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That link did not help. I am having the same issued. In reply to CraigTorres's post on April 15, There must be some quirkiness to something, but at least now I know how to resolve the issues. Hope this helps others with the same issues! In reply to Robag's post on April 15, I don't seem to have any entries that say "Windows Server" what at am I missing. Do I need to install something first?? These features include Domain Join, Launchpad, and client-side health notifications.
Windows Server Essentials does not support joining computers running the Home, Starter, or Media Center versions of Windows to the domain. In addition, you cannot use Remote Web Access to connect to these computers. The following computer operating systems are supported:. You can view the health and backup status for a Mac computer from the Windows Server Essentials Dashboard. However, you cannot configure computer backup or start a backup from the Dashboard. In addition, you cannot use Remote Web Access to connect a Mac computer.
This section applies to a server running Windows Server Essentials. When you connect a computer to the server, the Windows Server Essentials software makes a number of changes to the computer so the computer and the server can work together. Creates scheduled tasks on the computer for recurring health assessments and to synchronize health alert definitions. Adds services to the computer, which the computer uses to communicate with the server and with other Windows Server Essentials features.
For information about connecting your computer to the server, see Connect computers to the server. You can obtain your network user name and password information from the person who manages your server. You can use these credentials to connect your computer to the server and access information from the server.
If you are the server administrator, you can create the network credentials by adding a user account from the Users tab of the Dashboard. For more information about user accounts, see Manage user accounts using the Dashboard. You must be able to provide a network administrator account name and password to install the Connector software. A network administrator account enables the user to manage the local area network for your organization and helps manage and maintain network devices such as switches and routers.
This grants the required permissions to perform network administrator tasks. When a user is assigned the network administrator access level, the User Access Control prompt opens for any task that requires administrator permissions. To remove a computer from its domain, you will be prompted for the user name and password of the domain account. Click Start , right-click Computer , and then click Properties. Under Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings , click Change settings.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the domain password or provide confirmation. To join an existing workgroup, type the name of the workgroup that you want to join, and then click OK. To create a workgroup, type the name of the workgroup that you want to create, and then click OK. Your computer will be removed from the domain and your computer account on that domain will be disabled. This section provides access to procedures and information that will help you install the Connector software, connect your computer to the server, and troubleshoot connecting computers to the server.
Connect computers to the server. Connect computers to a Windows Server Essentials server without joining the domain. Install the Connector software.
Move computer data and settings manually. Transfer multiple user profiles during computer deployment. Uninstall the Connector software. Disconnect your computer from or reconnect your computer to the server.
How backup works with sleep and hibernate modes. When you connect a computer to a server that is running Windows Server Essentials or Windows Server R2 with the Windows Server Essentials Experience role installed, ensure that your client computer has a valid connection to the Internet.
If this computer has multiple user accounts, log on by using the user account that has documents, pictures, and personal preferences that you want to keep after you connect the computer to the server. You can get your domain name information from your network administrator. For a computer running the Windows operating system, click Download software for Windows. If the User Account Control message appears, click Yes or type the local user name and password, if prompted.
On the Find my server page, auto-detect the server in the local networks and select the server that you want to connect to. Or, if you have the information, you can manually input your server's name or domain address. If this is the first computer that you are connecting to the server, and if this is the computer that you will be using to administer the server, use the administrator account that you created during setup.
For all other computers, first create a network user account on the server by using the Dashboard. Create the user account with Administrator or Standard user privileges, based on the tasks that are performed by the person using the computer. If your computer is running Windows 8, Windows 8. If your computer is running Windows 7, and if you have documents, pictures, or personal preferences such as desktop backgrounds, screen savers, or Internet Explorer favorites that you want to keep after you join the computer to the new network, on the Choose if you want to move your existing data and settings page of the wizard, select the Move my data and settings to my new network user account.
Choose if you want to automatically wake the computer to create a backup on the Choose if you want to wake this computer to create its backup page. After you join your computer to the network, use your new user name and password to log on to the computer.
When you log on to a computer that is running Windows 8 for the first time by using your network account, after it connects to the server, instructions for migrating files and applications from the old user account appear.
Follow the instructions on the How do I migrate files and applications from my old user account? After the computer is successfully connected to the server, shortcuts to the Connector TrayApp and the server Dashboard appear on the Start menu, which can be used as follows if your computer is running Windows 8, Windows 8.
From the Connector TrayApp, you can enable or disable the Keep me remotely connected feature. You can also double-click the TrayApp to start the Launchpad. From the Launchpad, you can access the Shared folders shortcut, configure computer backups, address alerts, and open the Remote Web Access website. This topic describes how to add a Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8. This is an alternative to the usual method, which requires joining the computer to the Windows Server Essentials domain. With that method, if the computer is in another domain, it must be removed from that domain before it can be added to the Windows Server Essentials domain.
Some features are limited when a client computer is not added to the Windows Server Essentials domain:. All features that require that the computer be joined to the domain? Any third-party add-ons that require that the computer be joined to the domain will not work properly. Windows 7 Professional x86 and x64 , Windows 7 Enterprise x86 and x64 , Windows 7 Ultimate x86 and x Archived from the original on 12 October Microsoft Windows. Components History Timeline Criticism.
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