1. | In
Windows Explorer, select the folder you want to share. If you want to
share a subfolder or file, instead, open its folder and then click the
subfolder or file.
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2. | Click
the Share With button in the Task pane, and then click Advanced
Sharing. Windows 7 displays the object’s Properties sheet with the
Sharing tab selected.
Tip
You can also right-click the folder and then click Share With, Advanced Sharing.
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3. | Click Advanced Sharing. The Advanced Sharing dialog box appears.
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4. | Activate the Share This Folder check box, as shown in Figure 1.
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5. | By
default, Windows 7 uses the folder name as the share name. If you
prefer to use a different name, edit the Share Name text box.
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6. | In
a small network, it’s unlikely you’ll need to restrict the number of
users who can access this resource, so you’re probably safe to leave the
Limit the Number of Simultaneous Users To spin box value at 20.
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7. | Click Permissions to display the Permissions for Share dialog box, where Share is the share name you specified in step 5.
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8. | Select the Everyone group in the Group or User Names list, and then click Remove.
Note
As the name implies,
the Everyone user refers to every user. It’s always best to remove this
user so that you can apply permissions to specific users and groups.
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9. | Click Add to display the Select Users or Groups dialog box.
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10. | In
the Enter the Object Names to Select text box, type the name of the
user or users you want to give permission to access the shared resource
(separate multiple usernames with semicolons). Click OK when you’re
done.
Tip
If you’re not sure about
the spelling of a user or group name, click Advanced to open an advanced
version of the Select Users or Groups dialog box, and then click Find
Now. Windows 7 displays a list of all the available users and groups.
Click the name you want to use, and then click OK.
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11. | Select a user in the Group or User Names list.
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12. | Using the Permissions list (see Figure 2), you can allow or deny the following permissions:
- Read— Gives the group
or user to ability only to read the contents of a folder or file. The
user can’t modify those contents in any way.
- Change— Gives the group or user Read permission and allows the group or user to modify the contents of the shared resource.
- Full Control— Gives the group or user Change permission and allows the group or user to take ownership of the shared resource.
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13. | Repeat steps 9–12 to add and configure other users or groups.
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14. | Click OK to return to the Advanced Sharing dialog box.
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15. | Click OK to return to the Sharing tab.
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16. | Click Close to share the resource with the network. |
