Publishing Remote Folders
To publish remote folders, you need to create a Web Folder Access Profile. This type of connection provides a secure, web-based interface for accessing shared or private drives. It uses the WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) protocol and allows users to manage files remotely through a web browser. This eliminates the need for any client-side installation, making it a lightweight solution for file management across various platforms.
To create a Web Folder Access Profile and provide access through the web to a folder from your system:
Start the Access Profile Wizard
Select + New Profile in the dashboard or home page. Alternatively, select + Add from the Access Profiles tab of the Web Manager.
The ability to see the New Profile button on the home page or the Access Profiles tab within the Web Manager depends on the specific rights assigned to a user by the admin. Additionally, the global UI settings for the current Thinfinity Workspace installation may also influence access.
For details, see Permissions Tab and UI Settings.
Select an Access Profile Type
Select Web Folder and select Next.
Set Up the Web Folders
In the next step of the wizard enter the path to the folder you want to share on the web and select Next.
Set Up Permissions for the Web Folder Access Profile
When Allow Anonymous Access is enabled in the installation, it is pre-selected in the Permissions step of the wizard. Simply click Next to continue.
To limit access to specific users or groups, uncheck Allow Anonymous Access and click Add to choose who can access the new Access Profile.
For details on how to enable/disable anonymous access and configure access permissions, see Global Access Profiles Parameters, Access Control Settings and Labels.
Find users and groups link will only be available when working with Directory Services.
Set the Access Profile Name
Enter a descriptive name for the new Access Profile, then select an icon for it and select Done to publish your Web Folder Access Profile.
Configure the Access Profile
The wizard guides you through the essential settings required for the connection to the target resource. Thinfinity Workspace assigns default values for the rest of the parameters of the connection.
To customize these parameters, access the Settings menu of the Access Profile. Depending on how the home page is configured and the rights granted to each user, the Edit option which grants access to the Settings menu might be available:
- in the home page, from the three vertical dots button of the Access Profile tile as shown below.
or
- in the Access Profiles tab in the Web Manager, as shown below.
For details on how to customize the user interface, see UI Settings.
For details on the parameters available in the Access Profile Settings menu, see Web Folder Core Settings.
Apply the Changes
To implement the defined connection parameters, select Apply.
- If you are defining only one profile, you can use Apply right after configuring all the desired parameters.
- If you are defining several profiles or complex profile configurations, use Apply after you have everything in place.
File Search returns results from the Windows Search index on the host that serves this folder. For it to work on that host:
- The Windows Search service (WSearch) is installed and running. On Windows Server, add the Windows Search feature through Server Manager — it is not installed by default.
- The published folder is included in the Windows index, under Indexing Options.
If File Search returns incomplete, slow, or no results, confirm on that host that WSearch is running, the folder appears in Indexing Options, and indexing is not paused or still building.
For details, see Search indexing in Windows and Troubleshoot Windows Search performance.