Accessing iFolder through a Web Browser

With Novell iFolder, you can get to your files from any computer that has Internet access. This means that from a browser you can see all of your iFolder files that are located on the iFolder server, access them, and make changes to them---even from your pocket PC devices (such as iPAQ*).

When you access your iFolder files through a browser, you can download only the files that you need instead of the whole directory. However, there is no automatic synchronization of changes to the iFolder server, as with the iFolder client. When you use a browser, you must manually download and save files to your desktop, work on them, and then upload the files to the Folder server. After the files have been uploaded to the iFolder server, the changes will be downloaded to your other computers. If you are working on a computer that is not yours, delete the files that you worked on from the location where you saved them on the hard drive; otherwise, someone could access them after you are gone.

To access your iFolder files through a Web browser, do the following:

  1. Right-click the iFolder icon in the system try and then click iFolder Website.

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  2. Do one of the following:

    • Click Login to access your local iFolder directory via the Java* applet.

      In order to see your iFolder files through the Java Applet, you will need to have Java installed on your computer. If you do not, click the Login button to access your files through HTML.

    • Click Login (PDA) to access your local iFolder directory via HTML access (for PDA devices such as Palm Pilots, etc.).

      IMPORTANT:  iFolder supports only IE and Netscape* browsers. Netscape 6 or later is not supported with this release of iFolder; we recommend using Netscape 4.78 or IE 5 or later.

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  3. Enter your username, password, and pass phrase (if required), and then click Connect.

    NOTE:  The IP address of your iFolder server should already be filled in for you.

    After you are logged in, you will see your iFolder files. They appear in a directory structure similar to what you would see in Windows Explorer. To expand the folder and view the files, double-click the Home folder.

    When downloading or uploading iFolder files from a browser, do not click any of the links on the current page; otherwise, the file transfer will be interrupted. If you want to go to another Web site while downloading or uploading files, open another browser window.

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