Menu path: Setup > Network > Network Drives > Windows Drive

SMB is used by Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 95/98, Windows 2000 and Windows XP etc. to share hard drives and printers. As Unix (including Linux) can process this protocol with Samba Suite tools, hard drives and printers can be used along with Windows hosts. Consequently, items shared via SMB can be integrated into the thin client by Windows or Unix Samba hosts.

The SMB protocol is used only to share files via the network (not for printers). Shared items which are to be mounted must first be created on the Windows or Unix host.

You can find a sample configuration at the end of this page.


To manage the drive list, proceed as follows:
  • Click to create a new entry.
  • Click to remove the selected entry.
  • Click to edit the selected entry.
  • Click Kopieren to copy the selected entry.

Clicking will bring up the Add dialogue, where you can define the following settings:

  • Enabled: Defines whether the configuration entry will be applied.

    The network drive will be integrated.

  • Local Mount Point: The local directory under which the server directory is to be visible (default: /smbmount)
  • Server: The IP address, Fully-Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or NetBIOS name of the server.
  • Share Name: Path name as exported by the Windows or Unix Samba host.
  • User name: User name for your user account on the Windows or Unix Samba host.
  • Password: Password for your user account on the Windows or Unix Samba host.
  • User writable

    The user can not only read but also write directory contents. Otherwise, only the local root user is able to do this.

    The user can only read directory contents. (default)

Sample configuration entry

The following picture shows a sample configuration entry.

If a NetBios name is provided for Server, make sure it is not preceded by slashes, e.g. \\myComputer (wrong) vs. myComputer (correct).

For Local Mount Point, only / (Linux/Unix-style forward slash) can be used as a path separator. Note that if you enter, for example, \smbmount as a moint point, a directory called \smbmount will be created, because \ is a legal character in Linux directory names. For Share Name, however, / (Linux/Unix-style forward slash) or \ (Windows-style backward slash) can be used as a path separator.