Access iSeries NetServer file shares with a Windows client

You can use your Windows client to access iSeries file shares with iSeries NetServer™.

To access file shares by using Windows, you can either map file shares to logical drives or use Universal Naming Convention (UNC) mapping. You may find it easier, however, to work with logical drive letters as opposed to UNC mapping.

To map an iSeries NetServer file share to a logical drive on your Windows client, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the Start button and choose Explore to open the Windows Explorer.
2. Open the Tools pull-down menu on the Windows Explorer and select Map network drive.
3. Select the letter of a free drive for the file share.
4. Enter the name of an iSeries NetServer file share. For example, you could enter the following syntax:

   \\QSYSTEM1\Sharename

   Note:
   QSYSTEM1 is the system name of iSeries NetServer on the iSeries server and Sharename is the name of the file share you want to use.
5. Click OK.

To use your Windows client to find iSeries NetServer, see Find iSeries NetServer on the iSeries network for instructions for your specific Windows client.