Off-Campus File Access: Connecting From Your Home Computer Using Windows XP

  1. Open ‘My Network Places’ (Start menu -> My Network Places).
  2. Click on the ‘Add Network Place’ lnk in the left-hand column of the window.



  3. The Add Network Place Wizard will start. Click Next.
  4. Click 'Choose another network location" and then click Next.



  5. In the box labelled 'Internet or network address, , enter:

    https://axel.stolaf.edu/oneNet/NetStorage
    The field is case-sensitive; enter it exactly as it appears above. Note that it begins with https: and not http:



  6. Click Next.
  7. If a security alert appears, click Yes.



  8. When prompted, enter your username and password. Uncheck the box ‘Save this password in your password list’. Click OK.



  9. Enter a name for this network place, for example, ‘St. Olaf Files’. Click Next.



  10. On the next window, click Finish. Your computer will now try to connect to the server to display your files.
  11. You will get the Security Alert again. Click 'Yes.'
  12. Enter your St. Olaf username and password and uncheck the box labelled "Save my information." Then click OK.



  13. A window will open with listing of your files. You will see your home directory, the shared directory and the classes directory.



  14. Your connection to your St. Olaf files will be saved in your ‘My Network Places’. To access your files at a later time, simply open My Network Places and double-click on ‘St. Olaf Files’.


 

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