I am trying to create a shared folder on the network to access files from my windows 11 PC on my iPad.
I have my made my PC discoverable on my home network and enabled the sharing on the folder that I wish to share. The folder is set to share to ‘Everyone’ in the user groups. Password protected sharing is off in the settings.
When I am adding the folder in the files app on the iPad, after I put in the IP address of my PC (found using the ipconfig command), it asks for a username and password. My computer is set to sign in using a PIN, not a password. The pin does not work when entering my displayed username. If I set the user as guest in the iPad while connecting to the server, it does not connect and gives me an error.
Am I missing something? I presume the problem is with the credentials, if so where can I get these from?
Right click on the folder you are trying to share
Go the Sharing tab
Click on Advanced Sharing…
Make sure “Share this folder” is checked, then click on Permissions and make sure “Everyone” has full control