Transfer Files Using Microsoft File Sharing for Windows

The Common Internet File System (CIFS) is the distinctive way that the computer users to share files across corporate intranets and the Internet. It defines a series of commands used to pass information between networked computers. Some of the platforms that CIFS supports are Microsoft Windows, UNIX, VMS, and Macintosh etc. CIFS matches Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) while providing more urbane file sharing and file transfer than older protocols, such as FTP.
SMB file sharing is a dialect of common internet file system and it has many versions for server windows and is widely used.

 

Microsoft File Sharing that uses the underlying SMB/CIFS file sharing protocol is a software application that allows Windows or Macintosh and Unix computers to intermingle with each other. It creates a connection from the Win/Mac client to the Unix server, allowing you to see directories on the server as if they were on the client computer. Microsoft File Sharing or SMB/CIFS server windows are criticized because the data is not encrypted over the network. For servers that store private data, Microsoft File Sharing is not allowed. The following procedures describe using Microsoft File Sharing for SMB/CIFS file transfer. You can also download and install other various SMB/CIFS software. If you choose to use different SMB/CIFS software, follow the instructions for the software you're using accordingly.

To set up a Microsoft File Sharing server connection, see Set up a Server Connection. To transfer files, see Transfer Files using Microsoft File Sharing. Set up a Server Connection.
Click Start, and then click My Computer.
In the left side of the window, under Other Places, click My Network Places. In the left side of the window, under Network Tasks, click Add a Network Place. The Add Network Place wizard starts. Click Next.
Click Choose another network location, and then click Next.
In the Internet or network address box, type the address for the server, for example, https://www.server_name/folder_name, and then click Next.
In the User Name box, enter your user name for this server, and then in the Password box, enter your password for this server. Click OK.
Enter a name for the server or accept the suggestion, and then click Next.
Click Finish: A window displaying the server folder you connected to opens. You can drag and drop or copy and paste to transfer files between your computer and the server.
The next time you need to transfer files, you can connect directly to this server using the options you chose.

 

Transfer Files Using Microsoft File Sharing
Click Start, and then click My Network Places.
Double click the server you set up in the previous procedure.
When prompted, enter your user name for this server, and then in the Password box, enter your password for this server. Click OK.
A window displaying the server folder you connected to opens. You can drag and drop or copy and paste to transfer files between your computer and the server.