Websites for Students

Each student at St. Mary's College is provided with space on the school's web server.  Many students take advantage of this space to build their own websites.  To activate your personal web space, contact the Help Desk at x.4357 or send an email to helpdesk@smcm.edu.  A student's website address has the following format:



If you're looking for help on how to build a website, try these links:

• http://build-website.com/guide/index.html
• http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Campus/1924/
• http://www.htmlgoodies.com/

You will need to download a FTP client. If you have a Windows computer, a free program, Core FTP Lite, is available at the Downloads page. A free program for Macintosh, Fetch, is also available at the Downloads page. Below are connection instructions for Core FTP Lite and Fetch, though the settings can be substituted for any FTP client.

Windows Instructions:

1. Click Download Now and save the installer to your desktop and then double click it. If prompted by Windows if you want to run the installer, click Run.
2. Once the installer is running click Next 6 times then click Finish.
3. An icon is now on your desktop for Core FTP Lite, double click it.
4. When asked to make Core FTP your default FTP client, click Yes.
5. When asked Would you like to use notepad.exe to edit all ASCII files?, click Yes.
6. You will then see the Site Manager. Use the following chart fill in the blanks on the Site Manager.
   Make certain that you use the appropriate Host/IP/URL
   
   

   Site Name:	SMCM Web Space
   Host/IP/URL:	students.smcm.edu
   Username:	Your SMCM Network Username
   Password:	Your SMCM Network Password

   
   
7. Make sure the box marked marked SSH/SFTP is not checked.
8. Click Connect.
9. You are now connected.