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Tutorial 12 Managing Hardware and Networks. 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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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®®Microsoft Windows 7 for Power Users
Tutorial 12Managing Hardware and Networks
XPXPXPXPXPXPObjectives• 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPObjectives• 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPDevice Manager
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XPXPXPXPXPXPComparing 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPComparing 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPUnderstanding 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPUsing Device Manager• Important source of information about
hardware components• Displays a hardware tree• Identifies conflicts–Hardware–Device–Resource
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XPXPXPXPXPXPUsing Device Manager• You can display properties for individual
hardware devices
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XPXPXPXPXPXPUsing 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPUsing Device Manager
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XPXPXPXPXPXPUsing 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPTroubleshooting Hardware Problems• Device Manager detects three types of
hardware problems:–Disabled device–Resource conflict–Unknown device
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XPXPXPXPXPXPTroubleshooting Hardware Problems
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XPXPXPXPXPXPNetworking
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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 7 Networking Capabilities
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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 7 Networking Capabilities• The Network window allows you to browse
resources on your local network
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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 7 Networking Capabilities• The Network and Sharing Center displays
current network settings and a network map
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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 7 Networking Capabilities
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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 7 Networking Capabilities• The Sharing Wizard can allow others access to
your folders and files
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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 7 Networking Capabilities
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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 7 Networking Capabilities
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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPWindows 7 Networking Capabilities
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XPXPXPXPXPXPUsing 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPUsing the HomeGroup Feature to Share Network Resources
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XPXPXPXPXPXPUsing 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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XPXPXPXPXPXPUsing 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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