Each CAEDM account and group has a separate network filespace to save files and access them later. Every J Drive user and group space is backed up nightly and is limited in size.
Contents
User Filespace
Group Filespace
Quota
J Drive usage and disk quota limits for users and groups can be viewed using the CAEDM Account Manager.
Accessing the J Drive
The J Drive is available by default from:
- All three CAEDM labs
- Most department labs that are part of the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
- RGS Blade workstations run using the CAEDM HP/SAM client from both on- and off-campus locations
- Citrix applications
On Campus Access
Many BYU campus computers will be able to 'map' your J:Drive as a network drive. By mapping your J:Drive, your computer will treat and see your CAEDM J:Drive as it would any of its other local disk drives such as it's C:Drive or a USB thumbdrive. To do so, follow these instructions:
My Computer Method
- Right click "My Computer" and select "Map Network Drive...".
- Select j: as the drive in the "Drive" box.
- Type in the "Folder" box \\fs-caedm.et.byu.edu\CAEDMusername.
- Select "Connect using a different user name".
- Enter your CAEDM user name and password.
- Click "OK" and then "Finished".
Command Prompt Method
- Goto "Start>Run".
- Type cmd (Windows NT/2000/XP) or command (Windows 9x,ME) and click "OK".
- Type in the command window that appears
net use j: \\fs-caedm.et.byu.edu\CAEDMusername /user:CAEDMusername
- and then hit enter.
- When prompted, enter your CAEDM account password.
- Type exit to close the command window.
To unmap the J:Drive, do the following:
My Computer Method
- Right click "My Computer".
- Select "Disconnect Network Drive...".
- Select from the list of network drives "J:".
- Click "OK".
Command Prompt Method
- Goto "Start>Run".
- Type cmd (Windows NT/2000/XP) or command (Windows 9x,ME) and click "OK".
- Type in the command window that appears
net use j: /delete
- and hit enter.
- Type exit to close the command window.
If you are using a laptop computer, keep in mind that BYU Guest wireless and other on-campus networks may not currently support mapping your J:Drive. The easiest thing to do is connect physically by ethernet to BYU's network or to BYU Secure wireless if you wish to map your J:drive to your computer.
Off Campus Access
There are a few ways to access your J:Drive files from off-campus:
SFTP of SCP: These are two protocols for transferring or copying files from one computer to another. There are client applications such as Filezilla or WinSCP that allow you to work on your files in place or drag-and-drop from one computer to another. To use either one of these or one of the many other programs available, you may need to download and install them first.
For whichever program or application you choose to use:
Hostname: sftp.et.byu.edu Port: 22 User: your CAEDM username Password: your CAEDM password
Connecting to your J:Drive using WinSCP (NOTE: If you have FileZilla or another FTP client, these same settings will apply.):
- Go to the website and download the free client.
- To install the software, download the "Installation Package."
- To use the client on a computer without permission to install software, download the "Standalone Application."
- Start WinSCP. Enter the following information in the corresponding fields:
Hostname: sftp.et.byu.edu User name: <Your CAEDM User Name> Password: <Your CAEDM Password>
- Click 'login'. (NOTE: You will recieve a message about trusting the server. Click 'yes' (if you trust us).)
- WinSCP will then show a window with two sides, the left is your home computer, and the right shows files on your J: drive. You can drag files between your computer and your J: drive.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This method will probably not work from public hotspots like libraries or coffee shops, as the required port (22) is usually blocked.
CAEDM VPN: When you connect to the CAEDM VPN, your computer establishes an encrypted link to CAEDM and acts as if it were on campus. Once connected, you can choose to map your J:Drive by following the directions given above. While this method works, it is almost just as easy to just use an SFTP or SCP client application. However, there are reasons and situations where using the CAEDM VPN is necessary. To connect to the VPN with Windows XP:
- Open the New Connection Wizard (usually by double-clicking on the Networking control panel, then double-clicking “Make New Connection”).
- Specify a new VPN connection to fortress.et.byu.edu.
- Right-click on the new connection and choose “Properties.”
- Using the Networking tab of the Properties dialogue box, configure the VPN connection to be a PPTP connection, and (optionally, for security) disable File and Printer Sharing.
- Set the DNS server for this connection to be 128.187.48.2 and the WINS servers to be 10.8.120.176 and 10.8.120.177.
No other operating systems are supported by the VPN at this time.
Off-campus RGS workstations: Your J:Drive is mapped to them automatically.
Citrix applications: These have access to your J:Drive. You can save files to and open files from your J:Drive using these applications.
Email them to yourself: This works too. But keep in mind that some email providers may have caps on the size of the mail that can be sent and some files are too large to be sent.
- Keep in mind that depending on your operating system, some of the following methods may require different efforts or may not be supported entirely
