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# Viewing Shared Folders

The following instructions tell you how to view information about shared folders.

| To view shared folders

1. At the computer, click Start, All Programs, HP Media Vault, and then Control Center.
2. On the Tools tab, click Customize HP Media Vault.
3. You are prompted for an administrator name and password if you set one up. For additional information, see Editing System Settings.
4. Click the Shared Folders tab.
5. The first time you enter the configuration screens and before you’ve created other shared folders, there are the five pre-configured folders: Backup, Documents, Music, Photos, and Videos.

The following shared folder information displays.

- Folder Name
- The Media Vault comes with five shared folders already created: Backup, Documents, Music, Photos, and Videos. These initial folders cannot be deleted or renamed.
- Type

- Mirrored - A mirrored share automatically stores an exact copy of files on a second hard drive. Using a mirrored share reduces the chance of you losing critical files if one hard drive fails.
- Non-mirrored - A non-mirrored share is stored on a single hard drive. The HP Media Vault does not automatically maintain a copy of these files on a second hard drive.
- USB - You can add external USB storage devices to any of the HP Media Vault’s USB ports. Small USB devices, such as key disks and jump drives, can be attached. Likewise, portable devices, such as cameras and phones, can be attached if the Media Vault detects those devices as USB storage devices. If you have any questions, check with the USB manufacturer to verify that the device is classified as a USB storage device.

- Access

- Public - Public folders give everyone on your network equal access. However, you can check Protect Shared Folder and create a shared folder password to add some security. With password protection enabled, all network users enter the same password to access the shared folder.
- To browse shared folders from an Internet browser on a computer within your home network or remotely, the public shared folders must be password enabled or the folder must be set to private (see below). For additional information, see To use network addressing to browse. 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.
- Private - Private shared folders are the default. They are more secure since you create network users on the Users tab and you define "access privileges" for each user for each shared folder. It is recommended that you use private shared folders if you are using remote access since each user is assigned a password, increasing the security level of your Media Vault. For additional information, see Creating a User.

- Media Streaming
- Media streaming sends media—music, photos and video files—from the Media Vault to DMA-enabled devices, such as your TV or stereo, that can play the media. Music in media streaming-enabled folders can also be listened to in iTunes.

| Note
| DRM-protected music cannot be shared from the Media Vault with iTunes or streamed to DMA-enabled devices.

- Actions

- Edit - Change features associated with the shared folder.
- Delete - Deleting a shared folder automatically deletes all of the sub-folders and files stored in that shared folder.

| Note
| The Backup, Documents, Music, Photos, and Videos shared folders cannot be renamed or deleted.

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