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Procedures
To map a directory to a drive letter (Windows 2000 or XP):
1 In Windows Explorer, choose Tools > Map Network Drive to display the
Map Network Drive dialog.
2 Set the Drive drop-down menu value to the common drive letter you've
chosen.
3 In Folder, enter the exact location of the output directory, using UNC
convention.
You can also map a directory to a drive letter by choosing the machine
and shared directory with the Browse button in the Map Network Drive
dialog.
4 Click Finish to complete the mount.
NOTE If the drive maps to a server on a large corporate network, you may
be required to enter your user name and password to gain access.
Using Configure User Paths
Render-only machines do not require any form of authorization. However,
you cannot use unauthorized versions of the software to access the
Configure
User Paths dialog
on page 7520 to specify alternative locations for servers to
search for bitmap files.
If you do not want to concern yourself with configuring paths on render-only
machines (servers), then turn on the Use Alternate Map Path or Include Maps
option on the
Network Job Assignment dialog on page 6279 .
The Use Alternate Map Paths option lets you specify an alternate folder where
the rendering server can look for bitmaps if they are not found in the primary
bitmap path.
If using Include Maps, network rendering will take care of making copies of
the bitmaps and send them to the server assigned for rendering. When the
rendering job is done, the copies are erased from the server hard drive. The
files are placed in a \network\serverjob subdirectory of the software.
If a server cannot find a bitmap image in the path specified in the file, it then
searches the paths listed in its own Bitmaps panel. Only after searching in all
locations will the server fail due to missing maps. If you have followed
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