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==Opening up Windows Explorer== | ==Opening up Windows Explorer== | ||
To open up windows explorer, click on the "folder/files" icon on your desktop. Alternatively, click on "Start" button on your task-bar, and type in "Windows Explorer" in the search box. | To open up windows explorer, click on the "folder/files" icon on your desktop. | ||
Alternatively, click on "Start" button on your task-bar, and type in "Windows Explorer" in the search box. | |||
==Connecting to UMIACS FTP== | ==Connecting to UMIACS FTP== | ||
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In the address bar, type in the one of the following address: | In the address bar, type in the one of the following address: | ||
<pre> | <pre>\\umiacs-webftp\ftp-umiacs\incoming\<username> - to access users' incoming folder. </pre> | ||
External collaborators can drop data for users into their FTP incoming file system. | External collaborators can drop data for users into their FTP incoming file system. | ||
<pre> | <pre>\\umiacs-webftp\ftp-umiacs\pub\<username> - to access users' public folder.</pre> | ||
Users can place data to be externally accessible in their public FTP space | Users can place data to be externally accessible in their public FTP space | ||
Revision as of 17:01, 17 May 2016
FTP services can be accessed from supported windows machines. This is a guide on how to access the UMIACS FTP service using windows explorer.
Opening up Windows Explorer
To open up windows explorer, click on the "folder/files" icon on your desktop. Alternatively, click on "Start" button on your task-bar, and type in "Windows Explorer" in the search box.
Connecting to UMIACS FTP
In the address bar, type in the one of the following address:
\\umiacs-webftp\ftp-umiacs\incoming\<username> - to access users' incoming folder.
External collaborators can drop data for users into their FTP incoming file system.
\\umiacs-webftp\ftp-umiacs\pub\<username> - to access users' public folder.
Users can place data to be externally accessible in their public FTP space