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Setting Up the File Server (Shared Folder) (Macintosh)
For Mac OS X 10.4
For Mac OS X 10.5/10.6
For Mac OS X 10.4
1.
Log in as administrator.
2.
From the menu bar, select [System Preferences] - [Accounts].
3.
Create user accounts for sharing files.
(1)
Click [+].
(2)
Enter [Name] and [Password], and click [Create Account].
When [Name] is entered, the same characters are automatically entered in the [Short Name] as well.
NOTE
[Name] and [Password]
The [Name] and [Password] entered here are needed by "How to Save to a File Server (A Shared File Server)." We recommend that you make a note of it so that you do not forget.
4.
Log out and log in with the account created in Step 3..
5.
Create a shared folder to use as the destination.
Setting Example: Create a [Share] folder inside the [Home] folder.
NOTE
Folder Names
The folder name entered here is needed by "How to Save to a File Server (A Shared File Server)." We recommend that you make a note of it so that you do not forget.
6.
Set the [Ownership & Permissions] for the shared folder you created.
(1)
Select the folder, and select [Files] and [Get Info].
(2)
Set [Ownership & Permissions] to [Read & Write] or [Write only].
(3)
Close the [Info] screen.
7.
From the menu bar, select [System Preferences] - [Sharing].
NOTE
Computer Name
The name displayed for [Computer Name] at the top of the [Sharing] window is needed by "How to Save to a File Server (A Shared File Server)." We recommend that you make a note of it so that you do not forget.
8.
Enable file sharing.
(1)
Select the check boxes for [Services] - [Windows Sharing], and click [Accounts].
(2)
Select the check box for the account, and then click [Done].
9.
Close the [System Preferences] screen.
For Mac OS X 10.5/10.6
1.
Log in as administrator.
2.
From the menu bar, select [System Preferences] - [Accounts].
3.
Create user accounts for sharing files.
(1)
Click [+].
(2)
Enter [Name] (or [Full Name]) and [Password], and click [Create Account].
When [Name] (or [Full Name]) is entered, the same characters are automatically entered in the [Short Name] (or [Account name]) as well.
NOTE
[Name] (or [Full Name]) and [Password]
The [Name] (or [Full Name]) and [Password] entered here are needed by "How to Save to a File Server (A Shared File Server)." We recommend that you make a note of it so that you do not forget.
4.
Log out and log in with the account created in Step 3..
5.
Create a shared folder to use as the destination.
Setting Example: Create a [Share] folder inside the [Home] folder.
NOTE
Folder Names
The folder name entered here is needed by "How to Save to a File Server (A Shared File Server)." We recommend that you make a note of it so that you do not forget.
6.
Set the [Rights and Permissions] for the shared folder you created.
(1)
Select the folder, and select [Files] and [Get Info].
(2)
Set [Sharing & Permissions] to [Read & Write] or [Write only].
(3)
Close the [Info] screen.
7.
From the menu bar, select [System Preferences] - [Sharing].
NOTE
Computer Name
The name displayed for [Computer Name] at the top of the [Sharing] window is needed by "How to Save to a File Server (A Shared File Server)." We recommend that you make a note of it so that you do not forget.
8.
Enable file sharing.
(1)
Select the [File Sharing] check box, and then click [Options].
(2)
Select the check box for [Share files and folders using SMB].
(3)
Select the check box for the account that was created in Step 3., and then click [Done].
(4)
Click [+] under [Shared Folders], and add the folder created in Step 5. to the list.
9.
Close the [System Preferences] screen.
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