LaCie Big Disk Network - Manual (Page 19)

LaCie Big Disk Network Accessing & Managing Files
User Manual page 19
3.1.1. Other Connection Methods
Vista/XP/2000 Users – My Network Places
IMPORTANT INFO: If you have just turned on the LaCie Big Disk
Network, it may take a few moments for it to appear on the network.
To access the share in Windows, look in My Network Places, and
select Microsoft Windows Workgroup. By default, the Big Disk
Network will be named LaCie Big Disk Network (Lacie-bigdisk
Network) ( Fig. 17 ).
Alternatively, you can access the share by typing the following in a
Windows explorer address field (
Fig. 18 .):
\\LaCie-bigdisk\[share name]
\\[IP address]\[share name] Find the IP address by running the
LaCie Network Assistant (section
2.3. Connecting Using LaCie
Network Assistant ).
For FTP access, type:
ftp://LaCie-bigdisk or ftp://[IP address]
In the logon window that opens, type:
Login: admin
Password: admin
(This user name and password is the factory default; if you have
already created a user, input your user name and password.)
The LaCie Big Disk Network will appear as a drive with one share
folder on the network.
Windows Me/2000
For Windows Me and Windows 2000 users, if you cannot find the
LaCie Big Disk Network from your workstation, try using the Win-
dows search tool.
From the Start menu, select Search, and then click on For Files or
Folders. In the Search Results window, select Computers.
In the Search for Computers dialog box, enter the server name
and click the Search Now button. By default, the LaCie Big Disk
Network will be named “LaCie-bigdisk” , and the share “SHARE”.
Fig. 17
Fig. 18