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General

Accessing Your H: Drive from Off-Campus

Students, faculty, and staff can securely access their H: drive from any web browser in the world. Two methods for accessing your H: drive using a web browser and Windows Vista are explained in this document. The one you choose will depend on your needs at the time.

NOTE: You do not need a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection when using these methods to access your H: drive. For more information about VPN, refer to VPN FAQs.

return to topVia the Web: Read Only

This method provides Internet access to your H: drive and is a read-only method. It allows you to view your H: drive files and download them using an Internet browser; however, you cannot save your changes back onto your H: drive. This method will work from almost any web browser on any operating system, such as Windows or Macintosh. If you want to make changes and save files back to your H: drive, you must use the read/write method.

  1. Open a web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer)

  2. In the Address bar, type the appropriate URL:
    Faculty: https://staff.uwec.edu
    Students: https://students.uwec.edu
    DeptDir (W: drive): https://cass1.uwec.edu/deptdir

  3. Click GO
    OR
    Press [Enter]
    The Connect to dialog box appears.

  4. In the User name text box, type your username@uwec.edu or UWEC\username
    HINT: If one does not work, try the other.
    NOTE: You may be prompted to type your username@uwec.edu and password multiple times.

  5. In the Password text box, type your password

  6. Click OK
    A directory listing of your files and folders appears.

  7. To view a document, click the link for the document
    The document will open in the corresponding program.

return to topVia the Web: Read/Write

This method provides Internet access to your H: drive and is a read/write method. You can open, edit, save, create new, and delete files just as if they were in a folder on your local computer. This method allows you to access your H: drive files and save your changes back onto the H: drive. Once the files and folders appear, you can use the window similar to an ordinary Windows Explorer window. Specifically, you can drag and drop files from your computer to your H: drive.

This method currently works in Windows Vista only with the most recent version of Internet Explorer. However, it is supported on all versions of Internet Explorer from 4.0 and later.

First Time Access

  1. From the Start menu, select Computer
    Windows Explorer opens.

  2. Right click on any blank space » select Add a Network Location
    The Add Network Location wizard appears.
    Wizard

  3. Click NEXT

  4. Select Choose a Custom Network Location

  5. Click NEXT

  6. In the Internet or network address text box, type the appropriate URL:
    Faculty: https://staff.uwec.edu/u/username
    Students: https://students.uwec.edu/u/username
    DeptDir (W: drive): https://cass1.uwec.edu/deptdir
    HINT: The letter matches the first letter of the username
    EXAMPLE: https//staff.uwec.edu/y/yeatswb
    Add Network Location wizard

  7. Click NEXT
    The Connect to dialog box appears.

  8. In the User name text box, type your username@uwec.edu or UWEC\username
    HINT: If one does not work, try the other.
    NOTE: You may be prompted to type your username@uwec.edu and password multiple times.

  9. In the Password text box, type your password

  10. Click OK
    You will return to the Add Network Location wizard.

  11. In the Type a name for this location text box, type a name of your choosing

  12. Click NEXT
    A confirmation dialog box appears.

  13. Click FINISH
    The files on your drive appear.

Subsequent Access

Once you have connected to your H: drive by opening it as a network location, it can be easily accessed in the future.

  1. From the Start menuStart menu button select Computer [Name]
    The Computer window opens.
    HINT: The title of the Computer [Name] selection will vary depending on which computer you are using.
    Windows Explorer launches, displaying your computer's drives, devices, and networks.

  2. In the Network Location section, double click your H: Drive folder

  3. From the Folders list, click USERNAME ON STAFF.UWEC.EDU OR USERNAME ON STUDENTS.UWEC.EDU
    The Connect to dialog box appears.

  4. In the User name text box, type your username@uwec.edu

  5. In the Password text box, type your password

  6. Click OK
    The files and folders on your H: drive appear.
    You may now make changes and save files to your H: drive by using the desired method (e.g., Drag and Drop).

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