User's Manual

3.2 File Sharing Configuration
To activate this feature, please make sure:
z The ITB-3001 is connected to the network;
z The network is properly set up. For more information on this part, please
refer to “Step 2” in “Setting up ITB-3001” section, and “Network” under
“Setup Menu”.
To allow the ITB-3001 to access folders on your computer, you need:
1) ITB-3001 already connected to the network
2) To designate the folders/files on your PC as shared resources.
Please refer to Microsoft’s official website:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/homenet.m
spx to see the initial and detailed process of Home Network Setup in Windows
XP. Please refer to the following instructions to allow the ITB-3001 to access
the shared folders on the remote PC.
Step1: Right click on the folder to be shared and select Sharing and
Security.
Step2: If this is the first time you intend to share a folder, Windows XP will
prompt a warning message, urging you to use the Network Setup Wizard for
safety purpose. Choose to either run the Wizard or do it yourself. XP will
display another warning. If you want the firewall enabled, select Use the
wizard to enable file sharing. Otherwise, select enable file sharing.
"Note
File sharin
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may lead to security problems since, by definition, it
gives other users access to the content of a part of the hard
drive. As a result, it is essential that you share only folders for
which it would not be extremely important if their contents are
revealed.
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