Sony StorStation FSV-M3 User Manual page 26

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Double-click Entire Network.
For Windows 2000, click Entire Contents, then click Microsoft Windows
Network.
The workgroup to which the FSV-M3 is assigned appears.
If a new workgroup has been set, it may take some time before the
workgroup appears.
If the workgroup does not appear, proceed to step 4.
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Double-click the workgroup.
The server appears. Proceed to step 6.
If the server does not appear, proceed to step 4.
4
When the workgroup or server does not appear, search for it using the
following procedure.
(1) Click the "Start" button, then click "Search" - "For Files or Folders".
(2) In the "Search for other items" column, click "Computers".
(3) Enter the host name of the server in the "Computer Name" box, then
click "Search Now".
The host name of the server can be checked from the FSV-M3
Administration Console or in the Control Panel.
(4) If the server is found, proceed to step 6.
If the server does not appear, proceed to step 5.
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Proceed as follows if the above is unsuccessful.
(1) Double-click My Computer on the desktop.
(2) In the Address bar of the My Computer window, enter two backslashes
(\\) followed by the host name of the server.
(Example) \\fsvm3
(3) Press the "Enter" key of your keyboard.
(4) If the server is found, proceed to step 6.
If the server does not appear, click "Network" - "Windows" on the
FSV-M3 Administration Console, and confirm that the parameters are
suitable for your network environment.
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Double-click the server.
(1) The user name and password input dialog box appears (with Windows
Me, the password input dialog box appears). Enter the user name and
password created with the FSV-M3 Administration Console. (This
dialog box may not always appear.)
When the password is authenticated, the registered shares (folders)
appear.
(2) Double-click the desired share (folder).
The folders and files stored in the share appear.
Notes
• If the user was not created with the FSV-M3 Administration Console,
password authentication fails. Furthermore, when you access the server
through Windows Me and the logon name differs from the user name
created with the FSV-M3 Administration Console, password
authentication also fails.
• If the parameters in "Network" - "Windows" on the FSV-M3
Administration Console are not suitable for your network environment,
password authentication fails.
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