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# Accessing Your Media Vault Remotely

Remote access is a great way to get to photos, music, videos and other files on your server while you are away from home. Before you can use remote access, you must create a vanity URL or a personal URL and give users remote access permission.

| To access your server remotely

1. Start any browser application.
2. Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher or Firefox 2.0 or higher are preferred.
3. Type your personal domain in the address box.
4. For instance, if you registered `MyFamily.hpshare.net` for your HP Media Vault, you would use this address to connect to your server using remote access. You are directed to the HP Media Vault home page.
5. Click an icon.

- Configure—If you created an administrator name and password, type them when prompted. The HP Media Vault Administration Console opens for managing and configuring your HP Media Vault’s system settings. For additional information, see Editing System Settings.
- Photo Webshare—Type your personal user name and password when prompted. The HP Photo Webshare opens. For additional information, see Editing a User. If the Photo Webshare Manager box is checked on your user account, you are set up as a Webshare Administrator and can see all of the Webshare functionality. If this box is not checked, you have limited Webshare functionality.
- If you are not a member of the home network, your user account was probably set up as a Webshare visitor. Type your personal user name and password to open Webshare. For additional information on Webshare visitor accounts, see To create or edit visitors. Contact your Webshare administrator if you have problems logging on.
- Browse Files—You are prompted for a user name and password. If you are browsing public shared folders, type your personal user name and password. If you are browsing private shared folders, type the name of the private shared folder for the user name and the password for the folder. If you are using a combination of public and private shared folders, be careful to type the correct user name and password for the shared folders you want to browse. For additional information, see Editing a Shared Folder.

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