Accessing & Managing Files; Accessing Shared Folders - LaCie 5big - Network NAS Server User Manual

LaCie 5big Network
User Manual
3. Accessing & Managing Files
Use LaCie Network Assistant to access your shared folder(s) (see
section 2.3. Connecting Using LaCie Network
You can also connect an external hard drive to use as a backup for
your LaCie 5big Network or as additional storage. External drives
appear as separate shares and are accessible by anyone on the net-
work. For details, see 3.4. Connecting External Hard

3.1. Accessing Shared Folders

When your computer is connected to your local area network, La-
Cie Network Assistant will help you quickly connect to the shared
folder(s) on your LaCie 5big Network.
To access shared folders (all users):
1. Run the LaCie Network Assistant (LNA). Click on the LNA icon
in the system tray (Windows users,
users, Fig. 16).
2. Select Share (default) or the name of any other share you have
created from the LNA menu. The share will open in a Windows
Explorer or Mac Finder window.
TECHNICAL NOTE: You may need to enter the username and
password for "share." The defaults are:
Username: admin
Password: admin
Your system may remember this information and might not ask for it
during the same session.
See section 4.2.6. Editing User Accounts
the User account information.
3. Simply drag and drop files to and from this window, just like a
regular folder.
Assistant).
Disks.
Fig. 15) or menu bar (Mac
for information on changing
Fig. 15
Fig. 16
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