In this chapter, the BeagleBone was set up to update the time and date via NTP. It was also configured to automatically start the VNC server so that an external keyboard, mouse, and display will not be needed to control the BeagleBone. Next, Samba was installed to allow access to the yet to be connected Raid array, and a DLNA server was installed in order to serve up audio, video, and pictures to the properly authenticated user.

In the next chapter, we will talk about the software needed to secure the network from any unauthorized use.