Manage Network Connections. 4. If the computer is connected via Ethernet cable to the network, right-click Local Area Connection (LAN). 5. If the computer is using a wireless connection, right-click Wireless Network Connection. 6.
Page 245: Network Health
Network and Firewall 2. Click View network status and tasks under Network and Internet. 3. In the left pane, click Manage Network Connections. 4. Right-click your default network connection. • Local Area Connection for wired networks. • Wireless for wireless connections. 5.
Page 246: Check That The Router Is Correctly Configured For Dhcp
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide HECK THAT THE OUTER IS ORRECTLY DHCP ONFIGURED FOR The HP MediaSmart Server comes automatically set to use a DHCP server to dynamically assign IP addresses. Most router come with a built-in DHCP server. Check that the router has the DHCP server correctly enabled. Refer to the documentation that came with the router for instructions on proper DHCP server configuration.
Page 247: Check The Network Netbios Properties
Network and Firewall • If TCP/IP is listed and checked, highlight it and click Properties, then select Obtain IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. 6. All computers should be set identically. Windows Vista: To ensure your network is set up properly for TCP/IP 1.
Page 248: Network Frequently Asked Questions
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 7. Click Advanced. 8. Click the WINS tab. WINS refers to Windows Internet Naming Service, which converts NetBIOS network names to IP addresses. 9. NetBIOS settings are found at the bottom of the dialog box. Make sure that the NetBIOS setting is not set to Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
Page 249: What Are Optimum Data Throughput Speeds For Different Network Interfaces
Network and Firewall Why did URL not Work? has not updated, wait about 10 minutes for DNS to update. HAT ARE PTIMUM HROUGHPUT PEEDS IFFERENT ETWORK NTERFACES Depending on the network interface your computer uses, you will experience different rates of data transfer to your server.
Page 250: Uninterruptible Power Supply Is Not Supported
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide NINTERRUPTIBLE OWER UPPLY IS NOT UPPORTED The HP MediaSmart Server does not support active Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Using the USB cable to allow the UPS to communicate with the HP MediaSmart Server, can cause a wide range of false errors.
Page 251 Allow the following HP MediaSmart Server programs to communicate through your firewall or anti-virus program: C:\Program Files\Windows Home Server\ MountBackup.exe RestoreOffProc.exe WHSTrayApp.exe WHSConsoleClient.exe WHSConnector.exe BackupEngine.exe WHSOOBE.exe C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP MediaSmart Server\ MediaCollectorClient.exe MSSConnectorService.exe ControlCenter.exe C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\ HPWUCli.exe...
Page 252 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Manually Add Programs to Your Firewall or Anti-Virus Program's Trusted List Some firewall or anti-virus programs may not automatically update their trusted programs list. Instructions for manually updating several common firewall and anti-virus programs are listed below.
Page 253 Network and Firewall • Microsoft Windows Vista To add exceptions to your firewall using Windows Vista, preform the following steps:...
Page 254 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 1. Click Start, Control Panel, and then Security Center. 2. Click Allow a program through Windows Firewall.
Page 255 Network and Firewall 3. Select the Exceptions tab and then click Add Program. 4. In the Add a Program dialog box, click Browse. Add the programs listed at the top of this page. 5. Click OK. • Microsoft Windows XP To add exceptions to your firewall using Windows XP, preform the following steps:...
Page 256 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 1. Click Start, Control Panel, and then Security Center. 2. Click Windows Firewall. 3. Select the Exceptions tab and then click Add Program. 4. In the Add a Program dialog box, click Browse. Add the programs listed at the top of this page.
Page 257 Network and Firewall 5. Click OK. • Norton Click Options in Norton to change the firewall settings. Add the programs listed at the top of this page.
Page 258 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide • Symantec Open Symantec Endpoint Protection, click Change Settings, and then click Configure Settings for Network Threat Protection. Add the programs listed at the top of this page. • Trend Micro 1. Open the Trend Micro Main Console, select the Personal Network and Firewall Controls tab, and then click Settings.
Page 259 Network and Firewall 2. On the Personal Firewall page, click Add.
Page 260 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 3. Select the Program Control tab and then click Add. 4. Click Browse and add the programs listed at the top of this page. 5. Click OK. • ZoneAlarm...
Page 261 Network and Firewall 1. Open ZoneAlarm Security. 2. Click Program Control, Programs, and then Add. 3. Add the programs listed at the top of this page.
Page 263: Chapter 11. Errors And Lights
Chapter 11. Errors and Lights ERVER IS NRESPONSIVE If the server appears to be unresponsive, do either of the following: • Reset the server console • Shutdown and restart the server manually Reset the server console How to reset the server from the Windows Home Server Console. To reset the server 1.
Page 264: Power Indicator Is Off
