Welcome to web.gccaz.edu

In light of the network overhaul, many things have changed. As we are in the process of getting things situated, we came up with this quick information page to get people started. Please note that this page will be replaced with a more comprehensive website!

For simplicity's sake, GCC faculty, staff, and students will be collectively known as "Users".

What is web.gccaz.edu?

Returning Users will recall a server named "Gecko", which was found at gecko.gc.maricopa.edu . With the network overhaul, the Gecko server as we previously knew it no longer exists. However, the "Gecko" addresses themselves will still work, only as redirects as shown below:

In "Gecko's" place, web.gccaz.edu came into existence. Here, we have a comparison of "Gecko" and web.gccaz.edu:

Item	gecko.gc.maricopa.edu	web.gccaz.edu
Serves individual web spaces for Users with Palette Accounts.	Yes	Yes
Allows Users to access their H: and S: drives (storage spaces on the servers).	Yes	No

What is the address of my individual web space?

It is of this format:

• http://web.gccaz.edu/~palette_username

Please replace "palette_username" with your username. If you don't know it, please contact the Student HelpDesk at (623) 845-3555 x 2.

I'm a returning User. Where did the files from my account go? If I still have them, can I use them?

All of the files you had stored on the Gecko server have been transferred to your new [H:] Drive space. These files are conveniently located on the Desktop in a folder called OLD_FILES. You will need to move the items you would like to keep into the "My Documents" folder, also located on the Desktop. This applies to your public.www folder itself.

How do I connect to my H: Drive from home?

Windows XP

1. Right-click on the Start menu and open "Explorer.". The Windows Explorer window should appear.
2. In the left side of the Windows Explorer window, you may see a sidebar with certain categories: "System Tasks," "Other Places" and "Details." click once on "My Network Places," which is found under "Other Places." If you don't see the categories, simply locate "My Network Places" in the folder tree.
3. The left side of the Windows Explorer window might change slightly. As before, you may see a sidebar with certain categories: "Network Tasks," "Other Places" and "Details." Under "Network Tasks," click once on "Add Network Place."
   • If you do not see the three categories, please click on the "Folders" button located at the top of the Explorer window.
   • Or, go to View > Explorer Bar and click on "Folders" such that the checkmark next to "Folders" disappears. You should now see the three categories.
4. You should see "Welcome to the Add Network Place Wizard". To proceed, select "next."li>
5. On the next screen, you should be asked to "Select a service provider". From the options listed, please click on "Choose another network location. Specify the address of a Web site, network location or FTP site". Then, click "next."
6. Now, you should be asked, "What is the address of this network place?" This is a little tricky, so we'll explain it here:
   • The last 3 directories will be related to your eGCC username, the first will be the first letter of the username, the second will be the second letter of the username and the third will be your eGCC username.
   • For example, Adam Johnson might be /a/j/ajohnson . On the screen you should see "Internet or Network address:" enter in the box: https://files.gccaz.edu/home/a/j/ajohnson (change the "/a/j/ajohnson" to reflect your own username).
   • Now, click "next."
7. You should see a login screen, login with your eGCC (Palette) username and password.
8. Rename the shortcut if you wish then "next."
9. Select "Finish."
10. In the Explorer window you should now see ajohnson (your own username) on files.gccaz.edu as a shortcut under "My Network Places."

Macintosh OSX

1. From the Finder, select "Connect to Server" from the Go menu.
• The last 3 directories will be related to your eGCC username, the first will be the first letter of the username, the second will be the second letter of the username and the third will be your eGCC username.
• For example, Adam Johnson might be /a/j/ajohnson . On the screen you should see "Internet or Network address:" enter in the box: https://files.gccaz.edu/home/a/j/ajohnson (change the "/a/j/ajohnson" to reflect your own username).
• Now, click "Connect."
2. In the resulting box titled "WebDAV File System Authorization", enter your eGCC (Palette) username and password then select "Ok."
3. A window will be opened displaying the files in your home directory.

How do I connect to my S: Drive from home?

Windows XP

1. Right click on the Start menu and open "Explore."
2. In the left side of the Explore window click once on "My Network Places."
3. In the right window select "Add Network Place" by double clicking.
   • If you do not see "Add Network Place" go to "Start," "My Network Places," "Add Network Place."
4. You should see "Welcome to the Add Network Place Wizard". Select "next."
5. Select "Choose another network location" then "next."
6. "Specify the address of a Web site, network location or FTP site." Select "next."
7. On the screen you should see "Internet or Network address:" enter in the box:
   • https://files.gccaz.edu/shared then "next."
8. You should see a login screen, login with your eGCC (Palette) username and password.
9. Rename the shortcut if you wish and select "next."
10. Select "Finish."
11. In the Explore window you should now see "shared on files.gccaz.edu" as a shortcut under "My Network Places."
12. Inside this directory you will see a directory called "Courses" all of the courses you are teaching (or as a student are enrolled in) will appear in this directory.

Macintosh OSX

1. From the Finder, select "Connect to Server" from the Go menu.
2. On the screen you should see Connect to Server enter the server address in the box: https://files.gccaz.edu/shared then select Connect.
3. In the resulting box titled "File System Authorization" enter your eGCC (Palette) username and password then select Ok.
4. A window will be opened displaying the file directories available to you in the shared space.

How do I re-publish my files to my web space?

For re-publishing your web space, you must cut-and-paste the files from one public.www folder to the other -- you cannot simply replace one public.www folder with the other! Please follow the exact instructions below.

1. Go to H:\OLD_FILES\public.www and locate the files you wish to be visible in the new web space.
2. Select the relevant files and "copy" [CTRL + C] or "cut" [CTRL + X] them.
3. Go back to H:\public.www and then "paste" the files [CTRL + V]
4. You should now see your files at http://web.gccaz.edu/~palette_username , replacing "palette_username" with your username.

I'm a new User. How do I publish files to my web space?

1. On your H:\ drive, the personal space created for you on the palette, there should already be a folder called "public.www", without the quotation marks. If not, please create one.
2. Create a new HTML document in your HTML editor or in the Notepad application available with Windows.
3. Save your file periodically as you work on it! To save your file, select "Save As..." from the File Menu and do the following:
   • Select the "public.www" folder in the "Save in:" list to save your changes AND publish your site. Or, create a new folder that will store your HTML files as you work on them before you publish.
   • Name your file "index.html", without the quotation marks
   • Select HTML Document from the options in the "Save as Type" list. In Notepad, select "All Files" in the "Save as Type" list - if you don't do this, Notepad will save your document as a Text file (index.html.txt), which will result in your page to NOT be readable by web browsers.
   • Click "Save".
4. To publish your web page, make sure the file is in the public.www folder you created earlier. If you saved your file to another folder, copy and paste the file into the public.www folder. Remember, anything in the public.www folder is viewable by anyone visiting your website's hyperlink.
5. Also, if you were looking at public.www under H:, it'd be located at H:\public.www

Last updated on August 10, 2006 by C. Lopez, Innovation Center
A better website will be available soon.
Legal Disclaimer