4.9 Adding Files to a Folder through WebDAV

WebDAV is a standard collaborative editing and file management protocol. Filr supports the use of WebDAV tools and enables you to manage your Filr files through WebDAV. Filr utilizes WebDAV when editing files with Edit-in-Place and when browsing files and folders in Filr through a WebDAV interface.

If you are using WebDAV on Windows 7, you or your Filr administrator must ensure that your workstation meets all the necessary prerequisites in order to support WebDAV, as described in WebDAV Authentication Configuration Settings in the Filr 4.1: Administrative UI Reference.

If you cannot use WebDAV as described in the following sections, consult your Filr administrator.

4.9.1 Browsing Files and Folder through a WebDAV Interface

You can use WebDAV to browse your Filr files and folders. When configuring WebDAV with Filr as described in the following sections, you see all of the files and folders that you have access to on your Filr site.

Viewing the Filr Folder in Your Windows Environment

You can view the Filr folder in your Windows environment in either of the following ways:

Creating a Mapped Drive to the Filr Folder

NOTE:If you are using Windows XP as your client operating system, creating a mapped drive to the Filr folder as described in this section does not work. Instead, add the Filr folder as a network place, as described in Adding a Filr Folder as a Network Place.

  1. Map a drive to the top-level Filr folder. (For example, https://filr_server:8443.)

    You accomplish this by using the Map Network Drive feature for Windows.

  2. Specify your Filr credentials, then complete the setup process.

    You see all of the files and folders that you have access to on your Filr site.

Adding a Filr Folder as a Network Place

NOTE:If you are using Windows Vista as your client operating system, adding a Filr folder as a network place as described in this section does not work. Instead, create a mapped drive to the Filr folder, as described in Creating a Mapped Drive to the Filr Folder.

  1. Add the top-level Filr folder as a network place. (For example, https://filr_server:8443.)

    You accomplish this by using the My Network Places feature for Windows.

    You see all of the files and folders that you have access to on your Filr site.

Viewing the Filr Folder in Your Linux Environment

You can view the Filr folder in your Linux environment.

  1. Use either Nautilus or Konqueror to access the top-level Filr folder. (For example, https://filr_server:8443.)

    For specific information on how to use Nautilus or Konqueror, consult your Linux documentation.

  2. Specify your Filr credentials, then complete the setup process.

    You see all of the files and folders that you have access to on your Filr site.