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NetDrive is a way to map your website so that it appears as a drive when you open My Computer. When you edited from NetDrive, it uploads automatically and updates can be immediate. Here is a snapshot of what NetDrive looks like when you open it up:
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On the left is, or would be, a list of sites. You can, with the buttons at the bottom, create a new site, delete an old one, or copy the same one. When you create a new site, you'll see:
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When you create a new site, simply write the title that you want so you can find that site easily in a long list of sites. Then, below that, put in the address of the site... i.e. www.sitename.com. Do not enter specific pages or anything like that... the root website or subwebsites would do just fine. Click "Finish."
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Let's go back to this image, which is focused on the right half of NetDrive. The first two text boxes are similar to the ones you enter text in when you create a new site. It's the site's name and URL (www.farmington.edu). The server type usually is FTP, so that doesn't need to be changed. The drive option should be something that isn't already mapped. Check My Computer to see which ones are used.
For UMF Departments and students, H and X are already used, so you need to find another drive. P and Q are good drives to choose from because they're rarely used any other time.
You can check "Connect at login/startup" if you want the website mapped when you start your computer, and you don't have to open NetDrive manually every time. This is particularly useful, but if you want to make it even easier on yourself, you can check Save Password and you won't have to do anything afterwards. This isn't recommended for shared computers.
You don't necessarily want or need an anonymous logon, so you will need to know your username and password for your website. For example, if you are using Yahoo!, it most likely is just your screenname and password for Yahoo!. For UMF Departments, you already have a username and password, and you will have to retrieve it from Tom O'Donnell, if you do not know it.