Accessing the Document Server using Windows 2000/XP

Step 1

In the Windows 2000 operating system open My Network Places from your workplace. In Windows XP you can access the Network Resources via the Start button in the lower right of your workplace.

Abbildung 14.4. Windows 2000 Network Environment

Windows 2000 Network Environment

Step 2

Click on the Add a Network Place(Windows XP: Add a Network Resource).

Abbildung 14.5. Adding a Network Resource

Adding a Network Resource

Step 3

Enter the address of the Open-Xchange Server as the path. The address is structured as follows:

http://<ip-address>/servlet/webdav.documents .

Be sure to replace <ip-address> with the address or URL of the Open-Xchange Server.

Step 4

Now you have to enter your user name and your password. Please use the login data of the web interface.

Abbildung 14.6. Logging in to the Open-Xchange Server

Logging in to the Open-Xchange Server

Step 5

After successfully logging in you can now assign a name to the network resource:

Abbildung 14.7. Naming the Document Section

Naming the Document Section

Step 6

This concludes the installation of the document folder. You can access the newly created folder via your network environment. This corresponds to the folder structure of the document area of the Open-Xchange Server.

Abbildung 14.8. Viewing Open-Xchange Server Documents under Windows

Viewing Open-Xchange Server Documents under Windows

Delete a file entry

When you delete a file entry via the WebDAV interface you will delete the whole version history of the document and also its description.

Explorer

It is important to remember that files listed here only reflect the "current" version of the corresponding file. Due to the limited capabilities of the Explorer you will not see the version history behind the document nor the document's description.