Use the Mount Setup window to connect network drives to the control. If a network drive is connected to the control, the control displays additional drives in the navigation column of the file management.
Requirements
- Existing network connection
- Control and computer in same network
- Path and access data of drive to be connected are known
Description of function
The Shares menu item opens the Mount Setup window. The menu item can be found in the Network/Remote Access group of the Settings application.
You can also open the window with the Mount network share button of the Files operating mode.
You can define any number of network drives, but only seven can be connected at a time.
Network drive area
In the Network drive area, the control shows a list of all defined network drives, as well as the status of each drive.
The control displays the following buttons:
Button | Meaning |
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Mount | Connect a network drive The control selects the check box in the Mount column if an active connection exists. |
Unmount | Disconnect a network drive |
Auto | Automatically connect the network drive when the control is booting. The control selects the check box in the Auto column if an active automatic connection exists. |
Add | Define a new connection |
Remove | Delete an existing connection |
Copy | Copy connection |
Edit | Edit the connection settings |
Private network drive | User-specific connection if user administration is active The control selects the check box in the Privat column if a user-specific connection exists. |
Status Log area
In the Status Log area, the control shows status information and error messages about connections.
Use the Clear button to delete the contents of the Status Log area.
Mount assistant window
In the Mount assistant window you define the settings for a connection with a network drive.
The Add, Copy and Edit buttons open the Mount assistant window.
The Mount assistant window contains tabs with the following settings:
Tab | Setting |
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Drive name |
Network drive name in the file management of the control The control permits only capitals, with a colon (:) at the end. When user administration is active, the connection is only visible to the user who created it. |
Share type |
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Server and Share |
Server name or IP address Directory accessed by the control |
Automount | Connect automatically (not possible with the "Ask for password?" option) The control connects the network drive automatically during the starting process. |
User name and password (only with Windows share) |
When user administration is active, the control automatically connects an encrypted network drive when the user logs in. Select whether a password is required upon connecting. |
Mounting options | Parameters for mount option "-o": Auxiliary parameters for the connection |
Check | The control displays a summary of the defined settings. You can check the settings and save them with Apply. |
Examples of Mounting options
Enter options without a space, only separated by a comma
Example | Meaning |
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domain=xxx | Name of the domain HEIDENHAIN recommends not to write the domain into the user name, but as an option. |
vers=2.1 | Protocol version |
Example | Meaning |
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rsize=8192 | Packet size in bytes for data reception Input: 512...8192 |
wsize=4096 | Packet size in bytes for data transmission Input: 512...8192 |
soft,timeo=3 | Conditional Mount Time in tenths of a second after which the control will try to connect again |
sec=ntlm | Authentication method ntlm Use this option if the control displays the Permission denied error message upon connecting. |
nfsvers=2 | Protocol version |
Notes
- Have a network specialist configure the control.
- To avoid security gaps, prefer the current versions of the SMB and NFS protocols.