Creating WebDAV Connections on a Windows® Operating System

Drag and drop of files from your computer (or other location) into course web folders, this is what WebDAV (World Wide Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is all about. Web Folders on your computer allow you to access and manage online course files and folders from your computer without logging in to the course system.

To do this, you set up WebDAV folders on your computer that mirror your folders in the course File Manager. You can also create a WebDAV folder in File Manager and for an area in Content Manager, such as My Files. When you add, edit, copy, move, or delete files and sub-folders using the WebDAV folders, these changes are made in the Content/File Manager. Conversely, when you add, edit, copy, move, or delete files and sub-folders in Content/File Manager, these changes are made in the WebDAV folders.

You can set up WebDAV folders on Windows® 2000, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Vista operating systems. Windows 7 does not currently support WebDAV.

For more information about the WebDAV protocol, see http://www.webdav.org.

Depending on the browser that you are using, do one of the following:

• If you are using Microsoft® Internet Explorer as your browser:
  1. Navigate to a Content Manager or File Manager folder for which you want to create a WebDAV folder and, next to its title, click the ActionLinks icon.
      
  2. Click Open as Web Folder.

     A WebDAV folder is created in My Network Places on your computer and a window appears, displaying the contents of the course folder. Files and folders that are added or modified in the WebDAV folder are reflected in the course folder when you are connected to the Internet.

     
      
• If you are NOT using Microsoft Internet Explorer as your browser:
  1. Navigate to Content Manager or File Manager folder for which you want to create a WebDAV folder and, next to its title, click the ActionLinks icon.
      
  2. Click View WebDAV Info.

     A pop-up window appears, displaying the server path to the folder in the Folder path text box.

     
      
  3. Ensure that the text is selected in the Folder path text box and, on your keyboard, press CTRL+C. The text is copied.
      
  4. From your Windows desktop, double-click the My Network Places icon. The contents of the folder appear.
      
  5. Double-click Add Network Place. The Add Network Place Wizard pop-up window appears.
      
  6. Ensure that your cursor is in the Type the location of the Network Place text box and, on your keyboard, press CTRL+V. The text that you copied is pasted into the Type the location of the Network Place text box.
      
  7. Click Next. The Enter Network Password pop-up window appears.
      
  8. In the User name and Password text boxes, enter your online course system user name and password and click OK. The Add Network Place Wizard pop-up window appears.
      
  9. Click Next. Your user name and password are authenticated. NOTE: This may take a few minutes.
      
  10. Click Finish.

A WebDAV folder is created in My Network Places on your computer and a window appears, displaying the contents of the course File Manager folder. Files and folders that are added or modified in the WebDAV folder are reflected in the File Manager folder when you are connected to the Internet.