Shared access to folders for Managers

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Creating user accounts for project managers

To access Projetex 7.0 file storage you must create user account for every project manager on the computer where Projetex 7.0 Business folder has been created. By default Business folder is located on the computer where server has been installed. However, it can be stored on any other computer in the network.

There are several ways to create user accounts. For example, right-click My Computer icon on the desktop and select Manage. Once the Computer Management window comes up, with the System tools > Local Users and Groups > Users item selected, right-click on right pane, select New User, fill User Name, Password and Confirm Password fields and click Create button. Other fields are optional.

Repeat until all needed user accounts are created.

It would be advisable to group project manager users together for administrative convenience. Settings that you make for a group is automatically applied to all users in the group, so you do not need to make the same settings individually for each user. There are a couple of ways to create user accounts.

1. Right-click on My Computer icon on the desktop, and select Manage.

2. Once the Computer Management window comes up, with the System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Groups item selected, right-click in right pane, give the new group a name and description.

3. Click Add to add users to the new group. In the Select Users window, set the Object Type to Users and click OK. The Location should show the name of your computer.

4. Click Advanced and then click Find Now to see a list of user accounts.

5. Select users which you want to be members of the new group. You can make multiple selections by holding down Ctrl key and clicking these users.

Sharing folders for project managers

Having created user accounts for project managers and a group to join all these user accounts you need to specify folder sharing.

To specify sharing options right-click Business folder and select Sharing and Security. On the Sharing tab, select Share this folder and enter a share name BUSINESS. Add a comment if desired. This comment describes the share and is visible for the other computers in My Network Places.

For security reasons it is recommended you to delete Everyone group from the Permissions, add to Permissions group PM and allow full control for it in the system, where Projetex 7.0 Server is installed.