About this ebook
Using OS X Lion Server at Home is the "missing manual" for Apple's OS X Lion Server operating system. If you've ever thought about powering your digital home with an Apple Mac home server, then this eBook takes you step by step through selecting the right hardware, installing and configuring Apple's server operating system.
Written in straightforward language for non-geeks and those new to OS X, this comprehensive guide ensures you can get the most out of OS X Lion Server in the home by walking you through the product's essential features, including file and folder sharing, setting up shared family calendars and contacts, remote access, backup, media streaming, managing iPhones and iPads and more.
Chapter List
Written in straightforward language for non-geeks and those new to OS X, this comprehensive guide ensures you can get the most out of OS X Lion Server in the home by walking you through the product's essential features, including file and folder sharing, setting up shared family calendars and contacts, remote access, backup, media streaming, managing iPhones and iPads and more.
Chapter List
- Choosing Your Hardware
- OS X Lion's Features
- Installing OS X Lion Server
- The Server App
- Storage and Network Configuration
- Users and Groups
- Managing OS X Devices With Profile Manager
- Managing iOS Devices With Profile Manager
- File and Folder Sharing
- Create a Shared Family Address Book
- Create a Shared Family Calendar
- Setting Up iChat Server
- Backing Up Your Macs to Lion Server With Time Machine
- Backing Up Your PCs to Lion Server
- Access Lion Server From Anywhere With VPN
- Create and Host Websites, Blogs and Wikis
About the author
Terry Walsh is the Owner and Editor of We Got Served (http://www.wegotserved.com), which he established in 2007 to share his own experiences with emerging Home Server platforms.
Since then, the site has grown to cover a wide range of digital home, consumer electronics, and small business product categories but retains at its core the mission to help users make the most of technology.
Terry graduated from the University of Durham in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature and currently works in the telecommunications industry, writing about technology in his spare time. Prior to starting WGS, Terry cut his teeth online in 1993 building and operating a number of successful alternative music websites and communities for UK artists.
Born and raised in Liverpool, England and now living in Silverstone with his wife and two sons, Terry has been awarded Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional Award each year since 2008 for his work on We Got Served.
Ovee the last two years, Terry has authored a number of Mac and Windows home server guides, including Using OS X Mavericks Server at Home, Windows Home Server 2011 Step by Step, Using OS X Lion Server at Home, Using OS X Mountain Lion Server at Home, 25 Essential Windows Home Serv- er Projects and Building a Windows 8 Home Server. He has also edited a number of titles, including Using Windows Home Server, 25 Essential Windows Home Server Projects Volume 2 and 15 Essential Windows 8 Projects.
You can follow Terry via Twitter at @wegotserved.
Since then, the site has grown to cover a wide range of digital home, consumer electronics, and small business product categories but retains at its core the mission to help users make the most of technology.
Terry graduated from the University of Durham in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature and currently works in the telecommunications industry, writing about technology in his spare time. Prior to starting WGS, Terry cut his teeth online in 1993 building and operating a number of successful alternative music websites and communities for UK artists.
Born and raised in Liverpool, England and now living in Silverstone with his wife and two sons, Terry has been awarded Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional Award each year since 2008 for his work on We Got Served.
Ovee the last two years, Terry has authored a number of Mac and Windows home server guides, including Using OS X Mavericks Server at Home, Windows Home Server 2011 Step by Step, Using OS X Lion Server at Home, Using OS X Mountain Lion Server at Home, 25 Essential Windows Home Serv- er Projects and Building a Windows 8 Home Server. He has also edited a number of titles, including Using Windows Home Server, 25 Essential Windows Home Server Projects Volume 2 and 15 Essential Windows 8 Projects.
You can follow Terry via Twitter at @wegotserved.
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