Mount Remote Folders

You can mount remote folders from remote servers (such as network computers or other RackStation) to easily navigate available network resources with File Station.

To mount a remote folder:

  1. Choose Tools > Mount Remote Folder.
  2. Enter "\\Remote_Server\Remote_Folder" in the Folder field to specify the path of the remote folder. For example, "\\192.168.0.2\share" or "\\chad\cheeseburger\pictures".
  3. If access privilege to the remote folder is required by the remote server, enter your user credentials of the remote server in the Account name and Password fields.
  4. Click Browse to select or create an empty destination folder on your RackStation for mounting the remote folder.
  5. Tick Mount automatically on startup if you want RackStation to mount this remote folder on every system startup or reboot.
  6. Click Mount. Now you can navigate to the destination folder where the remote folder is mounted, and manage the contents of the remote folders.

To unmount a remote folder:

  1. Right click on the folder where the remote folder is mounted.
  2. Click Unmount.
    Note:
  1. The maximum number of concurrent remote folders is 100.
  2. You are only allowed to mount remote folders from a remote server that supports the CIFS protocol.