How do I manage access to server folders?

Updated: March 30, 2011

Applies To: Windows Home Server 2011

You can manage access to any shared folders on the server using the tasks in the Server Folders tab of the Dashboard. By default, the following shared folders are available on the server running Windows Home Server 2011:

• Documents

• Music

• Pictures

• Recorded TV

• Videos

You can choose three different access settings for the shared folders:

• Read/Write

  Choose this setting if you want to allow this person to create, change, and delete any files in the shared folder.

• Read only

  Choose this setting if you want to allow this person to only read the files in the shared folder. Users with Read access cannot create, change, or delete any files in the shared folder.

• No access

  Choose this setting if you do not want this person to access any files in the shared folder.

Important

The permissions that are displayed in the folder properties represent only the users which are managed by the Dashboard. They do not include user permissions such as groups, or service accounts, or include any permission that may be set on the folder using other native tools and include users which were not added through the Dashboard.

To set permissions to shared folders on the server

1. Open the Dashboard.

2. Click Server Folders and Hard Drives and then click Server Folders.

3. Navigate to and select the shared folder that you want to modify permissions for.

4. In the task pane, click View the folder properties.

5. In <FolderName> Properties, click Sharing, and select the appropriate user access level for the listed user accounts, and then click Apply.