Task 8: Setting Up A Network Drives On Other Pcs - Promise Technology SMARTSTOR NS4600 Guia De Inicio Rapido

Task 8: Setting up a Network Drives on other PCs

In Step 6, the NAS Setup Wizard created a default folder on the SmartStor and
made it a network drive on your PC.
To setup network drives on other PCs, where you have not installed the
SmartStor software, you must use the PCs' Operating Systems for this purpose:
• Setting up a Network Drive on a Windows PC (page 17)
• Setting up a Network Drive on a UNIX or Linux PC (page 18)
• Setting up a Network Drive on a Macintosh PC (page 20)
Note: These procedures are illustrated in Chapter 3 of the NS4600 Product
Manual on the CD.
Setting up a Network Drive on a Windows PC
To setup a network drive:
1. On the Windows desktop, double-click the My Network Places icon.
2. Click the Search button in the toolbar.
If the Search button is not shown, from the View menu, choose Toolbars,
then Standard Buttons.
3. In the Computer name field, type the IP address of the SmartStor and click
the Search button.
See "Finding the SmartStor's IP Address" on page 12.
The SmartStor appears in the search results list.
4. Double-click the SmartStor to show the Public folder and any other folders
you have created.
5. Right-click the folder you want and choose Map Network Drive from the
dropdown menu.
The Map Network Drive dialog box appears.
6. In the Map Network Drive dialog box, choose a drive letter and click the
Finish button.
7. Double-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop.
The folder on the SmartStor appears under My Computer as a network
drive.You can now copy files to and from the folder on the SmartStor.
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