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title: "Shared folder agent setup"
slug: "shared-folder-agent-setup"
tags: ["SiteManager"]
updated: 2021-05-19T13:51:13Z
published: 2021-05-19T13:51:13Z
canonical: "kb.secomea.com/shared-folder-agent-setup"
stale: true
---

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# Shared folder agent setup

This article provides basic information on how to set up a shared folder. With this agent, you can access a folder on a PC connected to SiteManager via a LinkManager connection.

#### In Windows

Right-click the folder that you want to share and select Properties, then select the tab called Sharing and go to Advanced Sharing.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/88f49507-a7a0-4636-b297-13c4d0065310/Images/Documentation/image-1619182016658.png)

Tick off "Share this folder" and click "OK".

![](https://cdn.document360.io/88f49507-a7a0-4636-b297-13c4d0065310/Images/Documentation/image-1619182531271.png)

#### In SiteManager

Make agent – Generic – Shared Folder – IP address of PC ![](https://cdn.document360.io/88f49507-a7a0-4636-b297-13c4d0065310/Images/Documentation/image-1619182560982.png)

Share name of the folder – note that it is case sensitive.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/88f49507-a7a0-4636-b297-13c4d0065310/Images/Documentation/image-1619182547320.png)

#### In GateManager

Connect to the agent via LinkManager.

Click on the i icon, then the "Open folder" button, wait for File Explorer to open.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/88f49507-a7a0-4636-b297-13c4d0065310/Images/Documentation/image-1619182569231.png)

The folder from the Remote PC on Device side pops up in local PC.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/88f49507-a7a0-4636-b297-13c4d0065310/Images/Documentation/image-1619182590079.png)