Microsoft Vista / Microsoft Server 2008

To connect from your Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 instance please follow these steps.

First lets ensure that your client has a valid IP Address. This is the address used to communicate between your client computer and the iPod/iPhone;

  1. Click Windows Logo
  2. Click Control Panel
  3. Open Network and Sharing Center
  4. Click Manage network connections
  5. You should have listed Local Area Connection (Wired) or Wireless Network Connection (Wireless). Depending on the number of network adaptors in your system you may have more than one.
  6. Open the connection type you are using, Wired or Wireless
  7. Select Details
  8. Ensure you have an IP IPv4 Address listed. If you received an IP Address of 169.254.x.y (APIPA) please ensure that your machine is connected correctly to the Wired network or Wireless network.

Next we’ll need to check your IP Address on the iPhone/iPod, this will also be LookSee’s IP Address on you the device, so please follow these steps;

  1. On the iPhone/iPod
  2. Tap Settings
  3. Tap Wi-Fi
  4. Tap the (>) on you Network Name
  5. Note down the IP Address, this is the Address you need to use

Now let’s go ahead and confirm that LookSee can see this IP Address;

  1. Open LookSee
  2. Tap Settings
  3. Tap Sharing. This will turn on Sharing (WebDAV) On for you. As an example you will also received a message in the Settings page, “Please connect to the following address: http://10.1.1.103:8080“
  4. Please note down this address, including the http:// and the :8080 at the end. Please note this down, it’s important!

To upload files to the device from Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 the simplest method is as follows;

  1. Click the Windows Logo
  2. Click Computer
  3. Right Click in Explorer
  4. Select Add a Network Location
  5. Click Next on the Welcome to the Add Network Location Wizard
  6. Select Choose a custom network location
  7. Click Next on the Where do you want to create this network place
  8. Use your address from the previous steps, ie http://10.1.1.103:8080. Ensure that the http:// and the :8080 are in the address.
  9. Click Next
  10. On the What do you want to name this location, enter a name such as My iPod or My iPhone.
  11. Click Finish

In the future if you want to connect to your iPod/iPhone again all you need to do is the following;

On the iPod/iPhone

  1. Open LookSee
  2. Tap Sharing to enable Sharing.

On your Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 computer;

  1. Click the Windows Logo
  2. Click Computer
  3. Open your connection name

Hopefully you’re still awake after all these steps. Once you have it all setup then the rest is just a breeze to use.

As with all things, issues can arise and we’ll need to troubleshoot some setups. Unfortunately the Windows WebDAV (WebClient, mrxdav) mini-redirector can be a bit touchy so please keep that in mind. I’ve tried to test all scenarios when connecting to LookSee but there are just certain environments which are impossible to simulate or get up and running. So apologies in advance.

If you are getting issues connecting to LookSee from Windows please apply each patch, one at a time, and then try connecting to LookSee each time you apply one. The WebClient on Windows is truly an awful piece of coding when you speak to the Microsoft engineers on the front line. So without further ado here are the patches;

Description of the Software Update for Web Folders: May 18, 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907306

When you try to access files on a WebDAV site that uses only Digest authentication, the process may fail on a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941850