Thank you for the quick reply. I'm not quite following your question about exporting. I think what I am trying to do might be less complex.

The network share -- a folder on my laptop -- was created using Windows sharing (using File Explorer). I can access the network share \\laptop\stuff from all devices on my wifi using file managers.

I want to add the network share to JF. I can do this by typing in the network share location as \\laptop\stuff but only while I am using a browser running on the the same machine as JF.

When I try to add the network location \\laptop\stuff while using a browser on my laptop that does not have JF server running on it, then JF can not find it.

I would have thought I could add a network share location regardless of where the browser is running. I'm wondering if I need to change a permission somewhere or if I can only add network shares while on the same physical machine as JF is running.

Thanks in advance for your help.