The fileserver connector allows you to index the content of files stored on network drives.
Metadata and the document content is stored in the VIA Smart Index, making the files and the content inside the files easily searchable by end-users.
Release Notes
FileServer Connector Release Notes
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A File Server, in this context, is a shared network folder, usually located on a Windows file server. Other system folder shares are supported, but in order for the security system to fully function, the file share system must use integrated Active Directory security.
The ViaWorks Locator Server can index any shared folder within the same domain as the ViaWorks Locator Server. The file share can be hosted by Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2012.
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