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How To Map a Drive Using WebDav for Windows
It is possible to connect to the NirvaShare WebDav Shares using Microsoft’s Windows Explorer. It mounts the Share folders as a mapped drive and allows you to edit, view or delete files from the remote web server of your computer.
Prerequisites
Prior to accessing files using the WebDav protocol, you should make sure that WebDav service of NirvaShare is installed and configured. The following documents provide the steps for doing it.
To share files using WebDav, you can make use of the following document, but make sure to select Login Profile of type WebDav.
WebDav URL
You can obtain WebDav URL as per following steps.
- Login to Admin Console of NirvaShare
- In the dash board, click on Login Profiles.
- Right click on the login profile of type WebDav that you want to share with users.
- Copy the Shareable link URL to connect with WebDav.
- Also make a note of the username and password of access user assigned to the login profile.
- Make sure there are Shares available for this login profile.
Mapping a Drive for Windows 10
- Open Windows File Explorer.
- Right-Click ‘This PC’.
- From the dropdown, select Map network drive….The Map Network Drive window opens.
Enter the following
- Drive: Select the drive letter you want to map your WebDav connection to.
- Folder: Leave it blank.
Check the boxes.
- Reconnect at Sign-in – This allows the connection to your WebDav to be restored if you restart your computer.
- Connect using different credentials.
- Click the Connect to a Website that you can use to store the link of your documents and pictures.
- Click the Next button.
- Click Choose a custom network location and then click the Next button.
- In the ‘Internet or network address’ field, enter the shareable link URL of the Login Profile obtained from the above section. For example: http://webdav.yourdmain.com/webdav
- Enter your access username and password in the pop-up box, and then the OK button.
- The box titled ‘Type a name for this network location’ is already populated, and you can change this if you like.
- Click the Next button.
- Click the Finish button.
- Shares assigned for the Login Profile will be listed as folders in the mapped drive in Windows Explorer, and you can immediately add, edit, or delete files and directories using the Windows File Explorer.
