eMachines H3120 Manuel D’Utilisation
CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer
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Using the network
After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can:
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View shared drives and folders
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Map a network drive
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Open and copy files stored on other network computers
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Print documents on network printers
Viewing shared drives and folders
To view shared drives and folders:
1
Click Start, then click My Network Places. The My Network Places window
opens.
opens.
2
Click/Double-click Entire Network. The Entire Network window opens. If
you do not see the contents of the network after you double-click Entire
Network, click entire contents.
you do not see the contents of the network after you double-click Entire
Network, click entire contents.
Help and Support
For more information about workgroups,
click Start, then click Help and Support.
click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword workgroups in the
Search box, then click the arrow.
3
Double-click Microsoft Windows Network.
4
Double-click the name of your workgroup. The names of each of the
computers in your workgroup are listed.
computers in your workgroup are listed.
5
Double-click the name of the computer containing the drive or folder you
want to view. All shared drives and folders on that computer are listed.
want to view. All shared drives and folders on that computer are listed.
Mapping a network drive
After a drive or folder on one computer is mapped as a drive on another
computer, the contents of the drive or folder can be accessed as if the drive were
attached directly to the computer.
computer, the contents of the drive or folder can be accessed as if the drive were
attached directly to the computer.
For example, the My Documents folder on computer 1 is mapped as the Z drive
on computer 2. To access the My Documents folder on computer 1 from
computer 2, double-click the Z drive.
on computer 2. To access the My Documents folder on computer 1 from
computer 2, double-click the Z drive.
To map a network drive:
Locate the drive or folder by completing the steps in
2
Right-click the drive or folder, then click Map Network Drive. The Map
Network Drive wizard opens.
Network Drive wizard opens.
3
Click the arrow button to open the Drive list, then click the drive letter
you want to map this drive or folder to.
you want to map this drive or folder to.
4
Click Reconnect at Logon if you want to reconnect to this drive or folder
each time you log on to the network.
each time you log on to the network.
5
Click Finish.