Network Your Computer & Devices Step by Step

by Ciprian Rusen

Overview

Teach yourself how to use the networking features in Windows 7 to connect your home computers, even if they use different operating systems. With Step by Step, you set the pace -- building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!

• Network your Windows 7-based PCs and set up security
• Add a Mac or Linux-based computer
• Share printers, devices, and files with everyone in your home
• Stream media over your network or to a remote PC
• Tweak your network and sharing settings
• Troubleshoot problems and perform easy maintenance

Your Step by Step digital content includes:

• Fully searchable online edition of this book -- with unlimited access on the Web

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780735659551
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	12/23/2010
Series:	Step by Step
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	550
File size:	28 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ciprian Rusen is a technology aficionado, working as an IT Project Manager for a major consumer goods corporation. During work hours, he manages complex rollouts of enterprise IT solutions, and, in his spare time, loves to experiment with the latest technologies, learn how to best use them, and share his knowledge with others. He coordinates the 7 Tutorials team: Florina Muntenescu, Chuck Houghton, Maximilian Robu, Jack Busch and George Grigorita. Together, they write tutorials for Windows 7 users, helping them to get the best possible computing experience.

Table of Contents

• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Introducing Home Networking
• Features and Conventions of This Book
• Getting Help
• Chapter 1: Setting Up a Router and Devices
• Chapter 2: Setting User Accounts on All Computers
• Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Libraries on All Windows 7 Computers
• Chapter 4: Creating the Network
• Chapter 5: Customizing Network Sharing Settings in Windows 7
• Chapter 6: Creating the Homegroup and Joining Windows 7 Computers
• Chapter 7: Sharing Libraries and Folders
• Chapter 8: Sharing and Working with Devices
• Chapter 9: Streaming Media Over the Network and the Internet
• Chapter 10: Sharing Between Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 Computers
• Chapter 11: Sharing Between Mac OS X and Windows 7 Computers
• Chapter 12: Sharing Between Ubuntu Linux and Windows 7 Computers
• Chapter 13: Keeping the Network Secure
• Chapter 14: Setting Up Parental Controls
• Chapter 15: Troubleshooting Network and Internet Problems
• Glossary
• About the Authors