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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. | To open up windows explorer, click on the "folder/files" icon on the task-bar on the bottom of your desktop. | ||
[[Image:Icon.png|thumb|left|300px|Windows - Click "File/Windows Explorer" ]] <br style="clear:both"/> | |||
Alternatively, click on "Start" button on your task-bar, and type in "Windows Explorer" in the search box. | Alternatively, click on "Start" button on your task-bar, and type in "Windows Explorer" in the search box (For Windows 10, type "File Explorer"). | ||
[[Image:Windows-Search for windows explorer.png|thumb|left|300px|Windows - Click "File/Windows Explorer" ]] <br style="clear:both"/> | |||
In the address bar, type in the | ==Accessing Incoming Folder in FTP== | ||
In the address bar, type in the following address: | |||
<pre>\\umiacs-webftp\ftp-umiacs\incoming\<username> - to access users' incoming folders. </pre> | |||
[[Image:FTP-Incoming-address.png|thumb|left|480px|Windows - Enter FTP incoming folder address in the address bar ]] <br style="clear:both"/> | |||
External collaborators can only drop data into FTP incoming folder. Owner of the incoming folder can receive and modify their incoming files from a supported windows machine. | |||
==Accessing Public Folder in FTP== | |||
In the address bar, type in the following address: | |||
<pre>\\umiacs-webftp\ftp-umiacs\pub\<username> - to access users' public folders. </pre> | |||
[[Image:FTP-public-address.png|thumb|left|450px|Windows - Enter FTP public folder address in the address bar ]] <br style="clear:both"/> | |||
External collaborators can only download files published by the owner. Owner of the public folder can publish and modify files from a supported windows machine. | |||
<pre> | Alternatively, collaborators can access public folders through web browser. | ||
Open up a web browser, in the address bar, type in the following address: | |||
<pre>ftp://ftp.umiacs.umd.edu/pub/<username>/ - to access users' public folders. </pre> | |||
[[Image:Firefox-ftp-address.png|thumb|left|450px|Enter FTP public folder address in web browser]] <br style="clear:both"/> | |||
Collaborators can click on file title to download a published file. | |||
[[Image:Firefox-ftp-download.png|thumb|left|550px|Click on file title to download file]] <br style="clear:both"/> | |||
Revision as of 17:18, 7 June 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 the task-bar on the bottom of your desktop.
Alternatively, click on "Start" button on your task-bar, and type in "Windows Explorer" in the search box (For Windows 10, type "File Explorer").
Accessing Incoming Folder in FTP
In the address bar, type in the following address:
\\umiacs-webftp\ftp-umiacs\incoming\<username> - to access users' incoming folders.
External collaborators can only drop data into FTP incoming folder. Owner of the incoming folder can receive and modify their incoming files from a supported windows machine.
Accessing Public Folder in FTP
In the address bar, type in the following address:
\\umiacs-webftp\ftp-umiacs\pub\<username> - to access users' public folders.
External collaborators can only download files published by the owner. Owner of the public folder can publish and modify files from a supported windows machine.
Alternatively, collaborators can access public folders through web browser.
Open up a web browser, in the address bar, type in the following address:
ftp://ftp.umiacs.umd.edu/pub/<username>/ - to access users' public folders.
Collaborators can click on file title to download a published file.
