Transcript Setting up Dreamweaver for the Access via UNCP’s VCL

Screenshots with Instructions
December 2009
Access UNCP’s VCL
www.uncp.edu/doit/vcl/
Access UNCP’s VCL via DoIT’s
website at the URL above.
Instructions for accessing the
VCL are located on the web
pages and in a PowerPoint
located at the DoIT website:
www.uncp.edu/doit/vcl/
Open NetDrive to
Map to Network
Drives (if off campus)
• If accessing using the VCL
from off campus, you must use
NetDrive to map your drive to
your I: J: or K: drives in order
to access Dreamweaver files or
save to your files to your
network folder.
• If you are accessing from on
campus, you should already be
mapped to your network files.
Dreamweaver
Settings from
Imported Site:
Open Dreamweaver
Double-click the Dreamweaver
icon to open the application
for use.
Your window should look
similar to this one.
Manage Sites
Click on Site then select
Manage Sites.
In the Manage Sites window,
select Import.
Location to Import
from Netdrive I:/ J:/
or K:/
Select the location from which to
import your files by clicking
Netdrive @ UNCP user files (I:) or
(J:) or Netdrive @ UNCP shared
files (K:).
Note:
Dreamweaver is looking for a
specific file (*.ste) to import. The
file must be exported first, before
it can be imported. The import is
to reduce setup time when using
Dreamweaver from the VCL.
Import File Location
Find and select the folder
where your Dreamweaver files
are located.
Click on Open.
Manage Sites
Import Complete
Your site should appear in the
Manage Sites window.
Select Done.
Remote View
After the your site has been
imported, the window pane on
the right will allow for both
remote and local view. If you
select Remote view, it will
prompt you for your network
password. Enter your
password and click OK.
Windows Security
Alert upon
Password Entry:
Unblock
Click on Unblock in the
Windows Security Alert popup.
Local View
Select Local view from window
pane on right to see the local
view.
Message if you lose
connection and
need to reconnect
If you lose connection to the
VCL, you must reconnect to
NetDrive to access your site
files.
Dreamweaver
Settings from
New Site:
Open Dreamweaver
Double-click the Dreamweaver
icon to open the application
for use.
New Site:
Site Definition
Click on Site then select New
Site.
Name the Site
Enter the name of your site in
the textbox and click on Next.
Click ‘No’ …
We are not using
Server Technology
When prompted to select Yes
or No regarding Server
Technology, click on the radio
button for No.
Click on Next.
Browse to
Store Your Files
#1
Select the radio button for Edit
local copies on my machine
(recommended).
Browse to
Store Your Files
#2
Enter the location where you
want to store your files by
clicking on the folder and
browsing for the desired
folder. [A location on your
network I: J: or K: is
recommended.]
Click on Next.
Remote Hostname
Settings: User
For How do you connect to
your remote server? Select FTP
from the drop-down box.
See page 4 of Dreamweaver
Training Guide at
http://www.uncp.edu/doit/trai
ning/guides/pdf/dreamweaver
_8.pdf.
Remote Hostname
Settings:
Department
Note: public-html for user and
username/dept for
department.
Enable Check in
and Check out
For Do you want to enable
checking in and checking out
files, to ensure that you and
your co-workers cannot edit
the same file at the same
time? Select Yes if more than
one person is responsible for
departmental web pages, but
select No if you are the only
one editing the web pages.
Select Next.
Summary for
Site Definition
Verify the information is
correct and click on Done.
If any information is incorrect,
go back and edit as necessary.
Remote View
After the your site has been
imported, the window pane on
the right will allow for both
remote and local view. If you
select Remote view, it will
prompt you for your network
password. Enter your
password and click OK.
Windows Security
Alert upon
Password Entry:
Unblock
Click on Unblock in the
Windows Security Alert popup.
Local View
Select Local view from window
pane on right to see the local
view.
Message if you lose
connection and
need to reconnect
If you lose connection to the
VCL, you must reconnect to
NetDrive to access your site
files.
Site –
Manage Sites Export
Click on Site, Manage Sites,
then select the site you want
to export and click on Export.
[This step is only necessary for
the first time a new site is
created via the VCL. From this
point forward, one would
import site information to edit
using Dreamweaver via the
VCL.
Backup Settings
Leave it on Back up my settings
(includes login, password, and
local paths.)
Click on OK.
Export Location
The Export Site window will
appear.
Save
Select the location for which
you want to export and save
your Dreamweaver settings.
Click Save.
Save Export
Click on Done.
Need Assistance?
 Wanda O. Hunt
DoIT Technology Support Technician
[email protected]
 DoIT Helpdesk
[email protected]
910.621.6260
 Cindy Saylor
Assistant CIO for Educational Technologies
[email protected]