FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

ACADEMIC NETWORK DRIVE INFRASTRUCTURE (ANDI)
PERSONAL WEB DIRECTORY DOCUMENTATION
CREATED: 6/9/03, jsr
REVISED: 6/18/03, mac

CONTENTS

- What is my personal Web directory?
- Possible uses for my personal Web directory
- How do I get to my personal Web directory?
- How do I publish Web pages to my personal Web directory?
- How do I publish documents to my personal Web directory?
- How big is my Personal Web Directory?
- Who can access my personal Web directory?
- Web directory guidelines


What is my personal Web directory?
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My personal Web directory is my network drive accessible from any computer
with Internet access and a web browser. This directory can also be referred to
as M:\web. 
 

Possible uses for my personal Web directory
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1. Publishing Web pages for a class project 
2. Sharing documents 


How do I get to my personal Web directory?
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You can access your personal Web directory using one of three methods.

Method 1 (for Windows)
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1.  Double click My Computer.

2.  Double click M:\.

3.  Double click the folder named "Web".

Method 2 
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1.  Open your web browser.

2.  Go to http://andi.fau.edu

3.  Log in using your FAU account and password.

4.  Select your role as either a Student or Employee.

5.  Select the "Folder View".  You will see all folders and files on your M:\

6.  Double click on the folder named "Web".

Method 3
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1.  Open your web browser.

2.  Go to http://andi.fau.edu

3.  Log in using your FAU account and password.

4.  Select your role as either a Student or Employee.

5.  Select the "Web Browser View".  You will see a directory listing of all files and folders.

6.  Single click on the directory named "Web".



How do I publish Web pages to my personal Web directory?
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Method 1
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1. Create a Web page using a Web editor such as MS FrontPage, MS Word, Dreamweaver, etc.
 
2. Name the file with a .htm extension.  Example: mywebpage.htm

3. Save it to your web folder, M:\web. 

Method 2
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1. Create a Web page using a Web editor such as MS FrontPage, MS Word, Dreamweaver, etc.
 
2. Name the file with a .htm extension.  Example: mywebpage.htm

3. Open your web browser.

4. Go to http://andi.fau.edu.

5. Log in using your FAU account and password.

6. Select your role as either a Student or Employee.

7. Select the "Folder View".

8. Drag and drop the file to your web folder.


NOTE: Remember, your Personal Web directory is set for anonymous read access,
      so only publish Web pages or documents that you want others to see! 


How do I publish documents to my personal Web directory? 
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Method 1
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1. Save your file and exit the application used to create the file.

2. Copy it to M:\Web.


Method 2
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1. Save your file and exit the application used to create the file.

2. Open your Web browser.

3. Go to http://andi.fau.edu

4. Log in using your FAU account and password.

5. Select your role as either a Student or Employee.

6. Select the "Folder View".

7. Drag and drop the file to your Web folder.


How big is my personal Web directory?
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1. Students:  20 Megabytes
2. Faculty & Staff:  100 Megabytes


Who can access my personal Web directory?
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Anyone can access your Web directory with read only access, via a Web browser .


Web directory guidelines
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1. You must adhere to all international copyright laws.
2. You must adhere to IRM Computing Policies found at http://www.fau.edu/irm/techpolicies.htm.
3. You are solely responsible for the content and use of your Web directory.