WebDAV
WebDAV provides access to your network folders from anywhere in the world,
using a supported WebDAV client.
Computing and Network Services currently supports the WebDAV capability
built into Windows. Our testing indicates that the Goliath
client will also work for Macintosh users, although no support is provided
by Drew.
Important note: WebDAV is not intended for on-campus use. It
is not a replacement for the Novell Client on-campus. Not all applications
are supported with WebDAV, and on-campus WebDAV performance will be slower
than using the Novell Client. Please continue to use the Novell Client
and access your files via their standard drive letters (F:, G:, K:, etc.)
when on-campus for best results.
Setting up WebDAV
You will need to complete the steps below once to create a WebDAV connection
in your My Network Places folder in Windows. Once you
have completed these steps, you may use WebDAV any time you are connected
to the Internet.
- Open the My Network Places folder on your desktop.
- Click Add Network Place.
- Click Next. When asked to choose between "MSN
Communities" or "Choose another network location", click
Choose another network location, and then click Next.
- Enter the WebDAV URL below and click Next. The URL
is case-sensitive, you must enter it exactly as shown.
https://webdav.drew.edu/oneNet/NetStorage/
- Enter your uLogin ID and password if prompted, then click OK.
- Click Next, followed by Finish to
complete the wizard.
Using WebDAV
- To access files and folders using WebDAV, double click on the My
Network Places icon on your desktop, then double click on
the NetStorage link you created above.
- On computers equipped with the ZENWorks for Desktops 4 client (this
includes all recently issued and reimaged Drew University PCs) the NetIdentity
feature will attempt to log you in automatically using the same username
and password that you used to log into the workstation. In most cases,
this will match your uLogin ID and password, and you will be connected
to NetStorage automatically. If they do not match, or you do not have
a ZfD 4 client on the computer you are using, you will be prompted for
a username and password. Enter your Drew University uLogin ID and password
as requested and then click OK to continue.
- All of your network drives will appear. You may browse, copy, delete,
and rename files from here just as you would do normally on-campus using
Windows Explorer. Please note: We do not recommend that you
open files directly from this view, but rather recommend that you copy
files that you need to your PCs hard drive and open them from there.
Using WebDAV directly from within Microsoft Office applications
- With WebDAV, you can access your network files directly from within
the Open and Save dialog boxes of most Microsoft Office applications,
as well as many other programs.
- Do not attempt to open Microsoft Access
databases using this method. WebDAV does not support
the file-locking semantics required by database applications. In the
worst case, attempting to use Microsoft Access databases via WebDAV
will result in corruption of your database.
- From within a Microsoft Office application, choose File >
Open or File > Save As as appropriate.
In the dialog that appears, click the My Network Places
button in the left pane. The NetStorage link you created above should
appear in the right pane. Double click the NetStorage link, and you
should see all of your standard network
drives. Access your network files as usual.
Frequently encountered issues
- I keep getting prompted for my uLogin ID and password.
This is a limitation of Windows WebDAV support. Each application that
uses WebDAV will prompt for login information separately. The exception
to this is Drew University issued computers equipped with the ZENWorks
for Desktops 4 client. (This includes all recently issued and reimaged
Drew PCs). When using a computer equipped with the ZfD 4 client, the
NetIdentity feature will automatically attempt to log you into WebDAV
using the same username and password that you used to log into the workstation.
In most cases they will match, and you will not be prompted to log in
again. Even if you are asked to log in once, that information will be
preserved throughout your session.
- The Novell Security dialog box is not accepting my uLogin
ID and password. This only occurs on ZENWorks for Desktops 4 equipped
computers with NetIdentity support.
We have observed this problem upon occasion with NetIdentity
and have not yet identified a specific set of conditions that cause
it to occur. The problem seems to be exacerbated by using WebDAV, and
then suspending or hibernating a notebook computer for a long period of
time without logging out. Attempting to use WebDAV again after resuming
the computer sometimes exhibits the described behavior. At this time,
the only known remedy is to completely log out of the workstation, and
then log back in again.
- I am attempting to open a Microsoft Access database via WebDAV
and....
Don't! The WebDAV protocol does not support the file-locking
semantics required by database applications. Corruption of databases
will result if you attempt to access them via WebDAV. In many cases
we will be unable to help you recover databases that have been corrupted
in this way.
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