Computers

Shows the connected Windows Home Server computers (clients) and all IP based network devices running in your home network.

Windows Home Server clients are detected automatically, for network devices click on scan and wait until the network scanner has finished.

Note: Make sure that network devices are powered on before you click on Scan.

Elements displayed

The list view shows these items for each entry:

Name (Note: you can edit the name of network devices in the properties dialog)
IP-Address
Monitoring enabled (In Community Edition only available for Windows Home Server Computers)
Display runtime in uptime diagram
Wake up time (Not available in Community Edition)
Backup enabled (Not available in Community Edition)
Action after backup (Not available in Community Edition)
Centrally managed client configuration: Client wakes server automatically (Not available in Community Edition)
Centrally managed client configuration: Client is allowed to suspend server (Not available in Community Edition)
Client software version (Green check when up-to-date, yellow warning when outdated)

Client software update

A licensed version updates all clients automatically. When an update is in process, the version number is displayed with * xx *.

Users of the community edition have to run an update manually.

Name	Description
Context menu	The context menu is used for quick access to monitoring and wake-up functionality.
Properties for Windows Home Server Computers	Configures Windows Home Server Computers (Clients)
Properties for network devices	Configures network devices.

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