FileSurfer

| overview | accessing | useage | file transfer - uploading / downloading | created 1^st March 2008 JRG

Overview
Filesurfer is a file transfer and network viewing utility.
Files may be transferred from:

• the Gresham's School network to your personal (home) computer
• personal computer to the Gresham's School network
• from one domain on the Gresham's School network to another domain on the school network

Gresham's Senior school network* consists primarily of two domains, one for staff (the Greshams domain) and one for students (the Senior domain).
The domains are separate, users logged in to one domain can not access the other domain, therefore:

Most of the computers have been configured for student use and connect to the Senior domain. Some computers have been configured solely for staff use and connect to the Greshams domain.
Most staff laptops do not connect to any domain by default, this is the reason why staff use greshams\<username> to log on to the school network:

• where "greshams\" indicates the domain to connect to
• and "<username>" indicates your username to log on to the system

Please note: your 'username' is in the format 'initialsurname' ('jrgray') not 'greshams\jrgray'
Staff usernames work on both the Senior and Greshams domains

Each domain uses several harddiscs to store information, but for the purpose of this guide:
the Senior domain uses a harddisc called datastore01
the Greshams domain uses a harddisc called Adminsvr02

Accessing
Click on the FileSurfer > FileSurfer link from the Staff Portal or click here to open the FileSurfer access page in another window.
The first window to appear will request your login to access the network.
Enter your normal login, then the main FileSurfer window will appear, similar to the one below:

Useage
For convienince, only the four parts labelled in the main window above are described:

• Browse the network icon more information further down the page
  This link allows you to move between domains or 'browse' the network.
• Directory or folder address
  This is the 'path' or where you are on the network.
• File information area
  All folders and files for the particular area of the domain you are viewing are listed here. Clicking on a folder icon will open that folder and display the files inside. Once inside a folder, click on the folder icon called "Go up a directory" to return back to the previous folder view.
• Upload field more information further down the page
  Clicking on 'Browse...' will open a window allowing you to browse YOUR HOME computer for files you wish to add to your area on the network.

Browse the network icon
At login, all users will access their area on the Senior domain, as shown above.
Clicking on the browse icon, will take you up a level, to display other available areas in the Senior domain you have access to, as shown below:

	Browse Computers - access the Senior or Greshams domains
	Home - your area on the Senior domain
	Mlresources - the Modern Languages resource area
	Students - the students area, organised in year they arrived at the Senior school
	Subjects - the subjects area

Clicking on 'Browse computers' once more will take you to the top level which displays icons for the Senior domain (datastore01) and the Greshams domain (Adminsvr02)

Clicking on "Adminsvr02" will display the available areas in the Greshams domain you have access to, as shown below:

	Browse Computers - access the Senior or Greshams domains
	Home - your area on the Senior domain
	Staffrepository - the staff/department admin area

Transferring files
Uploading files TO the Gresham's school network
Click on "Browse" in the upload field.
This will open the 'File Upload' window showing files on YOUR HOME computer.
Navigate to find the file you wish to upload and click on it, then click "Open".

The file name and path will now be entered into the blank field by the word "Browse".
Click on "Upload file" and the file will be uploaded to the network.

Downloading files FROM the Gresham's school network
Files can be viewed on your computer or downloaded and saved onto your computer.

To download, right click on the filename and select "Save Target As".
Navigate to where you wish to save the file, enter filename and click on "Save".

To view files on the screen, double left click on the file you wish to view.
Your computer must have the relevant software installed to view these files.
Depending on the type of file, this will either, open the file or ask if you wish to save the file.

If the file is an image (.jpg) the file will be opened.
Use the normal File > Save As rountine to save the file you are viewing.

If the file is a Word document (.doc) the Open, Save or Cancel dialogue box will appear. Click on "Save" to save the file onto your home computer.

NOTES
There are other domains which service the Prep and Pre-Prep schools but they are not mentioned here for clarity.