Microsoft Windows XP includes integrated client software for connecting to WebDAV servers. The following pre-requisites are required to connect to Air Sharing from XP:
Connecting to a Subdirectory
Windows XP is unable to connect to the root of the Air Sharing's My Documents folder. In order to connect, simply create a new folder in My Documents and use this folder in your connection URL
For example, create the folder 'XP' in My Documents, and then use the URL http://myiphone.local/XP instead of http://myiphone.local. Replace myphone.local with the Bonjour name of your iOS Device
Connecting Securely with SSL
Air Sharing supports secure SSL connections.
Explorer will prompt you to confirm you wish to connect with the following message. "This page requires a secure connection which includes server authentication. The Certificate Issuer for this site is untrusted or unknown. Do you wish to proceed?"
You can safely select "Yes" in order to connect and mount Air Sharing.
After launching Air Sharing, you may connect to it from a Windows XP computer by following these steps:
Your Air Sharing network drive should now be mounted and ready to use.
Warning: Mapping of a Network Drive in XP does not support connecting via https. Connecing via this method will require the use of the http protocol.
To reconnect to Air Sharing in the future, first make sure that Air Sharing is running. Then go back through the above steps of Mapping a Network Drive.
Should you experience problems connecting to Air Sharing using XP, or are unable to install SP3, Avatron Software strongly recommends using a third-party WebDAV client called NetDrive.
64-bit Windows XP
NetDrive is not 64-bit compatible. We therefore recommend AnyClient on 64-bit Windows XP.
We recommend using NetDrive for several reasons:
Avatron Software is not affiliated with NetDrive; we just like their software.
Download and install NetDrive from the NetDrive web site at netdrive.net. After installation, you will find a NetDrive logo icon in the bottom right of your screen in the system tray.
Double click the icon to bring up the main NetDrive application screen.
Click “New Site” and start entering the Air Sharing connection details in the right-hand panel.
Select a Server Type of WebDAV before adding the hostname and port. Note that you should not prepend the IP address or URL with “http://”. Do not check “Connect as anonymous.” If you have not set a username and password leave the fields blank.
Now click Connect. You will see this connection dialog:
If you have not set a username and password in Air Sharing, click OK. Otherwise, enter your username and password now and click OK.
The mapped network drive will then appear. From Windows Explorer you can see the mapped drive in the list. You may now drag and drop files and directories, create new directories, delete files, and save directly to the drive.