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Working Off Campus

If you have a computer at home and an Internet Service Provider (ISP), you can get to your personal files and course folders on H: and S: (respectively), and your GCC Student Email from home. You cannot run software installed on college servers from off campus.

You will need the following items to work from off-campus, in addition to already have activated your eGCC Account:

If you don't have any of these items, please follow the steps below. Otherwise, click on the subheading in the left navigation bar for the topic you're interested in.

We assume you know how to connect to the Internet using your ISP. Please contact your ISP if you have trouble connecting.

How do I Activate my eGCC Account, whether I physically go to campus for class or am enrolled in Online Courses only (which don't require me to be on campus at all)?

If your classes require you to come to campus, you most likely have already scanned your Student ID on campus or have successfully logged onto one of the computers here on campus (per the instructions on the eGCC page). You are already set and should have all the information you need. Though, if you ever need to refresh your memory on your eGCC Username or reset your password, stop by either of the High Tech Centers (HT1 or HT2) and talk to any of the Instructional Associates working in the Computer Pit area.

If you are a student enrolled in Online Courses only and have never set foot on campus, then the following 3-Step procedure will guide you in activating your eGCC Account, which will also set up your Student Email Account:

  1. Please contact your instructor directly to obtain your eGCC Username, as they do have the authority to give it to you. If you do not know how to contact your instructor please follow the instructions located at the Get Help page. Finally, if you are unable to contact your instructor, still don't have your Username or are having trouble with your account, please call us at (623) 845-3555 during our operating hours. Once you have your eGCC Username, please continue on to Step 2.
  2. Your default eGCC Password will be your month and day of birth and the first three letters of your first name, entered in the format MMDDaaa.
  3. Once you obtain your Username, open up your Internet Browser and type in the following web address: https://genesis.gc.maricopa.edu/password/ . Enter in your Username, your default Password and then choose a new Password that is a 6-8 character long nonsensical combination of both numbers and letters. Please do NOT share your Password with anyone.
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What Can I Access from Off-Campus?

Along with having access to your personal and course folders, there are a host of other resources you can access from off-campus. Please see the Quick Links page for more information.

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I'm off-campus and I am at my own computer. How do I access my H: Drive?

Link to GCC Tutorial

Windows Vista

Please download instructions in either format:
H Drive Setup on Windows Vista (doc), or
H Drive Setup on Windows Vista (pdf)

Windows XP

  1. Right-click on the Start menu and click on "Explore." 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 a window appear titled "Welcome to the Add Network Place Wizard". To proceed, select "next."
  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 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.
  2. The last 3 directories you input 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 "Connect to Server" enter the server address in this box:
    https://files.gccaz.edu/home/a/j/ajohnson (change the "/a/j/ajohnson" to reflect your own username) then select "Connect."
  3. In the resulting box titled "WebDAV File System Authorization", enter your eGCC username and password then select "Ok."
  4. A window will be opened displaying the files in your home directory.
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I'm off-campus and I am at my own computer. How do I access my S: Drive?

Link to GCC Tutorial

Windows Vista

Please download instructions in either format:
H Drive Setup on Windows Vista (doc), or
H Drive Setup on Windows Vista (pdf)

Windows XP

  1. Right-click on the Start menu and click on "Explore." 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 a window appear titled "Welcome to the Add Network Place Wizard". To proceed, select "next."
  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. On the screen you should see "Internet or Network address:" enter in the box:
  7. You should see a login screen, login with your eGCC username and password.
  8. Rename the shortcut if you wish and select "next."
  9. Select "Finish."
  10. In the Explore window you should now see "shared on files.gccaz.edu" as a shortcut under "My Network Places."
  11. 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 username and password then select Ok.
  4. A window will be opened displaying the file directories available to you in the shared space.

Any Questions?

If you come across any problems or discrepancies in these instructions, please send an email to the Student HelpDesk with a detailed explanation of the problem, when you tried to connect to the server, what error messages you're getting (if any), and what you input as the Address.

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