Configure and access shared directories

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Configure and access shared directories

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1. Overview of Windows Sharing

• Microsoft's network file/printer service system
• The resources of one host can be released to other hosts for sharing
• Advantages of shared access
  1) Convenient and fast
  2) Compared with CD/U disk, it is not subject to file size restrictions
  3) Access control can be realized

2. Configure and access shared folders

1. Configure shared folder

Right click on the folder→Share→Add User→Assign Permissions

• Map network shared resources to network drives (drive letters) to simplify access steps, often used in multi-frequency access scenarios
• Map network drive
  1) Right click on "Computer" or "Network"
  2) net use X: \server address\share name
• Disconnect network drive
  1) right click on network drive
  2) disconnect
  

2. Access shared folders

• Quickly access resources in the network through UNC (Universal Naming Convention) universal naming rules
• You can enter the UNC path in the following locations
  1) the address bar of the resource manager
  2) win+r, run bar
• UNC path format
  1)\servername[sharename]
  2)\serverIP[sharename]
  

Example: Create a folder share

1. Win2016 shared server to create a shared folder
   Right-click D:\tools–Properties–Share–Share–click the button to select the shared user.
   
2. Client UNC path access share
   Start – run input \192.168.1.20\tools
   
3. The client host accesses the share by mapping the network drive
   Start – run – cmd to enter the command environment and enter net use h:\192.168.1.20\tools
   
4. The client host accesses the share by mapping the network drive.
   The client host opens the resource manager and checks the added h: drive
   

Summarize

• Publish the shared directory
  Right click on the folder→Share→Add User→Assign Permissions
• Access shared directory
  1) via UNC path
  2) via mapped network drive
  3) browse via Network tool