1 / 33

Tutorial 12 Managing Hardware and Networks

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.

fraley
Download Presentation

Tutorial 12 Managing Hardware and Networks

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Tutorial 12Managing 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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  4. Device Manager Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  8. Using Device Manager • Important source of information about hardware components • Displays a hardware tree • Identifies conflicts • Hardware • Device • Resource Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  9. Using Device Manager • You can display properties for individual hardware devices Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  11. Using Device Manager Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  13. Troubleshooting Hardware Problems • Device Manager detects three types of hardware problems: • Disabled device • Resource conflict • Unknown device Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  14. Troubleshooting Hardware Problems Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  15. Networking Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  17. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  18. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities • The Network window allows you to browse resources on your local network Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  19. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities • The Network and Sharing Center displays current network settings and a network map Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  21. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  22. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities • The Local Area Connection link provides access to the network connection settings and lists services used by the connection Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  23. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities • The Sharing Wizard can allow others access to your folders and files Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  24. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  26. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  29. Windows 7 Networking Capabilities Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  31. Using the HomeGroup Feature to Share Network Resources Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

  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 Windows 7 for Power Users Tutorial 12

More Related