NEU MyFiles WebDAV Access
Last updated October 1, 2010
This howto describes how to connect to your NEU MyFiles folder from Linux, Windows, and Mac workstations.
Ubuntu Desktop
Log into the linux machine and click the Places menu from the top left. Select the Connect to Server option.
From the combo box, select Secure WebDAV (HTTPS) as the service type and enter the following information:
Server: myfiles.neu.edu/[NEU_USERNAME]
Where [NEU_USERNAME] is your myneu.neu.edu username.
Leave everything else blank, and click Connect. It will prompt you for your NEU username and password and will connect.
Windows 7
Click the Windows Icon in the bottom left corner of the screen and click on Computer.
When the explorer window opens, click on Map network drive on the top right.
Select a drive letter and use https://myfiles.neu.edu/[NEU_USERNAME] as the folder name where [NEU_USERNAME] is your myneu.neu.edu username.
Click on Connect using different credentials and click Finish.
It will prompt you for your NEU Credentials and once you put them in it will mount the folder.
Windows XP
Click the Start Button in the bottom left corner of the screen and click on My Computer.
When the explorer window opens, click on the My Network Places option on the left side of the window.
Click on Add a network place on the left side of the window and click Next.
Click Choose another network location and click Next.
For the internet or network address field use: https://myfiles.neu.edu/[NEU_USERNAME] where [NEU_USERNAME] is your myneu.neu.edu username and click Next.
It will prompt you for your NEU Credentials, put them in.
Name the Folder what you’d like it to be called and click Next and Finish.
Mac OSX
From the Desktop, click on the Go menu and select Connect to Server… from the drop-down list.
Put in https://myfiles.neu.edu/[NEU_USERNAME] where [NEU_USERNAME] is your myneu.neu.edu username and click Connect.


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