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Student Organization Web Development FAQs
Contents
- How do we find out the password to the club/organization web account?
- How do we establish a new club/organization web account?
- How do we set up the web account on TCNJ's web server?
- How we connect to the web account on TCNJ's web server to upload files?
- How do we redirect a web site to another TCNJ web server or an outside Web Hosting provider?
- How do we add events to the Campus Events Calendar?
How do we find out the password to the club/organization web account?
The club/organization's faculty or staff advisor needs to contact the Help Desk at x2660 to request that the password be reset. Learn about secure passwords.
How do we establish a new club/organization web (beast) account?
The club/organization's faculty or staff advisor needs to visit the Help Desk, located in the basement of Green Hall, and fill out an application for a new account.
How do we set up the web account on TCNJ's web server (beast)?
You will need to create a folder for the web site of the TCNJ web server.
Directions are using Microsoft Windows XP.
- Click on the Start Menu and click "Run."
- Once the Run box opens, type: "telnet beast.tcnj.edu"
- On the box that opens up, you'll want to login with your club/organization's unix username and password.
- Once logged in, type: "wwwsetup" and press enter.
This will set up your web site on the TCNJ server. You may view your premade home page at http://www.tcnj.edu/~unixname/ where "unixname" is the unix username of your club/organization.
How we connect to the web account on TCNJ's web server (beast) to upload files?
You will need to upload the web page files to the server in order for them to be displayed on the web. You may use an FTP client, such as FileZilla, or Smart FTP or a web development tool such as Microsoft Expression Web or Macromedia Dreamweaver.
To connect, you will need to fill in the:
- Address: beast.tcnj.edu
- Host Directory: www/
- Username
- Password
All files should be placed in the "www" folder to be displayed on the web.
Screen shot of FileZilla connection options:
Screen shot of Dreamweaver connection options:
How do we redirect a web site to another TCNJ web server or an outside Web Hosting provider?
1. Create index.html page with a meta refresh tag.
2. Connect to your site using an FTP software.
3. Replace the current index.html page with the new page that you created.
4. Delete the other files in the www folder if you are no longer using this web site.
See tutorial.
How do we add events to the Campus Events Calendar?
The Web Alerts application is web-based and requires TCNJ ID and password for your organization. A simple online form makes it easy for users to begin scheduling alerts on the campus events calendar, and for consideration as a press release. Alerts can be scheduled in advance by selecting a "Begin" date in the future. When an alert reaches its "End" date it is automatically archived.
Most student organization that have established a web account are already included in the system. If you are unable to login in with your organization's email account, please Request a WebAlerts Account
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