User's Manual
Chapter 3: Network Activities 19
Step 2: Access shared les
To access shared les and folders, you can use the Broadband Network Utility and
My Computer.
Note If you want to work with shared les on a computer that does not have the
Broadband Network Utility installed, you can use Network Neighborhood or My
Network Places in Windows instead. For more information, see Windows Help.
To access shared les on other computers
1. Start the Broadband Network Utility.
2. In the Network Devices list, double-click the computer that stores the le you
want to access.
3. Use the window that appears to browse the shared folders on that computer
and locate the le.
Note If the shared les on the other computer do not appear, you might need to
restart the computer you are using.
To copy a le or folder from a network computer to your local computer
1. Use the preceding steps to browse to the shared le or folder that you want to
copy.
2. On the File menu, point to Explorer Bar, and then click Folders. The Folders
bar appears in the left pane.
You can now see the hierarchical structure of drives, folders, and les on your
computer and on the other computers that are part of your network.
3. Drag the le or folder that you want to copy from the right pane to a local drive
or folder in the Folders bar.
Note If the shared network folder has read-write access, you can also copy les from
your local computer into this shared folder.
Using a Printer over a Network
Before you can use a printer that is attached to another computer on your
network, you will need to do the following:
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Make the printer available to other computers (this is also known as “sharing”
a printer). Sharing must be congured on the computer to which the printer is
attached.
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Run the Add Printer Wizard to install printer drivers on each computer that you
want to print from.
Note Some printer drivers are not designed for sharing printers. For more
information, see the documentation that came with your printer, or see if additional
drivers are available on the printer manufacturer’s Web site.
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