Using Share-Level Security

You can restrict access to a shared directory or printer by either defining it as read-only or assigning a password to it.

To share a directory or printer with share-level security

1. In Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click the icon for the directory or printer you want to share and, in the context menu, click Sharing.
2. Click the Sharing tab. Then click Share As, and type the resource's share name.

   The shared resource name will be the computer name plus the share name. For example, in the following illustration, if the computer name is mycomputer, then this shared resource in \\mycomputer\adamt.

   

3. Specify whether you want users to have read-only or full access to this resource.
4. Optionally, type the password (or passwords) for read-only or full access, and click OK.

Tip You can share a directory but hide it from the Network Neighborhood browsing list by adding a dollar-sign character ($) to the end of its share name (for example, PRIVATE$).