Remote Alert Add-In for Windows Home Server – Feedback Requested

My friend and fellow MVP Alexander Kent of HomeServerLand has asked me to mention the new add-in called Remote Alert which is in beta.

Remote Alert is a Windows Home Server add-in that provides remote access notification, additional security layers and remote access activity logging.

He would like as many people as possible to download it and test it, and give him feedback – so what are you waiting for.

Features

• Real time logon activity status (successful / failed) alerts
• Real time network activity traffic monitor
• Real time connected session and resources overview
• Remote access activity history overview (basic client info: IP address & browser type)
• IP Security for IP address or entire network range blacklisting
• Powerful brute-force protection (cannot be fooled via proxies & suspends remote access but does not kill any legit sessions)
• Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack and ARP poisoning detection
• Remote access availability scheduler (i.e. suspend remote access during nighttime, does not affect HP Webshare or additional websites)
• Smart IIS Web logs parser
• Build-in self-checking update notification

Installation instructions

1. Place the Remote Alert Windows Home Server installation file (RemoteAlert.msi) into the shared Add-in folder that is accessible to the Windows Home Server system (\\[SERVERNAME]\Software\Add-Ins).
2. Open the Windows Home Server Console by double-clicking the appropriate shortcut on your Windows Home Server desktop or the Windows Home Server Console connector on your client pc.
3. Click Settings to open the Windows Home Server Settings Console.
4. Click Add-ins in the task pane on the left side of the Windows Home Server Settings Console and then click the Available tab in the Available Add-ins area. You will see the Remote Alert WHS Add-in listed as an available Add-in.
5. Click Install to install the Remote Alert WHS Add-in. After the installation is complete, it is necessary to close the Windows Home Server Console.
6. When you restart the Windows Home Server Console, you will see a new toolbar icon for Remote Alert in the Windows Home Server Settings Console. Click this icon to open Remote Alert WHS Add-in within the console.

To download Remote Alert and start using it today, click here.

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