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PART
ONE - Setting Up WS_FTP
1. Connect
to the Internet via your Internet Service Provider (ISP). (Disregard
this step if you are in the lab).
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Before you can connect to your FTP site,
you must be connected to your ISP. Unless you are connected
to your ISP before you launch WS_FTP, it will not be
able to connect to the Polaris server. |
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2.
Start WS_FTP by clicking the WS_FTP LE icon that
was created during installation. If a desktop icon wasn't created
during the installation, you can select WS_FTP from the Windows
program menu.
Both the Session Properties screen and the Site
Manager screen will be displayed.
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3. Configure your FTP
Connection. In the Session Properties window, click the New button.
This is where you will store your server information. The four
boxes that need to filled out are: Profile Name, Host
Name/Address, User ID and Password.
Profile Name - your first name
or the name of the course. It doesn't matter.
Host Address - polaris.umuc.edu (for
nova account holders: nova.umuc.edu)
User I.D. - Polaris (or Nova)
user name.
Password - Polaris (or Nova) password.
(Do
not click on the Save Pwd box next unless this is on
your own machine).
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PART
TWO - Connecting to Polaris using WS_FTP
| 1. Connect
to Polaris (Nova) by clicking the OK button
on the Session Properties Screen. |
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The Session Properties window goes close and you will only
see the Site Manager window.
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PART THREE - Creating a Course Folder
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default, The left window (local system) in the Site
Manager shows the contents of the WS_FTP folder. Double-clicking on
the green arrow two times will take you back to the C:\ directory. You
can also use the scroll bar to move down to the list of other
drives including your floppy. Double-clicking on any
of the drive letters will display the contents of that drive.
By default, the right
window (remote system) in the Site Manager shows
the contents of your Polaris (nova) account. Double-click
on the www folder to open it (When you double click
on the www folder notice how www is
located in the top window.) Click
on the MkDir button that appears on the far right
side of the Site
Manager window.
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| 2. The
following box will appear. Enter the course abbreviation
and number as one word, all lower-case. For example,
gsmt800, gsmt725, admn601, csmn636, tman613.
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PART
FOUR - Transferring a file to Polaris (Nova)
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4. Double-click on your course folder to open it. (The
first time you do this, the right window will be empty after you
double-click on your course folder). Select the files or folder from
your floppy or hard drive (left window) that you want to
transfer to Polaris (Nova). Then click on the right arrow in
the center of the Site Manager Window to move the files to your
course folder. The files will appear in the right window
(Polaris or Nova).
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To navigate upwards in
a file structure in WS-FTP, double-click the green arrows  at
the top of the file index windows. To navigate downwards in
a file structure, double-click on a yellow folder icon  or
the folder name itself. If you need to change to a different drive on
your computer (local side), scroll down and double-click
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| 2. If
you have created a web page with graphics or other images, you
should double-check your work to
make sure the web page and all associated images have been loaded
to your Polaris (Nova) account. Here's
how:
In
Netscape Navigator, type in the URL for your webpage. The
URL will always follow the same format*: http://polaris.umuc.edu/~username/coursefolder/filename.htm
Example: http://polaris.umuc.edu/~jsmith/admn601/drucker.htm
- or, if you transferred an entire folder to polaris
http://polaris.umuc.edu/~username/coursefolder/pagefolder/filename.htm
Example: http://polaris.umuc.edu/~jsmith/admn601/module5/module5.htm
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*By default, Netscape Communicator
saves HTML files with an htm extension (not html). If
you are using another page composer program, your
files may be saved with the .html (rather than .htm)
extension. When you enter the URL for your
page in Navigator, you must correctly specify the
correct .htm or .html extension. If you are not sure
of your file extension, connect to your Polaris (or
Nova) account with WS-FTP to double-check. |
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Troubleshoot Internet Display/Load Problems
If the page does not load, with the error message: "Not
Found. The requested object
does not exist on this server. The link you followed is
either outdated, inaccurate, or the server has been instructed
not to let you have it.", check the URL. The
URL must show the foldername, subfoldername(s), if any,
and the filename exactly as they exist in Polaris,
as shown in your WS-FTP view of the remote site (use the
down arrow if you cannot see the entire path).
- Does the filename end with .htm or .html?
- Are there capital letters in the original folder name
or file name that aren't in the URL?
- Are there any spaces in the filename? (These must be
removed.)
If the page does not load, with the error message: "Forbidden.
Your client is not allowed to access the requested object." Check
the permissions for the HTML page.
If the page loads but you don't see all the changes you
made, double-check that you saved the page in Composer
before you uploaded it.
If you made changes after uploading and then re-uploaded
the page,
- Check that you refreshed the page in the WS-FTP local
site.
- Reload the webpage: Right-click on the webpage and select
Reload(/Refresh) from the right-click minimenu. (You may
need to "force" a full reload: hold down the
keyboard Shift key while you reload the page.)
If all else fails, the Computer Help Desk: Telephone 301-985-7400 (normal work hours) or Email helpdesk@umuc.edu.
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