The iHomeServer Management Console can be used to either manage a copy of iHomeServer running locally on the same computer or another iHomeServer instance on a remote computer on your same local subnet.

 

To enable remote management for an instance of iHomeServer, tick the 'Allow connections from remote iHomeServer Console clients check' checkbox in the iHomeServer Settings / Network tab.  This instance of iHomeServer will now advertise itself using the Bonjour protocol which will allow it to be discoverable on your local network.

 

If you have installed the iHomeServer Management Console on another computer, you should now be able to find your remote iHomeServer server by clicking the 'Server Explorer' button in the main iHomeServer Console toolbar.  This will open up the Server Explorer Pane showing all discovered iHomeServer instances on your local network.

 

Double-click the iHomeServer instance you want to manage, and the iHomeServer Console will connect to the remote server and can now be used to manage that server instead of the local one.  If you want to return to manage a local instance of iHomeServer double click the name of your local computer in the Server Explorer pane.

 

For further information on how to install the iHomeServer Management Console standalone on a computer, please see this topic.

 

 

The key components required to manage Remote Management are discussed further below: