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The welcome screen – HP Media Vault User Manual

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The Welcome Screen

The Welcome Screen allows you to select Browse Shared Folders or Configure Device. The

Welcome Screen opens only if you have selected to allow Web Browser Access for one or more Shared Folders.
Your media vault defaults to No Access for Web Browser access, so you must change this setting to enable this

method for accessing your files. You can change to Web Browser Access on the

Create a new Shared Folder

screen or on the

Modify an Existing Shared Folder

. On both screens, the Web Browser Access option

appears under Permit Access to this Folder from.

Web Browser Access refers to

HTTP access

. HTTP access lets you access folders and files on your media vault in

a browser window. You should use HTTP access cautiously because HTTP access also lets you use a browser to

access media vault files on computers outside of your

local area network

(LAN). To keep your files secure, you

should only enable HTTP access if you understand network security.

Browse Shared Folders
Click to browse the contents of your media vault using a

web browser

window.

Configure Device
Click to access the configuration pages, which lets you modify settings on the media vault. When you select this
option, the first screen titled Shared Folders opens. (See

How to use the Shared Folders screen

.)