Windows file server

How to create a destination with Windows file server

1. Select the destination type:

Select the "Windows file server" option for the destination type.

2. Enter Windows file server credentials:

You will be prompted to enter the credentials needed to connect to your Windows file server account.

Item	Description
Hostname or IP	IP address or DNS name of the Windows server hosting the share. Example: 3.235.191.11
Workstation or Domain	Name of the domain or workgroup where the user is logged in. On Windows cloud servers (such as EC2 on AWS), it may have a name such as EC2AMAZ-..... If you are not in a domain, it can be the host name.
Shared Resource	Name of the shared folder configured on the Windows server. For example: share. This folder must be shared and have permissions enabled for the user.
Username	Name of the user with access to the shared resource. It can be a local user of the server or a domain user. Example: crestone.
Password	Password corresponding to the specified user.

3 Test the connection:

Click the "Test Connection" button to verify that the connection to Windows file server has been established correctly. If the test is successful, the system will enable additional configuration options.

4 Create the connection:

Finally, click the "Create Destination" button to establish the connection to Windows file server.