Creating a share makes a Meridian Enterprise vault folder accessible to network users. The users may access documents in the folder with Windows Explorer and not require Meridian software. Users can access the drive by name in a URL or map a drive letter of their own computers to the share as usual.
Note Meridian Enterprise vault security that has been set on folders will override any security set on the share through Windows. This prevents unauthorized access to documents. Because Meridian enforces many more security privileges than Windows does, the resulting behavior in Windows Explorer may not be intuitive to users. In this respect, using Windows Explorer as a Meridian client should only be considered for read-only purposes, and has very limited functionality.
Sharing a drive mapped to a Meridian vault location is also possible with the New Drive Wizard at the time that the drive is mapped. However, sharing a drive with the following procedure offers more options.
To create a share:
| Option | Description |
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Drive to share |
Type or browse and select a folder to share using the following options. Tip Sharing a folder is not possible by creating the share from within the New Drive Wizard. |
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Share name |
Type a descriptive name for the share, for example, the vault or folder name. |
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Comment |
Type an optional comment describing the source and purpose of the share, if desired. |
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Maximum allowed |
Limits the number of users that can connect to the share to the maximum allowed for the operating system version. |
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Limit users to |
Limits the number of users that can connect to the share to the selected number. |
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Permissions |
NTFS file permissions do not affect the share. Permissions are controlled by the Meridian roles assigned to the mapped vault location. |
Note Besides managing shares created there, you can also use the Shares list to manage shares created by the New Drive Wizard.
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