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How to share folder in local network
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It is obvious in any company, file sharing is the most important part in accessing the file over the network. As installing the Router, they also create a Local Area Network, which is mainly important for sharing, accessing the files, printing and scanning and also playing game with your locally connected Computer in the same Network.
In the Windows,
File sharing can be done in two ways, i.e.,
- i) Creating Homegroup
- ii) File sync and sharing services
File Syncing
Open any new folder to be shared
Right click in the new folder that you have just created and click Properties sharing
SHARING
Advanced sharing
Share this folder
Write the name of the sharing folder i.e. will appear in the sharing folder
Then again add the people you want to give the permission and give access to the respective computer
SPECIFY PEOPLE (find people)
Adding name or search by the first letter then add mannually
Then share ( give the permsiion level read/write) and Share
TOPIC :1.0.0
To add the sharing folder in the computer
Find MAP NETWORK DEVICE
You need to find your local IP address. {Run(cmd,ipconfig)}
so after finding ip address of the computer, write down your ip adress of your computer follwing by the \ and the sharing folder name in the given empty space in the map network drive
i.e. Example { \HYPERLINK “file:////192.168.1.1/(sharing”192HYPERLINK “file:////192.168.1.1/(sharing”.HYPERLINK “file:////192.168.1.1/(sharing”168HYPERLINK “file:////192.168.1.1/(sharing”.HYPERLINK “file:////192.168.1.1/(sharing”1HYPERLINK “file:////192.168.1.1/(sharing”.HYPERLINK “file:////192.168.1.1/(sharing”1HYPERLINK “file:////192.168.1.1/(sharing”(sharing folder name that you have given)}
and press ENTER
You will see the drive in MY computer as your sharing folder.
TO Access the sharing folder,
FIRST YOU NEED TO GIVE PERMISSION FROM THE MAIN HOST AND REPEAT THE SAME TOPIC: 1.0.0.
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