Figure 2 - The Wizard in the Network Neighborhood

When you create a shortcut, you can either directly specify the UNC of the resource, or find a resource in the network via a Ferris network resources mechanism. An informative and easy to remember name. The operating system automatically creates labels for easy access to frequently used resources.

If you wish to access the disk on the remote computer as to a local one, you must open My Computer or My Network Places, and select Map Network Drive from the Tools menu. In the resulting window (see picture №3) you can select a letter to label this disk, and the desired resource as well.

It can also be done by specifying the path or clicking Browse, and from the resulting window, you can select the resource. Using its letter it will be possible to have an access from any program, even from DOS session .

If you wish to have this procedure performed automatically when started Windows further, you must check the Reconnect box at logon. The specified resource attached in this way appears in the My Computer window. To disconnect the automatic selection of network resource You must be logged into My Computer, select the desired resource, click Right-click on it and select Disable from the resulting menu.

Figure 3 - Network Drive

There is often a need to provide their resources to other users, this we should do the following:

• Select the resource you want to make it public. To do this, create a folder on the desktop and create an arbitrary text document with any text in this folder (you can copy already available document to this folder);

• Click on the resources (folder), right mouse button from the menu select Properties;

• In the window that appears, select Sharing (see Figure 4). Attention! This tab is available only to users with administrator privileges. Refer to the teacher to use this option.

• Check the box Share this folder;

• Select Security;

• Set permission needed in your opinion for these files (Full Control, Modify, etc.);

• Press OK.

Figure 4 - Provision of resources to other users

Once the above steps have been performed, it is necessary to check the availability of your resource to the rest of the computers in the network. To do this you need to know your computer name under which it is identified on the network (Network Identification). To do this find the icon in “My Computer” on your desktop and click the right mouse button. In the menu that appears select “Properties”. Then in the window that appears, select the tab “Network Identification” and view information about the name of your computer on a network (for example CmplT).

Figure 5 - Properties window system

To check the availability of your resource (folder) of the entire network further, tell the name of your computer to other students in the lab. If your resource is available to all, then the work is done correctly.

If you want to check the availability of a resource (folder) of another working station in the network, then do the following: go to "My Network Places", then in to the Entire Network, then Microsoft Windows Network and then choose the Windomain and select the desired operating station (for example Cmpl?) and a folder created by another student. Tell the name of your computer to other students in the lab. If your resource is available to all, so the work is done correctly.