General

Web Access to Drives

Students, faculty, and staff can securely access their H: drives from any web browser in the world. Two methods are explained in this document.

NOTE: You do not need a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection when using these methods to access your H: drive.

Via 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, 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 drag and drop files from your computer to your H: drive.

First Time Access

Open a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox
Type the appropriate URL:
Faculty: https://staff.uwec.edu
Students: https://students.uwec.edu
DeptDir (W: drive): https://cass1.uwec.edu/deptdir
The Connect to dialog box appears.
In the User name text box, type your username@uwec.edu
EXAMPLE: doej@uwec.edu
In the Password text box, type your password
Click OK
The files and folders on your H: drive appear.

Subsequent Access

Once you have connected to your H: drive by opening it as a web folder, the location of the web folder is stored in My Network Places and can be easily accessed in the future.

From the Desktop, double click MY NETWORK PLACES
The My Network Places window opens.
From the Folders list, click USERNAME ON STAFF.UWEC.EDU OR USERNAME ON STUDENTS.UWEC.EDU
The Connect to dialog box appears.
In the User name text box, type your username@uwec.edu
EXAMPLE: doej@uwec.edu
In the Password text box, type your password
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).