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Tranquil Harmony Home Server This appliance, if cared for and used correctly will provide many years of service. Reading through all of these simple instructions will reduce any potential setup problems.

Index Introduction …………………………………………………………………….. Contents ………………………………………………………………………….. Planning your installation ………………………………………………... Wiring up the T7-HSG ………………………………………………………. Turning On ………………………………………………………………………. Install the Windows Home Server Connector Software …… User Accounts …………………………………………………………………. Shared Folders ………………………………………………………………... Computer Backups ………………………………………………………….. Server Storage …………………………………………………………………. Windows Home Server Settings ………………………………………. More Information ……………………………………………………………. Troubleshooting ………………………………………………………………. Securing your Harmony Home Server ………………………………. Protecting your System ……………………………………………………. Restoring your system ……………………………………………………... Specification ……………………………………………………………………..

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Introduction The Tranquil Harmony Home Server is a small, low power, near silent appliance that will provide enhancements and security to you digital home information.

The unit, is designed for 24/7 operation. You will now be able to backup all of your connected PCs, expand your own storage, create shares for common digital files, ie music and pictures, duplicate your important files for security, share and access your files via the internet and even remotely control your connected PCs. 2

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T7-HSG Home Server unit (incl hard disk HDD) AC/DC power adapter Mains cord (country specific) Windows Home Server DVD (full restore) Windows Home Server Connect CD Windows Home Server Recovery CD USB boot key Power loom for 12V USB HDDs

Please check all of the contents are present before proceeding to use your appliance.

Planning your installation The T7-HSG is a fan less device and relies of natural air convention to keep it operating correctly. Do not put it in a sealed environment, ie a cupboard. Ideally it should be located in open space, ie a desk, shelf etc. You will need a near-by mains power outlet, and a wired LAN (Ethernet) connection to the router too. The unit case temperature does rise in normal operation and it will be warm to the touch. The maximum ambient room temperature should not exceed 37’C, for optimal operation. The unit should always be operated in a vertical mode. Do not cover the unit.

Wiring up the unit On the next page you will see how to connect the unit. The basic connections required are Power In, and Ethernet (LAN). It is strongly recommended that at least one additional external hard disk (USB HDD) is connected promptly, to ensure that data duplication can be operational, and your folders protected from hardware failure. If you have 12V DC USB HDD units ie Iomega, Western Digital (My Book), etc. with a 2.1 or 2.5 mm power connector you can power these devices from the Power Out port. The unit will support and provide power for up to four external USB HDD devices.

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Turning on Once the unit is installed in a suitable location, and connected to your local area network (LAN). You are ready to turn it on. Applying power (12vDC) will turn the unit on, if you need to manually turn the unit on or off you can use the small round power switch on the front panel, next to the blue light (unit on) The unit does not have a keyboard/mouse/screen, and the only indication you will have the unit it operating is : 1. 2. 3.

BLUE power light will be illuminated The RED hard disk activity light will flash occasionally LAN activity lights will illuminate to indicate LAN connected and LAN activity

You may also hear a very slight hum from the internal hard disk, if you listen closely. In the event of a power failure (power cut), the unit will power up automatically, once the power resumes. You can now proceed to install the ‘Connect’ software on each of your connected PCs. It is through the connect software console that the Harmony Home Server is setup and managed..

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Install the Windows Home Server Connector Software The Windows Home Server Connector software does the following: • Connects your home computer to Windows Home Server. • Automatically backs up your home computer nightly. • Monitors the health of your home computer. • Enables you to configure and remotely administer Windows Home Server from your home computer. To initiate the Windows Home Server and install the Connector software 1. Insert the Windows Home Server Connector CD into a computer that is connected to your home network. The Windows Home Server Connector Wizard starts. 2. You are now prompted to carry out a short initial setup. You will be asked to complete a number of configuration steps, including entering your licence number (found on the side of the system). You only need to complete this setup once. Complete this wizard to connect your computer to Windows Home Server. Run the same Windows Home Server Connector Wizard on all of your other home computers to connect them to Windows Home Server. Run the wizard on one computer at a time. (you will not be prompted to ‘setup’ again, after the 1st wizard process.

