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What is myHome? |
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myHome is a gateway-centric web portal that lets
users configure, manage and secure all the devices (PC and
non-PC based) in their home network. It also lets them remotely
manage, share and update content across devices.
myHome extends Kenati's NP suite of device software
to enhance the user's Digital Home experience. The current
digital environment in a home is getting increasingly complex
to manage, with numerous devices being added. myHome offers
a simple, intuitive interface for users to remotely share,
manage and update photos, music and other data files with
their family and friends. You can create a photo album through
myHome's web-based PhotoBrowser. Further, myHome automatically
discovers and categorizes the multimedia content located in
the user's home network.
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How does
it work?
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The above figure visually demonstrates the working of the
myHome portal.
myHome has two components:
1) Server
2) Home Gateway with Kenati's Residential Gateway Software
Communication between the myHome server and the gateway is
secure using standards-based protocols.
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How does
myHome help you?
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Real-world scenarios of a user using the myHome portal to
remain in control of the Digital Home enviornment:
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Feature Set |
| Feature |
Details |
| Topology |
- Auto-discover all devices on the home network
- Discover both, UPnP-compatible as well as non-UPnP
devices
- Secure the home network from intruders
- Accesss details of each device from the Topology
view
- Quick glance of applications such as chat and video
conferencing running on every computer
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Sharing | - Automatic
Dynamic DNS configuration to create a unique domain name for the user
- User
does not need any prior knowledge of Gateway settings such as Firewall, Port Forwarding,
etc.
- Share a folder or an entire drive and/or multiple
drives
- Enable read/write access
- Remotely access files through the browser, or map
the home network as "Mapped Drive" on Windows Explorer
- Ensure content security - HTTPS-based for browser
access, and password-based for Windows Explorer
- Sophisticated, album-like interface to view shared
photos
- Quick and easy way to email
the shared photos' URL and access information to friends and family
- Friends and family can also modify the content.
For example, add their photos from a joint trip to
the user's collection
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| Auto-Discovery of Media
Content |
- Automatic discovery of all the media content (audio,
video, photos and contacts) residing within the shared
folders of the home network
- Automatic categorization of the media content as
audio, video, photos, contacts and data
- Share media content remotely. For example, access
data on the home computer from your office computer
- Automatic upload of content to popular websites
such as YouTube, Yahoo photos, Picassa, Flickr, and
others
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| Time Based Access Control |
- Pre-defined set of policies for common needs. For example, disable Game
Boy during homework time
- Define policies weekly, daily or ad hoc
- Apply rules to individual/multiple devices
- Disable individual applications
running on PCs. For instance, disable video chat on Mary's PC in the evening
- Allow/deny Internet access to each device on the
home network
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| Others |
- Windows-style easy-to-use wizards
- Compliant with DLNA/HGI specifications
- Trouble shooting of home network
- Network Diagnostics - for example, which device
is currently using the maximum bandwidth
- Quick buttons for displaying Gateway Status, Status
of Internet Connection, Internet Speed Test and Available
Bandwidth
- Detailed and user-friendly Network Log. For example,
Mary's computer visited these websites today, while
the chat application was running for 2 hours
- Backup all content present on the home network
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