The recommended way to use WebDAV with Windows 7 and Windows Vista is to use Basic authentication with an
HTTPS connection. Configure this in the webdav.properties file:
authentication.scheme.1=Basic
If you want to use HTTPS, you have to prepare first the Tomcat of the WebDAV server as described in the CoreMedia Operations Basics Manual.
In order to create a WebDAV folder on your computer proceed as follows:
Windows 7
Open a Windows Explorer window.
Click Map Network Drive to connect to the network computer. Alternatively choose Tools|Map Network Drive from the window menu.
A wizard opens up.
Enter the URL of the WebDAV server directly into the Folder field.
Click [Finish] .
Connect using different credentials
Windows tries to connect with the server. If the connection could be established, you are asked for user name and password.
Enter the user name and password.
Windows Vista
Open a Windows Explorer window.
Click Map Network Drive to connect to the network computer. Alternatively choose Tools|Map Network Drive from the window menu.
A wizard opens up.
Enter the URL of the WebDAV server directly into the Folder field.
Click the Connect using different user name. link. A new window opens up.
Enter the user name and password and click [OK] .
Click [Finish ] in the wizard.
Windows now connects with the server.
You can also use the command line to connect to the WebDAV server:
net use <driveLetter>: https://<server>:<port>/webdav * /user:<user> /persistent:no
<driveLetter> is the letter of the drive on which you want to mount the folder. You can use
the wildcard "*" instead, so that Windows automatically chooses a free drive letter.
<server> and <port> are the server name and port of the WebDAV server
and <user> is your user name on this server. You will be prompted for the password.
Example
net use y: https://cms:8443/webdav * /user:michael /persistent:no
If you want to communicate via HTTP you have to use Digest authentication because Basic authentication is disabled in Windows Vista and Windows 7 when using HTTPS. Note that with Digest authentication you can not log in as LDAP user.
Troubleshooting
You get an error "System Error 67 has occurred. The network name cannot be found."
Possible cause
You have used Basic authentication with an HTTP connection.
Possible solution
Configure Basic authentication with an HTTPS connection or use Digest authentication as described in this chapter.
You get an error "The folder you entered does not appear to be valid. Please choose another."
Possible cause
You have used Basic authentication with an HTTP connection.
Possible solution
Remove authentication.scheme.1=Basic from webdav.properties or configure Basic
authentication with an HTTPS connection.
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