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# Browsing Files Remotely

Logging In

1. Open a browser and type your personal web address.
2. 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.
3. Log in with your user name and password.

- Private shared folders—Type your user name and password that were set up in the HP Media Vault. For additional information, see Creating a User or Editing a User.
- Public shared folders with passwords—Type the shared folder name as the user name and the shared folder password that was set up in the HP Media Vault. For additional information, see Creating a Shared folder or Editing a Shared Folder.

Security

Shared folders that are configured for Public access and are not password protected are not available for remote file and folder browsing. Only shared folders that are set to Private access or Public access with a password are available for remote file and folder browsing.

Browse Your Files and Folders

Click the name of the shared folder to browse the files on your HP Media Vault.

The contents of the shared folder display on the right side of the screen if you have permission to access the shared folder.

Download Files

Downloading a file sends the file from the HP Media Vault to the computer that you are browsing from.

Click the file that you want to download. The file is highlighted and a small box with an arrow displays. Click the arrow to open the file menu. Select Download from the menu to start your download. You may continue to browse files and folders while you download a file.

| Note
| The HP Media Vault supports the following characters when uploading or downloading files remotely using a browser.

    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

    1234567890

You can upload and download files that contain other letters or special characters in the files names. Those letters or characters are changed to squares during the upload or download process. Once the files are where you want them, you can open them or make changes.

If the files were uploaded to the Media Vault, you can rename them from a computer within your network using a method other than remote file browsing. For additional information, see Browsing Folders.

If the files were downloaded to your computer, you can rename them after the download completes.

Upload Files

Uploading a file sends the file from the computer that you are browsing from to the HP Media Vault.

Click the folder where you want the uploaded file to be stored. The folder is highlighted and a small box with an arrow displays. Click the arrow to open the folder menu. Select Upload from the menu. A file selection window appears. Use the Browse button to select the file to upload. After you select your file and click Upload File your upload begins. You may continue to browse files and folders while you upload a file. The upload window informs you when the file transfer is complete.

| Note
| The HP Media Vault supports the following characters when uploading or downloading files remotely using a browser.

    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

    1234567890

You can upload and download files that contain other letters or special characters in the files names. Those letters or characters are changed to squares during the upload or download process. Once the files are where you want them, you can open them or make changes.

If the files were uploaded to the Media Vault, you can rename them from a computer within your network using a method other than remote file browsing. For additional information, see Browsing Folders.

If the files were downloaded to your computer, you can rename them after the download completes.

Logging Out

When you are done browsing files and folders on your HP Media Vault, you can log out by clicking on the red X in the upper right-hand corner.

If you want to browse a different shared folder that is set to Public access mode (with a password), you will need to log out, and log back in using the desired shared folder name as the user name.

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