ACCESS SHARED FOLDERS ON PCS IN THE SAME NETWORK
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You could also configure the desktop SHARE
to have AUTHENTICATED USERS
change
and read
permissions, and then set local desktop account
to have folder NTFS ACL
level permissions with READ
and/or MODIFY
at that level (the actual folder).
A1. From the laptop try mapping or getting to \\pcmname\sharename
and if prompts type in pcname\username
for the username, and then the password of that account (local desktop account) when prompted. You can replace pcname
with the IP address
of the machine you're connecting to or authenticating to.
A2. You will want to be sure to set the SHARE
and NTFS
folder permissions as I specified above first. Whatever LOCAL account you grant to the folder (on the desktop) with NTFS
permissions, you'll type in IP Address\username
and then it's password.
A3. The IP address part of the username is going to be that same as the IP address you use when you put it \\IPaddress\sharename
that password for that account is the same password you use when you sign onto that PC with that account -- that's why you give it the NTFS
permissions as listed above.
A4. I assume you can also try WorkgoupName\username
and that password of that account as well. I assume the workgroup accounts are all local accounts on the machines though but start with that.
ADVANCED SETUP FOR WINDOWS SHARE AND NTFS PERMISSIONS
(HELPFUL SCREEN SHOTS AT BOTTOM)
At the folder location you are going to share, follow the below instructions. . .
SETTING UP THE SHARE LEVEL PERMISSIONS
Right-click
on the folder -> Select Properties
--> Sharing
tab -> click Advanced Sharing
button.
- In the
Advanced Sharing
window, check the Share this folder
option, type in the sharename (same as you'll us in the \\pcname\sharename
), and then click the Permissions
Button
- In the
Permissions for <Sharename>
window, you will want to highlight and then select remove
on any accounts or groups already listed, and then you will want to select add
and then type in Authenticated Users
in the Enter the object names to select
and then press Check Name
(the entry should resolve and get an underline beneath it), press Ok
.
- Check both
Read
and Change
options for the highlighted Authenticated Users
entry in the Permissions for Authenticated Users
section, press Apply
and then press Ok
, press apply
and/or ok
all the way out those windows and properties.
SETTING UP THE NTFS LEVEL PERMISSIONS
Right-click
on the folder -> Select Properties
--> Security
tab -> select the Edit
button.
- In the
Permissions for <Foldername>
window, click Add
- In the
Select Users or Groups
window type in the username of the account you're signed on with now, which will be the same you type in when you access remotely, (unless you use some other local or workgroup account), and then press Check Name
to make the entry resolve and get an underline beneath it, press Ok
.
- In the
Permissions for <Foldername>
window, highlight the account you just added, and then beneath in the Permissions for Authenticated Users
section, ensure the Modify
permission is selected for that account, then press Apply
, press Ok
THE REST
1. See A1., A2., A3, and A4 above for the rest of the steps once you get here.
HELPFUL SHARE LEVEL PERMISSIONS SCREEN PRINTS
HELPFUL NTFS LEVEL PERMISSIONS SCREEN PRINTS
WORKGROUP
.