Campbell Scientific LoggerNet Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 42)

Section 2. Installation, Operation and Backup Procedures
Giving the LoggerNet user write access
This is the process for giving the LoggerNet user write access to a designated
directory in Windows XP. The process in other operating systems is similar.
• Right-click on the directory in Windows Explorer and choose
Properties.
• Go to the Security tab of the Properties dialog box and select Add. This
will open the Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog box.
• From the Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog box press the
Locations button. This will open the Locations dialog box.
• In the Locations dialog box, select the computer name and press OK.
• From the Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog box press the
Advanced button. Then press the Find Now button. Select LoggerNet in
the list of names that appears at the bottom of the dialog box and press
OK. Note that <COMPUTER-NAME>/LoggerNet has been added to the
Object Names on the Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog box.
Press the OK button to close the Select Users, Computers, or Groups
dialog box.
• The LoggerNet user should now be highlighted on the Properties dialog
box. Select the Full Control Allow check box to give LoggerNet full
permissions for the directory. Press the Apply button to apply the changes.
Press OK to close the dialog box.
• The LoggerNet user should now have full access to the designated
directory.
2.4.1.2 Network Drives
Network drive mappings are associated with individual user accounts.
Therefore, they cannot be used when running LoggerNet as a service. To use
network drives when running LoggerNet as a service, you must use the full
UNC path (e.g., \\computer_name\directory\filename). Note that the ability to
write to the network drives will be governed by Windows security. It will be
necessary to configure the LoggerNet service to run under an account that has
network privileges. This requires changes to the properties of the LoggerNet
service in Windows. Contact your network administrator for assistance.
2.5 Special Note on Windows XP Service Pack 2
With Service Pack 2, Microsoft has automatically enabled a firewall
application on each individual PC. This was done to protect PCs from invasion
by outside, unauthorized programs that may try to connect via a socket using
TCP/IP.
Remember, however, that LoggerNet is a client-server application that uses
TCP/IP as the link between clients and the server. This means that windows
such as Setup, Connect, Status Monitor, RTMC, etc., get their access to devices
and data only through the LoggerNet server. While, in the basic LoggerNet
installation most of these clients typically access the server on the same PC
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