AlamedaNET recommends disabling file and printer sharing on your system for even more protection in an always on environment.

For Windows

• You can access the file and printer sharing options in the Network Connections Menu.
• Right click on your NIC card and select Properties.
• Scroll to File and Printer Sharing, uncheck the associated box and disable the use of the device.

For Macintosh

• Select the Sharing Setup from Control Panels.
• If the file sharing dialog box indicates that file sharing is off, you do not need to make any changes and you can stop here.
• If the file sharing dialog box does not say File Sharing is Off, select Stop.
• A dialog box will appear asking you how many minutes to wait before turning off File Sharing: select 0 (zero).
• Click OK and close the Sharing Setup control panel.

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