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12. If we go back to our device and exit out of the File Server View back to the document list view, we can see the two files we just copied over from our computer.

    
    
    

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• iSilo™'s file server must be active on your device in order for your computer to be able to connect to it to transfer files. With the initial default settings, the file server is only active while in the File Server View. Options are available on that screen for making the server active at other times while you are in iSilo™ by selecting a different setting for the When option.
• If you have Bonjour installed on your computer and the Bonjour address works for accessing your device, then you do not need to worry about the IP address of your device changing, as the Bonjour system handles that scenario transparently. Bonjour is automatically installed if you have either iTunes or Safari installed. There is also a standalone installer for Bonjour available from Apple that installs only the Bonjour networking component. You can use that installer if you want to utilize Bonjour on a computer without having to install either iTunes or Safari.
• As also mentioned in the above steps, you do not need to go through the steps for mapping a network drive each time you want to transfer files as long as the IP address of your device has not changed. You can just go directly to the server by accessing it using its mapped drive in the Computer window.
• There are security implications with having iSilo™'s file server active on your device, so you may want to read the article on how to set iSilo™ for iPhone OS file server security options.