What Is a Home Server?

A home server is a home data center. It is connected to the Internet through broadband and connected to other devices in the home through a wired or wireless network to achieve the purpose of centrally storing and sharing data. For example, you can use a high-definition player Connect to your home server so you never have to watch HD movies on a small computer monitor. In addition, you can connect the home server to multiple computers, and you can store the data of each computer in the home server. At the same time, each computer can share these data, so you don't have to hold a mobile hard disk between each computer. Copy to copy. Today's home servers generally use the Windows home server operating system (Windows home server) developed by Microsoft. With this operating system, not only can the stored data be accessed at home, but they can also be shared to the Internet. Remote access and management of data.

Home server

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A home server is a home data center. It is connected to the Internet through broadband and connected to other devices in the home through a wired or wireless network to achieve the purpose of centrally storing and sharing data. For example, you can use a high-definition player Connect to your home server so you never have to watch HD movies on a small computer monitor. In addition, you can connect the home server to multiple computers, and you can store the data of each computer in the home server. At the same time, each computer can share these data, so you don't have to hold a mobile hard disk between each computer. Copy to copy. Today's home servers generally use the Windows home server operating system (Windows home server) developed by Microsoft. With this operating system, not only can the stored data be accessed at home, but they can also be shared to the Internet. Remote access and management of data.

Chinese name

Home server

Foreign name

home server

Location

Home Data Center

Features

Implement remote task settings, etc.

In the European and American markets, as early as November 2007, Hewlett-Packard (HP) launched the first-generation home server MediaSmart, and Acer also developed its home server Easy Store in January 2009. In China, Lenovo released the Ideacentre D400, the first home server in China in August 2009.

If there are multiple computers in the home network, the client-server topology has a clear advantage over the point-to-point topology. That is, each user on the network can log in to any computer with his own unique ID and password. In theory, every computer can get all the resources on the network, but in fact, some files may be restricted (for example, certain restrictions on the files that children can access). Regardless of which computer the user is logged into, the configuration files and desktop settings used will be configured in accordance with the user's pre-defined rules. Because all the user's data is on the hard disk of the home server, this can easily back up personal data. ^[1]

So, what applications can we achieve through home servers?

First, using a home server, we can store many times more data than a mobile hard disk and back up the information in a timely manner. The average home server has multiple hard disk slots, usually 3-4, and the storage capacity will reach about 10TB. Many high-definition movies, large games, mass photography, design works, etc. can all be put down. For some important data, we can back up the data to the oversized space of the home server through the backup settings to ensure data security.

Secondly, through the home server, we can easily share information with all family and friends without being limited by time and space. The home server can connect a variety of home devices such as computers, game consoles, and players at home to form a super home entertainment center, and photographers and designers can also put their works on the home server, and then use MSN Accounts create their own web pages for family and friends to remotely access and download. It is worth mentioning that in terms of external access, it is completely different from ordinary websites, and the built-in operating system security settings can ensure the absolute confidentiality and security of information and materials.

Third, the home server can also implement remote task settings. For example, a user can log in to his home server in the office and set a download task. It can automatically download the specified documents and store them. As a simple example, we can remotely control in the office, let the home server download the latest blockbuster, and watch it directly after coming home from work! Of course, the home server also has all the characteristics of the server, which is very durable and can run for years Even if there is a sudden power outage, it can be automatically repaired. At the same time, long-running appliances will necessarily require power-saving settings. Generally speaking, the power consumption of a home server is only equivalent to that of a 40-watt lamp. Power, and can also enter power saving mode when idle, further saving power consumption.

Basic concepts of home server

(home server) The home server is the brain of the smart home. It communicates with the outside world through network cables and telephone lines, connects with various smart home devices through various cables, communicates with people through various human-machine interfaces, and can follow human instructions. And software to control the home equipment.