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3. In the Drive list, select the drive letter that you want to assign to the shared folder.
4. In the Folder text box, enter the following: “\\storage_system\shared_folder” where
storage_system is the name or IP address of the storage system, and shared_folder is the
name of the shared folder. For example, if the storage system name is Storage and the
shared folder name is Photos, you would enter the following: “\\Storage\Photos”.
Alternatively, you can click Browse and select the shared folder from the Microsoft
Windows Network.
Note: You can use the storage system name only if that name is registered with
a DNS server on your network.
5. To automatically connect to this shared folder each time you log on to Windows, select
“Reconnect at logon”.
6. If you clear this option, you must repeat this procedure each time you want to access the
shared folder.
7. Click “Finish”.
8. If prompted, enter your user name and password for accessing this shared folder, and then
click “OK”.
Note: If the user name and password for accessing the shared folder are the
same as your Windows user name and password, you will not be prompted to
provide a user name and password to access the shared folder.
In addition, once you provide your user name and password for accessing one
shared folder, you are not prompted to provide it again when you access other
shared folders to which you have access rights.
If the guest user has access to this shared folder, you can use guest as both the user name
and password.
You can now access the shared folder from My Computer or Windows Explorer.
Using the Storage System Console
To access a shared folder using the Storage System Console:
1. Install the Storage System Console (as described in Section
2.2).
2. Click Start Æ Programs Æ Storage System Console.
3. As soon as you start the Storage System Console, it automatically scans the network for