Chapter 6 Accessing the Harmonic MediaGrid
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Harmonic MediaGrid Release 4.1
Mounting a Harmonic MediaGrid File System Using Windows
10. Click
OK
.
You can now access the Harmonic MediaGrid file system on the specified drive. Any mapped
drive for this computer through group policy script is available to all users (all sessions).
NOTE:
If, after establishing a connection to the file system you wish to switch to a different user
credential, you must log off the Windows session.
Setting Windows FSD Properties
An icon is added to the Control Panel once the Windows FSD is installed, which allows you to set
the ReadAhead values, enter user credentials, and set other application-specific features. Refer to
Installing the Harmonic MediaGrid File System Driver for Windows
if you have not installed the file system
driver.
To set FSD parameters:
1. Mount the Harmonic MediaGrid file system following the instructions in
MediaGrid File System Using Windows
2. Select
Control Panel
from the
Start
menu.
3. Change the view to
Large Icons
or
Small Icons
in order to display Control Panel applets.
4. In the Control Panel, double-click the
Harmonic MediaGrid
icon to display the
File System
Driver Properties
dialog:
5. Modify the settings under each tab as desired.
For detailed information about each setting, refer to
Windows FSD Property Descriptions
. Or, click
the
Help
button to access the Windows FSD Help system.
6. When you are finished, click
Apply
and then
OK
to exit the FSD Properties dialog.
NOTE:
If you have modified the setting on the Network tab, you must restart your computer in order for
the change to take effect. Changes to all other settings become effective when you click Apply.
