Do you want to be able to work on documents from any computer in your house? Do you want to be able to watch your downloaded movies on a computer in another room? Sharing files on your home network is an easy way to give multiple computers access to all of the same movies,music, documents, or pictures.  Here is how to share files between two computers on a wireless network.

The easiest way to share files is over a wireless network, using a LAN (local area network).  Most wireless routers automatically support LAN technology on your home wireless network, so you shouldn’t have to worry about setting it up.

In order to successfully share files from one computer to another, both must be connected to the same network.  Once both computers are connected to the same network, make sure that the network location is set to “home” in the Windows Network and Sharing Center.  This will ensure that sharing is enabled in your network settings.  After setting the location to “home,” make sure that “Network Discovery and File Sharing” has been enabled on both computers in Network and Sharing Center options.

Now you should be ready to share.  Simply create a folder with a descriptive name and put all of the content you want to be shared in it.  For example, you might create one folder called “Movies” for all of the movie files you want to share and one folder called “Important documents” for all of your shared documents. Once you have your folders, right-click on each one and click “Properties” from the drop-down menu. Then, click the “Sharing” tab, and choose who you want to share it with. Remember that once a folder is shared, any computer on your network will have access to it.

If you are unable to find the other computer’s folders, or are having trouble accessing content, you may want to consult a professional computer technician to get your network sorted out.  You can use Seva Call to find one in your area. Just enter your location, availability, and problem and you will be automatically connected to help in minutes.

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