Dynex DX-E201 - Manual (Page 22)

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4 In the Access Type option area, you can to designate what others on the
network can do with this drive or folder. Click one of the following:
• Read-Only allows others to only look at or open the files on the drive or
in the folder.
• Full allows others to read, write, open, save, copy, move, and delete files
on the disk or in the folder.
• Depends on Password gives other computers access conditional upon
the password they provide.
5 To enter a password, click Apply, then click OK. You will be prompted to
enter the password(s) you provided for verification. Retype the password(s)
just as you entered them the first time.
You may now access this drive or folder from another computer on your
network by double-clicking the My Network Places icon on your desktop
or inside Windows Explorer.
6 Check access from another computer with access to the shared drive or
folder. Double-click the My Network Places icon to see the drive or folder.
If you specified a password when sharing this drive or folder, you will be
prompted for the password.
Note: If you are sharing a cable modem or DSL broadband connection for
Internet access, you should protect all of your shared drives and printers with
private passwords.
E NABLING PRINTER SHARING
To allow others to access your printer(s):
1 Click Start, Settings, then click Printers. A window listing all available
printers opens.
If you are using Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you can click Printers
from Start.
2 Right-click on the printer that you want to make available to other users. A
Printer Properties window opens.
3 Click Share, then click Shared As. In the Shared Name box, enter a name
for the printer you are sharing (for example, Jack’s HP4).
4 For access password(s), type the password in the Password box(es). Click
Apply, then click OK.
To set up a new printer(s):
1 Go to a computer that does not have the printer connected to it.
2 Click Start, Settings, then click Printers. A window listing all available
printers opens.
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