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Windows Home Server November 27th Update - A few details

After installing the November update you will notice that your network health turns red on your home server. With the November update, you can now get a trusted SSL certificate for your <your_name>.HomeServer.com domain name.  If you have already set up remote access, you will need to quickly unconfigure your existing domain name and re-run Setup to acquire an SSL certificate for your HomeServer.com domain name.

This is a pretty simple process of turning off your Windows Live domain and turning it back on. Here is a quick “How To”:

After running the update, you will see this message:

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To reconfigure your domain name, open your Windows Home Server Console and click the Settings button.

Once the Settings are open, click the Remote Access page:

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As you can see, the Domain Name Status still informs you that it is working. Your Remote Access page should still be viewable away from your home. However, a trusted SSL certificate has not been setup as the earlier Network Health notification  informed you.

To complete the setup, click the Unconfigure button. After clicking the Unconfigure button, it will change to a Setup button. Click the Setup button to install a trusted SSL certificate for your HomeServer.com domain name.

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Once the Setup button has been clicked, the Domain Name Setup Wizard will open.

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Click the Next button to continue.

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The Domain Name wizard will ask you to verify your Windows Live ID that you previously used to setup your personalized HomeServer.com Domain. Type in your Windows Live E-mail Address and Password and click Next.

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The Domain Name wizard will display all registered names linked to your Windows Live account that you just entered. Select the correct domain name and click Next.

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Click Done.

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Your Domain Name Status should display “Working” if you have followed these steps.

If you had any problems with this update, please make a post on the WIndows Home Server Community Forums: http://forums.microsoft.com/windowshomeserver

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Posted: Monday, November 26, 2007 6:35 PM by Qblogger

Comments

November Update - Your Network Health Icon Will Turn Red. « MS Windows Home Server said:

PingBack from http://mswhs.com/2007/11/27/november-update-your-network-health-icon-will-turn-red/

# November 27, 2007 9:57 AM

happymj said:

Will the SSL certificates issued as a result of this update work for those using their Home Server with their own domains, HP/TZO domains or only if you are using a subdomain of homeserver.com?

# November 27, 2007 12:47 PM

Josh's Windows Weblog said:

Remember that Windows Home Server update that folks were talking about last week, details Here . Well

# November 27, 2007 2:47 PM

Larry Larsen said:

For those of you lucky enough to find a Home Server under your Christmas tree (or other gift sheltering holiday ornamentation), you'll be happy to know a nice update was released today that,

# November 27, 2007 7:35 PM

Noticias externas said:

For those of you lucky enough to find a Home Server under your Christmas tree (or other gift sheltering

# November 27, 2007 8:00 PM

WINhomesite.com said:

WHS November Update - SSL Certificate Fixed

# November 28, 2007 3:13 PM

slimboyfat said:

Not entirely related I'll admit... but I wanted to get someones attention.... WHS has killed all my backups without warning me and my home PC is dead - so I've lost all the wife's data and she's going to kill me...

http://www.tuazon.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/11/29/how-to-make-a-happy-home-server-user-very-sad/

any suggestions peeps?

# November 29, 2007 4:22 PM

slimboyfat said:

OK - the link in my last comment doesn't work - but please go to http://www.tuazon.co.uk/blog and read the post called "How to make a home server user VERY sad" suffice to say all my backups have been deleted for no apparent reason - and I need to restore from one of them.... any ideas?

# November 30, 2007 11:05 AM

Larry Larsen said:

For those of you lucky enough to find a Home Server under your Christmas tree (or other gift sheltering holiday ornamentation), you'll be happy to know a nice update was released today that,

# December 14, 2007 11:57 PM

Windows Home Server Team Blog said:

During the initial beta of Windows Home Server, the team setup a test domain for the Dynamic DNS services

# April 8, 2008 8:12 PM
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