Network Backups
Backing Up Workstations Using Mapped Network Drives and BackupAssist
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Introduction
BackupAssist can be used to backup workstations and remote computers via a network share. On your workstation, you should share the directories that you want to backup, so that remote computers can access them. There are two ways to do this:- Use the UNC naming convention to select files and directories ? eg. \\Server\ShareName
- Use mapped network drives to access the remote share.
Recommended for Windows 9X / Windows ME machines
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On the other hand, if you are using a peer-to-peer workgroup, then you will need to authenticate to each workstation before each backup. To setup BackupAssist to do this:
Where:
Hint: Using an IP address for your computer name will make the process more reliable because it removes the dependency on your DNS or WINS server for name resolution.
You can then choose the network shares you want to backup from the Files & Dirs tab in BackupAssist. Navigate to Network Places, and navigate down until you find your workstation share.
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If you selected any folders or files within mapped network drives that were not mapped within BackupAssist, you will receive the following prompt, asking if you would like these drives to be automatically mapped for you - select 'Yes'.
Using UNC Paths
If you are running on a domain, and your backup user is a domain user and domain administrator, then you should have no problems connecting to your workstation.
server is your computer (workstation) name.
username is a user on your workstation.
password is the password for that user.
Using Mapped Network Drives