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External collaborators can only download files published by the owner. Owner of the public folder can publish and modify files from a supported machine.
External collaborators can only download files published by the owner. Owner of the public folder can publish and modify files from a supported machine.


Alternatively, collaborators can access public folders through a web browser. Open up any web browser and in the address bar type in the following address:
Alternatively, collaborators can access public folders through the Finder's "Connect to Server" feature. In order to open up the "Connect to Server" window press the <kbd>Command + K</kbd> keys.
<pre>ftp://ftp.umiacs.umd.edu/pub/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with your username</pre>
[[Image:OS X Open Finder Connect.png|thumb|left|600px|Open the "Connect to Server" window]]
[[Image:OS X FTP Browser.png|thumb|left|800px|Enter the path to access the public folder in a web browser]]
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Then, enter the following address into the server address bar and then click on the connect button.
<pre>ftp://ftp.umiacs.umd.edu/pub/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with the desired collaborator's username</pre>
[[Image:OS X Finder Connect Address.png|thumb|left|600px|Enter the path to access the public folder]]
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After that you will be prompted to enter your name and your password for the server that you are trying to connect to. Enter the necessary information and click on the connect button. Alternatively, you can try to
connect as a guest by clicking on the "Guest" button and then clicking the connect button.
[[Image:OS X Finder Connect Login.png|thumb|left|600px|Enter the necessary information to connect to the server]]
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Collaborators can then click on a file title from the page that the browser brings up in order to download a published file.

Revision as of 13:44, 14 June 2016

FTP services can be accessed from supported machines running OS X. This is a guide on how to access the UMIACS FTP service using OS X Finder.

Opening up OS X Finder

To open up OS X Finder, click on the OS X Finder icon on the dock at the bottom of your desktop.

The Finder icon is highlighted with a red square


Accessing Incoming Folder in FTP

First, bring up the address bar in OS X Finder by pressing Command + Shift + G.

Bring up the "go to the folder"


Then, type the following into the address bar:

/fs/ftp/incoming/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with your username
Enter the path to access the incoming folder


External collaborators can only drop data into FTP incoming folder. Owner of the incoming folder can receive and modify their incoming files from any supported machine.

Accessing Pubic Folder in FTP

Type in the following into the address bar of Finder:

/fs/ftp/pub/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with your username
Enter the path to access the pub folder


External collaborators can only download files published by the owner. Owner of the public folder can publish and modify files from a supported machine.

Alternatively, collaborators can access public folders through the Finder's "Connect to Server" feature. In order to open up the "Connect to Server" window press the Command + K keys.

Open the "Connect to Server" window


Then, enter the following address into the server address bar and then click on the connect button.

ftp://ftp.umiacs.umd.edu/pub/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with the desired collaborator's username
Enter the path to access the public folder


After that you will be prompted to enter your name and your password for the server that you are trying to connect to. Enter the necessary information and click on the connect button. Alternatively, you can try to connect as a guest by clicking on the "Guest" button and then clicking the connect button.

File:OS X Finder Connect Login.png
Enter the necessary information to connect to the server