IMPORTANT— take care to note down the Server password—do not loose it The following are tasks that you can do as soon as Windows Home Server is set up and your home computers are connected. • User accounts • Shared folders • Computer backups • Server storage • Windows Home Server Settings console to open the Windows Home Server Console Help

User Accounts After you complete Windows Home Server Setup and install the Windows Home Server Connector software on all of your home computers, you are ready to add user accounts for the people in your household. User accounts are required in order to control access to the shared folders on Windows Home Server. Windows Home Server tray icon, and then click Windows Home Server Console.

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To add a user account 1. From a home computer, right-click the Home server Icon in the system tray, then click Home Server console. 2. Type your Windows Home Server password, and then click Next. 3. On the Windows Home Server Console, click the User Accounts tab. 4. Click Add, and then complete the Add User Account Wizard. 5. Repeat for each user account that you want to add. Note When you create user accounts on Windows Home Server, use logon names that match the logon names of your existing user accounts on your home computers. Also, use the same password that you use for your existing user accounts. This makes it easier to access shared folders on Windows Home Server. If the user accounts and passwords do not match, you will be prompted for a user name and a password when you open Windows Home Server shared folders.

Shared Folders Shared folders are places for you to organize and store them with other people on your home network. The following shared folders are created automatically on Windows Home Server: • Photos • Music • Videos • Software • Public • A personal shared folder for each user account. You can easily add more shared folders to meet your needs To add a shared folder 1. From the Windows Home Server Console, click the Shared Folders tab. 2. Click Add. 3. Complete the Add a Shared Folder Wizard. Note A personal shared folder is created each time you add a new user account by using the Add User Account Wizard. By default, only this user account has access to in this personal shared folder.

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Computer Backups By default, all of the hard-drive volumes on each home computer are backed up every night after you install the Windows Home Server Connector software. You can customize the backup of each of your home computers from the Windows Home Server Console. To customize a home-computer backup 1. From the Windows Home Server Console, click the Computers & Backup tab. 2. Right-click the computer that you want to customize, and then click Customize Backup. 3. Choose hard-drive volumes to back up and to exclude folders from the backup.

Server Storage If you want to add more storage to Windows Home Server, you can add external USB 2.0 hard drives by using the Server Storage tab on the Windows Home Server Console. Caution Your hard drive will be formatted when it is added to your server storage. Make sure that you copy any adding it to your server storage. Important If you add an external USB hard drive, use a USB 2.0 hard drive. Using USB 1.1 devices can cause poor performance and unpredictable results. To add a hard drive 1. Connect the USB hard drive and power it on 2. From the Windows Home Server Console, click the Server Storage tab. 3. Under Non Storage Hard Drives, right-click the new hard drive, and then click Add. 4. Complete the Add a Hard Drive Wizard to format the hard drive and to add it to your server storage. Caution If you want to permanently remove an external hard drive from your home server, use Remove on the console Server Storage tab. Right-click the hard drive that you want to remove, and then click Remove so off of the hard drive before you disconnect it.

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Windows Home Server Settings Click Settings on the Windows Home Server Console to open the Windows Home Server Settings dialog box: You can use Windows Home Server Settings to General • Configure the date and time. • Configure the regional settings. • Configure Windows Update. • Configure Customer Experience Improvement Program. • Configure Windows error reporting. Backup • Configure the Backup Time. • Configure Automatic Backup Management. • Run Backup Cleanup. Passwords • Change the Windows Home Server password. • Configure the User Accounts Password Policy. Media Sharing and Videos shared folders, so that you can stream digital media from Windows Home Server to a device that supports Windows Media Connect. Remote Access • Configure Web site connectivity. • Configure your broadband router. • Configure your domain name. • Configure the settings for your Windows Home Server Web site. Add-ins • Install and uninstall Windows Home Server Add-ins. Resources • Activate Windows Home Server. • View hardware information about your home server. • View Windows Home Server version information. • Learn more about Windows Home Server. • Connect to the Windows Home Server Community • Contact Product Support. In addition, you can shut down Windows Home Server from the Settings dialog box by clicking Shut Down. For more information about Windows Home Server Settings, click Help on the Settings dialog box. 9

