User manual

Firewall
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Storage
It is recommended that you use a network or local share to provide storage for the virus
database and temporary space for the scanning process. This greatly increases the
effectiveness of the antivirus scanner.
Network storage
A network share is a shared folder or drive on a local Windows PC, or a PC running
another operating system capable of SMB sharing (such as Mac OS X, or a Linux PC
running the SAMBA service).
Refer to your operating system’s documentation for details on creating a network share.
What follows are some basic instructions for creating a network share under Windows
XP.
• Create a new user account:
Note
We recommend that you create a special user account to be used by the SG unit for
reading and writing to the network share. If you have an existing account or wish to
may the network share readable and writeable by everyone, you may skip the next
step.
To create an account, click Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Create a
new account. Type a name for the new account, e.g. sguser, and click Next.
Typically it is sufficient to grant this account Limited privileges. Click Create
Account to create it. Select the account you have just create under Pick an account
to change. Select Create a password. Enter and confirm a password for this
account, as well as a password hint if desired.
• Create the network share: