HP Mv2120 - Media Vault Network Drive User Manual page 93

Connecting to HP Media Vault using Samba command
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The method described here is not persistent. To have the Linux system
automatically connect to the server every time it is rebooted, see the
documentation or main pages for the Linux distribution.
Take the following steps to connect a Linux system to the server:
Open a Terminal session.
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Become root.
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If necessary install the Samba plug-in.
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Create a directory for the shared files.
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Example: mkdir /mnt/sharefiles
Mount the server shared folder to the Linux computer, using the following
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syntax:
mount -t smbfs //HPMediaVault/sharename /mountpoint/sharedirectory
NetBIOS name example: mount -t smbfs //HPMediaVault/Documents /
mnt/sharefiles
IP address example: mount -t smbfs //192.168.1.102/Documents /mnt/
sharefiles
Note: Documents is one of the default shared folders on the server.
Accessing the HP Media Vault's Administration Console
To access the server's configuration screen, use a browser such as FireFox or
Konqueror.
Open the web browser.
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In the Location box, enter the IP address or name of the server.
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IP address example: http://192.168.1.100
NetBIOS name example: http://HPMediaVault
Note: If the web browser cannot find the server with the NetBIOS name,
the firewall may be blocking the request. If the Linux system has just been
configured to use the NetBIOS name, the web browser may require
restarting.
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