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== Windows ==  | == Windows ==  | ||
=== Initial Setup ===  | === Initial Setup - Variant 1 using Network Places ===  | ||
The following steps have to be completed once to setup the webfolder:  | |||
* Open the Network Neighbourhood  | |||
* Double-Click "Add Network Place"   | |||
[[Image:webdav2_1.jpg]]  | |||
* Click on "Continue" twice  | |||
* Enter the following URL: https://fish-serv.dyndns.org/documents and click on "Continue"  | |||
* When prompted for a username and password, enter the credentials received via email. You may want to check "safe password" for easier use of the webfolder.  | |||
[[Image:Webdav03.gif]]  | |||
* The webfolder will now open and you can see the file/s stored in it.  | |||
[[Image:webdav2_2.jpg]]  | |||
=== Initial Setup - Variant 2 using IE ===  | |||
The following steps have to be completed once to setup the webfolder:  | The following steps have to be completed once to setup the webfolder:  | ||
* Open Internet Explorer  | * Open Internet Explorer  | ||
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* Delete documents from the webfolder  | * Delete documents from the webfolder  | ||
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== Linux ==  | |||
On most Linux systems simply open "webdavs://fish-serv.dyndns.org/documents" with your favorite file-navigation tool.  | |||
Latest revision as of 08:26, 31 January 2011
WebDAV is a technology to present folders that are stored on a webpage to be used like any local folder. This description explains how to setup and use WebDAV (known as webfolders under Windows).
Windows
Initial Setup - Variant 1 using Network Places
The following steps have to be completed once to setup the webfolder:
- Open the Network Neighbourhood
 - Double-Click "Add Network Place"
 
- Click on "Continue" twice
 - Enter the following URL: https://fish-serv.dyndns.org/documents and click on "Continue"
 - When prompted for a username and password, enter the credentials received via email. You may want to check "safe password" for easier use of the webfolder.
 
- The webfolder will now open and you can see the file/s stored in it.
 
Initial Setup - Variant 2 using IE
The following steps have to be completed once to setup the webfolder:
- Open Internet Explorer
 - Press Ctrl-O (Open)
 - Enter the following URL: https://fish-serv.dyndns.org/documents and check the box "open as webfolder"
 
- If you get a warning regarding the Security Certificate, simply press "Yes" to accept it.
 
- When prompted for a username and password, enter the credentials received via email. You may want to check "safe password" for easier use of the webfolder.
 
- The webfolder will now open and you can see the file/s stored in it.
 
Normal usage
To make usage easier, you may want to create a shortcut to the webfolder on your desktop:
- Double-Click on the "Network neighbourhood" Icon on your desktop
 
- Drag the entry "documents on fish-serv.dyndns.org to the desktop using the right mouse button
 
- Drop the entry on the desktop and choose "create shortcut here" from the appearing menu
 
You can use the webfolder exactly as any other folder:
- Open with double-click
 - Open documents stored in the webfolder with double-click, edit and safe the documents
 - Add new documents to the webfolder by draging/copying them to the webfolder
 - Delete documents from the webfolder
 
...
Linux
On most Linux systems simply open "webdavs://fish-serv.dyndns.org/documents" with your favorite file-navigation tool.








