SOAP/AM Server Management > Accessing the VFS from the Desktop > Accessing the VFS from Windows

Via Network Places and Explorer (Windows 2000)

Click the 'My Network Places' icon on the desktop to open the Network Places folder.

 

Click the 'Add Network Place' link to launch the Add Network Place Wizard.

 

In the Add Network Place Wizard, enter the URL of the SOAP/AM Server instance, for example, http://www.mycompany.com:8080, in the location text box and click the Next button.

 

Enter a descriptive name for the Network Place and click the Finish button.

 

Return to the Network Places folder to view the Web folder shortcut you just added.

 

Double-click the Web folder name to open the folder. You should see the three top-level folders of the Virtual File System. Navigate the folder hierarchy as you would normally.

 

Via Network Places and Explorer (Windows XP)

 

Start Windows Explorer and right mouse click on My Network Places.

 

Select 'Open' from the popup menu.

 

In the left pane, click on 'Add Network Place'

 

The 'Add Network Place' Wizard will appear.  Click Next.

 

When asked where to create this network place, select 'Choose another network location' and click Next.

 

When prompted for the Internet or network address enter the URL of the SOAP/AM Server instance, for example, http://www.mycompany.com:8080.  Click Next.

 

When prompted for a username and password, enter the username and password for the SOAP/AM Server. The default administrator username and password is "Administrator" and "password". Press OK.

 

Enter a name for this network place.  For example "DEV".  Click Next.

 

The last page of the wizard will display a confirmation message saying that the network place has been created successfully.  Leave the checkbox checked if you would like to open the network place when you press Finish.  Press Finish to complete the wizard.

 

Via Network Places and Explorer (Windows Vista/Windows 7)

 

The Windows Vista and Window 7 WebDAV clients do not support HTTP Basic authentication. In order for these platforms to access the SOAP/AM Server VFS HTTP Basic authentication must be turned off in SOAP/AM Server.

 

Open up a browser and access the SOAP/AM Server control panel.

 

Enter your login credentials.

 

Select Server Management => General Settings.

 

Make sure that 'Disable HTTP Basic Authentication' is checked

 

Make sure that 'Disable HTTP Digest Authentication' is NOT checked

 

Press Enter to save the changes.

 

In Windows 7 or Windows Vista, click Start and right mouse click on 'Computer'.

 

Select open from the popup menu.

 

In the resulting window, right mouse click on the Computer icon.

 

Select Add a network location.

 

In the Add Network Location intro page press Next.

 

Select Choose a custom network location and press Next.

 

Enter the URL of the SOAP/AM Server instance.  For example http://mysoapamserver:8080.  Press Next.

 

Enter a name for the network location.  For example: DEV.  Press Next.

 

Press Finish to complete the wizard and view the network location contents.

 

Most Windows applications do not support direct access (particularly writing) to files in Web folders. However, if you double-click a filename, Internet Explorer will try to display it. To edit a file located in a Web folder, drag the file from the Web folder to a location on your local system for editing. When you've finished editing, drag the updated file back to the Web folder.