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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Enable on-access scanning of files on network volumes</h1>


  

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    <div class="section" id="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__context_3D89B09BE3304630A92B285BC1688CE0"><a name="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__context_3D89B09BE3304630A92B285BC1688CE0"><!-- --></a><p>By default, scanning of files that you access on network volumes is disabled because it can slow down access.</p>
<p>To enable on-access scanning of files on network volumes:</p>
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    <a name="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__steps_799194591D494E67A9B372928DCA923F"><!-- --></a><ol id="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__steps_799194591D494E67A9B372928DCA923F">
      <li id="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__step_cf_1215800083629130"><a name="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__step_cf_1215800083629130"><!-- --></a><span>Choose <span class="menucascade">
      <span class="uicontrol">Sophos Anti-Virus</span>
       &gt; <span class="uicontrol">Preferences</span>
     </span>.</span></li>
<li id="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><a name="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><!-- --></a><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">On-access Scanning</span>.</span></li>
<li id="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__step_7D4FD40F54604728957B3ACBC18C54F6"><a name="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__step_7D4FD40F54604728957B3ACBC18C54F6"><!-- --></a><span>If some settings are dimmed, click the lock icon and type an administrator name and password.</span></li>
<li id="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__step_1D391FE9554C4556BB208DE9FB48F084"><a name="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__step_1D391FE9554C4556BB208DE9FB48F084"><!-- --></a><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">Options</span>.</span></li>
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  <div class="section" id="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__result_925F2A9325A9497E96FB8565CC702A87"><a name="task_E21683D9E68942EE90A6FD8EF021F6E8__result_925F2A9325A9497E96FB8565CC702A87"><!-- --></a><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Files on network volumes that you access through an alias are not scanned.</div>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="../concepts/Configuring_on-access_scanning.html" title="">Configuring on-access scanning</a></div>
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