Windows 7: Home Network Sharing

Many families have more than one computer, often with a desktop, a laptop, or more. So how do you organize computers in your home more reasonably and share resources between them more efficiently? Windows 7 includes a home network accessibility feature called Family Group, which makes it easier to share documents, music, photos and other resources between home computers, as well as make printers more convenient. Share. Below, Qizai will try out the Windows 7 family group function with everyone.

First open the Windows 7 Explorer, click on the "Home Network Group" in the list on the left, then we can see the setting area of ​​the home network group in the interface on the right. If there are currently no other created home network groups in your home network, then you can see a button to create a home network group, click on it to start the easy creation process.
Figure 1 Creating a Home Network Group

In the wizard for creating a home network group, we first select the file type to be shared with the home network group. The default includes five options for pictures, music, video, documents, and printers. The first four correspond to several shared folders that exist by default in the storeroom.
Figure 2 Setting the file type to be shared with the home network group

Next, the home network group creation wizard will automatically generate a string of passwords, which must be entered when other computers in the home are added to the network group. String password. In this interface, the password is automatically generated and cannot be changed manually. Do you think this password is too complicated to remember? Seven children also feel the same! But don't worry, the password generated here doesn't make much sense. Later, we can manually set the easy-to-remember password.
Figure 3 Home network group password settings.

At this point we have completed the creation of the home network group, it is very simple? Go back to the Explorer's home network group interface, then we can see the new "Landscape": The interface lists the steps for other computers to join the home network group, and also provides a view of the home network. Group password and set options.
Figure 4 Creating a home network group successfully

Click “View home network group password”We can view the created password again; and click “Change home network group settings” can be more The home network group settings are operated. Click “change password” then in the new interface we can change the new password for the home network group. Click the refresh button on the interface to automatically generate a new password. Of course, this is not what we want. We can manually set the password directly in the text box for easy memory and input.
Figure 5 Change the home network group password

And if we click the "Change advanced sharing settings" option, you can go to the "Network and Sharing Center" home or work network advanced sharing settings. Here, we can set whether to enable network discovery, whether to enable file and printer sharing, etc., according to your needs to make the appropriate choices.
Figure 6 Advanced Sharing Settings

After completing the above settings, let's see how to join the home network group and share the file contents on other computers in the home. First enter the resource manager, click on the home network group, because there is already a family group, so Windows 7 allows you to choose to join the existing group. Click the “Join Now” button and enter the previously set password to successfully join the home network group. Of course, the method of joining the home network group can also be carried out according to the operation steps listed in the resource manager in FIG. 4, but the operation method is not as simple as that described by Qi Zi!
Figure 7 Joining the home network group

After joining the home network group, the tree menu option will be added under the home network group option on the left side of the resource manager, listing the other computers in the network group. The name and the resources it shares. Click on the node to view the content.
Figure 8 Browse the resources shared by the home network group

We have shared the folders in the warehouse through the above methods, so what if there are folders in other locations that need to be shared? In Windows 7, the sharing settings for folders are simpler and easier.

First select the folder you want to share in Explorer, then click “Share” in the menu bar above Explorer and select the permissions for the share in the menu. If we only allow access to other computers in the home network group, then select “Home Network Group (Read)”.
Figure 9 Sharing other folders in the home network group

After setting up sharing, we can right-click on the folder at any time and select “properties"-“share” to change Sharing settings. In this window, we can select and set the folder's shared objects, share permissions, etc., and password protection for individual folder access.
Figure 10 Setting the Shared Attributes of Folders

With the new family of Windows 7 features, we can easily and easily share various resources on the home network. Finally, the seven reminders that the family group is only suitable for the home network, must be a computer running Windows 7 to join the family group, and Windows 7 Lite and Windows 7 Home Basic can join the family group, can not create a family group .