And why is it, in fact, needed by an ordinary user. Recall the main concepts of this lesson:
In this article, we will look at how to create a local network with the same access rights for all its users.
The advantages of such a network include simplicity of design (setting up a home network is quite “tough” for a beginner) and the economic availability of equipment, but the spectrum functionality such a network is quite limited.
Several computers (in this case, consider the option of a network that combines more than two PCs, but we will tell separately), which will become the nodes of our local network. For each PC, you need to check the presence of a network card (although most modern devices are equipped with a built-in "network card", but "what the hell is not joking" ...).
1. Select the computer from which the creation of the local network will begin, and connect it to the network equipment. To do this, on both sides crimp the cable and using RJ-45 connectors we connect it to the ports of the switch and the network card of our computer.
Any advanced settings an unmanaged switch does not require: we only need to register correct settings the local network itself in the operating system of each PC
2. To do this, go to the settings of the computer's network card (we read, windows 8 and windows XP) and write there IP-address this PC. As a rule, the following IP addresses are used here 192.168.1., 192.168.0;
3. Repeat 1-2 points for each computer connected to the network.
Important: the last digit of the IP address of each subsequent PC must differ from the previous one (in the range indicated above): so, if the first computer was assigned IP 192.168.1.1, the second PC will have it - 192.168.1.2, the third - 192.168.1.3 and so on.
When all computers are connected, we check our local network for operability.
You can do this in two ways:
Check for other devices connected to the network in the " network environment» the control panel of this computer;
Ping any computer on this network with a known ip address. Pinging is done like this:
Go to "Start → Run", in the window that opens, assign the command "cmd" and press "Enter";
In the window that appears command line prescribe ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the computer we are looking for.
If, after executing the command, we see a similar picture in the command line window, then the home local network we created is fully functional, but if the computer displays a message about “the request timed out” or that “the specified host is unavailable”
- it is necessary to search for and eliminate technical malfunctions of this network.
Homegroup functionality, which is available in Windows 10, makes it easy to connect devices to a shared local network, even for regular user. Therefore, if you are going to create a shared network between your computers in the house, you need to learn how to create a homegroup in Windows 10 and configure it.
When creating a group, folders that are installed with Windows 10 will be public: images, videos, music, documents, printers and devices (find out how to share folders in the article ""). Copy the files that you want to open for other users to them.
Before starting the process, make sure that all devices you connect meet the necessary requirements:
To set up a homegroup, go to .
RMB on the Start menu → control panel (enable display by category) → Network and Internet → Homegroup.
Microsoft has made the process of creating a network as easy as possible, so follow the instructions. But to avoid problems during setup, check the sharing and network discovery properties for the device.
In the "Homegroup" window, click "Create a homegroup" → Next → specify the folders that you share (these are standard Windows 10 folders) → Next. 
When the home network setup is complete, the password will appear on the first computer, which will be needed to connect other devices. This completes the creation process. 
RMB on the Start menu → control panel (enable display by category) → Network and Internet → Homegroup → Join → Next → open folders for access → Next → enter the password for the homegroup → Next → Done.
After updating your computer to Windows 10 (read how to do this in the article ""), when using a home group, problems often arise: sharing does not work, you cannot change the password, leave the group or create it. To correct the situation, proceed as follows.
Important! At the same time, turn on the display of hidden files and folders, otherwise the AppData directory will be inaccessible.
Right-click on the Start menu → control panel (turn on display by category) → Network and Internet → Homegroup → the group settings will be displayed → Show or print the homegroup password. 
To delete a homegroup, sign out of it.
RMB on the Start menu → control panel (enable display by category) → Network and Internet → Homegroup → Exit homegroup → select "Exit homegroup" → confirm the actions. 
Creating a homegroup in Windows 10 is a process that is as simple as possible. Follow the instructions and prompts of the system, after checking the necessary settings. In this case, access will open only to the shared folders of the OS. If necessary, you can change the homegroup or leave it.
Hello readers of the ComService company blog (Naberezhnye Chelny). In this article, we will touch on network configuration in the operating room. Windows system 7. Namely, let's deal with home groups. This feature allows you to simplify the exchange of information between users on your home network. Here we will analyze the configuration of IP addresses for computers so that you can create a home group and configure network placement. Let's see how to create home groups, how to join them and, of course, how to share directories so that other users can work with them. We will also consider a place from where it is convenient to control the shared resources on . I hope that after reading this article, you will be able to easily set up a home network between computers running Windows 7.
Article structure
Firstly, in order for computers to work properly on the network, it is necessary to synchronize the time between them. On all computers on the network, you must set the current time and make sure that it is.
