VaultCONNECT Help

Getting Started
Getting Around
FAQs
Search
Basic Search
Advanced Search
Utilities
Preferences
Trash
The Directory Listing
File Management
Directory Management
Sharing
Tickets
Versioning
Directory Versioning
File Versioning
Checkin/Checkout
Logging
Directory Logging
File Logging
Subscriptions
Create Subscription
Locks
Comments
Custom Properties
Using Xythos Drive
Drive Options
Drive Personalizing
Drive Windows IE
Drive Backups
Drive Advanced

Getting Started

Working Online

Connecting to a server

  1. To display the Xythos Drive window, in the Windows system tray, click the Xythos Drive icon.
  2. On the Xythos Drive window, click the Connect tab.
  3. Right of the service box, click the Service Name arrow to view the available services, and then choose the name of the service that you want to use.
  4. In the Drive box, select the drive letter you want the service to be mapped to, if you do not want to use the default.
  5. Click Work Online
  6. Enter your Username and Password, if necessary.

In Windows Explorer you will now see a drive letter mapped to the folder specified in the service you selected. You can access the content of that folder in the same manner you use files and folder located on your local hard drive

If you have trouble connecting...

If you are having difficulty connectiong to the server you should do the following things:

  • Verify the computer has established Internet connection. A good test is to use a web browser to access the server. If the web browser can not access the server, then it may be a networking issue.
  • If you must use a proxy to access the server, then make sure you have correctly configured it on the Advanced tab.
  • Make sure all the service setting are correct. On the Connect tab, click the Service arrow, and then click Edit to view the service properties. Verify the server URL. Click the (...) button to the right of the Server URL box to view and verify the Use secure connection setting.

Running Xythos Drive with a Virus Scanner

If you are running a real-time virus scanner, it is recommended that you configure the virus scanner to exclude scanning of the Xythos drive cache folder. Doing this provides a noticeable performance improvement opening and editing of files, and does not comprosmise the security of the system. The cache folder is C:\Documents and settings\PC users account name\Local Settings\Application Data\Xythos\cache. If you do not see this folder, Windows Explorer may need to be set to show hidden files. On the Tools menu, select Folder Options. On the View tab, select Show hidden files and folders, and then click OK.

Refer to your virus scanner's instructions to learn how to exclude certaion directories from being scanned.