PC access, filestore - My.Anglia Homepage - Anglia Ruskin University

Accessing our file services by wireless orwhen away from the Anglia Ruskin Network, withWindows VistaOur shared file space is available via WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning)services. This means that it can be accessed from an Internet-connected workstation usingWindows Web Folders – so your home directory and the O-Drive are available wherever youchoose to work.Connecting to our file services using Windows Vista web folders• Open the Computer window by selecting it from theSTART Menu, or double-clicking the appropriateicon if you have it displayed on your desktop• Right-click anywhere in the Computer drive list andthen select Add a Network Location from theresulting menu• After the Add a Network Location wizard has loaded,click through the introductory screen, using the[NEXT] button to progress• When prompted, select Choose a custom networklocation and click the [NEXT] button to progress[ISMS, version 1.1 20090226] Page 1 of 2

• When asked to specify a location for a website,enter the following web link into the input field:https://filestore.anglia.ac.uk/Shared• Students, if you want to connect to your HomeDirectory, enter the following web link into the inputfield:https://filestore.anglia.ac.uk/StudentsHome/(uname),replacing (uname) with your Anglia Ruskin Networkusername, as used to access your Anglia Ruskinemail• In either case, click [NEXT] to proceed• A login screen will appear, enter your Anglia RuskinUniversity Network username and password. Again,these are the credentials that you use to accessyour Anglia Ruskin email• Tick Remember My Password and then click [OK]to proceed• When prompted, enter a descriptive name for theweb folder. Click [NEXT] to proceed.• On the final screen, ensure that Open this networklocation when I click Finish is ticked and thenconfirm by clicking [FINISH]• You can repeat this process to add other webfolders, as you need.• Your shared file space connection will appear as afolder shortcut in the Computer drive list. To accessthis file service again at any time, just double-clickon it.• Files and folders in web folders appear just as theywould on your own PC. You can double-click toopen them in applications like Microsoft Word, Exceland PowerPoint, as well as click-and-drag or copyand-pasteto take local copies.[ISMS, version 1.1 20090226] Page 2 of 2