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Their website says it only works with WindowsXP, Mac, and Windows Vista.
Categories: Home Server Add-Ins
Has anyone got the magic jack to work on HP MediaSmart server? I've seen posts that it works on some WHS systems, but if I plug it into my EX470 it does nothing.... just showing as a disk drive.
How can I get this to work?
Thanks
Mike
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February 22, 2009 1:14 PM
Yeah I saw that... Other people have it working on their Windows Home Server machines though.
What is it about the MediaSmart that means it doesn't work when others have got it to work with Windows Home Server?
Is there any way to get around whatever problem there is...?
March 2, 2009 3:35 PM
updated: March 2, 2009 3:41 PM
It WILL work on WHS - I have been using my MagicJack on my HP MediaSmart EX470 for several months now without issue (you have to re-start it if your server reboots due to automatic updates, but that is it). The trick is getting it running in a remote desktop session that actually has access to the sound card - or you get an error about not being able to access a sound device. You have to connect to your WHS a special way. Go to Start>Run and launch "mstsc.exe /admin" (or "mstsc.exe /console" if you don't have the latest version of the Remote Desktop client) from your workstation. Once connected to your WHS, run the MagicJack software, and then close the remote desktop window - DO NOT LOG OFF, just close the window. IF you log off, you will stop the software you just got running. This connects and runs the software in the console session rather than one of the remote admin sessions - and gives it access to the sound device to avoid the error.
Once the software is running in the console session, it will still try to load if you minimize the WHS console using To Desktop or the Advanced Admin Console - but that is OK, it means the software is still running in the console session just like you want.
March 3, 2009 8:51 PM
Thanks. This got me most of the way. After browsing around other WHS comments on magicjack I found that you also need to set sound to "Leave at Remote Computer" when connecting to the server. Now it all works great!
April 12, 2009 10:04 PM
updated: April 12, 2009 10:12 PM
Does this mean that I must have the remote computer running at all time in addition to the server.
The trick is getting it running in a remote desktop session that actually has access to the sound card - or you get an error about not being able to access a sound device. You have to connect to your WHS a special way. Go to Start>Run and launch "mstsc.exe /admin" (or "mstsc.exe /console" if you don't have the latest version of the Remote Desktop client) from your workstation. Once connected to your WHS, run the MagicJack software, and then close the remote desktop window - DO NOT LOG OFF, just close the window. IF you log off, you will stop the software you just got running. This connects and runs the software in the console session rather than one of the remote admin sessions - and gives it access to the sound device to avoid the error.
Does this mean that I must have the remote computer running at all time in addition to the server.
May 28, 2009 9:03 PM
I had it running for a couple days. If I ran the software but didnt make a call, the 'no acces to audio' error wouldnt come up. Then I closed the RDP session and all was fine.
Then it stopped working, so I rebooted, RDP'd in, and now when I run the software I get the error even if I dont make a call and now calling wont work after I close the RDP session
Anyone have any insight?
May 29, 2009 8:38 PM
MitchSchaft said: Their website says it only works with WindowsXP, Mac, and Windows Vista.
September 17, 2009 2:09 PM
updated: September 17, 2009 2:11 PM
You can set in your registry to have your WHS's console log in automatically to start the MagicJack software:
Regedit.exe,
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\WinLogon
AutoAdminLogon=1
DefaultUsername=administrator
DefaultPassword=yourpassword
reboot, wait a few minutes (if you have your phone on, you can even hear the windows start-up sound), and you'll never have to touch MSTSC, or your WHS for magic jack again.
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