Students, faculty, and staff can securely access their H: drives or the W: Drive from any web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.
Note: You do not need a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection when using these methods to access your H: drive, even from off-campus.
Via the Web: Read/Write
This method provides Internet access to your H: drive and W: drive and is a read/write method. You can open, edit, save, create, and delete files just as if they were in a folder on your local computer. This method allows you to access your drive files and save your changes back onto your drives.
First Time Access
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Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox.
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Type the appropriate URL:
Faculty: https://staff.uwec.edu
Students: https://students.uwec.edu
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The Connect to dialog box appears.
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In the User Name text box, type your UWEC email address.
Example: doej@uwec.edu
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In the Password text box, type your password.
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Click OK.
The files and folders on your H: drive appear. If you look in the navigation drive on the left-hand side of the screen, you will also see your W: drive and projects drive available as well.
