Working With Shared Folders; Windows Users - Acer Altos EasyStore User Manual

Accessing shared folders

Windows users

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Working with Shared
Folders
Once you have added users and created shared folders (as described in
users" and "Creating shared
be able to access those folders. The procedure for doing this varies, depending on the
user's operating system. Each user can access only those shared folders that the user
is authorized to access.
Notes:
If the storage system uses Active Directory authentication mode, and the
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clocks of the storage system and the Active Directory server differ by more
than five minutes, errors will occur when users try to access the shared
folders. You must adjust the storage system time, time zone, or both to ensure
that they match (as described in
If you change the IP address of the storage system, users who accessed the
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shared folders using the previous IP address will be disconnected and must
repeat the procedures described here using the new IP address.
If you're using Windows, you have two options for accessing shared folders: you
can use My Computer/Windows Explorer to map a drive letter to the shared folder,
or you can install the Console and use that utility to map a drive letter to the shared
folder. With the Console, you don't have to worry about remembering the name of
the storage server or the shared folders; it displays them automatically. However,
the computer where you install the Console must be on the same subnet as the
storage system.
Note: If your storage system uses Active Directory authentication mode (as
described in "Changing the authentication
folder is accessible via the Console. To access all other shared folders, you must
use My Computer/Windows Explorer.
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