Component Administration
 

Configuration of Windows Shares - Windows Shares

To view/configure the shared folders for monitoring, the eG administrative interface embeds a special configuration page. To access this page, click on the icon against the SHARENAME parameter in the test configuration page. In the Windows shared folders configuration pop up window that appears next, specify the following:

  • Provide the display name of the shared folder to be monitored in the Display Name text box. This Display Name will appear as the descriptor of the test.

  • Specify the exact path to the shared folder in the Share Name text box. For instance, the Share Name can be: \\192.168.10.72\Logs.
  • Provide the name of the user who is authorized to access the configured shared folder, in the Username text box.
  • In the Domain name text box, specify the name of the domain to which the user specified in the Username text box belongs to. If the user does not belong to any domain, then specify none in the Domain name text box.
  • Enter the password corresponding to the specified Username in the PASSWORD text box.
  • Confirm the password by retyping it in the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box.
  • To add more shared folders, click on the Add More button in this page. This will allow you to add one more shared folder specifications.
  • To clear all the shared folder specifications, simply click the Clear button.
  • To save the specification, just click on the Update button. This will lead you back to the test configuration page.