While working in the office, it is very important to quickly access certain information. To provide a convenient workflow with shared resources, it is customary to create network folders. In this case, it is important to properly configure the protection of such directories.
Necessary
Administrator account
Instructions
Step 1
Turn on your computer and wait for Windows Seven to boot up. Open the My Computer menu. To do this, you can click on the corresponding shortcut on the desktop or press the "Start" and E keys.
Step 2
Go to the partition on the hard drive where the network folder will be located. Click with the right mouse button in the free area of the menu. Hover over the New field and select Folder.
Step 3
Enter the name of the new directory and press Enter. Copy the required files to the created folder. Click on the icon of this directory and hover over the "Shared" field.
Step 4
In the submenu that expands, select the "Specific Users" option. Wait for the new dialog menu to start. Click on the arrow in the "Users" field and select "All".
Step 5
Click the "Share" button and wait until the settings for the specified folder are changed. In the menu that appears, select the "Apply to files and subdirectories" item. Now click on the "Finish" button and close the settings menu.
Step 6
This method is not secure because any user can access important resources. If all work computers are part of a workgroup, open access only to this category.
Step 7
Right-click on the network share and select the "Shared" field. In the new menu, select the "Workgroup (read and write)" item. Apply the changes and restart your computer.
Step 8
Do not use the described method if not all the computers you need are part of a single workgroup. This will lead to the fact that a certain category of users will not be able to access the files. This problem can be solved by creating an additional account on your computer. Follow this procedure. Now open the share properties of the folder and enter the name of the new user. Click the Add button. Save your changes.