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide OWER NDICATOR IS The server is not powered on. To power on the server 1. Make sure the power cord is fully plugged into the server and a powered electrical outlet. 2. If plugged into a surge protector or power strip, make sure the device is switched on. IGHT REATHING HITE...
Page 265: Light-Bar Is Red
Errors and Lights Additionally, on your computers the Windows Home Server icon is grey on the task tray, which indicates the computer cannot contact Windows Home Server. To get more information about the failure, the HP MediaSmart Server provides additional error codes.
Page 266 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Temperature warnings Temperature warning messages indicate that some server components are too hot. To lower the temperature of the server 1. Check the ventilation surrounding the server: • If the server is located in a small unventilated space, move the server to a more ventilated location.
Page 267: File Transfer Failure
Errors and Lights RANSFER AILURE What to do about a failure when transferring files to the HP MediaSmart Server from your computer. To correct a file transfer failure 1. Compare files that you were transferring with the files on the shared folder and try transferring the missing files again.
Page 268: Network Connection Light Is Off
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Health indicator codes when the indicator starts as solid red Code Description Action Solid red—no code Operating system or application See Windows Home Server error. Console for error condition. 1 aqua white, 2 red System drive failed to boot.
Page 269: Network Connection Light Blinking Aqua White
Errors and Lights • If you are using your own Ethernet cable, try using the Ethernet cable that came with the HP MediaSmart Server. ETWORK ONNECTION IGHT LINKING HITE The server is intermittently connected to the network. Check the cable connection between the server and the router/switch. ERVER HOWING P ON...
Page 270: Windows Home Server Frequently Asked Questions
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 4. Click the On radio button for at least one of the folders. Turn on TwonkyMedia 1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon in the system tray and log on. At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu 2.
Page 271: Hubs And Network Health Light
Errors and Lights Cannot Connect to Server Shares. • A duplicate device exists on the network. Verify that there is no device on the network named hpstorage. • User names and passwords do not match. Create a user on the server whose name and password match the user on the PC or enable the Guest account.
Page 273: Chapter 12. Product Information
Chapter 12. Product Information RODUCT PECIFICATIONS The product specifications contain information about the HP MediaSmart Server, its requirements, and standards. • Minimum Client-computer Requirements • Server Specifications • Network Information • Environmental • Electrical and Power Minimum Client-computer Requirements One or more computers that meet or exceed these requirements: Computer Requirements Any computer capable of running the supported operating systems listed in the following table.
Page 274: Server Specifications
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Supported Operating Systems Operating System Automatic Backup File Sharing for Remote Access to of Computers Computers Computers Running... Running... Running... Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit or 64-bit SP2 Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit or 64-bit Windows XP Home SP3 Windows XP Professional SP3 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with SP2 and Rollup 2...
Page 275 Product Information Server Specifications Specification HP MediaSmart Server EX490 HP MediaSmart Server EX495 Dimensions Width: 14cm (5.5") Width: 14cm (5.5") Height: 25cm (9.8") Height: 25cm (9.8") Depth: 23cm (base)-25cm (top) Depth: 23cm (base)-25cm (top) (9.2"-9.5”) (9.2"-9.5”) Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lb.) 5.10 kg (11.24 lb.) Network Information Default Network Name...
Page 276 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Maximum transmission distances Ethernet: 100 meters eSATA: 2 meters USB: 5 meters Browser Internet Explorer 6.0 or greater Netscape 8.0 or greater Firefox 2.0 or greater Safari 3.0 and greater (Mac only) Environmental Temperature Operating: 5 to 35 °C (4 to 95 °F) Nonoperating: –30 to 65 °C (–22 to 149 °F) Humidity (no condensation allowed) Operating: 15% to 90% RH...
Page 277: Regulatory Statements
Product Information Sleep: 1W Idle: 41W Active Load: 43W Extreme Load: 57W HP MediaSmart Server EX495 Sleep: 1W Idle: 44W Active Load: 46W Extreme Load: 70W Safety IEC 950-compliant USA – UL, CDRH Radiation Control Standards 21 CFR 1010 and 1020-1 0.50 Canada –...
Page 278: Federal Communications Commission Notice
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for help. Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Hewlett-Packard Company may void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Cables Connections to this device must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI/EMI connector hoods in order to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations.
Page 279 Product Information Hewlett-Packard Company P. O. Box 692000, Mail Stop 530113 Houston, Texas 77269-2000 Or, call 1-800-HP-INVENT (1-800-474-6836). For questions regarding this FCC declaration, contact: Hewlett-Packard Company P. O. Box 692000, Mail Stop 510101 Houston, Texas 77269-2000 Or, call (281) 514-3333.
