Same as using NetBIOS names or FQDNs... \\192.168.1.10\sharename . You need to have the correct ports open to do this, and over the internet it's a HORRIBLE idea, since those same ports are used by ...
So I have a QNAP NAS that's sharing a couple of folders via SMB. In Windows, if I go to \\<ip address> in explorer, open the shared folder and pull a 7 GB file to my local drive, I get about 50 MB/s ...
If you are looking for a way to add a network location or map an FTP drive and access files & folders on an FTP server, in Windows 11/10, natively, then this post may help you. You will have one-click ...