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| HOW DO I.........? |
How Do I Access NetStorage?
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| 1) Log on to
the Internet. |
2)
Go to http://www.d211.org/netstorage.shtml and click on  |
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| 3) A security
screen appears. Click OK (see fig. 1) |
fig. 1 |
| 4) Depending
on your anti-virus program, a security alert may appear. In order
to proceed, you would click Yes (see fig. 2) |
fig. 2 |
5) The next
screen shows you are connected
AND
is your
log-in screen (see fig. 3)
1. Enter
your Novell log-in (last name followed by first and middle initials
. . . Example: smithja)
2. Key the
same password you use when logging in to the computers at school.
Then click OK |
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| 6) You are now logged in and
have access to your drives. This screen is similar to the “My
Computer” window when you are at school.
Clicking on the
Folder View button in the lower left corner will give a view similar
to that found in Windows Explorer. (see fig.
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fig. 4 |
| 7) Each drive is
a folder. To access the contents of your “h” drive, double click on
that drive. (see fig. 5) |
fig. 5 |
| 8) You will see the folders and/or
documents just as you do at school. The size, date and time of last
revision . . . it is all there!
Notice that in this example, we
are looking at folders/documents 75 through 149 of 128 items.
Seventy-five folders/documents are loaded at a time. You can move
through the folder/ document list with either the scroll bar at the
bottom of the screen
OR
You could do a
search using the "Filter" text box at the upper right of the screen (see fig.
6)
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fig. 6 |
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How Do I Download Files?
(for editing purposes) |
| 1) Next you either open another
folder or you will want to “download” a document.
Select the document by
highlighting it. Then click the File button on the menu bar. (see fig. 7) |
fig. 7 |
| 2) A drop down menu appears. Select Download for Editing. (see fig. 8) |
fig. 8 |
| 3) The Editing File window appears
along with a File Download window. Do NOT close this window
(you may minimize).
You will want
to select the Save button to “download” the file to your home
computer. (see
fig. 9 and fig. 10) |
fig 9
fig. 10 |
| 4) The Save As dialog box appears. Make sure you know where you are
saving the file. You may want to make a habit of saving to the
desktop so you always know where the downloaded file can be found.
When you have
selected a location. Click the Save button. (See
fig. 11) |
fig. 11 |
| 5) The File
Download box shows you the progress as the file is being copied from
your “h” drive to the desktop on your home computer. (see fig. 12) |
fig 12 |
| 6) Open the
document on your desktop in its proper application. Make the
changes you desire. Save those changes to your hard drive. |
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How Do I Upload Files?
(uploading your edited document back to the 'h' drive) |
| 1) Use NetStorage to upload the
document to your “h” drive. Click on the Editing File window to
activate it. (Or maximize it if you previously minimized it)
Select the Browse button. (see fig. 13) |
fig 13 |
| 2) Find your
edited file (in this case it was saved on the desktop). Select the File and Click Open. (see fig. 14) |
fig 14 |
| 3) Notice that the File box is
populated with the path of the revised document.
Click the Finished button to “upload” the file to your “h” drive. You
should see it the next time you use the computer and go to your “h”
drive. (see
fig. 15)
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fig 15 |
| 4) Logoff when
Finished. When you have finished working with NetStorage, click the logout button. (see fig. 16)
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fig 16 |
| 5) When this
screen appears, you are logged out of Net Storage.
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| FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
1) What is NetStorage?
NetStorage is
web access to your networked drives (H, O, N, etc.) NetStorage
gives you the ability to access files from any computer with
Internet access. Most often you will want to access files from your
school networked drive and work with them on your home computer.
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2) How Does it Work?
After logging on, there are three
steps to using NetStorage:
1. Download the file(s)
from your “h” drive (or other networked drive) to your home computer
or other internet-connected computer.
2. Revise the file.
3. Upload the file back
to its proper location on your networked drive (probably the H
drive).
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3) Why Must I
Download/Upload?
You download (copy a file
from the school’s computer to your home computer) a file to the
computer you are using in order to make changes. Because you want
the file on your “h” drive (or other networked drive), you must upload (copy the file from your home computer back to the
school’s computer) so the changes are available when you return the
school and access the file.
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