Instructions on how to access our servers and your files from outside the School.
Servers
The servers to connect to depend on who you are. There are multiple general purposes servers available for external access:
- Undergraduates - uggp.csse.uwa.edu.au
- Honours - honoursgp.csse.uwa.edu.au
- Postgraduate researchers - resgp.csse.uwa.edu.au
- External users - externgp.csse.uwa.edu.au
- Staff - staffgp.csse.uwa.edu.au
Linux file systems
To access the linux systems from outside the department you will need a ssh (secure shell) client.
Unix based systems should have ssh installed by default (typically in /usr/bin/ssh). Windows systems will need a downloaded program.
We like puTTY - but there are others available and it is up to you what you use.
The first time you connect, you will be asked if you want to accept the ssh key. Assuming you accept the key, log in using your normal linux username and password.
You can access your linux home drive via a secure ftp client - you can use the basic command line provided with puTTY or a more advanced program is Filezilla.
Connect to the appropriate server, depending on who you are (above), using your linux username and password.
If you are using Filezilla ensure you choose the connection method of "SFTP using SSH2" and connect on port 22 with a login type of normal.
Windows file systems
You can access your files but you are unable to run Windows programs remotely.
FTP into the School to access your windows files - currently only available using plain text FTP using any normal FTP client.
Logins are using your normal Windows username and password.
There is a server available for undergrads - winftp.csse.uwa.edu.au.
Mac file systems
You can access your mac home drive in a similar way as linux via secure FTP client - you can use the basic command line provided with puTTY or a more advanced program is Filezilla.
Connect to the appropriate server, depending on who you are (above), using your Mac username and password, which is the same as your linux username and password.
If you are using Filezilla ensure you choose the connection method of "SFTP using SSH2" and connect on port 22 with a login type of normal.
On initial connection to the server, you will be taken to your linux area:
- Undergraduates - /home/ugXX/username
- Honours - /home/honours/username
- Postgraduate researchers - /home/res/username
- External users - /home/extern/username
- Staff - /home/staff/username
You will have to navigate to the following areas to get to your mac files:
- Undergraduates - /home.mac/ugXX/username
- Honours - /home.mac/honours/username
- Postgraduate researchers - /home.mac/res/username
- External users - /home.mac/extern/username
- Staff - /home.mac/staff/username
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