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HP MediaSmart Server - Securing Your Server from Intruders
Categories: Security and User Management
Firewall protection - Broadband router firewall
- Windows Home Server firewall
- Personal firewall
| Type | Port numbers | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TCP | 80, 443 | Standard Web site |
| TCP | 55000, 56000 internal (subnet only) | Web site for Windows Home Server Web services |
| TCP | 1138 | Transport |
| TCP | 8912 | Backup and beacon |
| UDP | 8912 | Backup and beacon |
| TCP | 2869 | UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) |
| UDP | 1900 | UPnP |
| TCP | 3389 | Remote access |
| TCP | 4125 | Remote access (when enabled) |
| TCP | 139, 445 | File and print sharing |
| UDP | 137, 138 | File and print sharing |
| UDP | 10284, 10283, 10282, 10281, 10280, 10243 | Media connection |
- Learn how to manually configure your router and home server
- Configuring your broadband router
- Why can't I connect to some computers?
- Learn more about router port forwarding
Wireless security - Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
- Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
Anti-virus software | CAUTION: | Remember to keep your anti-virus definitions up-to-date. |
User name and password protection - Server password - during the first install of the HP MediaSmart Server, you are asked to create a strong password to allow access for managing your server from the Windows Home Server console. This password will protect the server from unwanted changes.
- User account passwords - each person who uses your network must have a user account so they can access shared folders on the server or, if configured, use remote access. For more information, see User Accounts and Setting User Accounts Password Policy in the Windows Home Server Console Help.
- Computer passwords - by using the same user name and password for logging onto a computer as for the server user account, you can avoid having to enter the user name and password when accessing a shared folder. Requiring logon to each computer on your network adds a level of security. For more information, see Why should logon names match? in the Windows Home Server Console Help.
- Webshare passwords - you can require passwords for outside visitors to your Photo Webshare. See Photo Webshare security on page 6-27.
- Security certificate
- HTTPS (encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol)
- User account with strong password
| CAUTION: | Using remote access to access your server from public or other untrusted computers is not recommended. Doing so can potentially expose your server to malicious software and viruses. HTTPS : Remote Access is secure because the connection between the remote computer and the server is done over HTTPS. HTTPS uses the encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, the same protocol used for banking transactions and retail commerce. User Account : Remote access does not allow logging on from the Guest or Administrator account. Moreover, the user account must be enabled for remote access, which requires a strong password to ensure that authentication is as secure as possible. |
Thanks for this information. regarding of the firewall, I have an issue with some Anti virus programs like Kaspersky, when I install it and enable the firewall I have to open different ports than windows firewall just for shared network. I do not know why each Anti Virus software has a special port configuaration.
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Firewalls and antivirus? Give me a break. You have to poke holes in the firewall for all the services running, so what's the point?
I was hoping for an article on the detailed description of the services that are running and what the risks of those services are, but all I get is passwords, firewalls and antivirus? Don't you think anyone who wants to buy a SERVER for their home already knows about that stuff? Now get this fluff piece off this server so that other Googler's don't come across it.
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