More Information You can get more information about Windows Home Server from the following locations: • Click Help on the Windows Home Server Console to open Windows Home Server Console Help. • On a home computer, right-click the Windows Home Server task tray icon, and then click Help to open Windows Home Server Help. • For more information about Windows Home Server documentation, see the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=85098). • To share ideas and information with other Windows Home Server enthusiasts, see the • Windows Home Server Community Forums Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/ fwlink/ • ?LinkId=83211). • To research troubleshooting tips, see the Microsoft Web site (http:// go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=88097).

Troubleshooting If you are having problems setting up Windows Home Server, make sure you do the following: • Plug in and power on your home server. • Connect your home server with a wired network connection to your broadband router or to a switch that is connected to your broadband router. If you are having problems setting up the Windows Home Server Connector software on your home computers, make sure you check the following: • Connect your home computer to your home network (using either a wired or a wireless connection), and make sure the home computer is on the same logical network as Windows Home Server. • Make sure firewall software on your home computer is not blocking • access to Windows Home Server. • If your computer has been joined to a corporate network (such as a corporate laptop), check with the corporate network administrator about the IPsec policy. This may block access from the corporate computer to Windows Home Server. • For the latest information about Windows Home Server, see “Release Documentation for Windows Home Server” at the Microsoft Web site (http:// go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=84725).

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Securing your Harmony Home Server The data on your unit is safely ‘duplicated’ once you have connected at least one additional USB HDD, and enabled ‘folder duplication’ - this is a very safe environment for your precious files to be stored in.

Protecting your system Your system data (files and backups) is protected by technology called Drive Extender— It simply means that all the data files are stored on BOTH your HDDs, as long as you have enabled DATA Duplication on the selected folder.

Restoring your system In the unlikely event that your second HDD fails, it can be replaced and the data reduplicated. In the unlikely event that the primary HDD fails (with the operating system on it and data, you can restore the system, and rebuild the data. During this process you will loose the any specific user ‘accounts’, but your data (ie Music) will be protected. If your primary HDD has failed it will need to be replaced with a new one. If the reason for restoration is file corruption or missing boot files, you may not need to replace the primary HDD. To carry out a system restoration, simply insert the USB Boot key (with writing facing up) into a spare USB port, on the back of the unit. Then power up. Insert the Restore DVD into a network connected PC and follow the onscreen prompts. TAKE CARE that you select a SAFE recovery—’Keeping DATA’ or your data (Music) will be lost. You will need to enter a new machine name, use the details as per the pre-restored machine. Please follow the instructions on the DVD pages carefully, and your T7-HSG will be recovered safely.

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Specification Dimensions (outer)

224 (d) x 232 (h) x 57 (w) (not incl connectors)

Weight

2.9Kg

Surface area (alloy)

574,000 mm2

Materials in use

Aluminium Steel Plastic

CPU / North Bridge cooling

TranCool system

Internal storage

500GB SATA (approx 350GB usable) Or 1000GB (approx 850GB usable) Optional 4x USB HDD ports Desk – vertical Must use in ‘open space’ (Max Ambient Temp = 37’C) 12V in (desk use) PSU (>80% efficient)

Mounting PSU system Unique Features

Connectivity

92% 7% (rear and inner plates) 1% (front covers)

Efficient CPU Near Silent (fan less) Precision engineering Robust design Very small footprint on desk (127cm2) Desk lock facility Ultra low power Extremely reliable Ethernet (10/100/1000) USB 2.0 (x4) input 12V DC output to support up to 4x 12V DC HDDs

Power Consumption

Base unit (Idle) 24W

Carbon footprint

Offset by Tranquil PC Ltd for 5 years ’in use’

MTBF

>50,000 hours

Contact For support information—please call ( U K ) 0845 555 77 88 ( tech support option) during normal office hours, or send a descriptive email to [email protected]. Or visit www.tranquilpc.co.uk

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