The following are basic instructions on how to access your Othello space via a web-based file transfer program. Follow the steps below for quick answers, or view the tutorial video (QuickTime, 7Mb).
- The Java applet will come up and want permission to be executed. Your browser will either have a Yes or Grant button. Click on the respective button. Click on the arrow to view the next page on using this java applet. [See it]
- When the applet finishes loading as shown below, scroll down and click on the Connect button. [See it]
- Enter your Alma username and password and click on the Connect button. Do not change any of the other fields or it won't work. [See it]
- After connecting you will see your computer's hard drive in the left window (Local File System) and your Othello folders in the right windows. To look inside a folder doubleclick on it as I am doing in this demonstration with the desktop folder. [See it]
- So I've double clicked on my desktop folder and now it shows me what is in the desktop folder. I'm next going to DOWNLOAD that file alma2.pdf to my computer. I first select the file, and then click on the Download button. [See it]
- A window comes up and shows the progress of the data transfer. [See it]
- As you can see, the alma2.pdf file is now downloaded onto my local computer's hard drive. [See it]
- Next, I will transfer a file from my computer's hard drive to Othello. I'm going to select the testcop.jpg file and then click on the Upload button. [See it]
- How do you get it back so that it shows all your folders?
- Just double click on the othello.alma.edu icon. [See it]
- How do you get it back so that it shows all your folders?
- Just double click on the othello.alma.edu icon as shown in the picture below. [See it]
- How do you access other network shares besides your own? For example, what if you want to put something in your professor's drop box?
- First, double click on FTPRoot.
- Then double click on the appropriate network share point. In this case, faculty-staff.
- Then you can select the person's account and work downwards to their drop box. Be sure to click on the Disconnect button at the bottom when you are finished. [See it]
