How To Backup Your Computer Over the Internet with HomeServerSync VPN

You get a VPN service as part of the Tranquil PC HomeServerSync Windows Home Server Add-In. Did you know what you can do with that? For example, backup your laptop over the Internet.

You can use it when you are away from your home network to connect to your Windows Home Server (ok you might say, you can do that now with WHS Remote Access), but did you know you can access the WHS Console from your laptop or netbook, and even better you can perform backups of your machine over the Internet.

Firstly you have to have your Windows Home Server running and have the HomeServerSync add-in installed and configured.

Then you have to make sure you have installed the client sync on your laptop or netbook.

You don’t need to be running HSS Sync just to use the VPN (but you can if you want to use that functionality).

So, make sure the VPN is running by double-clicking on the Tranquil VPN Connect icon on your desktop.

You can confirm it is running by looking for the VPN icon in the task tray.

Once that is done you can open the Windows Home Server Console, or even run a backup just as you would do if you were on your home network (which in essence you actually are – via the VPN).

It is not as fast as if you were on your home network, as you are reliant on the Internet connection speed, but it is certainly better than not having the capability.

So if this feature, added to the other features of HomeServerSync doesn’t do it for you, then I don’t know what will!

You can learn more about HomeServerSync by reading this article and you can order it from Tranquil PC’s website.

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