Accessing your M: Drive off campus

You can access your M: Drive off campus using Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP). We recommend using the FileZilla Client but you can use a different client if you want to - just skip to the settings part.

To access your M: Drive off campus:

• Download the FileZilla Client and install it
• Open FileZilla and choose File → Site Manager... → New Site
• Give it a suitable name, for example 'M: Drive', and then enter the following settings:
  
  Host: unix4.essex.ac.uk
  Port: 22
  Protocol SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol
  Logon Type: Normal
  User: your University username (do not add @essex.ac.uk after your username)
  Password: your University password
• Choose Connect.
• Click OK if you're asked to confirm the host's key fingerprint.

Once you're connected you'll be able to see all of your files and folders stored in your M: Drive. To download or upload files simply drag and drop.

To disconnect your session just close FileZilla.

If you need help using FileZilla visit their support page.