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Updated February 2013 by the Cabrini College Information Technology & Resources Help Desk
Accessing Cabrini network drives on Macs and off-campus is easy with the free SSH client,
FileZilla. There are two ways to connect to your network shares: the Quickconnect method for
temporary use, and the Saved directories/sites method, in which your information is saved so you
can connect quickly every time.
Method 1: Quickconnect
If you need to quickly connect and the computer you are using is not your primary
machine, Quickconnect is the recommended process.
1.
Start by opening the FileZilla application. If already installed on Mac/Apple,
the icon (figure 1) will be found on the dock and/or in the Applications
folder. For Windows, a shortcut may have been installed on your desktop and
can also be found in: Start menu > All Programs > FileZilla FTP Client >
FileZilla.
2.
At the top of the window, enter the following information (See figure 2).
Host: pages.cabrini.edu
Username:
Cabrini Username (such as abc123)
Password: Cabrini domain password (same as logging into a computer on-campus or the
library databases off-campus)
Port: 22
3.
At
this point, you should now be connected to the network shares. You will now see a list of
directories that you have access to (figure 3a). Students will only see a folder titled
“Student01” (or another number); once that directory is opened, they will see the contents
of their “H” drive. You can double-click to open the folder and navigate through directories.
Files and folders can be created by clicking and dragging them from your desktop onto the
folder window. As seen in figure 3b, files can be uploaded to the “web” folder found inside
the Student’s “H” drive by dragging files into the lower box. In this image, default.htm and
index1.htm have already been copied over.
4.
Write down the Remote site path: Path consisting of /directory/folder. This path will be
needed in method 2.
Figure 1
Figure 2
5.
When you are finished using the client, disconnect from the server by clicking the following
icon:
. This icon can be found at the top of the application window seen in figure 2.
Figure 3a
Figure 3b
Method 2: Saved Directories/sites
This method is best used on a personal computer where you are
frequently accessing your
network share drives. Once all the network paths are saved, connecting to a specific drive is much
faster and convenient.
1.
Start by opening the FileZilla application. If already installed on Mac/Apple, the icon (figure
1) will be found on the dock and/or in the Applications folder. For Windows, a shortcut
may have been installed on your desktop and can also be found in: Start menu > All
Programs > FileZilla FTP Client > FileZilla.
2.
Click the Site Manager button on the top left of the window.
This icon can be found in
figure 2.
3.
The Site Manager window should now be open (figure 4). In this example, we will set a
direct path to the previously found web folder on the H drive (figure 3b).
a.
Start by clicking New Site and title it something that will help you identify it for later
use.
b.
Enter in the following information on the right
i.
Host:
pages.cabrini.edu
ii.
Port: 22
iii.
Servertype: SFTP – SSH File Transfer Protocol
iv.
Logontype: Normal
v.
User: Cabrini Username (such as abc123)
vi.
Password: Cabrini domain password (same as logging into a computer on-
campus or the library databases off-campus)
Figure 4
4.
Optional: Click on the advanced button at the top of the window. Enter in the path for the
default remote directory, which you can obtain in step 4 of the
Quickconnect method
previously described in this guide (figure 5).
5.
Click Connect (figure 5). For future connections, simply repeat step 1, click the site you
created so that it’s highlighted and click Connect. Please remember to disconnect from the
server when you are finished by clicking the following icon:
. This icon can be found at
the top of the application window seen in figure 2.
If additional help is needed, please contact the ITR department at 610-902-8366 or e-mail us at
ITRHELP@cabrini.edu
.
Figure 5