WebDAV Settings
The University Computing Systems Group operates and maintains industry-standard WebDAV service to allow select SJSU website maintainers a secure, intuitive method to publish content to the campus website. Only use this service if you are directed here by University Web Services. Please see the appropriate section for set-up instructions for Dreamweaver, or easy drag-and-drop access from your Windows or Macintosh desktop to your web publishing folder.
Terminology
The following terms are used in this document:
path - the full path to your web publishing folder on the WebDAV server. University Web Services will assign to you the proper full path name.
sjsuone-userid - your SJSUOne userid. You must have an activated SJSUOne userid to use this service. See http://www.sjsu.edu/sjsuone for details regarding SJSUOne userid activation.
sjsuone-password - your SJSUOne password.
Dreamweaver
To configure the Dreamweaver Remote Info panel to connect to your web publishing folder, use the following settings:
Access: WebDAV
Settings:
URL: https://webdav.sjsu.edu/path
Username: SJSUAD\sjsuone-userid
Password: sjsuone-password
Email: (optional) enter your e-mail address
NOTICE: some problems with Dreamweaver CS3 connections via WebDAV have been reported. If you are unable to connect using the WebDAV access method, try this alternate method:
- connect to the WebDAV service using either the Windows or Macintosh Drag-and-Drop methods described in this document.
- Define your Remote Info connection in Dreamweaver as follows:
- Access: Local/Network
- Folder: \\webdav.sjsu.edu\path
Windows Drag-and-Drop
You can drag-and-drop web content directly from your desktop to your web publishing folder. Follow these directions to connect to the WebDAV server.
1) Check the status, or enable the WebClient service on your machine. This step is only required the first time you connect to the WebDAV service.
1. From the Start menu, point to Administrative Tools, and click Computer Management.
2. In the details pane, double-click Services and Applications.
3. Double-click Services.
4. Scroll down, right-click WebClient, and click Properties.
5. In the Startup type list box, click Automatic.
6. Click Apply.
7. In the Service status section, click Start.
8. Click OK.
2) Add your Web Publishing Folder to My Network Places
Double-click the My Network Places icon on your desktop, and then double-click Add Network Place. This starts the Add Network Place Wizard.
If you are prompted for ‘Where do you want to create this network place?’ prompt, click Choose another network location.
At the ‘What is the address (location) of this network place?’ prompt, type the URL of the WebDAV directory to which you want to connect: https://webdav.sjsu.edu/pathwhere ‘path’ is the full path to your web publishing folder assigned by University Web Services. For example, if your assigned path is /www2/depts/technet, your URL would be https://webdav.sjsu.edu/www2/depts/technet
You will be prompted to enter a User Name and Password. Enter your SJSUOne userid as SJSUAD\sjsuone-userid for User Name, and enter your SJSUOne password for Password. Example: if your SJSUOne userid is 000012345, you would enter SJSUAD\000012345 Click Remember My Password if you wish your desktop to remember your password. Click OK.
Next, type a descriptive name for your web publishing folder. This description will be added to your My Network Places folder.
When you complete the process by clicking Finish, Windows will open the folder on your desktop. Drag and drop web content from your desktop to this folder to update your website. The results will immediately appear at your campus web site (http://www.sjsu.edu...)
The next time you want to access your web publishing directory, double-click My Network Places on the desktop and then double-click the folder for your directory.
Macintosh Drag-and-Drop
Connecting to WebSpace in Mac OS 10.4 and Later except 10.5
1. Select your Mac desktop.
2. Select the Go menu, and then choose Connect to server.
3. Enter "https://webdav.edu/path" in the URL field. Replace path with the full path assigned by University Web Services.
4. Click Connect, and enter your SJSUOne userid and password in the following manner:
Domain: (leave blank)
Name: SJSUAD\sjsuone-userid
Password: sjsuone-password
Enable the Remember my password checkbox if you wish.
5. A view of your web publishing directory should open on your desktop. You may drag-and-drop content to and from your desktop to this folder. You may view the changes immediately by browing your website (http://www.sjsu.edu...)
6. To disconnect from the web publishing folder when your session is done, select (highlight) your web publishing folder and type Command-E or click File>Eject foldername
Connecting to WebSpace in Mac OS 10.5
Mac Users: OS X version 10.5.x does not natively handle WebDAV using Finder. This problem has been reported to Apple. You may want to open a terminal and issue a copy command.
1. Select your Mac desktop.
2. Select the Go menu, and then choose Connect to server.
3. Enter "https://webdav.edu/path" in the URL field. Replace path with the full path assigned by University Web Services.
4. Click Connect, and enter your SJSUOne userid and password in the following manner:
Domain: (leave blank)
Name: SJSUAD\sjsuone-userid
Password: sjsuone-password
Enable the Remember my password checkbox if you wish.
5. A view of your web publishing directory should open on your desktop. You can not drag-and-drop content to and from your desktop to this folder due to OS 10.5 problem with webdav.
6. To copy files and folder from your MAC system to webdav folder, please open terminal window on your MAC desktop.
7. Run the following commands to copy files from your MAC to webdav folder. In this example your webdav folder path is https://webdav.sjsu.edu/www2/faculty/facultyname and local files are under your Macintosh Hard disk. To copy the file webconfig.txt to webdav folder, run following commands.
$ cd /volumes # Go to directory volumes
$ ls # check contents of the folder. You will see local disk and faculty folder.
$ cd Macintosh\ HD # Go to sub directory Macintosh HD.
$ ls # Please make note of the file you need to copy on webdav/faculty folder.
$ cp webconfig.txt /volume/faculty/facultyname # it will copy webconfig.txt file to webdav/faculty/facultyname folder.
6. To disconnect from the web publishing folder when your session is done, select (highlight) your web publishing folder and type Command-E or click File>Eject foldername |
