Campus-Wide Information System (CWIS) Account Information

Basic Account Info:

• Account name and password are CASE sensitive.
• Server Name: frontier.unl.edu
  • Aliases: cwis.unl.edu, www.unl.edu
• IP #: 129.93.1.25
• Home Directory: /cwis/home/(account name)/html
• Site Name: http://www.unl.edu/(account name OR site name)
• Default Main page: index.htm, index.html or index.shtml

Notes for Making Your Pages Available on the Server:

1. Dreamweaver, part of Studio 8, is the suggested web development software as it includes an FTP agent for transferring files
   to/from the frontier server.
     - OR -
   You can use free applications. Filezilla for the PC, Fetch for the MAC, or issue FTP commands from the command prompt on your computer.
2. After FTPing files to the server, clear the cache in your browser to make sure you see the changes.
3. The CWIS Team provides a script for using e-mail forms. Please see the Instruction Sheet for more information.
4. If you write CGI scripts, we recommend you write them in Perl.

secure FTP for Frontier(www.unl.edu)

Information Services has tested the following (secure)FTP clients for the frontier webserver.

WINDOWS:

• DreamWeaver 2004 or DreamWeaver 8
• Filezilla

MAC:

• DreamWeaver 2004 or DreamWeaver 8
• Fetch

Dreamweaver MX 2004 or DreamWeaver 8

1. From the menu, select Site->Manage Sites to create a new profile or Edit Sites.
2. Select the site name and press 'Edit'.
3. Click the Advanced Tab.
4. From the Category List, choose 'Local Info'.
5. Enter the following information:
• Site Name: Your Choice->Recommend actual site name
• Local Root Folder: Press the folder to the right of the field.
  Select the local directory where your keep your DreamWeaver site files.
• HTTP Address: Leave 'as is'.
6. From the Category List, choose 'Remote Info'.
7. Enter the following information in the fields:
   • Access: FTP
   • FTP Host Directory: cwis.unl.edu or frontier.unl.edu or www.unl.edu
   • Host Directory: /cwis/home/(account name)/html
   • Login: account name
   • Password: password
   • Check the 'Use Passive FTP' box.
   • Check the 'Use Secure FTP (SFTP)' box.
8. Select 'OK'.
9. Select 'Done'.
10. The DreamWeaver 8 screenshot looks a little different than the DreamWeaver 2004 screen, but the basics are the same.

Windows-Filezilla

Download the Filezilla client from http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/. Select setup.exe for the current release of Filezilla.
This will take you to a mirror site. Select the mirror site closest to Nebraska. The executable can be saved to your computer or executed from the site.

1. From the menu, select File->Site Manager.
2. Select New Site.
3. Name new site.
4. Enter info as detailed in the next for steps or view the picture.
   1. Host: frontier.unl.edu.
   2. Servertype: FTP over SSL.
   3. Logontype: Normal
   4. User: mysite

Filezilla Client.

From the Menu, select File Connect, Disconnect for sessions.
Local Site: Select the directory where your local files are stored.
You have two choices to move files to the server:

1. Right click and select file(s) to move.
2. Drag and Drop. You may also Shift/Click as in Windows to multiply select files.

MAC-Fetch

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© July 2006 • University of Nebraska-Lincoln • Send comments or questions to cwis3@unl.edu.