Updated at: 2022-12-09 03:49:50
What is SharedLink?
It is a link generated when a user shares the files or folders in AnyShare with other users.
With SharedLink, a user can both share with other users and anyone.
Links for sharing with users, derived from users’ sharing actions are the best-of-breed coordinating pathways for users. Permissions of shared files are in line with those of users and under no access control. 
Links for sharing with anyone, generated from sharing actions between AnyShare users and anyone, are powerful tools for coordinating work and sharing content with external partners. Those who get such links could be imposed on restrictions like access controls, content validity period, access password, and max opens.

Work with SharedLink
  • Quick Sharing
If users need to share a file with colleagues and are sure that they have the permission, they can copy and sent the SharedLink to colleagues for convenience to search and locate it.
 
  • Share and Collaborate across Departments
Many tasks must be done jointly. If users need to share and collaborate across departments, they can enjoy the function of Contacts served by AnyShare to create groups where they can add certain colleagues and set permission. AnyShare offers 7 kinds of granular permission including Display/Read/Modify/Create/Delete/Deny/Owner. Users need to customize permission settings for each group in accordance with workflow and confidentiality rules and regulations. For example, you want to share a product document with members of the product group and sales group. To update products in time, you can set the permission as “Display/Read/Modify/Create” for the product group. The permission for the sales group can be set as “Display/Read” so that the document can be prevented from being tempered. To further curtail sales colleagues’ access ways so that content security can be ensured more effectively, you can share relevant offerings in the form of sharing with anyone by setting up validity period, password, or max opens.
 
  • Share with anyone
If users want to share content with not only users but also outsiders including but not limited to vendors, partners, and customers, they should use the function called “share with anyone”. This function helps prevent data loss and strengthen data security. Users need to set access rights, validity period, access password, and max visits first and then share the content with anyone, especially outsiders. If users want to share content with people from different sectors or industries, they can generate multiple links, each with unique settings in order to differentiate them.

Use SharedLink
Want to share something with users or anyone? First, you need to tap [···] on the far right of the content to be shared and unfold the function bar. Then you need to follow the instructions below.
  • Easy Sharing--SharedLink
You need to select files or folders and click on [···] first. Then you have to press [SharedLink] and [Copy] so as to share the content with your desired users. Users who tap that link can access the content it passes via AnyShare for Web (Mobile). If they access the link via browser, AnyShare for iOS/Android will automatically wake up to show you the content. You can also copy the link meanwhile open the APP which will automatically scan the clipboard and display a pop-up box where you tap [Check] to immediately locate the content. Only visitors of the shared content can enjoy this function.

 
  • Copy SharedLink
Share with users
You tap a file or folder, [···], and [Share] in-sequence. With that, now on the page of sharing, you tap [Share with users] and [Add Users] to pick whom you want to share with and configure relevant permissions. After tapping [Save], AnyShare will inform those you share the content with. So far, sharing with users is done. There are also other ways to share with users by tapping [Send SharedLink] above, and choosing [Copy], [QRCode], or [Email].
If you receive a SharedLink, you could tap it and access it via AnyShare for Web (Mobile). Besides, you could copy it meanwhile open the AnyShare APP, which will, likewise, make the APP automatically recognize the link. Tap [Check] to locate the content.
Share with anyone
Users need to select files or folders and tap [···] then [Share] in-sequence. And then, on this page, users need to tap [+Share with anyone] to set a link title, access rights, a validity period, a password, and mas opens. Push [Generate SharedLink] and [Copy SharedLink] to accomplish sharing with anyone. Users getting such a link need to input it into the search bar in the AnyShare APP in order to locate the content. 
Usage Restrictions: The email notification function can only be opened by administrators through configuring the SMTP server.
Since we align the action steps of sharing with users and anyone, here we only take an example of sharing with users.



Share with users/Share with anyone