University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Web site owners can directly access web sites housed on the University central web server via a Windows file share or the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). This is useful for uploading large files or manipulating files and folders remotely.

Note: If you use a Web Services content management tool like WordPress, you can edit your website by using a web browser to log into the WordPress tool (e.g., http://ualr.edu/yourWebSite/wp-admin).

Windows File Share

While on the campus network, a web site owner can access a web site folder via a Windows share on the campus web server.

Authentication (Logging In)

When accessing a Windows share, you will be prompted for your domain (e.g., FACSTAFF or STUDENTS), username, and password unless you are using a computer already joined to an Active Directory domain.

Windows Users

Windows users can create a Network Place or map a network drive to the path:

\\WEB1\<site name>

For example, if your site is at http://ualr.edu/academics, the share path would be \\WEB1\academics.

Mac OS X, Linux/Unix Users

Mac OS X (and many variants of Linux or Unix) can use the SMB protocol (Samba) to access a web site:

smb://web1.ualr.edu/<site name>

For example, if your site is at http://ualr.edu/admissions, the SMB URL would be smb://web1.ualr.edu/admissions/.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Web browsers use the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to view web pages and download documents from a web server. An FTP client uses the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to upload pages and documents to a web server. An FTP client is useful because you do not have to be on the campus network to use it. If a site owner needs to access a web site from an off-campus location, the owner will need to download and use an FTP client.

Note: FTP access may be initially disabled for off-campus (online only) users. To enable access, log into BOSS and change your Active Directory domain account password under the Personal Information menu.

There are four pieces of information a site owner will need to configure an FTP client to remotely access a web site on the campus web server:

Host name

Use the address ualr.edu or www.ualr.edu as the host name.

Initial (Home) Directory

Put in the name of your web site directory (e.g., if your site is at http://ualr.edu/jxdoe, enter the directory /jxdoe).

Username

Combine your username with the appropriate Active Directory domain. If you are an employee with the username ‘jxdoe’, enter the username FACSTAFF\jxdoe in the username field. If you are a student, enter the username STUDENTS\jxdoe.

Password

Use the password for your Active Directory domain account. If you have forgotten your password, log into BOSS and change it under the Personal Information menu.