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Adding Shares

You can access shares on existing systems through NetFile by adding the shares to the remote system or local host.

To Add a Share to the Remote System

  1. Select the system to which you want to add a share.
  2. Choose Share under the System menu.
  3. Select Add from the list of options under Share.
  4. The Add Share dialog is displayed.

  5. Type the share information (for example, the directory or folder name) in the Share Name field.

  6. Note

    You may need to supply a user ID in the Add Share dialog, if you did not supply it while adding the system to which the share belongs.


  7. Type the password for the share in the Share Password field.
  8. Click OK.
  9. The file display pane displays the new shared directory. If the new directory does not appear on the list, double-click the parent folder/share to refresh the display.

To Add a Share to the Local Host

  1. Right click on the drive to which you want to add a directory.
  2. Click Add Share.
  3. The Add Share dialog is displayed.

  4. Type the directory name (absolute path) in the Share Name field.
  5. Click OK.

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