Page 280: Japanese Notice
(European Norms) which are listed on the EU Declaration of Conformity issued by Hewlett-Packard for this product or product family. This compliance is indicated by the following conformity marking placed on the product: Hewlett-Packard GmbH, HQ-TRE, Herrenberger Strasse 140, 71034 Boeblingen, Germany Japanese Notice...
Page 281: Wm-Drm 10 Licensed Technology
Product Information WM-DRM 10 L ICENSED ECHNOLOGY Content providers are using the digital rights management technology for Windows Media contained in this device (“WM-DRM”) to protect the integrity of their content (“Secure Content”) so that their intellectual property, including copyright, in such content is not misappropriated. This device uses WM-DRM Software to play Secure Content (“WM-DRM Software”).
Page 282 This Limited Warranty applies only to HP-branded and Compaq-branded hardware products (collectively referred to in this Limited Warranty as “HP Hardware Products”) sold by or leased from Hewlett-Packard Company, its worldwide subsidiaries, affiliates, authorized resellers, or country/region distributors (collectively referred to in this Limited Warranty as “HP”) with this Limited Warranty.
Page 283 Product Information Exclusions HP does not warrant that the operation of this product will be uninterrupted or error-free. HP is not responsible for damage that occurs as a result of your failure to follow the instructions intended for the HP Hardware Product. This Limited Warranty does not apply to expendable or consumable parts and does not extend to any product from which the serial number has been removed or that has been damaged or rendered defective (a) as a result of accident, misuse, abuse, contamination, improper or inadequate...
Page 284 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY APPLIES WHETHER DAMAGES ARE SOUGHT, OR A CLAIM MADE, UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY OR AS A TORT CLAIM (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY), A CONTRACT CLAIM, OR ANY OTHER CLAIM. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY CANNOT BE WAIVED OR AMENDED BY ANY PERSON.
Page 285: Hp Mediasmart Server 3.0 Update Read Me
Product Information Pickup and Return Warranty Service Your HP Limited Warranty may include a pickup and return warranty service. Under the terms of pickup and return service, HP will pick up the defective unit from your location, repair it, and return it back to your location.
Page 286 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Easy, automatic backup of your digital memories Set it and forget it! Your home server automatically manages many important activities (daily backup, media collection, and power management) for you behind the scenes. The HP MediaSmart Server will automatically backup multiple computers in your home including both Windows PCs (Microsoft’s Windows Home Server Backup) and Macs (Apple's Time Machine) and allows you to easily retrieve your digital media—music, photos, and videos—so they are never lost.
Page 287 Product Information...
Page 289: Chapter 13. Licenses, Copyrights And Notices For Open Source Components
P.O. Box 4010 Cupertino, CA 95015-4010 USA Copyright © 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Apple, Mac, Macintosh, Mac OS, iMac, Mac mini, MacBook, iPhone, iPod and Time Machine are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
Page 290 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it.
Page 291 Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION 1. This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the terms of this General Public License.
Page 292 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide which is a work based on the Program, the distribution of the whole must be on the terms of this License, whose permissions for other licensees extend to the entire whole, and thus to each and every part regardless of who wrote it.
Page 293 Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components 6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein.
Page 294: Imagemagick: Compatible With Gpl
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Page 295 Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components • include the source of the ImageMagick software itself, or of any modifications you may have made to it, in any redistribution you may assemble that includes it; • submit changes that you make to the software back to the ImageMagick Studio LLC (though such feedback is encouraged).
Page 296 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Contribution shall mean any work of authorship, including the original version of the Work and any modifications or additions to that Work or Derivative Works thereof, that is intentionally submitted to Licensor for inclusion in the Work by the copyright owner or by an individual or Legal Entity authorized to submit on behalf of the copyright owner.
Page 297: Miscutil.dll: Miscutil
Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components 5. Submission of Contributions. Unless You explicitly state otherwise, any Contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the Work by You to the Licensor shall be under the terms and conditions of this License, without any additional terms or conditions. Notwithstanding the above, nothing herein shall supersede or modify the terms of any separate license agreement you may have executed with Licensor regarding such Contributions.
Page 298: Sample Code: Wpf Calculator
