ENABLING SECURITY ON AN EXISTING SHARE

Share Authentication only provides password protection for shares when accessed from Windows machines. To enable share authentication, SimpleShare must be configured as a member of a Windows workgroup.

1In the Share Management menu, click Share Access.

2From the Share Name list, choose the share you want to modify.

3Select Enable Share Authentication.

4In New Password, enter the password required to access the selected share.

Passwords can be up to eight characters long and may contain any combination of alphanumeric characters (A-Z and 1-9) and special characters such as &, $, and >. Spaces are not allowed.

5In Confirm Password, re-enter the password to confirm it was entered correctly.

6Click Apply .

7In the confirmation dialog, click OK .

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