How to Access the Student File Server (formerly Hermes) from Off-Campus
- Open the Internet Explorer Browser.
Notice for Returning Students!
There is a new procedure for accessing the Student File Server from off-campus.
- The web addresses for accessing your personal folder and class folders on the Student File Server have changed.
- You can now access your personal folder and class folder using Internet Explorer.
Follow these detailed instructions.
- Click File on the menu bar, and then click Open.
- Note for IE7 Users:
- If your browser window is not displaying the Menu Bar that contains the File>Open... option you need to enable this menu bar by going to Tools, then selecting Menu Bar from the listed options as shown below.
- To access your personal folder:
- In the "Open" box, type the location of your folder on the network, which is https://webfiles.uwb.edu/students/home. Don't forget to type the 's' in "https".
- Check the box labeled 'Open as Web Folder' and click OK.
- To access folders for a class:
- In the "Open" box, type the location of your folder on the network, which is https://webfiles.uwb.edu/students/classes. Don't forget to type the 's' in "https".
- Check the box labeled 'Open as Web Folder' and click OK.
- To gain access to either folder, you will need to enter your login and password in the dialog box.
- Type in your UWNetID Username, for example: yourUWNetID@netid.washington.edu.
- Type in your UWNetID Password.
- Click OK.
- Your personal folder or class folder, which identified by your login name, should appear in the window that opens. Your files will be located in this folder. Select, and double-click the folder to open it, and access your files. You can now save directly to this folder and drag and drop files to this folder from your home computer.
- Once you have completed this process, you can access your folder by going to "My Network Places."
- Your connection to your personal folder will be accessible by double clicking on this link.
Related web pages:
For more information about the Student File Server, go to www.uwb.edu/computing/students/studentfileserver.xhtml
Getting Help
If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the IS Helpdesk at (425) 352-5275 or email us at help@uwb.edu.
