diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/Profile.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/Profile.js
index 3a485af7465f8447f316302631c668957f945d0f..247ca79425151d085f6e3179840ba8c506dab500 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/Profile.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/Profile.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ $.extend(DefaultProfile.prototype, {
 		}
 		
 		this.directLinkEnabled = true;
-		this.directLinkURL = null; //To be set during initialization using info retrieved from the DSS configuration by the reporting plugin
+		this.directFileServer = null; //To be set during initialization using info retrieved from the DSS configuration by the reporting plugin
 		this.copyPastePlainText = false;
 		this.hideCodes = true;
 		this.hideTypes = {
@@ -659,12 +659,7 @@ $.extend(DefaultProfile.prototype, {
 			var _this = this;
 			this.serverFacade.getDirectLinkURL(function(error, result) {
 				if(!error) {
-					var hostName = window.location.hostname;
-					var directLinkURL = result.data;
-						if(directLinkURL) {
-							directLinkURL = directLinkURL.replace("$URL", hostName);
-						}
-					_this.directLinkURL = directLinkURL;
+					_this.directFileServer = result.data;
 				}
 				callback();
 			});
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/Util.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/Util.js
index c8afabdcc3776394fb21b1cc173fde68a22e1ceb..72e6f2599841e6e43a29811670bd5c17c02104b3 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/Util.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/Util.js
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ var Util = new function() {
 		});
 	}
 
-	this.showDirectLink = function(directLink) {
+	this.showDirectLink = function(path) {
 		var css = {
 				'text-align' : 'left',
 				'top' : '15%',
@@ -236,6 +236,16 @@ var Util = new function() {
 				'overflow' : 'hidden'
 		};
 		
+		var hostName = window.location.hostname;
+		var protocol = profile.directFileServer.protocol;
+		var suffix = profile.directFileServer.UNCsuffix;
+		if(!suffix) {
+			suffix = ""; 
+		}
+		var port = profile.directFileServer.protocol;
+		
+		directLinkUnix = protocol + "://" + hostName + ":" + port + "/" + suffix + path;
+		directLinkWin = "\\\\" + hostName + "\\" + (new String(suffix + path).replace(new RegExp("/", 'g'),"\\"));
 		var $close = $("<div>", { style : "float:right;" })
 							.append($("<a>", { class : 'btn btn-default' }).append($("<span>", { class : 'glyphicon glyphicon-remove' }))).click(function() {
 								Util.unblockUI();
@@ -246,7 +256,11 @@ var Util = new function() {
 											.append($("<br>"))
 											.append("Directly clicking on it will open the default application.")
 											.append($("<br>"))
-											.append($("<a>", { "href" : directLink, "target" : "_blank"}).append(directLink));
+											.append($("<b>Mac/Unix: </b>"))
+											.append($("<a>", { "href" : directLinkUnix, "target" : "_blank"}).append(directLinkUnix))
+											.append($("<br>"))
+											.append($("<b>Windows (Copy link on Explorer): </b>"))
+											.append($("<a>", { "href" : directLinkWin, "target" : "_blank"}).append(directLinkWin));
 		$window.css("margin-bottom", "10px");
 		$window.css("margin-left", "10px");
 		$window.css("margin-right", "10px");
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/DataSetForm/widgets/DatasetViewerModel.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/DataSetForm/widgets/DatasetViewerModel.js
index bfea081d4414a458c7bccbd29b38caa42dc8a420..efaa39380b990919f5a8ec11af5eb183d7c33416 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/DataSetForm/widgets/DatasetViewerModel.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/DataSetForm/widgets/DatasetViewerModel.js
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ function DataSetViewerModel(containerId, profile, sample, serverFacade, datastor
 	
 	this.getDirectDirectoryLink = function(datasetCode, datasetFile) {
 		var directLinkComponent = null;
-		if(profile.directLinkEnabled && profile.directLinkURL) {
-			var directLink = profile.directLinkURL + this.sample.experimentIdentifierOrNull.substring(1) + "/" + datasetCode + "/" + datasetFile.pathInDataSet + "/";
-			directLinkComponent = "<span onclick=\"" + "Util.showDirectLink('" + directLink + "')" + "\" class='glyphicon glyphicon-hdd'></span>";
+		if(profile.directLinkEnabled && profile.directFileServer) {
+			var path = this.sample.experimentIdentifierOrNull.substring(1) + "/" + datasetCode + "/" + datasetFile.pathInDataSet + "/";
+			directLinkComponent = "<span onclick=\"" + "Util.showDirectLink('" + path + "')" + "\" class='glyphicon glyphicon-hdd'></span>";
 		}
 		return directLinkComponent;
 	}
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/dss/reporting-plugins/eln-lims-api/script.py b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/dss/reporting-plugins/eln-lims-api/script.py
index 4ec9a0f698199c85fd988c77c7f311d6294555e0..afcb17d79b7cc22697345dd7f36a47de0b6b7caf 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/dss/reporting-plugins/eln-lims-api/script.py
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/dss/reporting-plugins/eln-lims-api/script.py
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ def getDirectLinkURL():
 	
 	protocol = None;
 	port = None;
-	
+	UNCsuffix = None;
 	if (cifsServerEnable == "true") and (cifsServerPort is not None):
 		protocol = "cifs"
 		port = cifsServerPort;
+		UNCsuffix = "STORE/";
 	elif (sftpPort is not None):
 		protocol = "sftp";
 		port = sftpPort;
@@ -106,14 +107,12 @@ def getDirectLinkURL():
 			port = ftpPort;
 		elif ftpPortLegacy is not None:
 			port = ftpPortLegacy;
-		
-	directLinkURL = None;
-	if protocol is not None:
-		directLinkURL = protocol + "://$URL:" + str(port) + "/";
-	if protocol == "cifs":
-		directLinkURL += "STORE/";
-	
-	return getJsonForData(directLinkURL);
+
+	return getJsonForData({
+						"protocol" : protocol,
+						"port" : port,
+						"UNCsuffix" : UNCsuffix
+						});
 
 def getProperties(tr, parameters):
 	sessionToken = parameters.get("sessionToken");