Windows Home Server includes a built-in web server so you can remotely access your server and files. The default home page for this built-in web server is typically a friendly splash screen page with a simple link to a logon page where anyone with a valid account (ex. family, friends, etc) can logon and view/access the files they have permission to access. Through the home server settings, you can even customize this page to change the default title and displayed text from “Windows Home Server Web Site” to whatever you’d like (ex. “The Johsnon’s Home Server”).

On the Acer Aspire easyStore H340, the default page is an Acer branded page that includes a link to the default Windows Homer Server page, but also a link to easyStore support and downloads and a link to the Acer website. This is Acer’s attempt at shameless self promotion (“look everyone – buy Acer!”).

To change the web page to the default Windows Home Server page:

1. Remote desktop (terminal service) to the home server
2. Open Control Pael | Administrative Tools | Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
3. Expand Internet Information Services | YourHomeServerName (local computer) Web Sites
4. Right click on “Default Website” and select “Properties”
5. Open the Documents tab
6. Highlight “Default.htm” and click the “Move Up”button to move this page to the top
7. Click the OK button
8. Right click on “Default Website” and select “Stop”
9. Right click on “Default Website” and select “Start”
10. The default web pge of your home server should now automatically redirect to the default Windows Home Server page

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