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Accessing Pages Remotely

NOTE: This document presumes you have access to a working Internet connection and some working knowledge of browsers and FTP programs. Learn more about FTP at http://webopedia.internet.com/TERM/F/FTP.html. Unfamiliar with other terminology? Look it up at Webopedia

To access your network files from remote locations, you can either use FileWay or FTP.

FileWay

FileWay provides secure access to your network files using Internet Explorer. No special software is required. See the FileWay page for more information.

You can access FileWay at https://fileway.olin.wustl.edu/.

FTP

FTP Client

Each FTP client has its own commands, menus, and screens. The information you need to use FTP is listed below:

• FTP Server: students.olin.wustl.edu (for students), staff.olin.wustl.edu (for staff, faculty, and contractors)
• Remote Folder: /staff/username (staff and contractors), /faculty/username (faculty), /student/initial/username (students)

Transferring Files

1. Connect to the appropriate FTP server.
2. Change local folder to the folder on your PC wherever you want to upload/download files.
3. Change the remote folder to your folder on the network.
4. Download or upload any files or folders as necessary. Remember that web pages must go into your WWW subdirectory and that each folder and sub-folder in the WWW subdirectory should have a file in it named index.htm for display without a full filename in the path.

Internet Explorer

1. In Tools | Internet Options | Advanced, select the option "Enable Folder View for FTP Sites"
2. Type the URL: ftp://students.olin.wustl.edu or ftp://staff.olin.wustl.edu
3. Enter your username and password when prompted.
4. Drill down to your personal folder for file access.
5. Click on the file to be downloaded from the remote machine and choose "Copy to Folder..." from the File menu to save a copy to your local computer.
6. Exit the browser, edit the file as desired and save the edits to your local machine
7. Open Internet Explorer and repeat the steps listed above.
8. Move the edited files from your local computer back to the remote machine in the appropriate location (using Windows Explorer or other method of your choosing).

Netscape Navigator

1. Use the URL: ftp://username@students.olin.wustl.edu or ftp://username@staff.olin.wustl.edu.
2. Enter your password when prompted
3. Drill down to your personal folder for file access.
4. Click on the file to be downloaded from the remote machine (index.htm or any file you choose) and select "save as" from the File menu to save a copy to your local computer.
5. Exit the browser, edit the file and save the edits to your local machine
6. Revisit the same URL and use "upload" from the File menu to copy the file back to the server in the appropriate location.

If further help is required for remote access, let us know by using our online support form or by sending an email to Computing Support (helpdesk@olin.wustl.edu).