How to access your MyWeb space and install files

MyWeb accounts are available for all students and employees. These accounts are setup by default when the students and employee network accounts are created. MyWeb folder limitations are as follows: Students, Staff and Faculty have a limit of 150Meg.

 S: Drive Access

Browse to the Student S: drive through “My Computer” open up the folder labeled “MyWeb” and find the folder with your username.  Once in this folder you may copy to, edit and delete files and folders just like any other windows folder.

 FTP Access

     Internet Explorer Setting Required

• You must enable FTP folder view in Tools | Internet Options | Advanced

• You must also uncheck Use Passive FTP and click OK.

     Internet Explorer 7.0

• Enter the URL ftp://myweb.dwu.edu

• Follow the instructions on the screen and click Page and and then click Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer.

• The site should open in a new window listing all the folders.  Note: You may get a message from your antivirus or firewall about connecting to the site.  Allow it.

• From the file menu click Login As...

• Login using: <DWUusername>@dwu.edu  Your password is:  <DWUpassword>

• Click Log On

• When your MyWeb space opens, you may drag files into it from your desktop or any other storage location open on your desktop (e.g., disk drive).  You may also drag files out of MyWeb to remove them. 

     Internet Explorer 6.0

• Enter the following into your browser Address field:  ftp://userid@myweb.dwu.edu (NOTE:  do not enter “http://”.)  “userid” is your DWU username (fnlname), not your campus ID#.

• You will be prompted for a username and password. 

• Your login ID is: <DWUusername>@dwu.edu  Your password is:  <DWUpassword>

• When your MyWeb space opens in the browser window, you may drag files into it from your desktop or any other storage location open on your desktop (e.g., disk drive).  You may also drag files out of MyWeb to remove them. 

Browse Via the Web 

To access the file via a web browser, use the URL http://myweb.dwu.edu/userid/filename/. 

MyWeb Organization 

You may organize your files in folders in MyWeb.  Create the folder on your desktop and drag it into MyWeb.  The URL for a file located in a folder would be http://myweb.dwu.edu/userid/foldername/filename/.  The filename must include the extension (e.g., “.doc”, “.html”, “.ppt”). 

Your home page file should have the filename “index.htm” or “index.html”.  A web browser automatically assumes that a file with this name is a home page.