Secondly. Need to ask computers so that they are on the same network. This function usually assigned to the router or router. Then it assigns an address from the specified range to each connected computer. If you do not have, then you need to configure the addresses manually.
1. In the notification area, left-click on the Network icon. In the window that opens, click on the link Network and Sharing Center
In the Network and Sharing Center that opens, on the left side, click Change adapter settings
In the window that opens, all network connections of your . Choose the connection through which you will connect to your home network. It could be a connection wireless network or else. Select it with the left mouse button and call context menu with the right mouse button. Choose Properties
In the Network window that opens, we need to check the boxes for Client for Microsoft Networks, File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks, and Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Select the latter and click the Properties button
In TCP/IP Properties choose Use the following IP address. In the field, enter the address and subnet mask (for example, such as in the figure IP - 192.168.0.1 and subnet mask - 255.255.255.0)
There are four network locations:
To create a Homegroup, we need to select the location of the Home network.
This is done as follows
We go to the Network and Sharing Center and click on the link Public network
In the Network location settings window that opens, select Home network
In the next window, we are notified about a change in the location of the network. Click Close
Now we have the option to create an online homegroup or join an already created one. To do this, click on any of the links highlighted in the figure below.
You can only create one homegroup on a network. You can create it on any of the network computers. Other computers on the network can only join an already created group. Computers with any version of . To create, you need a more advanced Windows version 7 than Primary or Home Basic.
Check version operating system You can in the properties of the computer.
In the HomeGroup window, click Create HomeGroup
Select the libraries to which we want to give access to group members and click Next
In the next window, we generate a password for the created home group. It's better to write it down right away. Click Finish
Now, when you select a homegroup in the Network and Sharing Center, you will see a window where you can change the homegroup settings
Here you can Show or print your homegroup password if you have forgotten it. Change to any other. Leave homegroup. Change advanced sharing settings and run the HomeGroup troubleshooter.
A home group ceases to exist when the last member leaves it.
A few words about the troubleshooter. You can launch it from the Start menu by finding this tool using the search
In the window that opens, check the box Get the latest troubleshooting online
At Microsoft, a lot of people work so that we can fix common mistakes with this tool.
Now, when problems arise, not only with the homegroup, you can use the latest tools.
The homegroup has been created, the settings have been set. Now you need to connect the rest of the computers on the network.
On the computer that we want to connect to the Homegroup, we will find this element
Since the group has already been created, we will be offered to join
Set the libraries that we want to make public and click Next
In the next window, enter the password for the homegroup and click Next.
The computer is successfully connected to the homegroup. In the same way we connect all other computers.
All that was above is the preparatory steps for the ease and simplicity of setting up network sharing.
You can share with homegroup users as follows. We open. We find and select the folder to which we need to give access. On the toolbar, click the button General access and from the drop-down menu select Homegroup (read) or Homegroup (read and write) if you want users to be able to modify and delete files in this folder
Here you can also deny access by selecting None of the users. The folder icon will be marked with a padlock.
When you create or join a homegroup, the corresponding section appears in the navigation pane of the explorer window. From here it is convenient to access the shared folders of other computers on the network
After some time, you can forget which folders on your computer are shared. To remember, you can go through the network to your computer. It is convenient to do this using the Network item in the navigation menu
You can see, but it is not convenient to manage from here. There is a separate tool for this.
We launch computer management utility
In the Computer Management window, on the left in the console tree, expand the Shared Folders item and select Shared Resources. The table in the center will display all your shared resources and here you can stop sharing any of them
From the Shared Resources section, you can share. To do this, open the Action menu and select New Share…
The Create Shares Wizard will open, following the instructions of which you will expand the folder
By default, shared libraries are read-only. You can give access to the record from the explorer. Select the required library in the navigation area of the explorer, call the context menu and select Sharing and Homegroup (read and write)
In this simple way, you can open and deny access to the resources of your computer in the Windows 7 homegroup.
In this article, I hope I was able to explain in an accessible way how the Windows 7 network is configured. We set up computers to work on the same network, created a home group, and learned how to give and block access to various computer resources. In principle, this should be enough. It remains only to add a few recommendations to ensure greater security when working on the network.
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If you want to create a home entertainment network based on a TV and a computer that will provide all the possibilities for playing content of various formats, then you should be interested in learning how to set up a home media server. Let's learn how to install a server creation program and then see what features it provides to users.
Before you start installing a home media server, you need to resolve the issue of connecting your computer to your TV. Better make it happen wired connection devices using a LAN cable and router. Of course you can use wireless connection, but then you become dependent on the power of the antenna and the presence / absence of obstacles.
To avoid possible problems with movie playback Full format HD, it is better to use a LAN cable, carefully laying it between the computer, router and TV.
