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Using Remote Web Access from a mobile device

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Applies To: Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials

You can log on to Remote Web Access from your smart phone to view the files and folders in the shared folders on the server.

To log on to Remote Web Access from a mobile device

  1. Open a Web browser, type https://<YourDomainName>/remote in the address bar.

Note

Make sure that you include the “s” in https.

  1. On the Remote Web Access log in page, type your user name and password in the text boxes, and then click the arrow. You are logged in to the mobile version of Remote Web Access.

To switch to the desktop version of Remote Web Access

  1. Open a Web browser, type https://<YourDomainName>/remote in the address bar.

Note

Make sure that you include the “s” in https.

  1. On the Remote Web Access log in page, type your user name and password in the text boxes, click View desktop version, and then click the arrow. You are logged in to the desktop version of Remote Web Access.

To return to the mobile version of Remote Web Access

  1. Log off

  2. Open a Web browser, type https://<YourDomainName>/remote/m in the address bar.

Note

Make sure that you include the “s” in https.

  1. The mobile version of Remote Web Access is displayed. On the Remote Web Access log in page, type your user name and password in the text boxes, and then click the arrow. You are logged in to the mobile version of Remote Web Access.

You can search for files and folders in the shared folders on the server.