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Accessing a Workspace Using FTP
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Accessing a Workspace from an FTP Client Using a Command Line
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The Windows 2008 Storage Server operating system used in the Avid NEXIS File Gateway server
does not support the FTP Resume and FTP ReGet commands.
To access a workspace from a Windows client:
1. Open a command prompt and type
ftp FileGateway_hostname
and press
Enter
.
The Command Prompt window opens.
2. Provide your authentication details (the Windows user name and password created on the File
Gateway server); for example:
Nexis-FTP.com|user
3. Enter your password.
4. Type
ls
or
dir
(to list the contents of the shared workspace.
Type
cd \workspace_name
(to change directories).
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Type Help at the ftp> prompt for a list of FTP commands. When finished with your FTP client
session type “quit” to exit the session.
To access a workspace from a Mac client:
1. Start your Macintosh system on the corporate network.
2. Open the Terminal window.
3. Type “ftp FTP_FileGatewayServer_Name ” in the Open text box.
4. Provide your authentication details (the Windows user name and password created on the File
Gateway server).
5. Type
ls
or
dir
(to list the contents of the shared workspace).
Type
cd /workspace_name
(to change directories).
Accessing a Workspace from an FTP Client Using a Browser
The following procedure works for the Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers.
To access a shared workspace from a browser:
1. Start your Windows or Macintosh system on the corporate network.
2. Start your browser application.
3. In the browser address bar, type:
ftp://virtual_hostname|user_name:password@FileGateway_server_name