HP Media Vault User Manual
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Windows lists the name as FileShare on HPMediaVault (HPmediavault).
3. Click FileShare on HPMediaVault (HPmediavault) to open FileShare and see what files you
have stored in this folder. (If you haven’t yet saved any files to FileShare, the window that appears will be
empty; otherwise you will see your saved files.)
4. After opening FileShare, look at the Windows Address bar. You will see the
network address
of your
media vault, which is: \\HPMediaVault\FileShare.
Use Network in Windows Vista to browse:
1. Click Start menu, Network.
2. If network discovery is turned off, you will see a notification bar. Click this bar, and then click Turn on
network discovery and file sharing.
3. Double-click the name of your media vault. For example:
Note: The Network window may also display the name of the HP Media Vault media server, as shown
below. Be sure to click the media vault, not the media server.
3. Double-click the name of a Shared Folder.
4. Click FileShare to open FileShare and see what files you have stored in this folder. (If you haven’t yet
saved any files to FileShare, the window that appears will be empty; otherwise you will see your saved
files.)
5. After opening FileShare, look at the Windows Address bar. You will see the network path of your media
vault.
Network addressing
Network addressing means that you can access resources on your network by entering their “addresses” in a
browser’s Address bar.
1. Delete the address in the Address bar, and in its place enter \\HPMediaVault\MediaShare.
A screen opens showing you the folders and files saved to the MediaShare folder on your media vault. (If
you haven’t saved anything to MediaShare, the screen will be empty.)
2. Close this window.
3. Open a standard browser window, such as Internet Explorer, Netscape, or Firefox.
4. Delete everything in the Address bar.
5. In the Address bar, enter \\HPMediaVault\FileShare, and then press Enter. You will see any saved
files in the FileShare folder on your media vault.