How To Set Up Photo Webshare
Categories: Media Sharing and Connected Devices
Domain Name
A Domain Name is a Web address. It allows you to access your HP MediaSmart Server and HP Photo Webshare from the Internet. For instance, if you registered MyFamily.hpshare.net for your HP MediaSmart Server, you would use this address to connect to your server using remote access. Additionally, this address is part of the URL for accessing an album on your Photo Webshare.
To set up a domain name
- Click the Setup button for Domain Name.
- Follow the instructions in the Domain Name Setup. The following topics provide guidance for setting up your Domain Name:
- Select Domain Name and DNS hosting service
- About HP Personal Domain Name by TZO.COM
- About TZO.COM Custom Domain Names
- About Windows Live Personalized Domain Name
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Select Domain Name and DNS hosting service
The HP MediaSmart Server provides three alternatives for setting up a domain name:
- HP Personal Domain Name by TZO.COM
- TZO.COM Custom Domain Name
- Windows Live Custom Domains
When choosing which service to use, consider the following:
- TZO domain names allow you to automatically notify Photo Webshare visitors when new photos are available through email without having to set up an SMTP email server.
- TZO domains names allow easy remote access, even if your broadband ISP blocks port 80. Blocking port 80 prevents a Web browser from reaching the server.
- With the TZO.COM Custom Domain Name option, you can create a domain name with any name that is not already registered.
About HP Personal Domain Name by TZO.COM
HP Personal domain name is free for the first year. After the first year, the cost is a nominal $9.99 per year, as of September 2007.
An HP personal domain name has two parts:
- Personalized name—enter a name of your choice. TZO.COM will check your choice against existing names. If the name you picked already exists, TZO provides a list of alternatives.Second part of the name - choose from an assortment of domain names such as hphomeserver.com or hpshare.net .
Each part is combined so the Domain Name looks like MyFamily.hphomeserver.com .
About TZO.COM Custom Domain Names
With this option, you can create a domain name with any name you want, like MyName.com , as long as that name is not already registered.
A domain name has several components:
- .Top-level or first-level domain names—all domain names end in a small list of generic names, such as . com or . net , or in a country code, such as . es or . fr .
- Second-level domain names—the part or parts of the domain name located to the left of the top-level domain name. For example, “MyName” in MyName.com.
About Windows Live Personalized Domain Name
Microsoft also offers a service to get a personalized domain name for your server. Using Windows Live Personalized Domain Name requires email SMTP configuration to use Webshare.
Logging on to HP Photo Webshare
- At the computer, click Start , All Programs , and then select HP MediaSmart Server .The HP MediaSmart Server—Control Console opens.
- On the MediaSmart tab, click Photo Webshare .
- Type your User name and Password (Created during initial Install and Setup for the MediaSmart Server) and click Logon.You are connected to the HP Photo Webshare where you can create and share albums over the Web with friends and family.User names are not case sensitive. However, passwords are case sensitive.
| NOTE: | You are automatically logged out of Photo Webshare if there is no activity after 30 minutes. |
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