Networking Basics
Sharing Files
(continued)
O.
Passwords
allow you to apply a level of security to your
shared disk drives and folders. Another computer (user) will be required
to enter the password you designate here before accessing the disk drive
or folder. Two passwords are used to give two levels of security (or
access) to others on the network using the
Depends on Password
setting. Leaving the
Password
fields blank gives everyone on the
network access to the disk drive or folder.
P. Click
OK
to continue. You will be prompted to enter the
password(s) you provided for verification. Retype the
password(s) just as you entered them the first time.
Q. You may now access this disk drive or folder from another
computer on your network. Do so by double-clicking the
My Network
Places
icon on your desktop or inside Windows Explorer.
R. Navigate to the computer with the shared disk drive or
folder (recognized by the
Computer Name
you provided), double-click.
You should now see the disk drive or folder, double-click. If you specified
a password when sharing this disk drive or folder, you will be prompted
for the password.
S. You can access a disk drive or folder shared over the
network from most Windows applications. To make this process easier,
Windows allows you to map these disk drives and folders to a drive letter
on another computer. For example, on a computer where you are
accessing a shared folder from another computer, inside Windows
Explorer right-click and select
Map Network Drive.
You will then be able
to assign an available drive letter. Checking
Reconnect at logon
allows
Windows to map this network drive each time you start your computer.
