Network Your Computer & Devices Step by Step

Description

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

Sample Content

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

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