{"id":2172,"date":"2016-07-11T14:46:34","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T10:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msp360.com\/blog\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2023-12-06T16:13:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T12:13:49","slug":"how-to-share-cloud-storage-on-the-network-with-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/how-to-share-cloud-storage-on-the-network-with-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Share Cloud Storage on the Network with MSP360 Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As always we are upgrading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/drive\/amazon-s3\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MSP360 Drive<\/a> with new features to provide our customers with better functionality and make our products the most compelling and efficient on the market.<br \/>\nThe latest version of MSP360 Drive Server Edition comes with a support of a network share. Server with installed MSP360 Drive can mount a cloud storage folder as a local drive. With the newest version of MSP360 Drive Server Edition, this network folder can be accessed by any user of the network.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Every authorized user on the network applied to a server with MSP360 Drive can now access a cloud storage right via the Windows Explorer as if it was their computer\u2019s local drive.<\/p>\n<p>1. To enable this feature you have to open the MSP360 Drive options menu.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/2013-06-19_1440.png\" alt=\"2013-06-19_1440\" width=\"416\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/2013-06-19_1440.png 416w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/2013-06-19_1440-222x300.png 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Select a Cloud Storage Account you want to share with network users and click on the \u201cEdit\u201d button. If you don\u2019t have a Cloud Storage Account applied, you have to map it as a local drive. See the details in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/mapping-your-cloud-storage-as-a-local-disk-using-msp360-drive\/\">Mapping Your Cloud Storage as a Local Disk Using MSP360 Drive<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<p>3. On the Mapped Drive Options screen, you have to click on the \u201cNetwork Mapped Drive\u201d radio button and check the \u201cAllow access from other computers via network share\u201d box. <strong>Note<\/strong>: Volume label defines a name of a shared folder.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/drive_screentshot1.png\" alt=\"drive_screentshot1\" width=\"407\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/drive_screentshot1.png 407w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/drive_screentshot1-251x300.png 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. When you\u2019re finished with an access setup, click \u201cOK\u201d to grant your network users with an access to shared folders within a bucket. To access files in the cloud storage as if they were kept in a network share, users will have to enter a network share address to the Windows Explorer address line and specify the network credentials (if necessary).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/drive_screentshot2.png\" alt=\"drive_screentshot2\" width=\"383\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/drive_screentshot2.png 383w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/drive_screentshot2-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>We hope that the new feature of MSP360 Drive Server Edition will become useful for most of our customers. If you got any questions about MSP360 Drive or any other of our products feel free to contact our support. And as always we will be glad to receive any feedback from our customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As always we are upgrading MSP360 Drive with new features to provide our customers with better functionality and make our products the most compelling and efficient on the market. The latest version of MSP360 Drive Server Edition comes with a support of a network share. 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