Files

Setting up File Storage on Windows 7

• Before you begin:
  • You need to download and install The Software Update for Web Folders
  • You will also need to install the Computerisms Certificate Authority

Open Internet Explorer (or whatever your favourite browser happens to be) Enter files.domain.tld in your address bar and press Enter You will be prompted for a username and password Enter your email address as your username Enter your email password as your password If you wish to access your files by web page, you might want to select Remember my credentials Click OK
	You will notice that the address in the address bar changes to use https and a port number Port numbers are identified by appending a colon and the port number to your domain name In the example image, the domain name is files.computerisms.ca and the port number is 444 Your domain will have a different port number. Mark this number, you will need it later
Open your Start Menu Right Click Computer Select Map Network Drive
	Select a Drive letter (I have chosen W for Web) The folder field will consist of two parts The first part is the secured version of your domain name: https://files.domain.tld The second part is the port number as derived at the beginning of these instructions The final value will look like this https://files.domain.tld:555 Be sure to select Reconnect at logon Also be sure to select Connect using different credentials When everything is entered, click the finish button
Enter your email address Enter your email password Select Remember my credentials Click OK
	you will now note a new drive available to store documents on Any files you put on this drive will be accessible via the website for anyone with valid credentials