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself, if and wherever such third- party acknowledgments normally appear. 4. The name "Miscellaneous Utility Library" must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior written permission. For written permission, please contact skeet@pobox.com.
Page 299 Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it.
Page 300 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of having been made by running the Program).
Page 301 Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or, b. Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software...
Page 302 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other circumstances.
Page 303: Sqlite-Dotnet2: Public Domain License
Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Page 304: Tftpd32 Artistic License
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide rename any non-standard executables so the names do not conflict with standard executables, which must also be provided, and provide a separate manual page for each non-standard executable that clearly documents how it differs from the Standard Version. d.
Page 305: Packetvideo
Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components ACKET IDEO Yahoo ASTRA Components for Flash: BSD License Software License Agreement The copyrights to the software code or designs (i.e., excluding any logos or trademarks or service marks of Yahoo! Inc.) written by Yahoo! are licensed under the following terms: Copyright (c) 2008, Yahoo! Inc.
Page 306 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
Page 307 Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components means the combination of the Original Code, prior Modifications used by a Contributor, and the Modifications made by that particular Contributor. 1.3. "Covered Code" means the Original Code or Modifications or the combination of the Original Code and Modifications, in each case including portions thereof.
Page 308 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide means the preferred form of the Covered Code for making modifications to it, including all modules it contains, plus any associated interface definition files, scripts used to control compilation and installation of an Executable, or source code differential comparisons against either the Original Code or another well known, available Covered Code of the Contributor's choice.
Page 309 Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components the licenses granted in Sections 2.2 (a) and 2.2 (b) are effective on the date Contributor first makes Commercial Use of the Covered Code. d. Notwithstanding Section 2.2 (b) above, no patent license is granted: 1) for any code that Contributor has deleted from the Contributor Version;...
Page 310 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide (b) Contributor APIs If Contributor's Modifications include an application programming interface and Contributor has knowledge of patent licenses which are reasonably necessary to implement that API, Contributor must also include this information in the legal file. (c) Representations.
Page 311 Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components the code they affect. Such description must be included in the legal file described in Section and must be included with all distributions of the Source Code. Except to the extent prohibited by statute or regulation, such description must be sufficiently detailed for a recipient of ordinary skill to be able to understand it.
Page 312 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide 8.2. If You initiate litigation by asserting a patent infringement claim (excluding declatory judgment actions) against Initial Developer or a Contributor (the Initial Developer or Contributor against whom You file such action is referred to as "Participant") alleging that: such Participant's Contributor Version directly or indirectly infringes any patent, then any and all rights granted by such Participant to You under Sections and/or...
Page 313: Puremvc Framework: Creative Commons Attribution License
Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components provisions. With respect to disputes in which at least one party is a citizen of, or an entity chartered or registered to do business in the United States of America, any litigation relating to this License shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts of the Northern District of California, with venue lying in Santa Clara County, California, with the losing party responsible for costs, including without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses.
Page 314: Scalefilter: Software License Agreement (Bsd License)
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide ScaleFilter: Software License Agreement (BSD License) Copyright (c) 2008, Meraka Institute All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: •...
Page 315: Contact Details
Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components infrastructure network environments. The emphasis is on jointly-optimised or co-operative behaviour between the delivery context, as in real-time network conditions, and the video/audio encoder rate control mechanisms. Innovative solutions are sought to enhance the Internet video experience in a developing world context where bandwidth is a scarce resource.
Page 316: Source Downloads
HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Filter Version Description v1.0 This filter converts RGB24 or RGBtoYUV420Filter RGB32 media to a YUV4:2:0 Planar format whilst retaining the original VideoInfoHeader of the media. v1.0 This filter converts the custom YUV420toRGBFilter packed YUV420 planar format back to RGB24.
