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How to Use the Network Drive Mapping, Utility, System Tray Icon - setup utility

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Chapter 4 2. After the Network Storage System beeps once and the appropriate USB LED powers off, disconnect the device. You can also use the Network Drive Mapping Utility to remove the device. This is explained in the following section, "How to Use the Network Drive Mapping Utility". How to Use the Network Drive Mapping Utility Any user can use the Network Drive Mapping Utility to do the following: •• Map a shared folder to a drive letter on a computer •• Map a USB storage device to a drive letter on a computer •• Safely remove a USB storage device from the Network Storage System (If you do not have this utility installed, you can still use Windows to manually map a shared folder or USB storage device to a drive letter. Refer to Windows Help for more information.) If the utility has not been installed, run the Setup Wizard. Refer to "Chapter 2: Configuration Using the Setup Wizard". System Tray Icon While the utility is running, its icon is displayed in the system tray, which is located in the lower right corner of your desktop. System Tray Icon If the utility is not running, proceed to the "Desktop Icon" or "Program Folder" section for information on how to activate the utility. How to Map a Shared Folder 1. Right-click the system tray icon. Use 3. The Shared Folder Mapping screen appears. Select the appropriate Network Storage System. Shared Folder Mapping 4. Select the appropriate shared folder. If you do not see the folder you want, click Refresh. 5. Keep the default drive letter, or select a different letter from the drop-down menu. Then click Map. 6. The shared folder automatically opens, and a new window appears to notify you that the shared folder has been mapped. Click OK. Shared Folder Mapped 7. On the Shared Folder Mapping screen, click Close. 8. Double-click My Computer. The shared folder is displayed as a network drive. How to Map a USB Storage Device 1. Right-click the icon in the system tray. 2. Click USB Device Mapping. 3. The Map Network Drive screen appears. Keep the default drive letter or enter a different letter in the Drive field. Right-Click Icon 2. Click Shared Folder Mapping. Network Storage System with 2 Bays Map Network Drive 4. Keep the default, Reconnect at logon, if you want the USB storage device to re-connect automatically. 5. Click OK. 6. Double-click My Computer. The USB storage device displays as a network drive. 29

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Chapter 4
Use
29
Network Storage System with 2 Bays
After the Network Storage System beeps once and
2.
the appropriate USB LED powers off, disconnect the
device.
You can also use the Network Drive Mapping Utility to
remove the device. This is explained in the following
section, “How to Use the Network Drive Mapping Utility”.
How to Use the Network Drive Mapping
Utility
Any user can use the Network Drive Mapping Utility to do
the following:
Map a shared folder to a drive letter on a computer
•
Map a USB storage device to a drive letter on a
•
computer
Safely remove a USB storage device from the Network
•
Storage System
(If you do not have this utility installed, you can still use
Windows to manually map a shared folder or USB storage
device to a drive letter. Refer to Windows Help for more
information.)
If the utility has not been installed, run the Setup Wizard.
Refer to “Chapter 2: Configuration Using the Setup
Wizard”.
System Tray Icon
While the utility is running, its icon is displayed in the
system tray, which is located in the lower right corner of
your desktop.
System Tray Icon
If the utility is not running, proceed to the “Desktop Icon”
or “Program Folder” section for information on how to
activate the utility.
How to Map a Shared Folder
Right-click the system tray icon.
1.
Right-Click Icon
Click
2.
Shared Folder Mapping
.
The
3.
Shared Folder Mapping
screen appears. Select the
appropriate Network Storage System.
Shared Folder Mapping
Select the appropriate shared folder. If you do not see
4.
the folder you want, click
Refresh
.
Keep the default drive letter, or select a different letter
5.
from the drop-down menu. Then click
Map
.
The shared folder automatically opens, and a new
6.
window appears to notify you that the shared folder
has been mapped. Click
OK
.
Shared Folder Mapped
On the
7.
Shared Folder Mapping
screen, click
Close
.
Double-click
8.
My Computer
. The shared folder is
displayed as a network drive.
How to Map a USB Storage Device
Right-click the icon in the system tray.
1.
Click
2.
USB Device Mapping
.
The
3.
Map Network Drive
screen appears. Keep the
default drive letter or enter a different letter in the
Drive
field.
Map Network Drive
Keep the default,
4.
Reconnect at logon
, if you want the
USB storage device to re-connect automatically.
Click
5.
OK
.
Double-click
6.
My Computer
. The USB storage device
displays as a network drive.