# About Network Plugin

Network Plugin is a Plugin for File Explorer on your device, which allows you to access the network neighborhood and map shared folders on the computers or servers connected to the network. However, you must have an active Internet connection on your device, such as Wi-Fi or 3G, to do so.

To learn more about Network Plugin and its use, tap the following links:

Map a Network Folder

Explore and Access a Network Folder

Unmap a Network Folder

#### Note

If you can not access some specific shared network folders, please check your network access right.

# Map a Network Folder

To map a network folder to your device, do the following:

1. Tap > Settings > Connections tab > Network Plugin.
2. On the Network Folders Settings screen, select Enable Network Folder and tap New.
Note: Selecting or deselecting Enable Network Folder on the Network Folders Settings screen requires you to reboot your device for the changes to take effect.
3. If you are not aware of the exact path to the folder, search for it on the network by tapping Network Neighborhood on the Browse tab. If the computer/folder name is not displayed, tap Refresh.
4. Enter the network logon user name, password, and the domain name for the computer or folder you want to access and tap OK. Tap Save Password if you do not want to enter it again in future.
5. Tap and hold the folder name and tap Map Drive from the shortcut menu. A message "Map Drive Successful" appears on your device if the mapping is successful. The mapped folder with its path appears on the Network Folders Settings screen.
Notes:

- If you know the folder path and have the required access rights, you can directly enter the exact remote path <\\...> and a local name for the folder on the Map Network Connections screen.
- You can connect and map more than one folder and access them from your device's "Network" folder using File Explorer.

#### See also

About Network Plugin

Explore and Access a Network Folder

Unmap a Network Folder

# Explore and Access a Network Folder

You can access and manage the content of the folder(s) that you have mapped until now on your device.

1. Tap > Programs > File Explorer.
2. Go to My Device and tap the "Network" folder. All the mapped folders will be displayed.
3. If you have tapped Save Password earlier while mapping that folder, tap the folder to access it directly. Otherwise enter the password again and tap OK to gain access to the folder and its details.
Note: You can also connect to and access a mapped folder from the Network Folders Settings screen. Tap and hold the path corresponding to a mapped folder and select Connect or Explore from the shortcut menu. Selecting Connect allows you to re-establish an active connection with the folder while selecting Explore allows you to browse the folder contents with File Explorer.

#### See also

About Network Plugin

Map a Network Folder

Unmap a Network Folder

# Unmap a Network Folder

To unmap a mapped folder on your device, do the following:

1. Tap > Settings > Connections tab > Network Plugin.
2. Tap and hold the path corresponding to a mapped folder.
3. Select Unmap Drive from the shortcut menu.

#### See also

About Network Plugin

Map a Network Folder

Explore and Access a Network Folder