Page 317: Media
Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components Media • CSIR researcher profile series: Streamlining delivery of internet video broadcasting • DST-Innovation Fund investment boosts collaborative research on real-time video broadcasting project • Innovation Fund investment boosts collaborative research on real-time video broadcasting project...
Page 319: Glossary
Glossary all-in-one-gateway: A device that provides multiple network features such as a router, modem, local area network (LAN) switch, firewall, and/or a wireless access point. Also see LAN. anti-virus software: Software that checks a hard drive for viruses (harmful computer code) that may infect a computer.
Page 320 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide HTTPS: A secure HTTP connection. HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the format used to transfer and send web page information across networks, on the Internet, and in help systems. HTTPS is an HTTP connection over encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) transport mechanism. Also see Protocol.
Page 321 Glossary port 80: Usually, an HTTP client, such as a Web browser, initiates contact to a server through port 80. After contacting the server, the server sends back a response, such as a Photo Publisher page. Privilege level: A level assigned by the user that decides what access levels are available to other users. Protocol: The standard(s) of how computers communicate data with each other.
Page 322 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide UPnP: Universal Plug and Play—a networking protocol that allows for many different types of devices to interact with one another. UPnP is the protocol used by media streaming. WAP: Wireless Access Point—a device, such as a wireless router, that connects wireless communication devices together to form a wireless network.
Page 323: Index
Index Chapter 14. Backup 60, 205 HP MediaSmart Server 60, 205 89, 132 Performing 60, 205 About Hardware Warning Messages Backup Disk Size 60, 205 About HP Add-ins Backup Disk Status 60, 205 Bar Pulsating Aqua White Accesses 39, 80 Before Media Collector HP MediaSmart Server 39, 80...
Page 324 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Time Machine 60, 205 DIVX 89, 112, 125 Configure HP Media Collector General Settings DLNA 7, 86, 114, 116, 125, 132, 153, 155, 263 Configure HP MediaSmart Software Update 39, 125, 155, 263 DMR7, 77, 86, 114, 116, 125, 132, 153, 155, 263 Configure Mac Client 60, 205 Domain Name System...
Page 325 Index First Backup accesses 39, 80 FLAC Connect Flickr 175, 176 Install Flickr Login Page installing 9, 244 locating 9, 244 Folders View 139, 143 HP MediaSmart Server Control Center 60, 205 Forbidden Error Message HP MediaSmart Server Requirements Format HP MediaSmart Server Settings 84, 86 Format Compatibility...
Page 326 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide Installing 9, 20, 28, 31, 39, 80, 244 HP MediaSmart Server 9, 244 Additional Computers Features LPCM First Computer HP MediaSmart Server 9, 20, 28, 244 Mac Features M2TS Mac Software 89, 125 Windows Home Server Connector 89, 125, 132, 154 Internal SATA Drive 89, 125, 132...
Page 327 Index Media streaming 114, 116, 153, 155 Music Source MediaSmart Photo Viewer 172, 193 MediaSmart Server Naming Microsoft Windows Home Server 39, 80 HP MediaSmart Server update 39, 80 NET 2.0 MiscUtil Netscape 132, 267 MJPEG Network Connection Issues Mobile devices Network Connection Light Blinking Aqua White Mobile Resolution 112, 116...
Page 328 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide PC Restore Disc Readme Regulatory Statements Photo Caption Remote Access 86, 116 Photo Publisher 167, 172, 175, 176, 177, 185, Remote Media Streaming 186, 193 Remote Streaming Photo Viewer 197, 199 Remote video Photo Viewer Home Page Removing Photos 77, 139...
Page 329 Index Server Software firewalls 9, 244 Server 7, 39, 80, 89 Software Installation Disc Connecting copied 39, 80 Song Selection Server bar Static IP Address Server Location Stop Sharing Server Low on Space TwonkyMedia Server Not Showing Up on Your DMR Stream DRM Content Server Password Streaming...
Page 330 HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide User's Guide on iTunes Uninstall 39, 80 link 39, 80 Update 39, 80 Version 39, 80 Uninstall HP MediaSmart Server Version Numbers Uninterruptible Power Supply Video codec 112, 116 Unresponsive Video Collection Status Update Client Computers 39, 80 Video Conversion Update Copied...
Page 331 Index Windows Home Server Connector Setup Windows Server Console window Wired Equivalent Privacy loaded Wireless Network Connection 240, 267 Windows Home Server Console 1, 39, 57, 80, Wireless Support 89, 125, 132 Opening WM-DRM 10 Licensed Technology Windows Home Server Console Help 39, 80, 258 89, 125, 132 Windows Home Server Settings window 94, 97 89, 125...

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Chapter 1. Welcome to the HP Mediasmart Server

Chapter 2. Set up and Installation

Chapter 3. Start Using Your Server

Chapter 4. HP Media Collector

Chapter 5. HP Video Converter

Chapter 6. Media Streaming

Chapter 7. HP Photo Publisher and HP Photo Viewer

Chapter 8. Backup, Restore, and Recover

Chapter 9. Server Storage

Chapter 10. Network and Firewall

Chapter 11. Errors and Lights

Chapter 12. Product Information

Chapter 13. Licenses, Copyrights and Notices for Open Source Components

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