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WebDAV is an
abbreviation for Web-based
Distributed Authoring and Versioning. WebDAV provides the
functionality to create, change and move documents on a remote server (like
FPSA or FPSB) as if they were stored in a local directory on your personal
computer. It can replace FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and VPN for transferring
files between campus network drives and home computers.
WebDAV is available to Windows or
Macintosh users on fpsa(faculty/staff and department shares)
and fpsb (student and course shares). Currently WebDAV cannot be enabled for web drives
(weba).
Connecting to WebDAV from your
off-campus Windows PC:
1. First,
navigate to My Network
Places. Depending on the setup of your PC:
- If
there is a "My
Network Places" on the desktop, double-click to open it .
- If
there is no "My Network Places" on the desktop, click on the Start menu and
select My Network
Places.
2.
Double-click the Add a
Network Place icon from within "My Network Places"..
3.
The "Add Network Place"
wizard will appear. Click Next.
4.
Select Choose another network location and click Next.
5.
Fill in the proper URL for the Internet or network address. It's
important that the slashes ("//") are entered correctly.
Other examples:
6.
After clicking Next, you are
immediately prompted to login (authenticate) to the UWGB network. Be sure to
include "@uwgb.edu"
when entering your username.
7.
An icon for the share will be
created within the My Network Places window. You can right-click on these icons
and rename the share to a more meaningful name like "Fall 2007 - Biology 310" for a course share.
8.
To open the new connection, keep the
"Open this network place when I click Finish" box checked and click Finish. You will need
to log in again using your UserID (in the form username@uwgb.edu) and
password.
9.
Upon successful login, a folder
window will open up revealing all of the files in your share space.
10.
A folder representing the network
share will now appear in your My
Network Places directory and will remain there until you delete
it. Each time you need to access your files, double-click the folder. You will
need to log in again with your username (in the form username@uwgb.edu) and
password once whenever you restart your PC. This needs to be done separately
for each server if you're accessing files on both fpsa (faculty/staff and
department shares) and fpsb (student and course shares).
Currently WebDAV cannot be enabled for web drives (weba).
11.
It is recommended that you drag the
files or folders you want to use to your home computer's desktop. Below is an
example of a network file transported to the home desktop. The document was
then edited and copied back to the network share.
NOTE: You may want to add
https://*.uwgb.edu to your list of trusted sites. Within Internet Explorer, select Tools, Internet Options, Security. Select Trusted Sites,
type in the url and select Add.
Connecting to WebDAV from your
off-campus Macintosh (10.4 and up)
1. Click on
the desktop and select Go --> Connect to Server from the menu bar. Below is an example of the syntax for connecting to a
faculty personal share.
Other examples include:
- https://fpsa.uwgb.edu/compserv
(faculty department share)
- https://fpsb.uwgb.edu/theypa31
(student personal share)
- https://fpsb.uwgb.edu/coa331sec4
(student class share)
2. While Connecting to the Server, you will be prompted to
authenticate to the UWGB network. Use the image below as a guide for entering
your UserID, and Password.
3. The
connected network drive will then appear on your desktop as a 'network' location.
(See image below)
4. Open the
drive, select the document(s) you want to edit and drag them to the desktop.
Edit and Save the documents back to the desktop. To update your files on the
network, simply drag the items from the desktop back to the network drive. If
you use the same file names, you will be prompted to overwrite the existing
file(s).
5. To save the Network drive
settings, drag the icon to the right-side of the dock. The right-side of
the dock is reserved for files, folders, and search results.
6. To disconnect this
network drive, click on the drive's icon 
and drag it into the Trash on the Dock.
Connecting to WebDAV from your
off-campus Vista or Windows 7 PC.
1. Navigate
to "Computer"
(Windows Explorer) from the Start
menu.
2. Select "Map network drive" from the Explorer window.
3. Select the
Link at the bottom: "Connect to a Web site that you can use..."
4. Click on Next from the "Welcome
to the Add Network Location Wizard" dialogue window.
5. Select "Choose a
custom network location" and click on Next.
6. Enter a correct URL for the share to which you want to connect - the example below will connect to a staff share
on FPSA.
Other Examples:
- https://fpsb.uwgb.edu/theypa31
(student personal share)
- https://fpsb.uwgb.edu/coa331sec4
(course share)
7. You are
prompted to authenticate to the UWGB network.
8. Name the location if
you prefer something other than the name automatically created. (optional)
9. Click Finish at the
"Completing the Add.." screen.
10. The
mapped network share will open displaying all the files in the particular
share.
11. You can optionally add this share to your Favorites.
