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Note:
In Windows Vista, you can use this method from any window containing an Address bar.
Network addressing uses the
Uniform Naming Convention
(UNC) format. This format looks like the following:
\\device name\share
name
. In this example,
HPMediaVault
is the device name, and
FileShare
is
the Shared Folder or
“
share
name.
”
(
For those more familiar with
networking terms, the word
“
Share
”
is often
used instead of
“
Shared Folder.
”
)
Note:
The media vault comes pre
-
configured with the name:
HPMediaVault
. To change
the name of your
media vault, see
Change the name of your HP Media Vault
.
Use Windows Explorer to browse:
When you installed the media vault, you had the choice of mapping drive letters to FileShare, MediaShare and
Backup. If you mapped drive letters to those Shared Folders, you can
browse
to those folders using Windows
Explorer. (See
Map drive
letters to your Shared Folders
. )
1. Click
Start, All Programs, Accessories, Windows Explorer, My Computer
.
2.
Double
-
click
the name of the Shared Folder you want to open. The drive letter will be located at the
end of
the name. (If you haven
’
t saved any files to your Shared Folders, the next screen that appears
will be
empty.)
In this example, MediaShare is mapped to drive letter
“
M.
”
FileShare is
mapped to drive letter
“
Q."
Use Windows Vista Explorer to browse:
When you installed the media vault, you had the choice of mapping drive letters to FileShare, MediaShare and
Backup. If you mapped drive letters to those Shared Folders, you can
browse
to those folders using Windows
Explorer. (See
Map drive
letters to your Shared Folders
. )
1. Click
Start,
Computer
.
2.
Double
-
click
the name of the Shared Folder you want to open. The drive letter will be located at the
end of
the name. (If you haven
’
t saved any files to your Shared Folders, the next screen that appears
will be
empty.)
In this example, MediaShare is mapped to drive letter
“
T.
”
FileShare is
mapped to drive letter
“
V."