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TB248 Rev1 Networking Windows 7 CNC11 software for File Sharing
Purpose This document will explain how to configure your Windows 7 CNC11 system for network file sharing
Required Material
Γ’Β’ Cat5 network cables one to run from control to router and a second to run from router to office PC
Γ’Β’ Cable router
Γ’Β’ Mouse for navigating Windows on the control
Instructions
Hardware Setup
1 Run your Cat5 Ethernet cables from the control to the router and from the router to the office PC
2 Power up the router office PC and control
Office PC Setup
1 Click on Windows icon on the lower left corner type ΓConnect to a networkΓ select it from the list Click on ΓChoose
homegroup and sharing optionsΓ then ΓChange advanced sharing settings Γ
2 Make sure the following items are selected
ΓTurn on network discoveryΓ
ΓTurn on file and printer sharingΓ
ΓTurn on sharing so anyone with network access can read and write files in the Public foldersΓ ΓTurn off password
protected sharingΓ
Click ΓSave changesΓ
3 Click on the Windows Icon the ΓComputerΓ click on the ΓC driveΓ now create a folder on the C drive i e CNC Right
click on the new folder i e CNC and select properties Click on the ΓSharingΓ tab then click on ΓShare Γ Click on the
drop down arrow and select ΓEveryoneΓ then click on ΓAddΓ then click ΓDoneΓ and close the window
Control Setup
1 Exit the CNC11 software F10 Shutdown F9 Exit CNC11
2 Click on Windows Icon then click on ΓComputerΓ Click on ΓMap network driveΓ on the upper section of the window
click on the down arrow for ΓDrive Γ and select the ΓG Γ Click on ΓBrowse Γ you will see your office PC with the shared
folder select it and click on ΓFinishΓ
3 Close all windows and click on the Windows Icon then click on CNC11 Mill or Lathe in the list
4 Once in the software press F1 Setup F3 Config PW 137 F1 Control make sure the drive letter matches what you
specified when you mapped the network drive i e G Press F10 Save then go back to the main screen and try to load
a file from your office PC
Document History
Rev1 Created on 2011 05 22 by #240