15.3.1. Defining a New Remote File Server

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### 15.3.1. Defining a New Remote File Server

To utilize an existing built-in remote file server, see Using Built-in Remote File Servers.

To add a new remote file server to EKM,

1. Go to the Administration section and select the Remote File Server page.

2. Select (New) > Remote File Server. This will open the New Remote File Server dialog box.

   Figure 15.1: Defining a Remote File Server

3. Enter a name for the new file server.

4. Enter the type of server or choose one from the drop-down list. Currently, `File Server` is the only available option.

5. In the Server address field, enter the path of the remote file server or a folder within the file server. For example:

   `\\fileserver\cae-folder`

   `/nfs/fileserver/cae-folder`

   On Windows, the remote file server path should be a UNC path.

6. Select Extract keywords for full-text search if you want keywords to be extracted from files in this server after upload or transfer to EKM. If you clear this option, then users can reference files in the server but keywords won't be automatically extracted and you will not be able to search by keywords.

7. Select Extract metadata if you want metadata to be extracted from files in this server after upload or transfer to EKM. If you clear this option, then users can reference files in the server but metadata will not be automatically extracted. This may be useful if you have a large repository of legacy data that you want to quickly expose in EKM, but do not want the overhead of metadata extraction.

8. Click OK to create the file server. You can display the File Server Properties for the object using the Properties display. You can also modify the server properties for the remote file server using the Edit Properties dialog box.

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