LaCie 5big Network 2
• DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON
Accessing & Transferring Files
User Manual
page 20
3.2. Accessing Shares Using LaCie
Network Assistant
When your computer is connected to your local area network, LaCie
Network Assistant will help you quickly connect to the shared fold-
ers (
Share
,
Public
, or any user share) on your LaCie 5big Network
2 and, if you like, make those folders immediately available every
time you log on to your computer (for this procedure, see section
3.2.2. Map Shares
).
By default, you will be logged in as a guest, and will not therefore
have access to any private shares you have created. In order to ac-
cess protected shares, you will have to change the login credentials
using the LaCie Network Assistant. For this process, see section
3.2.1. Switching User
.
To access shared folders:
1. Launch LaCie Network Assistant.
Windows Users
Select LaCie Network Assistant in Start/Programs. A Network
Assistant icon will appear in the system tray (
Fig. 17
) and Net-
work Assistant will automatically detect your LaCie 5big Network
2 and any other storage devices on your network (
Fig. 18
).
Mac Users
Select LaCie Network Assistant in your Applications folder. An
Network Assistant icon will appear in the menu bar and the As-
sistant will automatically detect your LaCie 5big Network 2 and
any other LaCie storage devices on your network..
2. Click on the icon in the system tray (Windows) or menu bar
(Mac) and select a share from the LaCie 5big Network 2 sub-
menu (
Fig. 19
).
TECHNICAL NOTE:
By default, you will be logged in as a guest
and will therefore only have access to public shares. To access pri-
vate shares using LaCie Network Assistant, see
3.2.1. Switching
User
.
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Fig. 18
Fig. 19
