Installing Windows Home Server Connector on the Client Computers

Your key to the riches of Windows Home Server from a client computer’s point of view is a program called Windows Home Server Connector, which does the following:

• Locates the Windows Home Server on the network.
  
  
• Registers your computer with Windows Home Server.
  
  
• Configures Windows Home Server to automatically back up your computer every night.
  
  
• Configures your computer to receive local and network health alerts.
  
  
• Installs the client version of the Restore Files or Folders Wizard, which enables you to restore backed-up files and folders.
  
  
• Adds a desktop shortcut for the Windows Home Server shared folders.
  
  
• Installs the Launchpad application, which gives you quick access to manual backups, Remote Web Access, the shared folders, and the Dashboard. It also installs a notification area icon that tells you the current network status.
  
  
• Installs the client version of the Windows Home Server Dashboard.