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By mapping a network drive, windows will allot a letter to a storage area which is shared with a network. Once the network drive has been mapped, other computers can access and edit the files which are shared in the network. The files which are displayed after mapping a network drive in windows 7 are displayed in the client’s computer as if they are present in their physical hard drive.
In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to map a network drive in windows 7.
In windows 7, homegroup allows you to setup sharing capabilities within your network. You can allow users within the network to access the printer, share documents and access or update the shared content.
On top of that, homegroups can be password protected for security purposes as well. It doesn’t matter if a computer is running on windows 7 home premium or professional. As long as the windows 7 operating system is running on the machine, the user can access the shared content.
Users can easily join and leave the homegroup according to their requirements. If you want to learn how to leave a home group, continue on reading below.
A network name allows your computer to be identified in a network. Separate devices have separate names and are allotted separate addresses so that they can easily be identified.
In this tutorial, we will teach you how to change network name in windows 7.
For internet connection sharing to work, you would need a host computer which has a separate internet connection. Once the internet connection sharing is enabled, all the computers within the network would be able to connect with the host computer.
In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to enable internet connection sharing on the host computer.
If you want to share pictures, documents, music, videos or printers on a network, you can simply do so by creating a homegroup. With that, you will be able to set permissions and manage the content that is shared on the network. Other people on the network won’t be able to make any changes in the files that are shared, unless they have the permission to do so.
This tutorial will focus more on how to create a homegroup. In windows 7, creating a homegroup is relatively easy. Within a few seconds you can create and share files in your homegroup.