Just visit the URL below, read the "Acceptable Use Policy"
guidelines, then go to the bottom and click on the "Accept"
button. A form will appear on your screen. Fill in the form, press
"Create Account," and in 15 minutes you will have a new
"RCI" account.
Internet Explorer
Open up Internet Explorer (this can be done by clicking the blue
lowercase "e" near the "Start" menu, or by
selecting "Internet Explorer" from the "Start"
>> "Programs" menu). In the address bar, type:
ftp://ftp.rci.rutgers.edu
... and hit "enter." A dialogue box will appear asking
for your RCI login and password. Enter these in the appropriate
boxes and hit "OK." Your RCI storage space will appear
in the Internet Explorer page, and should look similar to Windows
Explorer / My Computer browsing on your own hard drive.
You may already see some files and folders created; do not alter
any of these. They are set up for your mail and other RCI-related
services.
To create a new folder, click the "File" menu and select
"New" from the drop-down list (you can also right-click
and select "New"). You should see "Folder"
as a choice. Click this, and a new folder will appear below with
the other files. From here, simply name this folder "public_html"
(note the underscore between the two words; the underscore can
be attained by holding "shift" and pressing the dash
or minus button directly to the right of the number zero).
The properties of this folder will default to the appropriate
ones. You, the owner, are able to read, write, and execute from
this folder (this includes renaming and deleting it entirely).
Anonymous visitors (for example, anyone you simply give your URL
to) may only read and execute data from this folder; they may
not make any changes or alterations to it. To check these properties,
simply right-click the folder and select "Properties."
You are now free to use "public_html" directory as
your main folder within your RCI storage space. Any files within
"public_html" can be access at the following URL, where
"username" is your RCI login:
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~username
SSH
RUCS will soon be abandoning Telnet in favor of the more secure
SSH (Secure Shell). More information about this transition, and
programs in which to use SSH, can be found at the following URL:
http://www.nbcs.rutgers.edu/ssh/
This explanation will be based off the PuTTY program for the
Windows operating system.
With PuTTY downloaded, run the program. You will be automatically
opened to the main window. From here (which should be within in
the main "Session" tab), enter in:
rci.rutgers.edu
... into the "Host Name" box in the upper-right, and
hit "Open." You will be asked to enter in your RCI
name and password (hit "enter" after each).
To create your "public_html" directory, enter in the
following exactly as it is written (you will get no confirmation
that anything has happened after entering these; that is normal):
mkdir public_html
chmod a+rx public_html
What you will now have done is first created your "public_html"
directory, and then have set the permissions on it. You, the owner,
are able to read, write, and execute from this folder (this includes
renaming and deleting it entirely). Anonymous visitors (for example,
anyone you simply give your URL to) may only read and execute
data from this folder; they may not make any changes or alterations
to it.
You can check the properties of your folder within PuTTY by entering
in the following exactly as written:
ls -ld public_html
It should return to you that the permissions are set to:
drwxr-xr-x
If it does not, re-enter the command: chmod a+rx public_html
You are now free to use "public_html" directory as
your main folder within your RCI storage space. Any files within
"public_html" can be access at the following URL, where
"username" is your RCI login:
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~username
WS_FTP
Open WS_FTP through the “Start” menu by finding the
“WS_FTP” folder and opening the main program. WS_FTP
will open to the “Session Properties” window, which
is where you’ll start from. Click “New” to begin
working with your own site.
You can give any name you wish to the “Profile Name.”
Give your site a name (such as your RCI user name, which is how
your site is identified with a URL), and pick a local folder on
your hard drive to associate with your server space (a brand new,
empty folder is best).
Under “Host Name/Address,” enter:
ftp.rci.rutgers.edu
“Host Type” is fine as “Automatic Detect.”
Enter in your RCI login for “User ID,” and your RCI
password for “Password.” Click “OK” and
you will be connected to your RCI space.
Once you are connected, the remote files will be listed on the
right, while your local files will be on the left. To create your
“public_html” file, click over into the remote (right)
side, and click the “MkDir” (“Make Directory”)
button. A window will appear asking you for the name of your new
directory. Name this folder "public_html" (note the
underscore between the two words; the underscore can be attained
by holding "shift" and pressing the dash or minus button
directly to the right of the number zero).
You are now free to use "public_html" directory as
your main folder within your RCI storage space. Any files within
"public_html" can be access at the following URL, where
"username" is your RCI login:
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~username
