File Sharing on Campus

Using WebDrive File Sharing on Campus

Use WebDrive to Jupiter when you want to publish files to the Web or store files at a remote location where you can access them from another location. Each student, faculty and staff member has space (50 MB) allocated on the Jupiter server. You can publish files to the Web or merely save files for use remotely.

For Windows PC's

For Macintosh OS X

Windows PC's

There are two icons necessary for using the Jupiter WebDrive software on campus. (The software is installed on all public labs on campus and in the smart classrooms.) One will connect you to the Jupiter server and the other will disconnect you. It is important that you disconnect from the server so that others cannot access your files and make changes to them.

1. To get started, you will click on the WebDrive to Jupiter icon. A reminder message will appear to disconnect from the server when you have finished uploading or downloading files.
   
   
2. Click OK. Then you will be prompted for your Jupiter username and password.
   
   
3. Enter your Jupiter username and password and then click OK. The Jupiter username and password should be the same password you use to access the iClarion portal or email.
   
   

   If you cannot log in, you may need to reset your password. To reset your password, click here. It will reset your logon password to Windows as well as iClarion and Jupiter. Please allow a few minutes for all the password changes to update before trying to login to Jupiter.

   
   
4. Once you connect to Jupiter you should see the Windows Explorer window for the Jupiter WebDrive (X) as shown below.
   
   

   IMPORTANT: Ignore the .profile and .bash_history files. They are used for Unix administration and cannot be hidden with WebDrive. The public_html folder is typically used to publish web pages and the private folder is for storing files that only you can access. Please be sure to store all sensitive information that you don't want the public to view in your private folder and NOT in your public_html folder. Do not put files outside the "private" and public_html" folders.

    

The public_html and private folders have a combined disk quota limit of 50 MB and the information in these folders is backed up nightly. You can drag and drop files and folders to your WedDrive (X) public_html and private folders just like any other drive or folder on your system.

To VIEW WEB PAGES you have put into your public_html folder use the URL below:

                    http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~username  

                   (Substitute "username" with the username you used above when signing on to Jupiter.)

Disconnecting from the JUPITER WebDrive (X)

Please remember to click on the Disconnect Jupiter WebDrive icon on your desktop when you are finished accessing your Jupiter (X) drive. This step is important to ensure that your files are secure. If you do not disconnect, another user can change or modify your files. When you click on the Disconnect Jupiter WebDrive icon, you will see the following message.

Click OK and your connection to Jupiter will be terminated.