Netstorage Basic Mode

NetStorage allows you to have access to your FVL “M” drive and the “Q” (common) drive from home. To access NetStorage, just click the NetStorage link (Student Home Directory) and log in with your FVL user name and password. Once you have logged in, you can click the drive or folder you want to see in the left hand pane and the files will appear in the right hand pane.

To download a file (i.e. bring it from school to home) just put a check in front of the file or folder you want and click File-Download.
To upload a file (i.e. send it from home to school) open the location you want the file to go to. Then click File-Upload and browse to the file you want on your home computer.

If you have problems, try these troubleshooting steps:
• Update your virus scanner and run a full virus scan
• Update your spyware scanner and run a full spyware scan
• Run Windows Update to get the latest patches from Microsoft.
• Try a different Web browser like Mozilla FireFox or Google Chrome. Both are free downloads.
• Make sure your popup blocker will allow the NetStorage site.
• Try temporarily turning off your firewall.

Netstorage Advanced Mode

In basic mode, NetStorage allows you to upload and download files from your FVL "M" drive through a web browser. You may only copy one file at at time and you may not copy complete folders.

In advanced mode, you will map a drive from your home computer to your FVL "M" drive. You can then copy and paste any number of files or folders, and you can even open and save documents directly to your "M" drive from any program like Word or Powerpoint.

Windows XP - Netstorage Advanced Mode

1. Double click “My Network Places” (or “Network Neighborhood”)
2. Click “Add a Network Place”.
3. Type this exactly (or copy and paste) in the location box: https://fvlweb.fvlhs.org/oneNet/netstorage
4. Click “Yes” to the security box.
5. Log in with your FVL name and password
6. Give it a name like “My FVL M drive” and click Finish.

Step 1

Right click on the Windows button (start button) and choose "Windows Explorer"

Step 2

Click on "Computer" on the left and then "Map Network Drive" at the top.

Step 3

Choose "M" as the drive letter. In folder you must manually enter (or copy and paste) this exact address:

https://fvlweb.fvlhs.org/oneNet/netstorage

You MUST check the "Connect using different credentials" box.

Check "Reconnect at login" only if this is your personal computer. Do NOT check this box on public computers.

Click "Finish"

Step 4

A login prompt should pop up. Type in your FVL login name and password.

If this is your personal computer, you can check the "Remember my credentials" box. For security purposes, do NOT check this box if you are using a public computer.

Click OK.

Step 5

You are now logged in. You should see your FVL "M" drive and "Q" (Common) drive, along with other drives you have access to.

Double click the drive to see it's contents. You can copy and paste any files to and from these drives. You can also save files directly to your FVL "M" drive from any programs like Word or Powerpoint.