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Displays the path to use to access the link.


Specifies the path of a target that you want to add to the set of DFS targets.


Displays a list of existing shared folders on the network. You can select any of these shared folders to be a target in DFS.


Specifies whether the target will be replicated.


Specifies the logical name for the subfolder of a DFS root. This logical name appears as a folder in the DFS logical hierarchy. For example, a subfolder can be named Sales. This subfolder might be mapped to the physical location of \\company\sales, which is designated in Path to target (shared folder).


Displays the path users will use to access the link. This path will change depending on the logical name you type in Link name.


Specifies the network path of the DFS target. For example, even though a DFS link may be named External, the network path to the target might be \\company\sales.


Provides a space for you to type a comment to the new DFS link that you create.


Specifies the number of seconds that the client system stores referral information locally when accessing the link.


Specifies an existing DFS root that you want to manage from the DFS console.


Displays a tree of existing DFS roots, grouped by domain name.


Specifies the maximum number of links that you want to display in the console tree.


Displays all the links associated with the current root, up to the number specified in the Type the maximum number of links box.


Displays only those links conforming to the specified filtering criteria.


Specifies whether to display links whose names start with or contain the specified filtering criteria.


Contains the text string used to filter the list of links.


Lists the file names that are excluded from replication.


Click to edit the list of file names that are excluded from replication.


Lists the subfolders that are excluded from replication.


Click to edit the list of subfolders that are excluded from replication.


Displays the initial master, which is the server from which files were replicated to all the other members when replication was first enabled.


Displays the currently configured replication topology.


Displays the server that currently serves as the replication hub. Files are replicated between this server and the other servers that participate in replication.


Opens the replication schedule for all existing connections. Any changes you make will overwrite the schedule for individual connections.


Click to change or customize the replication topology.


Select between ring, hub and spoke, or full mesh topologies, or specify a custom topology of your own.


Rebuilds the connections between servers according to the selected topology. This will overwrite any changes you have made to the list of connections.


Specifies the server that currently serves as the replication hub. Files are replicated between this server and the other servers that participate in replication.


Displays the list of replication connections between servers and allows you to enable or disable specific connections.


If you have selected a custom topology, click to create new replication connections between servers.


If you have selected a custom topology, click to delete existing replication connections from the list above.


Opens the replication schedule for the selected connections.


Displays the available servers and allows you to choose servers to serve as a source for replication. Files will replicate to the servers you select in the Connect with list.


Displays the available servers and allows you to choose one or more servers to serve as a destination for replication. Files will replicate to these servers from the servers you select in the Connect from list.


Displays a list of the available roots and where you can select the root or roots that you want to display.


Provides a space for you to type a string for inclusion in the list below.


Displays the list of strings you have entered.


Adds the entry you have typed to the list.


Removes the selected entry from the list.


Displays the path to the selected root or link.


Contains any comments you want to set for the specified root or link.


Specifies the number of seconds that the client system stores referral information locally when accessing the link.


Specifies whether to publish the root to Active Directory.


Displays the path users use to access this root.


Type a description for the root that will display in Active Directory.


Displays the list of keywords that you can use to find this root in Active Directory.


Click to edit the list of keywords.


Provides a space for you to type the user name or e-mail address of the person or people responsible for managing this root to display in Active Directory.


Lists the referrals for the shared resource. When you access the shared resource specified above, you are automatically redirected to one of the referrals in this list. The list also indicates which referral is active, and displays the status of each referral if you have clicked Check Status.


Reports the network connection status of the referrals in the referral list. A blue check mark at the bottom right indicates that the referral can be reached from this computer. A red mark indicates that the referral cannot be reached from this computer.


Specifies the path to the shared resource for which the properties are shown.


Click to clear the internal cache of data from your previous use of this shared resource.


Click to set the selected referral as active. When you access the shared resource specified at the top of this property sheet, DFS redirects you to the active referral, if possible. The active referral is indicated by a white check mark in a black circle at the upper left of the shared folder icon.


Specifies the path to the DFS target for which you are setting up a staging folder.


Specifies the path to a folder on the target computer where temporary files will be stored.


Allows you to select a folder on the target computer to use as a staging folder.


Click to customize the order in which inbound connections synchronize.


Provides a space for you to type the name of the server for which want to prioritize synchronization.


Displays the name of the site for the server you identified.


Lists the available inbound connections for the server you identified and specifies whether to follow the default synchronization schedule for each connection or to override a particular connection’s schedule and synchronize the connection at the earliest opportunity.


Specifies a low, medium, or high synchronization priority for the connection or connections you selected in the list above.


Click to change the synchronization priority for the selected connection or connections.