Configure

Network
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Presented by: Section
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 Table of
Contents
Folder Redirection
01 What is Folder Redirection?

Setting-Up Folder Redirection

02
Step by step guide in setting-
up folder redirection.

Testing Configured Redirection

03
How do we know we have
configured redirection?
 01
Folder Redirection
 Folder Redirection
o Folder Redirection allows you as an administrator to point a
number or redirect certain special folders, such as Documents,
Music and Downloads, to locations of your choice.
o The most common use of this is to locate folders such as
My Documents on a network share so that it can be centrally
backed up.
 As of Windows Server 2008 R2, the
special folders you can redirect are as
follow:
 AppData (Roaming)  Favorites
 Desktop  Contacts
 Start Menu  Downloads
 Documents  Links
 Pictures  Searches
 Music  Saved Games
 Video
 One of the most useful things you can do is
redirecting the Documents folder (or My
Documents for Windows XP and earlier)

This allows you to store a

This has a number of
advantages, including
allowing you to back up
these files centrally, and
giving users access to their
files even if they log on to a
number of different
computers.
user’s files on a network
share, rather than in their
local user profile.
You can couple Folder
Redirection with Offline Files
to ensure that people can
continue to work on their
files even when they are not
connected to your network.
 Folder Redirection allows saving data regardless of
storage location and separates user data from profile
data decreasing the time required to log on.
The folder redirection provides a number of useful tools:

1. Backing Up

Since these specific locations store information on a separate server. It creates a

backup for any files you place in the folders listed above. In case of an emergency, this
provides a simple way to keep data from being removed.

2. Synchronizing Information to other Workstations

It also provides a portable alternative when trying to access files on another WSU
workstation. For example, you can store a PDF on your desktop. Then, you can log
onto another workstation and that PDF file will still be there on your desktop.
 02
Setting-up
Folder Redirection
This video shows the step by step guide in
setting-up folder redirection.
Although there are some steps that are
different from the module, they still have
the same result in the end.
Step 17:
Open your command prompt. Press
windows + r then type CMD then press
Enter key in your keyboard. In your
command prompt type gpupdate /force
then wait for a moment. You can also try
Image 17.2 for alternative method.
 Step 18:
After executing gpupdate /force command there will be a
warning texts appeard in your command prompt. Read
carefully the warning then type Y to Log off your
machine.
Why do we need to log off the machine?
We need to log off our machine in order to apply the
configured policy.
Requisites and Application
Do this first in your Computer Server then log off your
server, do the samething in your connected clients
 03
TESTING
CONFIGURED
REDIRECTION
Step 1:
Open your configured
redirection folder (e.g.
New Folder Redirection) in
your windows server 2008
R2 OS
Step 2:
Open the user’s folder, it
usually named after the
name of the user logged in
a machine (e.g.
itsmeismael).
Step 3:
Open your redirected
folder (Document).
Step 4:
We cannot open the redirected
folder by default. The permission
dialogue box will appear then click
continue to grant ownership for this
folder
Step 5:
To take ownership for this folder
just click security tab then
proceed to next procedure.
Step 6:
Click continue
Step 7:
Click other users or group
 Sorry for the low quality image

Step 8:
Type Everyone in Enter the object
name to select then click Check
Names Click OK.
(Note: In this method I used “Everyone” permission. Using
“Everyone” permission level is strongly not recommend for
the network that implements high level of security measure.
You can use your domain restrictions and security groups or
any equivalent privileges that you need within your enterprise
network).
Step 9:
Check Replace owner on sub-
container and objects
Step 10:
Granting permission. Click yes
to continue
Step 11:
Click Ok
Step 12:
Click Ok
 Step 13:
Click Close
Step 14:
Open your client computer (e.g. Windows
7) then click your redirected folder. Put some
files or create some folder then go back to
your server.

Note: Redirected folder is a folder that

pertains to specific configured folder inside
our server.
 Low Quality Image Again

Step 15: Final Step

Open your redirected folder that
resides in your server (Windows
Server 2008 R2) then see the result
Now that we have already finished
our discussion about folder
redirection, the question is;
Will you be able to apply what
you have learned?
“Knowing is not enough;
we must apply. Willing
is not enough; we must .
do.”—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
 Thanks!
Presented by:
Nazrene Fua
Rymar Jaziel Enot
Lance Clark Dimalig
Danica Jhen Dimagnaong
Hannah Faye Navarro

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