Create Virtual Directory to access shared network drive - iis

I would like to create a virtual directory in my IIS application to be able to access from my web application to a shared directory.
My web server is on the A workstation and the directory share on B workstation.
From the file explorer of the A workstation I can access the shared directory of the B workstation but I can't when creating the virtual directory.
Let me explain:
I create a virtual directory like this :
but when i try to access to my directory :
I think this is because direct authentication is not configured on my server. So I followed this microsoft tutorial but I block at this step:
On the User Name and Password page, type the user name and password that has sufficient privileges to gain access to the remote folder.
Because I can't figure out which user to choose.. If it is a user of workstation A or workstation B.
I've tried both but nothing works.
Do you have any idea why?
Thank you very much for reading and for your potential future response :D

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Using Mapped Drives with IIS - MS KB257174
The preferred method of accessing content for the Web server that exists on a remote computer is to use shares that follow the universal naming convention (UNC).
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