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6.13.2 HomeGroup Facts

A homegroup is a simple way of sharing resources and managing authentication to resources on a home network. The homegroup:

· Is created when a network interface is identified as a Home location and if another homegroup is not already present on the local area network (LAN).

· Is displayed as a separate node in the Libraries container in Windows Explorer:

· Each resource is displayed by username and computer name.

· Each resource is controlled on a per-user basis, allowing different users to share different resources to the homegroup.

Be aware of the following when working with a homegroup utility:

· Use the HomeGroup utility in the Control Panel to:

· Create, join, or leave a homegroup.

· Manage shared libraries.

· Change or retrieve the homegroup password.

· When creating a homegroup, a default password is provided. Use this password to connect other computers to the homegroup.

· To join to a homegroup from a computer running any edition of Windows 7:

0. Identify the network connection as a Home location.

1. Click Join Now from the homegroup prompt in the Taskbar, or click Join Now within the homegroup utility from the Control Panel.

2. Select which types of libraries to share.

3. Provide the homegroup password.

Network Discovery must be enabled to join to a homegroup.

1. To share individual files and folders within the homegroup, right-click the file or folder, click Share, and click one of the following:

· Homegroup (Read) shares the file or folder with the entire homegroup and assigns read-only privileges.

· Homegroup (Read/Write) shares the file or folder with the entire homegroup and assigns read-write privileges.

· If a Home network connection is selected during the installation of Windows 7, the HomeGroup configuration utility will start automatically.