1. Tutorial 12 Managing Hardware and Networks

2. Objectives Learn about Plug and Play hardware
Examine Windows 7 support for newer types of hardware
Examine the importance of hardware resource assignments
View hardware configuration settings in Device Manager
Troubleshoot hardware problems
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3. Objectives Check your computer name and workgroup or domain name
View networked computers in the same workgroup
Use the Network and Sharing Center
Compare three ways to share folders on a network
Create a mapped drive
Create, join, and leave a homegroup
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4. Device Manager
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5. Comparing Types of Hardware Devices
Plug and Play (PnP) standards are now used for hardware devices
A bona fide Plug and Play computer system has the following features:
ACPI BIOS
Plug and Play hardware devices and device drivers
Plug and Play operating system
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) detects devices in a networked environment
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6. Comparing Types of Hardware Devices
Windows 7 provides enhanced support for the following technologies:
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394b
FireWire
SATA and eSATA
Sensors
Device Stage
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7. Understanding Hardware Resource Assignments
Windows 7 can allocate four types of resources to hardware devices
Interrupt request (IRQ) resources
Input/Output (I/O) resources
Direct Memory Access (DMA) resources
Memory resources
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8. Using Device Manager
Important source of information about hardware components
Displays a hardware tree
Identifies conflicts
Hardware
Device
Resource
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9. Using Device Manager
You can display properties for individual hardware devices
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10. Using Device Manager
The Device Manager adds and removes items from the hardware tree as they are added to and removed from the computer
When you choose to safely remove a USB flash drive, the Device Manager will report an error until it is physically removed from the computer
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11. Using Device Manager
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12. Using Device Manager
USB Host Controller listed under the Serial Bus controllers category consists of one or more computer chips that identifies a USB hardware device and determines its bandwidth requirements
Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI)
Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI)
Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI)
A USB Root Hub:
Attachment or removal of USB devices
Manages power to USB devices
Manages distribution of signals
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13. Troubleshooting Hardware Problems
Device Manager detects three types of hardware problems:
Disabled device
Resource conflict
Unknown device
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14. Troubleshooting Hardware Problems
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15. Networking
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16. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
Two types of networks
Server-based
Server
Domain
Peer-to-peer network
Workgroup
HomeGroup
Each computer has a name that uniquely identifies it on the network
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17. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
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18. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
The Network window allows you to browse resources on your local network
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19. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
The Network and Sharing Center displays current network settings and a network map
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20. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
In the upper-left corner of the Network and Sharing Center window, click the Change advanced sharing settings link to open the Advanced sharing settings
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21. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
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22. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
The Local Area Connection link provides access to the network connection settings and lists services used by the connection
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23. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
The Sharing Wizard can allow others access to your folders and files
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24. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
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25. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
You can set permissions for individual users or for groups of users
File sharing permissions allow you to specify whether users can read your files, or read and write your files
Once a file or folder is shared, the UNC path is displayed in the File Sharing window
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26. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
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27. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
Advanced sharing settings allow you to:
Change the Share name
Set permissions for individual users
Specify the number of simultaneous users who can access the shared folder
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28. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
A mapped drive is a shared network folder that is assigned a drive name
Right-click a shared folder icon and then select Map network drive
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29. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities
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30. Using the HomeGroup Feature to Share Network Resources
Windows 7 introduces the new HomeGroup networking feature so users on different Windows 7 computer systems can easily share libraries and printers with other computers in the same homegroup
Click the Network icon for your wired or wireless connection in the notification area of the taskbar, click the Open Network and Sharing Center link, and then click the Choose homegroup and sharing options link in the Network and Sharing Center window
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31. Using the HomeGroup Feature to Share Network Resources
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32. Using the HomeGroup Feature to Share Network Resources
To create a homegroup, open the Start menu, click Control Panel, click the Network and Internet link in the Control Panel window, click the HomeGroup link, click the “Create a homegroup” button, select the libraries you want to share, decide whether to share printers, click the Next button, record or print your homegroup password, and then close the HomeGroup window
To access resources in a homegroup, click Network on the Start menu, click HomeGroup in the Navigation pane, and then select and open a shared resource on another HomeGroup computer
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33. Using the HomeGroup Feature to Share Network Resources
If another user wants to join the homegroup, that user opens the Control Panel, clicks the “Choose homegroup and sharing settings” link, clicks the Join now button, selects the libraries that user wants to share, decides on whether to share printers, enters the homegroup password, and clicks Finish
To leave a homegroup, open the Control Panel, click the Network and Internet link, click the “Choose homegroup and sharing options” link, click the “Leave the homegroup” link, click the “Leave the homegroup” option in the Leave the HomeGroup dialog box, click the Finish button, and close the Homegroup window
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