How-To: Disable Scrict Name Checking in Windows

Allow connection to the remote server share via any DNS alias by creating the DisableStrictNameChecking registry key, follow these steps on the server with the share.

1.Create the CNAME record for the file server on the appropriate DNS server, if the CNAME record is not already present.
2.On the server click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
3.Locate and click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
4.Right click Parameters, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
5.Type DisableStrictNameChecking, and then press ENTER.
6.Right-click DisableStrictNameChecking, and then click Modify.
7.In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
8.Exit Registry Editor.
9.Restart your computer.