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- | ==== Micro Focus (Novell) Filr: ==== | + | <font 22px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>**Micro Focus (Novell) Filr:**</font> |
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- | === **Filr lets you access and work with your LAS files in several ways:** === | + | |
+ | <font 22px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>**Filr lets you access and work with your LAS files in several ways:**</font> | ||
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+ | * === Access all your network files in multiple ways, including from any web browser, https://filr.lowellschools.com:8443/ or from a mobile device app. Available network files are items from your H-Drive or any of your buildings shared drives (I drive) . You can even access all your LAS documents from home without needing to be at work. === | ||
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- | * === Access all your network files in multiple ways, including from any web browser, or from a mobile device app. Available network files are items from your H-Drive or any of your buildings shared drives (I drive) . You can even access all your LAS documents from home without needing to be at work. === | ||
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* === Share files with your co-workers and grant them specific rights to the files. For example, you can share a file and give User A Read-Only access, then share the same file and give User B Edit access. You can easily see what has been shared with you and what you have shared within Filr. === | * === Share files with your co-workers and grant them specific rights to the files. For example, you can share a file and give User A Read-Only access, then share the same file and give User B Edit access. You can easily see what has been shared with you and what you have shared within Filr. === | ||
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* === Collaborate: Make comments on a file. All users with access can see your comments and make comments of their own. === | * === Collaborate: Make comments on a file. All users with access can see your comments and make comments of their own. === | ||
- | === **Important things to know:** === | + | |
+ | ==== **Important things to know:** ==== | ||
- === When you login to Filr, the "My Files" section is your H-Drive files and folders. The "Net Folders" in your I-Drive, aka your buildings shared drive. === | - === When you login to Filr, the "My Files" section is your H-Drive files and folders. The "Net Folders" in your I-Drive, aka your buildings shared drive. === | ||
- | - === Lowell Schools's Filr address is -> **filr.lowellschools.com:8443** (address __must include the :8443__ portion) === | + | - === Lowell Schools's Filr address is → **filr.lowellschools.com:8443** (address __must include the :8443__ portion) === |
- === Filr application is currently only available for STAFF. === | - === Filr application is currently only available for STAFF. === | ||
- === If you ever need any help on how to use FILR, you can always contact your tech department and we will gladly help ! === | - === If you ever need any help on how to use FILR, you can always contact your tech department and we will gladly help ! === | ||
- | \\ \\ **Accessing Filr from a Mobile Device**\\ To access Filr from a Mobile Device:\\ | + | |
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+ | ===== Accessing Filr from a Mobile Device ===== | ||
- Download "Filr" app from your devices app store. | - Download "Filr" app from your devices app store. | ||
- | - Login using your network username and password along with the server = **filr.lowellschools.com:8443** . | + | - Login using your network username and password along with the server = **filr.lowellschools.com:8443** . |
- | - If you see the image below, you MUST click CONTINUE to accept the certificate.\\ {{::screenshot_2016-08-15-08-31-39.jpg?nolink&166}} | + | - If you see the image below, you MUST click CONTINUE to accept the certificate. \\ {{:screenshot_2016-08-15-08-31-39.jpg?nolink&166|screenshot_2016-08-15-08-31-39.jpg}} |
- | - === If you see the image below, you need to REMOVE the https:// from the address and just have **filr.lowellschools.com:8443** ===\\ {{::capture.png?nolink&220}}\\ \\ | + | - === If you see the image below, you need to REMOVE the https:// from the address and just have **filr.lowellschools.com:8443** === \\ |
- | === Detailed Instructions for using and navigating the Filr Mobile App can be found **[[http://www.novell.com/documentation/novell-filr1/filr1_qs_mobile/data/filr1_qs_mobile.html#b11v6q1k|HERE]]** === | + | :capture.png?nolink&220 \\ \\ |
- | \\ \\ **Accessing Filr from a Web Browser**\\ | + | === Detailed Instructions for using and navigating the Filr Mobile App can be found ** HERE ** === \\ \\ **Accessing Filr from a Web Browser** \\ |
- | === To access Filr from a Web browser anywhere in the world: === | + | === To access Filr from a Web browser anywhere in the world: === - === Launch a Web browser (such as Chrome or Internet Explorer). === - === Go to the URL ** https://filr.lowellschools.com:8443 ** (if you get a security risk or 'a message saying Your connection is not private', click to proceed and continue to site) === - === Login using your network username and password. === === ** Getting to Know the Filr Web Interface ** === \\ \\ \\ **Supported Devices:** \\ \\ |
+ | The Filr app is supported on the following mobile devices: \\ | ||
+ | * iOS phones and tablets for iOS 5.x or later (the native app is available as a free download in the Apple App Store) * Android phones and tablets for Android 2.3 or later (the native app is available as a free download in the Google Play App Store, the Amazon Appstore for Android, and the Samsung Knox Apps store) * The BlackBerry PlayBook and Z10 (the native application is available in the BlackBerry World app store). BlackBerry setup steps are the same as for Android devices \\ | ||
+ | The Filr app cannot display files of the following type that are larger than 20 MB on iOS devices and 2 MB on Android devices: \\ | ||
+ | * Text files (such as .txt, .odt, .pdf, and so forth) * HTML files \\ | ||
+ | To view these files, you need to open the file in a third-party app, as described in Editing or Viewing a File in an External Application. \\ | ||
+ | Because viewing a file within Filr consumes data (when using a mobile service provider), a warning is shown if you attempt to view a file over 5 MB in size. \\ | ||
+ | When connected to Wi-Fi, a warning is shown if you attempt to view a file over 50 MB in size on iOS devices, because the process can be time-consuming.// | ||
- | - === Launch a Web browser (such as Chrome or Internet Explorer). === | + | {{tag>drive drive_mappings home filr}} |
- | - === Go to the URL **https://filr.lowellschools.com:8443** (if you get a security risk or 'a message saying Your connection is not private', click to proceed and continue to site) === | + | |
- | - === Login using your network username and password. === | + | |
- | === **[[https://www.novell.com/documentation/novell-filr1/filr1_qs_user/data/filr1_qs_user.html#bjxkczb|Getting to Know the Filr Web Interface]]** === | + | |
- | \\ \\ **Instructional Video on How to Share Items:**\\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ **Supported Devices:**\\ \\ The Filr app is supported on the following mobile devices:\\ | + | |
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- | * iOS phones and tablets for iOS 5.x or later (the native app is available as a free download in the Apple App Store) | ||
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- | * Android phones and tablets for Android 2.3 or later (the native app is available as a free download in the Google Play App Store, the Amazon Appstore for Android, and the Samsung Knox Apps store) | ||
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- | * The BlackBerry PlayBook and Z10 (the native application is available in the BlackBerry World app store). BlackBerry setup steps are the same as for Android devices | ||
- | \\ The Filr app cannot display files of the following type that are larger than 20 MB on iOS devices and 2 MB on Android devices:\\ | ||
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- | * Text files (such as .txt, .odt, .pdf, and so forth) | ||
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- | * HTML files | ||
- | \\ To view these files, you need to open the file in a third-party app, as described in Editing or Viewing a File in an External Application.\\ Because viewing a file within Filr consumes data (when using a mobile service provider), a warning is shown if you attempt to view a file over 5 MB in size.\\ When connected to Wi-Fi, a warning is shown if you attempt to view a file over 50 MB in size on iOS devices, because the process can be time-consuming.\\ \\ \\ |