Using Netstorage to Access Novell Drives in a Web Browser
Using NetStorage to Access Novell Drives in a Web Browser
To access Novell shared drives such as R: (Resources), O: (AdminOffices), L: (Classes), or your H: drive (Homes) through a web browser, follow these steps:
To access NetStorage
- Launch a browser and point it to netstorage.carthage.edu/NetStorage
It must be capitalized EXACTLY as shown above.
- When the login box appears, enter your fully qualified Novell login, which includes your user group and .carthage.For example, all faculty are .username.faculty.carthage; all staff are .username.staff.carthage, and all students are .username.students.carthage.Be careful to include the period before your user name; there are three periods in all.Your user name is your Novell login, which should be the same as your e-mail login.Enter your Novell password.Click OK.
- You should see the list of drives you have access to at the left of the screen.Double-click the drive you want to use; this will display the folders and/or files at the right.
To open a specific file
- Double-click the folder you want to open, if the file you want to access is in a folder.
- To open and use a file, double-click on its file name.Your browser may try to prevent the download for safety; look at the status bar at the top and click "Download file" if necessary.You may be prompted to login again to access the file; do so as needed.
- The file should open in its application.You may modify it, print it, or whatever.When finished, you will need to save it to a local drive on the computer and re-upload it to your Novell drive as shown below
To upload a file
- Click the File menu (the underlined link above the list of files and folders)
- Click Upload.A pop-up window will open
- Click the Browse button and navigate to specify the file to be uploaded.
- Click the Upload button
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