LaCie 5big Network Accessing & Managing FilesUser Manual page 183.1.1. Other Connection MethodsVista/XP/2000 Users – My Network PlacesIMPORTANT INFO: If you have just turned on the LaCie 5bigNetwork, it may take a few moments for it to appear on the network.To access the share in Windows, look in My Network Places, andselect Microsoft Windows Workgroup. By default, the 5big Net-work will be named LaCie 5big Network (Lacie-5big Network)(Fig. 17).Alternatively, you can access the share by typing the following in aWindows explorer address field (Fig. 18.):\\LaCie-5big\[share name]\\[IP address]\[share name] Find the IP address by running theLaCie Network Assistant (section 2.3. Connecting Using LaCieNetwork Assistant).For FTP access, type:ftp://LaCie-5big or ftp://[IP address]In the logon window that opens, type:Login: adminPassword: admin(This user name and password is the factory default; if you havealready created a user, input your user name and password.)The LaCie 5big Network will appear as a drive with one share folderon the network.Windows Me/2000For Windows Me and Windows 2000 users, if you cannot find theLaCie 5big Network from your workstation, try using the Windowssearch tool.From the Start menu, select Search, and then click on For Files orFolders. In the Search Results window, select Computers.In the Search for Computers dialog box, enter the server nameand click the Search Now button. By default, the LaCie 5big Net-work will be named “LaCie-5big” , and the share “SHARE”.Fig. 17Fig. 18