Your School: Junior Middle Senior

Staff Student

Username:

Click here to connect 

You will need to authenticate with your username and password in the dialog box like this:

Username: Password:

cathedral\your username your logon password

OR

Username: Password: Domain:

your username your logon password cathedral

 

Alternate Connection Method

Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Creating a Web Folder

1. Double-click on the MY NETWORK PLACES icon on your Desktop or from your START button.
2. Click on ADD A NETWORK PLACE from the NETWORK TASKS menu on the left side of the window.
3. The ADD A NETWORK PLACE WIZARD will open. Click NEXT.
4. Select the CHOOSE ANOTHER NETWORK LOCATION option. Click NEXT.
5. In the INTERNET OR NETWORK ADDRESS field enter https://yourschool.cathedral.qld.edu.au/students/username and click NEXT.

   Note: Replace yourschool with senior, middle or junior, replace students with students or staff and replace username with your logon username as appropriate.

6. Enter your User Name and Password (format as above) when prompted.
7. Enter a Name to label the link, such as The Cathedral School or Web Folders Click FINISH.
8. A Windows Explorer window will appear. You may then Click FINISH to OPEN your Cathedral School account or Click Cancel to exit.
9. A Shortcut has been created in your My NETWORK PLACES. Open MY NETWORK PLACES. Drag and drop the web folder icon to your desktop for future access.

ERROR: If you receive an ERROR when you Click "Next" after entering The Cathedral School server address in the Add Network Place Wizard, you need to apply the following Web Folders software update from Microsoft: Software Update for Web Folders (Microsoft.com). After installing the Microsoft update you may have to restart your PC and begin again with Step 1 OR Use One-Step Setup.

Windows Vista: Creating a Web Folder

NOTE: Windows Vista users may not be able to set up a Web Folder successfully, or once set up the copying of files to and from the PC may not work properly. Microsoft has ackowledged there are Web Folder issues in Vista, though the following Web Folders software update from Microsoft: Software Update for Web Folders (Microsoft.com) may solve some problems encountered by Vista users. After installing the Microsoft update you may have to restart your PC and begin again with Step 1.

1. In "Computer" Right-Click an open area on the right side of the Window, then select "Add a Network Location".
2. The "Add Network Location Wizard" will appear. Click "Next".
3. When asked, "Where do you want to create this network location?" select Choose a custom network location. Click "Next".
4. In the INTERNET OR NETWORK ADDRESS field enter https://yourschool.cathedral.qld.edu.au/students/username and click NEXT.

   Note: Replace yourschool with senior, middle or junior, replace students with students or staff and replace username with your logon username as appropriate.

5. Enter your User Name and Password (format as above) when prompted (you may be prompted more than once).
6. When asked, "What do you want to name this location?" enter a label of your choosing (for instance "The Cathedral School"). Click "Next".
7. When you see "Completing the Add Network Location Wizard" Check the box "Open the network location when I click Finish" and Click "Finish" (it may take some time for the Web Folder to open the first time).
8. A Network Location has been created in the "Network Location" section of Computer with the label you choose. (Hint: You can Right-click the Network Location and select "Send to... Desktop" to create an additional shortcut on your desktop).

Mac OS X: Connecting to a folder

1. From "Go" on the Finder Menu Select Connect to Server... or Press Command-K.
2. For "Server Address" use: https://yourschool.cathedral.qld.edu.au/students/username
   

   Note: Replace yourschool with senior, middle or junior, replace students with students or staff and replace username with your logon username as appropriate.

3. Use your Cathedral School Login ID and Password (format as above) when prompted for "WebDAV File System Authentication" name and password.
4. Learn more at Apple's WebDAV page.

Limitations of Web Folders

WebFolders support direct editing for certain types of office files including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Direct editing of Access database and many other file types may not be supported. It is generally meant for uploading and downloading of files and folders using drag-n-drop method. It also supports other standard file and folder operations including cut-n-paste, delete, rename etc.

WebFolders is an excellent tool for drag-n-drop and direct edits of certain office files including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. However, it has certain limitations, especially with respect to folder names. It may not display folder names correctly, or may not allow navigation into the folders correctly if they contain non-ASCI characters including & and # among others.