Configuring windows server 2003 file sharing

There are three methods for specifying the recipient address; selecting the desired address from the list that appears when you press [Browse], searching for the address by pressing [Search Host], or entering the address using the keyboard on the touch panel display. Create a folder called 'Images' within share, and then specify Images as the recipient for sending.

If you want to specify each item from the list on the Browse screen, make sure you press [Browse] after the expiration of the time specified in "Waiting Time for Connection at Startup. Up to alphanumeric characters can be entered for [Host Name] on the control panel.

Also, up to alphanumeric characters can be entered for [Folder Path]. Specify the server settings within the character limit. If you change the language of the touch panel display, [Host Name] and [Folder Path] may not appear correctly, or you may not be able to browse the directories. If the language of the touch panel display differs from the computer used as a master browser, [Host Name] and [Folder Path] may not appear correctly, or you may not be able to browse the directories.

You can send data using the following formats. Screenshots and item names from Mac OS X When changing your computer's settings, it may be necessary to unlock the computer by clicking the key icon. If you do not have write permissions for the [Drop Box] folder, grant the administrator write permissions. In some environments, detailed settings may be required in order to use the Samba. In my server, i share a file using the sharing and sercurity function.

So i can access the file from another server. In another server, i can access the server by typing in the ip address, username and password. But, when i try to the access the file from win xp, i could not access.

When i type in the username and password, it keep prompting me to type again, i'm sure i enter the correct value. By the way, the window server can access the share folder in winxp but not the other way. Anyone have face the same problems before? Thanks cheng. Friday, December 11, AM. Hi cheng99, Can you please try configuring the security option on Windows Server file server? Server manager 2. Local Users and Groups 3.

Enable Guest account Then you may try to acces the file server from windows XP client. Hope it helps. Monday, December 14, AM.

But it does not work as well. The final step in the folder sharing setup is to click on Permissions to configure the share permissions , details of which are covered in a later section of this chapter. Windows Explorer provides an excellent mechanism for configuring shares on the local system. This approach falls a little short in terms of convenience, however, when it is necessary to configure shares on a remote server. Fortunately Windows Server addresses this need by allowing shares to be configured from the Computer Management tool.

One point to note is that while this section will focus on the remote configuration of file shares, the steps outlined here may equally be used to share files on a local server. In fact, the Create a Shared Folder Wizard can be invoked on a local machine either from Computer Management or by entering shrpubw at the command prompt or in a Run dialog.

After starting Computer Management on the local system, right click on Computer Management in the left panel tree and select Connect to another computer In the resulting dialog box either enter the name of the remote computer or click on Browse and then Advanced Once a connection has been established to the remote server the Computer Management interface will refresh and the Computer Management link in the tree will also display the name of the selected remote server. Once Computer Management is configured to administer a remote server, the next step is to begin the folder sharing process.

Begin by unfolding the System Tools , then Shared Folders branches of the tree in the left panel. Select Shares to obtain a list of current shares configured on the remote system. The creation of a new shared folder on the remote server although as previously mentioned this can also be used on local computers involves the use of something called the Create A Shared Folder Wizard , which, as the name suggests provides a user friendly way of configuring shared folders.

To invoke this wizard, simply right click on New Share In the resulting Folder Path screen, either type in the path of the folder to be shared, or browse the file systems to locate it. With the required folder path selected click on Next to configure the name and description settings. On this screen, specify the share name by which the folder will be accessed from remote computers together with an optional description of the shared folder.

Next, configure the off-line file settings for the folder contents by clicking on Change. Once these settings are configured, click on Next once again to configure the share permissions for the selected folder. Either select one of the pre-configured options or select Customize permissions and click on Custom to configure share permissions on a per user basis. Finally, click on finish to complete the sharing process.

If the configuration is successful a summary screen similar to the one illustration in the following figure will be displayed:. By default, shared folders are listed when users browse for shared resources.

From time to time, however, it may be necessary to share a folder but have it hidden such that only users who know of its existence can access it by referencing the share name. This concept is known as hidden share access. The most important point to note about hidden shares is that it does nothing to prevent access other than hiding the fact that the share exists.

If, for example, a user learns of the existence of a hidden share perhaps because another user tells them about it , and the share permissions are such that they have access to the folder, the fact that it is hidden will do nothing to keep the user out of that folder.

As outlined at the beginning of this chapter, Windows Server provides two levels of permissions for shared files and folders, namely share permissions and file and folder permissions.

Share permissions are applied when access is made via the network. When shared files and folders are accessed locally from the server on which they reside these permissions serve no purpose. File and folder permissions, on the other hand, take effect both when accessing files and folders both locally and over the network.