Appendix B Using the Storage Link’s, TCP/IP Setup

Appendix B

Using the Storage Link’s Storage

Appendix B:

Using the Storage Link’s

Storage

Overview

Supported versions of Windows are:

•• Windows 95/98/ME or later

•• Windows 2000, NT 4.0

•• Windows XP

The following items may need to be checked or configured:

•• TCP/IP protocol

•• Network Logon (Windows 95/98/ME only)

•• Mapping to the Network Storage Link’s storage

TCP/IP Setup

Normally, no changes are required to each PC.

Check with your LAN administrator (or Network Storage Link Administrator) to see if any changes are required.

Network Logon (Windows 95/98/ME only)

If your PC uses Windows 2000 or XP, ignore this section. You do not need to make any changes to your network configuration.

If your PC uses Windows 95/98/ME, then you must log on to the network correctly in order to use the Network Storage Link:

Check your Windows logon by selecting Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network. Verify that the Primary Network Logon is set to “Client for Microsoft Networks”. If this is already set, there is no need to make any changes.

Network Logon

Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives

Windows will then prompt you to log on to the Network when it boots. You must log on.

If you press ESC, or click Cancel, no network resources will be available. When you log on, you need to use a valid User Name and Password.

If the Network Storage Link Administrator has defined users on the Network Storage Link, use the User Name and password they supply.

If you use a User Name and password which is not recognized by the Network Storage Link, you can still use it, with guest access rights. By default, this allows read/ write access to the “public” share, but the Administrator can set the guest access rights as they wish.

Storing Files

To store files on the Storage Link, you should “Map” a drive letter to each folder on the Storage Link folder you wish to access. The “Network Drive” will then be available to all Windows programs. The procedure is as follows:

1.Double-click the Network Neighborhood (or My Network Places) icon on the desktop.

2.On the “View” menu, select Details. The Comment column will now be visible.

3.Locate the Storage Link If it is not listed, double-click Entire Network. Then double-click the Workgroup that the Storage Link is in. (By default, the Storage Link is in Workgroup.)

Locating the Storage Link

4.Double-click the icon for the Storage Link.

5.Right-click a folder (directory) to which you have access, and select Map Network Drive.

6.Select a drive letter for this folder, and check the Reconnect at Logon checkbox. (If this is not done, the mapping will be lost when you shut down your PC.)