Setting a Shared Folder and Access Permissions (Windows 2000)

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Once you create the account on your computer, create a shared folder. Add the created account to the shared folder as a user who is permitted to access that folder. Set the permission which allows the user to access the folders as well.


About access permissions

If "Access permissions" are granted to users who are registered to computers, they are authorized to operate folders and files.

There are two types of access permissions:

  • Network-level access permission

This is to control users who access the shared folder over the network.

  • Local-level access permission

This is to control access to folders by users who are logged on to the computer.
The local-level access permission can be set only when the drive in which folders are located is formatted in NTFS.


Remark
  • Log on to Windows with administrator privileges.
  1. Set a shared folder.
  • 1. Create a new folder in any drive.

It is recommended to create the folder in a place where users can find it easily, such as the first level in C drive.

Ex) C:\share

  • It is recommended that you write down the folder name you created here. You will need it in "Specifying Destinations."
  • 2. Right-click the created folder.
  • 3. Select [Sharing...] to open the [<Folder Path> Properties] dialog box.
  • 4. Check [Share this folder].
  1. Set the network-level access permission.
  • 1. In the [Sharing] sheet, click [Permissions] to open the [Permissions for <Folder Path>].
  • 2. Click [Add...] to open the [Select Users or Groups] dialog box.
  • 3. Type [Computer Name]\[User Name].
  • 4. Click [Check Names]. Make sure that the correct object name is typed.
  • If the object name is entered incorrectly, the [Name Not Found] dialog box appears. If this happens, click [Cancel] to check whether or not the computer name and user name are incorrect.
  • 5. Click [OK] to close the [Select Users or Groups] dialog box.
  • 6. In the [Permissions for <Folder Path>], under [Permissions], select the user whom you want to grant permission. Select the [Full Control] box under [Allow].
  • Select the [Full Control] box so that you can store data scanned with this machine to a computer (the file server).
  • 7. Click [OK] to close the [Permissions for <Folder Path>] dialog box.
  • 8. If the [Security] tab is displayed in the [<Folder Path> Properties], go to the next step to set the local-level access permission. If not, skip to step 4.
  • The [Security] tab is not displayed when:
  • The drive to which the shared folder is set is formatted in FAT16 or FAT32.
  • Simple file sharing is enabled.
  1. Set the local-level access permission.

If the drive to which the shared folder is set is formatted in NTFS, you need to set the local-level as well as the network-level access permissions.

  • 1. In the [<Folder Path> Properties], click the [Security] tab.
  • 2. Clear the [Allow inheritable permissions from parent to propagate to this object] check box.
  • [Security] dialog box appears.
  • 3. Click [Remove].
  • 4. Click [Add...] to open the [Select Users or Groups] dialog box.
  • 5. Type [Computer Name]\[User Name].
  • 6. Click [Check Names]. Make sure that the correct object name is typed.
  • If the object name is entered incorrectly, the [Name Not Found] dialog box appears. If this happens, click [Cancel] to check whether or not the computer name and user name are incorrect.
  • 7. Click [OK] to close the [Select Users or Groups] dialog box.
  • 8. In the [Security] sheet, under [Permissions], select the user whom you want to grant permission. Select the [Full Control] box under [Allow].
  • Select the [Full Control] box so that you can store data scanned with this machine to a computer (the file server).
  1. Click [OK] to close the [<Folder Path> Properties] dialog box.

Proceed to "Settings from the Machine (File Sharing)."