One of the features of your ODIN account is file storage space on the PSU server. On campus computers, you can access this space from 'My Computer' in Windows or from the Finder in Mac OS. This space is also accessible from off-campus. The procedure to access your home directory (H: drive) or the Departments & Students directories (I: drive) depends on your operating system. Please choose your computer's operating system from the list below:
This article will demonstrate how you can configure FileZilla using Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) to upload files to your PSU webspace.
What is the VPN Client?
The VPN Client is a tool that staff and faculty members can use if they need to access on-campus network resources from off campus. Usually these resources are protected by our network firewall, and therefore are blocked from off-campus usage or the PSU wireless network. Some of these resources include Banner access, remote desktop access, and I drive access for some database applications.
Portland State file-servers that are available on campus are also available from off campus. This article lists the possible file servers you may want to access. For details on using these file servers, please refer to the article "How can I access my network drives (H:, I:) from off-campus?"
This article will describe how to obtain, set up, and use PSU's Cisco VPN client for Windows. What the VPN client does is to create a secure 'tunnel' through the internet from your computer to PSU servers, through which your network traffic passes. Your computer is assigned a PSU network address, and appears to the outside world as a computer on the PSU network. This allows you to use resources that are only accessible from the PSU network, such as Banner, or Remote Desktop connections to your work computer.
This article will demonstrate how to use Cyberduck, a free FTP client for Mac OS, to upload files to your PSU webspace.
This article will demonstrate how to transfer your files to the PSU web server using Dreamweaver.
This tutorial assumes you have already created a webpage or website using the software. It is assumed you have a basic knowledge of Dreamweaver.
This article will demonstrate how to use the Myfiles system to upload files to your personal PSU web space.
Myfiles uses a familiar Windows Explorer-style drag and drop interface that allows you to directly place files for your website in the Unix folder. If you are not comfortable configuring and using an FTP client to access remote directories, Myfiles is the quickest and easiest method for managing your PSU web space.
This tutorial describes how to connect to network drives off campus with Mac OS X 10.3 and earlier using the application "Goliath". You can find your operating system version by going to the Apple menu and selecting "About this Mac".
To install Goliath:
Shadow Copy keeps backups of all the files and directories stored on your H drive, if a file or folder is modified or deleted accidentally it may be possible to restore it using Shadow Copy's "Previous Versions". Shadow Copy takes a snapshot of your H drive once or twice a day, unfortunately in some cases the file modifications will be outside of a snapshot and recovery will not be possible using this technique.
Unfortunately, this procedure is only possible on computers running Windows XP and Windows Vista.
