Lacie 300673 User Manual - Page 18

LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual Accessing the Ethernet Disk Over the Network page 18 6.1.1. Other Connection Methods Vista/XP/2000 Users - My Network Places IMPORTANT INFO: If you have just turned on the LaCie Ethernet Disk, it may take a few moments for it to appear on the network. To access the share in Windows, look in My Network Places, and select Microsoft Windows Workgroup. By default, the Ethernet Disk will be named LaCie-XXXXXXXXX (Fig. 17). Alternatively, you can access the share by typing the following in a Windows explorer address field (Fig. 18): \\LaCie-XXXXXXXXX\[share name] \\[Ethernet Disk IP address]\[share name] Find the IP address by running the LaCie Network Assistant (section 5.1. Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant). For FTP access, type: ftp://LaCie-XXXXXXXXX or ftp://[Ethernet Disk IP address] In the logon window that opens, type: Login: administrator Password: admin (This user name and password is the factory default; if you have already created a user, input your user name and password.) The LaCie Ethernet Disk will appear as a drive with one share folder on the network. Windows Me/2000 For Windows Me and Windows 2000 users, if you cannot find the LaCie Ethernet Disk from your workstation, try using the Windows search tool. From the Start menu, select Search, and then click on For Files or Folders. In the Search Results window, select Computers. In the Search for Computers dialog box, enter the server name and click the Search Now button. By default, the LaCie Ethernet Disk will be named "LaCie-XXXXXXXXX" , and the share "public". Fig. 17 Fig. 18