% Windows 7: sharing a folder for public password-free access
% Ian! D. Allen - idallen@idallen.ca - www.idallen.com
% Winter 2013 - January to April 2013

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Based on work by Michael Porteus
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* Use this to share a folder on any ICT Algonquin Lab machines, e.g.
  to copy a CentOS or Fedora ISO image to your laptop.
* The sharing will be lost when the machine reboots.  You have to do this
  anew every time you need it.
* We will assume we are sharing folder **CST** in this example.
  You can share any folder.

1.  Right click on the **CST** folder (or any folder) that you want to
    share and select **Properties** from the drop-down menu to open up
    the **CST Properties** dialog box below.  In that box below, select
    the **Sharing** tab and then select **Advanced Sharing**:

\ ![CST Properties: Sharing](cst_properties_sharing.gif "CST Properties: Sharing")

2. Select **Advanced Sharing** (above) to open up the **Advanced Sharing**
   dialog box below.  In that box below, add a check mark to **Share
   this folder** at the top.  (By default, the **Everyone** Group has
   read access.)

\ ![Advanced Sharing](advanced_sharing.gif "Advanced Sharing")

3. In the **Advanced Sharing** box above, click **OK** to return to
   **CST Properties**, below.  Back in the **CST Properties** box, below,
   select the **Security** tab and then select **Edit**:

\ ![CST Properties: Security](cst_properties_security.gif "CST Properties: Security")

4. Select **Edit** (above) to open up the **Permissions for CST** dialog box
   below.  In that box below, in the **Security** section, select **Add**:

\ ![Permissions for CST](permissions_for_cst_security2.gif "Permissions for CST")

5. Select **Add** (above) to open up the **Select Users or Groups** dialog
   box below.  In that box below, type in the group name **Everyone**
   and select **Check Names** beside it. When you have entered a
   valid **Everyone** group, the system will underline the group name:

\ ![Select Users or Groups](select_users_or_groups.gif "Select Users or Groups")

6. In the **Select Users or Groups** box, above, select **OK** to return
   to the **Permissions for CST** box, below.  In the **Permissions for
   CST** box below, you should now see the new **Everyone** group in
   the list:

\ ![Permissions for CST](permissions_for_cst_security.gif "Permissions for CST")

7. In the **Permissions for CST** box above, select **OK** again to
  return to the **CST Properties** box.  Select **Close** to close the
  **CST Properties** box.

8. Now go to **Control Panel>All Control Panel Items>Network and Sharing
   Center**. On this page, select **Change advanced sharing settings**
   located near the top corner to open up the **Advanced sharing settings**
   dialog box, below.  In that box below, scroll to the very bottom and
   select **Turn off password protected sharing**:

\ ![Advanced Sharing Settings](advanced_sharing_settings.gif "Advanced Sharing Settings")

9. In the  **Advanced sharing settings** dialog box above, select **Save Changes**.

10. You should now be sharing the **CST** folder without the need for a
   username or password.

11. Access the shared folder by going to your laptop computer and
    opening the share name: `\\xxx\CST\` where `xxx` is either the local
    IP address or the local name of the machine containg the share,
    e.g. similar to `\\10.1.2.3\CST\` or `\\t114-06\CST\` or
    `\\t126-23\CST\`.

*(Based on research by Michael Porteus.)*

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