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Setting Up Your Web Folder Connection (Windows XP)

Using Windows XP Professional, you can connect to the Mount's Student Web Server to create your personal website. This allows drag-and-drop copying of files to the Student Web Server, and can be set up on multiple computers, if desired, from either on-campus or off. From off-campus, you will need to be connected to the Internet before starting this process.

To create a connection on any computer, follow the steps below.

  1. On your computer's desktop, double click the My Network Places icon. (Or click Network Neighborhood, then click My Network Places. Or click My Computer, then click My Network Places.) A My Network Places window opens.
  2. Double click the Add Network Place icon. The Add Network Places window opens.
  3. Click "Next".

  1. Click the Next > button. An Connect to students.msj.edu log-in window opens.
  2. Enter your network credentials, as illustrated:
    User name: Your LastnameFirstname.
    Password: ******* (same as MSJ email password)

    *If you are the only one who uses the computer you may select the option to "Save this password to your password list" to save steps in the future.

    *If you do not recall your password and the log-in fails, call ISS Help Desk at 244-4357 (HELP).

  1. Click the OK button. The Add Network Place dialog box will open again.
  2. Type an "alias", a user-friendly name, for the folder you are connecting to. This name can be anything you want it to be. An example is given in the illustration.

  1. Click the Next button. The following screen shows up.

  2. Click the Finish button. At this point, you will be returned to My Network Places window, and the alias of your web folder will be listed.
  3. Double click to open the alias folder. You will see you real web folder (named your LastnameFirstname) on the MSJ student web server as shown below.

  1. Double click to open your web folder and view its contents. You must create a file named "index.htm" in order for your web page to work properly.
  2. You can now drag-and-drop files into this folder, create new files and folders, etc., just as you manage the files and folders on your local computer or network drive space.
  3. If you see a message "This folder already contains a file named 'index.htm', would you like to replace the existing file with this file?", click Yes.
  4. You will need to do this every time you upload a new version of your web files to your MSJ student web folder.
  5. To view your website (homepage) "live" on the web, type in http://students.msj.edu/LastnameFirstname/

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