The router, of course, must be configured to access the network, otherwise no media server will work. If you have figured out the question of how to set up the Internet on Windows 7, then you can proceed directly to installing and configuring the program.
Download the distribution package of the program to start installing it. It is better to download from the official site, as the current and verified version of the utility is located here. You can select two types of download - as a *.exe file or in archive format. There is no difference between them, so choose according to your taste.
The installation process itself is extremely simple: you just need to specify the directory where the application's executable files will be stored, and decide whether to create a program shortcut on the desktop.
After setting the installation parameters, click the "Install" button. Wait for the installation to finish to start setting up the program.
The first time you launch the program, it should appear with the initial settings where you need to select your media device. 
Depending on the type of hardware you specify, the Native Support field will display a comma-separated list of supported formats.
If your TV can play some formats that are not in the "Built-in support" field, then check the box " Arbitrary device". Write manually the formats supported by your hardware and click "Next" to go to the next settings window.
In the "Media Resource Directories" window, you need to make directories or local and network drives visible to your device ("share"). By default, standard folders are open, but in order not to be confused with them, it is better to allow access to local drives. To perform this procedure, check the boxes that you want to make available through the media server and click the "Scan" button. 
You can also manually add directories or external media. To do this, click the "Add" button, select the directory you need and start the scanning process. 
After scanning local and removable drives in the program interface, you can see full list audio, video and photos stored on your computer.
Remember that the more multimedia information the program has to check, the longer it will run, so do not overdo it with the number of "shared" directories.
The next setting item is backup options. You can specify your own path for storing the backup used to restore the program's data, or leave everything as it is. 
After clicking the "Run" button, the backup process will start. You can specify which parameters you want to save in the backup file by checking their boxes. After completing the data backup procedure, click the "Close" button.
After setting all the important parameters, you can proceed directly to enabling the DLNA server on your computer. To do this, click on the "Start" button - a message will appear on the screen that the start was successful. 
After starting the server, you need to turn on the TV. If the connection is established correctly, then it will appear on the "Playback devices" tab in the program. If the list is empty, update it using the special button on the panel on the right. 
Test the server by running the files from the computer on the TV screen:
If the Home Media Server program is configured correctly, then the file you launched from the computer will appear on the TV screen. But opening media files from a computer is not always convenient, so you need to learn how to additionally launch them directly on the TV. 
To prevent the program from interfering with your computer, close it by clicking on the red cross. The work of the home server will not be completed, since the application will not turn off completely, but will only be minimized to the system tray.
After setting up the server on your computer, you can go to the TV and try to open “shared” folders through it. On different TV models, the connection to the created server is made in its own way. For example, LG devices have a built-in Smart Share app. 
Select the created home server as the signal source. If such an item is not in the list, update the list of sources.
Don't forget to set up your firewall by temporarily disabling it; otherwise, the firewall will block the TV's attempts to connect to the home server.
After selecting the signal source, you will see a directory of folders, among which there will be directories "shared" on the computer. You can launch available files and watch them on your TV screen.
The "Home Media Server" program provides users with several interesting features that allow you to expand the functionality of a conventional TV to the level of a real home entertainment center.
To enjoy all the benefits of interactive broadcasting, you can set up Rostelecom television. But there is another option that allows you to do without concluding an additional agreement with the provider - download an interactive television playlist and run it through a home media server.
For IPTV to work, you need to install the VLC Player program. Installing this application will not cause any difficulty even for a novice user, since the convenient installation wizard does everything automatically - all that remains is to press the "Next" button.
The next step is to restart the home media server, which is done by pressing a special button on the top panel of the program. 
After that, you can go to the TV and select the "Internet TV" folder in the media server directory. If you have downloaded a working playlist and installed it correctly, you will see a list of the channels presented in it. 
Of course, this is not the most convenient option for playing interactive TV, especially if the user has a Smart TV or the IPTV function from the provider is configured. However, if there is nothing but a home server, then using the Home Media Server program can be called the most adequate solution.
If your TV does not support Smart TV, but you want to be able to watch online broadcasts, then you can delegate some of the smart TV functions to the Home Media Server program using installed podcasts.
Podcasts in this case are files that allow you to directly launch online movie theaters on your TV. For example, on the forum of the official website of the "Home Media Server" application, it is fashionable to download a podcast to play and manage video files from social network In contact with.
Download the desired podcast to your computer and drop it into the main window of the program, as you did with the interactive TV playlist file. 
Expand the "Podcasts" section and select the application you downloaded for online broadcasting. Right click on it and select Update. 
Wait for the update process to finish and go to the TV. Find the "Podcasts" folder and select the application downloaded via the media server inside it. 
