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Service: "File and
Printer Sharing"
Dialog box
Option: "Simple File
Sharing"
Dialog box
Directory sharing
Authorization
Dialog box
16.1.4
Configuring the PCU
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Go to the properties dialog box of the local network links (Windows task bar:
Start > Settings > Network Connections >> Local Area Connections) to
have the installed services displayed on the "General" tab card.
Service: "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" must be installed and
active:
Dialog box: Local Area Connections Properties
Tab card: General
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
OK
If the service is not running, it can be installed now.
To simplify enabling of directories, go to the Windows Explorer, menu item:
Tools > Folder Options, and select option: and activate "Simple File Sharing".
Dialog box: Folder Options
Tab card: View
Use simple file sharing (Recommended)
OK
Network access is enabled in properties dialog> tab card: "Sharing" of the direc-
tory in question (select the directory with the right mouse key)
The directory name is the default name for sharing. If a different sharing name is
specified, it must be stated on activating the directory connection.
To allow files to be created in the directory, the appropriate authorization must
be set.
Dialog box: <Directory> Properties
Tab card: Sharing
Share this folder on the network
Allow network users to change my files
OK
The PCU basic software is preconfigured for a PTP network link with protocol:
TCP/IP. If changes have been made or a network link cannot be established,
settings regarding:
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TCP/IP protocol
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IP address and subnet mask
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Computer name and workgroup
must be made or checked as described in Section 16.1.3, Page 16-470.
16.1 PTP network connection
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