Local
access to iClose-Up Access Points (checked by
default): This option gives iClose-Up
Clients access to an iClose-Up Server’s hard drive. If you have iClose-Up Access Points and you uncheck this option
then iClose-Up Clients will not be able to access the iClose-Up Server’s hard
drive through iClose-Up Access Points.
Note, that iClose-Up Clients may still be able to get access to an
iClose-Up Server’s hard drive through Microsoft Share Points if there are
any. If you want to limit access
through Microsoft Share Points then put passwords on the Microsoft Share
Points, or remove the Microsoft Share Points or remove or unbind “File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks”. To alter Microsoft Share
Points run Windows Explorer select the folder or drive letter you want to alter
and then right click. Now if you
have “File and printer sharing for Microsoft
Networks” you will see “Sharing” as an
option. Select this option to alter
Microsoft Share Points.
If you are
using iClose-Up on the Internet you may not have or will want to remove or
unbind “File and printer sharing for
Microsoft Networks”.
If you are concerned about security on the Internet most people feel
removing or unbinding “File and printer sharing
for Microsoft Networks” (which gives access to Microsoft
Share Points) is the safest configuration.
You would remove or unbind “File and
printer sharing for Microsoft Networks” from the
Dial-Up adaptor (if you get on the Internet by modem) or from your Network
adaptor (if you get on the Internet by a constant connection like Cable Modem,
xDSL, T1 or ISDN). If you are using
Windows 95/98/Me it is pretty easy to remove or if you prefer unbind “File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks”. If you are using Win NT/2000
it is generally better to unbind (verses removing) “File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks”. Note that it is much harder
to do on Win NT/2000 then it is on Windows 95/98/Me.
If you remove “File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks” you will need to use iClose-Up Access Points if you want to give an
iClose-Up Client connecting to your iClose-Up Server access to the iClose-Up
Server’s local hard drive. Even if you
do not remove or unbind “File and printer sharing
for Microsoft Networks” from the iClose-Up Server it is
a good idea to use iClose-Up Access Points for accessing the hard drive.
To make or
modify iClose-Up Access Points right click on the red iClose-Up
triangles in the lower right of your screen.
Then left click on “Security for This Computer”, next click on the “Settings” button on the “iClose-Up Hard Drive
Security” panel.
Network
access to Windows Network Share Points (checked by
default): This option gives iClose-Up
Clients access to the iClose-Up Server’s network. It also gives iClose-Up Clients access to the hard drive if the
iClose-Up Server has Microsoft Share Points (to find out more about Microsoft
Share Points see above “Local access to iClose-Up
Access Points”).
If you uncheck this option then iClose-Up Clients will not be able to
access the iClose-Up Server’s network.
Nor will iClose-Up Clients be able to access the iClose-Up Server’s hard
drive through Microsoft Share Points.
This is a good
option to use unchecked if you have a computer on your network that is
also on the Internet and you want people to connect to it, to send and fetch
information, but you do not want them on your network, seeing your network
servers and networked computers..