How to Use the User Web Interface

Logging In

Log in using your username and password. This may be provided to you by the System Administrator, or may be the username and password to an existing system account.

Sorting the File/Folder List

You can sort the file/folder list as follows:

  1. To sort alphabetically by name, click Name in the title bar.
  2. To sort by file type, click Type in the title bar.
  3. To sort by the date of the file was last modified, click Date Modified in the title bar.
  4. To sort by file size, click Size in the title bar.

Uploading Files

There are two ways to upload files:

  1. In the User Web Interface window, click the Upload button, then on the pop-up dialog that appears. Click the Select File... button and use the resulting dialog to navigate to the desired folder. Select the desired file(s) and click the Open button.
  2. On your computer, locate the file(s) you want to upload, and then drag them from your desktop into the User Web Interface window.

In both cases, you can select multiple files with the SHIFT+click or CTRL+click key combinations, provided that operation is supported by the Internet browser that you are using.

Downloading Files

There are two ways to download files:

  1. In the User Web Interface window, select the file(s) you want to copy from the User Web Interface to your computer, and click the Download button.
  2. Same as above but select the file(s), then right-click and select Download.

By default most browsers save files to the Downloads folder on your computer. If you want to change this folder, performing a quick Internet search on "Change the XXX download folder location" where XXX is the name of your browser should turn up instructions to do so.

Note that you cannot download files using drag-and-drop because this operation is usually not supported by Internet browsers; additionally, doing so would be considered a security risk.

Deleting Files

There are two ways to delete files:

  1. In the User Web Interface window, select the file(s) you want to delete and click the Delete button. Confirm deletion on the pop-up dialog that appears.
  2. Same as above but select the file(s), then right-click and select Delete.

Renaming Files

Same as deleting files, except click the Rename button or right-click and select Rename. Supply the new name on the pop-up dialog that appears.

Creating a New Folder

Click on the New Folder button. Supply the name of the folder to be created.

Cancelling a Dialog Box

To cancel an operation that pops up a dialog box, click on the X that appears in the upper right hand corner of the dialog.

Navigating the File System

Opening a Folder

There are two ways to open a folder:

  1. Click on the folder name, and then click on the Open button.
  2. Double-click on the folder name.

Returning to a Parent Folder

There are three ways to return to the parent folder:

  1. Click on the Parent Folder button.
  2. At the very top of the file listing, double-click on the folder named "..".
  3. Click on the link to the desired parent folder displayed in Current Folder.

Note that you cannot perform any operations from the very top level "root" folder.

Refreshing the User Web Interface View

To redisplay the window, click the Refresh button.

Accessing Online Help

To access the online Help pages, click the Help button.

Logging Out

Click on the Logout button.