Http URL starts with file://

Hi.

I need to access the file content which is placed in the local system.

The format of the url is:

file://<Server Name>/<FolderName>/FileName

example: file://pwdf1234/sample/abc,jpg

Is there any specific criteria if the url starts with file:// or

Should I configure in Visual administrator if the url starts with file://

Could you please let me know.

Regards

Bala