Network Drives Accessing From Home

June 27, 2024, 1:40 AM

Accessing Network Drive from Personal Device

Can I access the network drives with my personal laptop ?

We're unable to provide direct SMB access to the network drives similar to how you will get with DigiPen workstations. We have however provided students with alternative means. Please refer to the guide below

Dragon's Den VPN method

How do I connect to the network drive using my personal laptop ?

  • Open URL: https://den.digipen.edu
  • Login with DigiPen credentials.
  • You can access the network drives you want via the "DigiPen Singapore Resources" panel.
  • Please note that as a student, you only have access to the following folders.
    • Student
    • Courses
    • Muster
    • Temporary
  • You also have your home drive which is situated on the "Personal" panel.
    • Home

Connecting to DigiPen Network Drives Using FileZilla (SFTP Method)

Download and Install FileZilla Client

Download the FileZilla Client, not the Server, from the FileZilla Project website.

From the Quickconnect Bar:

  1. Host: The domain name of the server to connect to:

    • Host: login.digipen.edu (US Campus)
    • Host: login1.digipen.edu (US Campus alternate server)
    • Host: login.sg.digipen.edu (SG Campus)

  2. Enter your DigiPen Username and Password.

  3. Port: 22

  4. Check the box for "Always trust this host, add this key to the cache" and click OK.

From the File -> Site Manager Window:

  1. Click "My Sites" and then click the "New Site" button.

    • Give it a name like "Login.DigiPen.edu".
    • You can also rename it later by choosing "New site" and clicking the "Rename" button.

  2. Host:

    • login.digipen.edu (US Campus)
    • login.sg.digipen.edu (SG Campus)

  3. Port: 22

  4. Server type: "SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol"

  5. Logon type: Normal

  6. Use your DigiPen Username and Password.

  7. Click "Connect" to connect to the login server for the first time.

    • Check the box for "Always trust this host, add this key to the cache" and click OK.

  8. Now you can use the down arrow in the toolbar next to the Site Manager button to quickly reconnect later.

Once Connected:

  1. Once you are connected, you will see local drives, folders, and files in the left half of the window. On the right half of the window, you will find the various folders described at the top of this page. At the bottom of the page is the transfer status area that will show the progress of files you select to copy.

  2. To transfer a file, browse to the desired local folder and remote folder and then simply choose the file or folder you want to transfer and drag it from the remote to local, or local to remote half of the window. Its transfer progress will appear in the bottom part of the window.